The mayor from a small town hires a guy to paint the road to a city 30 miles away.
"We'll divide the road in 3 segments of 10 miles each. You can come get your paycheck after you finish each segment.", says the Mayor.
The guy accepts the offer and starts that same day.
He finishes the first segment after 3 days.
When he goes to the town hall to get his first paycheck, the mayor says "Wow, that was fast, try to keep this pace!", as he hands him the money.
The guy continues with the next segment. This time he spends 3 weeks painting the second segment.
He goes to the town hall again, and the mayor says "Man, you were really fast with the first section, but you really slowed down. Try to paint the last section faster.", while he hands him the second paycheck.
The guy proceeds with the last section. He takes 3 whole months until he's done. When he tells the mayor, he angrily says "Man, you were really fast with the first section. Then you took 3 weeks with the second section. And now 3 months?!?! I hope you have an explanation!!!"
"Well..." Says the guy. "The paint bucket was further away each time".
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