I bet my friend we would not arrive at a location by 2:45pm.

[rockerjeff]

The conversation between my friend (Allen) and I (Jeff) went something like this:

J: Pull over, I gotta take a restroom break.
A: Are you serious, can't you wait?
J: No. Pull over now.
A: No, we'll pull over at the rest stop a few more down from here. I don't want to stop yet.
J: No, man. I gotta go now.
A: Dude, we'll get there by 2:45.
J: Allright, you want to bet?
A: Yea, I bet you we will be there by 2:45.
J: You're on.

We pulled into the rest stop at 2:45 and 15 seconds.
Who wins the bet?


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[salva]

ur frend jeff

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[rach2305]

2:45 and 15 seconds is closer to 2:45 than 2:46 so who ever said that time has won the bet.

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[Milah Niche']

Your friend wins, sorry, as long as it was not 2:46 yet, he wins.

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[Nate]

Allen won the bet, how much was the bet for? Don't quivel 15 seconds, its not a minute off so just pay what you owe and move on.

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[amanda_panda]

YOU WIN THE BET B/C YALL STILL WERE 15 SECONDS LATE

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[Tootsii]

depends did you get there at 2:45 am or pm?

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[musicfanatic]

Jeff wins the bet, because Allen said "BY" 2:45, not "AT" 2:45.

2:45 & 15 seconds is clearly over the time that was bet on.

I originally had said Allen won. You almost got me.

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[Panda]

2:45 usually implies 2:45:00, so you win.

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[laughter_every_day]

2:45 is a precise time that comes before 2:45:01. If you had said we can be there in 15 minutes, then the mathmatical margin of error would call for arrival between 14:30 and 15:30. As you chose a precise time, you lose.

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