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Studio 46 - Non-TPiR Discussion => Out In Left Field => Topic started by: TPIR1990 on July 18, 2008, 02:22:37 PM
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I love brain teasers, so I figured I'd start a thread up and post one once a day and see if anyone can figure it out. You may request clues, but only one per person. The clues will be a question with a yes or no answer. Good luck! Here's the first one.
A man lives on the tenth floor of a building. Every day, he takes the elevator to the first floor to go to work or to go shopping. When he returns, he always takes the elevator to the seventh floor and then walks the remaining flights of stairs to his apartment on the tenth floor. Why does he do this?
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To tire himself to fall asleep faster!
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No. Good guess though.
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Does it have something to do with exercise?
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Man, that's a good one. is it a nasty thing?
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/\ Can he say something like that?/\
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don't worry mountain. i changed it so it's G rated
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I have an idea of what it could be...but I won't say anything yet. :D
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don't worry mountain. i changed it so it's G rated
Call me Hans :)
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He's too short to reach the 8 - 10 buttons.
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The elevator's too $#@%! slow and he gets tired of waiting in it.
(I did this a lot when I lived in a building with a slow elevator. Most of the time I could get off at five and beat the elevator to seven.)
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He's too short to reach the 8 - 10 buttons.
You got it. I've seen this one all too often.
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He's too short to reach the 8 - 10 buttons.
Yup that's right. The man is a dwarf. He can reach the button in the elevator for the first floor, but he cannot reach the button for the tenth floor. The seventh floor button is the highest he can reach.
Okay, here's the next one, you have until Sunday, July 19 to solve it.
One night during the Second World War, an allied bomber was on a mission over Germany. The plane was in perfect condition and everything on it worked properly. When it had reached its target, the pilot ordered the bomb doors opened. They opened. He then ordered the bombs released. They were released. But the bombs did not fall from the plane. Why should this be so?
Good luck!
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Was the plane flying upside down? IDK.
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Wow, you are good!
Yes, the bomber was flying upside-down.
Okay, here's the next one, you have until Monday, July 21. Good luck!
Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for their being there. What is it?
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A snowman melted.
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Very good.
They were used by children who made a snowman. The snow has now melted.
Note: These are going to get harder...lolz...Okay, you have until Tuesday, July 22 to solve this one. Good luck.
There were two Americans waiting at the entrance to the British Museum. One of them was the father of the other one's son. How could this be so?
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A snowman melted and that was all that was left.
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I just updated it styleguy.
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There were two Americans waiting at the entrance to the British Museum. One of them was the father of the other one's son. How could this be so?
The people waiting were husband & wife (or mother & father, if you please).
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The people waiting were husband & wife (or mother & father, if you please).
Correct.
They were husband and wife.
Okay, this one's deadline is Wednesday, July 23. Good luck again!
Not far from Madrid, there is a large wooden barn. The barn is completely empty except for a dead man hanging from the central rafter. The rope around his neck is ten feet long and his feet are three feet off the ground. The nearest wall is 20 feet away. It is not possible to climb up the walls or along the rafters, yet he hanged himself. How did he manage it?
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He stood on ice, which melted.
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He stood on ice, which melted.
He climbed on a block of ice, which has since melted. Very good.
Okay, this one ends on Thursday, July 24. Good luck.
Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones are two businessmen who book into the same hotel for the night. They are given adjacent rooms on the third floor. During the night, Mr. Smith sleeps soundly. However, despite being very tired, Mr Jones cannot fall asleep. He eventually phones Mr. Smith and falls asleep immediately after hanging up. Why should this be so?
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Mr. Smith is snoring loudly. By phoning Mr. Smith and waking him up, Mr. Jones could sleep.
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Well, I feel kinda bad about hogging all these, so here's one:
You're watching traffic go by. A bread truck, two guys on bikes, a school bus, and an old sedan all drive by, going through an intersection and crossing some railroad tracks. Suddenly, you hear that a bank was robbed up the street. What vehicle were the robbers using and how can you tell?
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Mr. Smith is snoring loudly. By phoning Mr. Smith and waking him up, Mr. Jones could sleep.
Mr. Jones could not sleep because Mr. Smith was snoring. His phone call awoke Mr. Smith and stopped him snoring long enough for Mr. Jones to sleep.
Good job again JNelson!
Okay, this one is due Friday, July 25. Good luck.
A London cab driver picked up a lady who was a notorious chatterbox. He did not want to engage in conversation, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb. He pointed to his mouth and ears to indicate that he could neither speak nor hear. After she alighted, he pointed to the meter so she could see how much she owed. She paid him and walked off. Then she realized that he could not have been a deaf mute. How did she know?
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*looks up alighted*
Uh, the fact that he wouldn't have known where to let her off?
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You're watching traffic go by. A bread truck, two guys on bikes, a school bus, and an old sedan all drive by, going through an intersection and crossing some railroad tracks. Suddenly, you hear that a bank was robbed up the street. What vehicle were the robbers using and how can you tell?
I'd guess the school bus, because it didn't stop at the railroad tracks. It just blew right on through the intersection. (I'm probably way off; I usually embarrass myself when I try to answer these; perhaps I've been reading the "driving pet peeves" thread too much to answer this correctly :oldlol:)
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*looks up alighted*
Uh, the fact that he wouldn't have known where to let her off?
He must have known her initial instructions or he would not have known where to take her.
Good job Punchy!
This next one is over on Saturday, July 26. Good luck!
Mrs. Jones wanted a new house. She very much liked to see the sun shining into a room, so she instructed the builders to construct a house of which all four walls face south. After much thought, the builder managed to erect such a house. How did he do it?
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It was built on the North Pole.
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It was built on the North Pole.
The builder built the house on the North Pole.
Correctomundo cu2010!
You have until Sunday, July 27 for this one. Good luck!
A many is lying dead in a telephone booth. The telephone handset is swinging. Two of the windows are broken. He was not murdered. How did he die?
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Wow, you are good!
Yes, the bomber was flying upside-down.
Okay, here's the next one, you have until Monday, July 21. Good luck!
Five pieces of coal, a carrot, and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn, but there is a perfectly logical reason for their being there. What is it?
was it an animal that did it?
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was it an animal that did it?
Umm, we already figured this one out. We are on the next one, above your post.
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I'd guess the school bus, because it didn't stop at the railroad tracks. It just blew right on through the intersection. (I'm probably way off; I usually embarrass myself when I try to answer these; perhaps I've been reading the "driving pet peeves" thread too much to answer this correctly :oldlol:)
*DING DING DING DING*
You got it.
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I like these, so I'll ask a dumb one:
What's the only thing you can put in a bucket to make it lighter?
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There are three switches in a room, which correspond to three lights next door. You can turn on and off any number of switches before going over to the next room. When only going to the room next door once, how can you tell which switch corresponds to which light?
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What's the only thing you can put in a bucket to make it lighter?
A hole.
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There are three switches in a room, which correspond to three lights next door. You can turn on and off any number of switches before going over to the next room. When only going to the room next door once, how can you tell which switch corresponds to which light?
Go to the room next door and punch a hole in the wall. :P
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Go to the room next door and punch a hole in the wall. :P
:lol:
Correct!
I hope.
Now for tpir1990's question
BLOODY SUICIDE!!!!!!!!
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There are three switches in a room, which correspond to three lights next door. You can turn on and off any number of switches before going over to the next room. When only going to the room next door once, how can you tell which switch corresponds to which light?
Flip one switch and leave it on for a long time, then turn it off. Turn on another switch, then go to the room. Look at the light. If it is on, then it is the 2nd switch. If it is off, feel it. If it is hot, then then it is the first switch (meaning it was on at one point). If it is not hot, then it is the third switch (meaning it was never on).
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Flip one switch and leave it on for a long time, then turn it off. Turn on another switch, then go to the room. Look at the light. If it is on, then it is the 2nd switch. If it is off, feel it. If it is hot, then then it is the first switch (meaning it was on at one point). If it is not hot, then it is the third switch (meaning it was never on).
Correct. And a hole is correct as well.
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What's the only thing you can put in a bucket to make it lighter?
To argue semantics, technically, the answer could also be "a lit candle (or other light source)", "Helium (with the bucket sealed)" or "A coat of paint that has a lighter shade than the inside of the bucket."
Here's one:
My thunder comes before the lightning;
My lightning comes before the clouds;
My rain dries all the land it touches.
What am I?
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Here's one:
My thunder comes before the lightning;
My lightning comes before the clouds;
My rain dries all the land it touches.
What am I?
You are a volcano.
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:lol:
Correct!
I hope.
Now for tpir1990's question
BLOODY SUICIDE!!!!!!!!
Not suicide, but on the right track.
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A many man is lying dead in a telephone booth. The telephone handset is swinging. Two of the windows are broken. He was not murdered. How did he die?
He's claustrophobic and freaked out and died?
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He's claustrophobic and freaked out and died?
Stupid typos and no...but sort of one the right track. Don't forget you can request a clue!
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He had a heart attack while on the phone and fell into the corner where he broke two of the windows?
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He had a heart attack while on the phone and fell into the corner where he broke two of the windows?
No, but good guess, and sort of on the right track.
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He got angry at whoever he was talking to on the other end, punched a hole with each fist, and then bled out and died?
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He got angry at whoever he was talking to on the other end, punched a hole with each fist, and then bled out and died?
Again, no, but on the right track. Don't forget you guys can request clues!
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Alright, gimme a clue.
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Okay, clue coming your way.
Okay, you guys have four clues left after this one.
Question: Was he talking to someone when he died?
Answer: Yes.
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Did his body not work properly?
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Zapped by lightning?
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Did his body not work properly?
Worked fine.
Zapped by lightning?
No
Some more clues might help. Well, at least me stumped you guys! Yay me!
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I'll take another clue.
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Okay, here's the next clue. And we are now down to three after this.
Question: Was his death an accident?
Answer: Yes.
Hope that helps a little bit.
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The phone booth is in the middle of a forest and the man was killed by a stray bullet from a hunter who tried to shoot at a deer.
Or is that answer too far outside of the box?
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The phone booth is in the middle of a forest and the man was killed by a stray bullet from a hunter who tried to shoot at a deer.
Or is that answer too far outside of the box?
Good guess, but not even close.
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<Don Adams> Would you believe somebody fell asleep while driving a car and drove into the telephone booth while the man was on the phone? </DA>
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<Don Adams> Would you believe somebody fell asleep while driving a car and drove into the telephone booth while the man was on the phone? </DA>
Unfortunately, I wouldn't.
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We've established that the death is not murder or suicide, but accidental. We haven't tried anything from nature yet.
Was the man's death directly or indirectly caused by some natural disaster such as an earthquake or tornado?
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We've established that the death is not murder or suicide, but accidental. We haven't tried anything from nature yet.
Was the man's death directly or indirectly caused by some natural disaster such as an earthquake or tornado?
Negative. You guys still got three clues should you need them.
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The man was very old and died of old age (natural cause).
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The man was very old and died of old age (natural cause).
Nope. He was middle-aged actually or younger.
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Next clue please.
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Originally it was only one per person per day, but I'm feeling generous. Tehe
Question: Did anything external hit the phone booth?
Answer: No.
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Can I get the last two clues? I'm getting nowhere.
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Okay, hope this helps. Good luck and you guys have six days before the deadline.
Question: Did he break the phone booth windows?
Answer: Yes
Note: Armadillo was VERY close.
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I'm gonna pull an answer out of my butt and say ...
He was talking on the phone, and clumsily dropped the handset. He bent over to pick it up, and banged his head and busted a window, reeled backwards and hit his head through another window, and he died!
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I'm gonna pull an answer out of my butt and say ...
He was talking on the phone, and clumsily dropped the handset. He bent over to pick it up, and banged his head and busted a window, reeled backwards and hit his head through another window, and he died!
Good guess Franc, but I'm afraid it's wrong as well.
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Did he throw his entire body through the window?
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The person he was talking to told him to break both windows and he bled to death?
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Did he throw his entire body through the window?
No.
The person he was talking to told him to break both windows and he bled to death?
No.
There is one final clue should you need it.
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Alright, I'll take the final clue.
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Alright, now the final clue.
Now, remember, Armadillo was very close.
The final clue is there was a fishing rod outside the phone booth.
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He was on the phone with National Geographic, telling them about the one that got away...
"It was THIS big", stretched his arms out, through the glass, which cut him and he bled to death??
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He was on the phone with National Geographic, telling them about the one that got away...
"It was THIS big", stretched his arms out, through the glass, which cut him and he bled to death??
Yes! But I'm not sure if it was National Geographic.
He was describing to a friend the size of a fish that got away. In his enthusiasm, he put his hands through the windows, thereby accidentally slitting his wrists.
Okay here's the next one. Deadline is Monday, July 28. Good luck. There are a total of four clues should you guys need them.
A man entered a house. There was no one else in the house. He walked into a room, stopped, and then slowly raised his hands above his head. After a moment, he turned around, let out a laugh, and left. Why?
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He saw himself in the mirror?
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No.
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Here's another riddle for someone to consider.
A man moved his car in front of a hotel and then went bankrupt. What happened?
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Here's another riddle for someone to consider.
A man moved his car in front of a hotel and then went bankrupt. What happened?
A classic! He was playing Monopoly. I was going to do that one down the line! Hopefully I remember not to use it! teheh
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Was he in a fun house?
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Here's another riddle for someone to consider.
A man moved his car in front of a hotel and then went bankrupt. What happened?
He went into Random Hotel/Casino Complex and lost his shirt on the Wheel of Fortune slots! :D
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He walked into the wrong house?
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Was he in a fun house?
No.
He walked into the wrong house?
No.
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Was it his house?
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Here's an easy one...
The person who built it doesn't want it.
The person who buys it won't use it.
The person who uses it won't know it.
What is it?
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The person who built it doesn't want it.
The person who buys it won't use it.
The person who uses it won't know it.
A coffin.
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Was it his house?
No
Again, those wonderful clues are there for you if you need them.
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A coffin.
Actually, the correct answer is a Makita 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Hybrid™ 4-Function Impact-Hammer-Driver-Drill Kit
:-D
Just kidding! You got it right! I told you it was easy!
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Well, that's true, unless the person buys it before their death.
I love arguing a point. :-D
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Well, that's true, unless the person buys it before their death.
Yeah, yeah, yeah - and the person who builds it might want it if they take pride in their workmanship, and builds a really nice coffin!!
8-)
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Clues are available if people need them!
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OK, I'll take a clue for the house thing.
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Alrighty. Three more left should people need them. Here is the clue.
Question:Was he frightened when he raised his hands?
Answer: Yes.
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He was trying to rob the house, and he saw his own shadow. His raised his hands, thinking it was someone else, but he realized it was just his own shadow.
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That doesn't explain why he left the house, though. (Good answer, though.)
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I think I'm getting close. Did someone die in that house?
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He was trying to rob the house, and he saw his own shadow. His raised his hands, thinking it was someone else, but he realized it was just his own shadow.
VERY CLOSE Punchy, but yet no cigar!
I think I'm getting close. Did someone die in that house?
No.
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OK, I'm apparently way off.
When he raised his hands, was he reaching for something?
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OK, I'm apparently way off.
When he raised his hands, was he reaching for something?
No.
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:-? :-? :-? :-? :-?
Next clue, please.
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Question: Was it his house?
Answer: No.
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We already established that. :P
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Can we get another clue because of that?
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I suppose...haha
Question: Had he heard a sound that made him raise his hands?
Answer: Yes.
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*lightbulb*
Was it a haunted house?
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No.
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*lightbulb shatters*
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haha!
I told you guys these were going to get harder. You still have one more clue and Punchy was very very close.
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OK, give me the last clue.
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Okie dokes (BTW: Congrats on your 900th post!)
Question: Did he laugh because he was surprised and relieved?
Answer: Yes.
Deadline is Monday! If it's not solved by then, I'll reveal the answer, and for more emphasis, Punchy was close.
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I give up.
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I give up.
haha! Trust me, when you hear the answer you're going to want to hurt yourself.
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I was close? :-?
Uh, he went to rob the house, when he heard a creak. He raised his hands when he realized it was just his foot hitting the boards on the floor?
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I was close? :-?
Uh, he went to rob the house, when he heard a creak. He raised his hands when he realized it was just his foot hitting the boards on the floor?
No! But close again Punchy!
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He went into somebody's house (perhaps a friend or family member--nothing illegal). Everyone was hiding and when he walked in, they shouted "Happy birthday" (or something similar). He threw his hands up, then laughed because of the surprise he just experienced.
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He heard a wolf howling, and he raised his hands and noticed by his shadow that it was a full moon?
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He went into somebody's house (perhaps a friend or family member--nothing illegal). Everyone was hiding and when he walked in, they shouted "Happy birthday" (or something similar). He threw his hands up, then laughed because of the surprise he just experienced.
No. But on the right track.
He heard a wolf howling, and he raised his hands and noticed by his shadow that it was a full moon?
No. But on the right track as well.
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Can you say whether the noise was made a person, an animal, or something else?
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Can you say whether the noise was made a person, an animal, or something else?
No, because that would give it away. ;) But you guys are really close!
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Deadline is tomorrow! The answer will be revealed if no one can correctly guess it tonight.
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Okay no one got it, but a lot of you were pretty close.
Here is the answer:
The man was a burglar intent on robbing the house. When he reached the library, he heard a harsh voice say "Hands Up!" When he looked around, he saw a parrot in a cage.
Okay deadline for this one is Tuesday, July 29. And there are four clues. Good Luck!
Two grandmasters played five games of chess. Each won the same number of games and lost the same number of games. There were no draws in any of the games. How could this be so?
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Two grandmasters played five games of chess. Each won the same number of games and lost the same number of games. There were no draws in any of the games. How could this be so?
They weren't playing against each other.
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They weren't playing against each other.
Very good.
Who said they were playing against each other.
Okay, next!
Deadline: Wednesday, July 30.
Clues: 5
Three women dressed in swimsuits were standing together. Two were sad and one was happy. But the sad women were both smiling and the happy one was crying. Why should that be so?
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Three women dressed in swimsuits were standing together. Two were sad and one was happy. But the sad women were both smiling and the happy one was crying. Why should that be so?
Were the sad people cardboard cutouts?
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Sounds to me like the end of a beauty pageant (or a scholarship competition). :)
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Sounds to me like the end of a beauty pageant (or a scholarship competition). :)
That sounds about right!
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Were the sad people cardboard cutouts?
MRRP!
Sounds to me like the end of a beauty pageant (or a scholarship competition). :)
Correct!
It was the final of the Miss World Beauty Contest. The winner always cries. The disappointed runners-up smile because everyone is watching them and they are expected to be radiant and happy.
Next one!
Deadline: Thursday, July 31.
Clues: 3
Good luck!
On a busy Friday afternoon, a man walked several miles across London from Westminister to Knightsbridge without seeing anybody or being seen by anybody. The day was clear and bright. He had perfect eyesight and he looked where he was going. He did not travel by any method of transport other than by foot. London was thronged with people yet not one of them saw him. How?
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On a busy Friday afternoon, a man walked several miles across London from Westminister to Knightsbridge without seeing anybody or being seen by anybody. The day was clear and bright. He had perfect eyesight and he looked where he was going. He did not travel by any method of transport other than by foot. London was thronged with people yet not one of them saw him. How?
He walked through the storm drains?
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A man died because there was a hole in his suit, but there was no blood near the hole. How is this possible?
(There are at least four correct answers to this riddle. See if you guys can get them all.)
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1. Wearing a space suit, he lost all his oxygen and suffocated.
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1. Wearing a space suit, he lost all his oxygen and suffocated.
That is indeed one of the four correct answers.
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He walked through the storm drains?
Very good.
He walked through the sewers.
Deadline: Friday, August 1
Clues: 4
Good luck!
The boss of a storage warehouse had just arrived at work when one of his employees burst into his office. The man explained that while asleep the previous night he had dreamed that one of the stored boxes contained a bomb that would explode at 2 P.M., causing a terrible fire. The boss was skeptical, but agreed to investigate. After a search, a bomb was found in the area foreseen in the man's dream. The police were called, the bomb defused, and a tragedy averted. Afterwards, the boss thanked the employee sincerely and then fired him.
The sacked man had not planted the bomb, and his prophetic dream had saved the warehouse from destruction. Yet the manager was right to fire him. How could that be so?
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Was the fired man sleepwalking?
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Was the fired man sleepwalking?
I'd like to extend his answer into one of my own. He was a night watchman and he was sleeping on the job rather than doing the job he was suppose to do.
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*sues JokerFan for plagiarism*
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Simply using it as a source. (Note that I did give you credit.) You said he was sleepwalking; I just stuck with being asleep and no sleepwalking.
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Was the fired man sleepwalking?
No, but on the right track.
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BRB, is another answer radiation-related? As in a hole in a rad suit?
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I'd like to extend his answer into one of my own. He was a night watchman and he was sleeping on the job rather than doing the job he was suppose to do.
Correctomundo!
The sacked employee was the warehouse night watchman. He should have been awake all night on his security duties. Having a dream proved that he was asleep on the job. For this, he was fired.
Deadline: Saturday, August 2.
Clues: 5
A pet shop was advertising puppies for sale. Two men entered the shop. The first put ten dollars on the counter and asked for a puppy. The assistant asked whether he would prefer a poodle, a Labrador, or an Alsatian. He chose the poodle. The second man also put ten dollars on the counter and asked for a puppy. THe assistant did not utter a word. He simply gave the man an Alsatian puppy. How did he know that was what the man wanted?
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The man pointed to the Alsatian puppy that the other person had or one that was on display.
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He was a deaf and used sign language to indicate which dog he wanted.
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The Alsatian was the only puppy left. All the other dogs were fully grown.
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A man died because there was a hole in his suit, but there was no blood near the hole. How is this possible?
(There are at least four correct answers to this riddle. See if you guys can get them all.)
2. He's wearing a JIM suit, and hole caused him to drown.
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BRB, is another answer radiation-related? As in a hole in a rad suit?
2. He's wearing a JIM suit, and hole caused him to drown.
Both of you are correct.
So that's space suit (suffocation and/or explosive decompression), hazmat suit (radiation), and diving suit (drowning). There is at least one more correct answer.
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The man pointed to the Alsatian puppy that the other person had or one that was on display.
No, but slightly on the right track.
He was a deaf and used sign language to indicate which dog he wanted.
Definitely not.
The Alsatian was the only puppy left. All the other dogs were fully grown.
Good guess, but no.
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TPIR1990: The only other puppy worth $10 was the Alsatian puppy. The Labarador cost $20?
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TPIR1990: The only other puppy worth $10 was the Alsatian puppy. The Labarador cost $20?
I could take this answer, but I can't. Very close though, need a little more.
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BRB -- any clues on that fourth suit riddle?? :-)
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BRB -- any clues on that fourth suit riddle?? :-)
Think of other people in the science field who might wear a full body suit and would die if there was a hole it.
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Think of other people in the science field who might wear a full body suit and would die if there was a hole it.
Was it:
I) A bee suit - a hole caused him to be stung, and he had an allergic reaction to the bee sting.
II) An NBC suit (Nuclear, biological, chemical) -- this is very similar to a hazmat suit, though... (and perhaps it IS a hazmat suit?)
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Was it:
I) A bee suit - a hole caused him to be stung, and he had an allergic reaction to the bee sting.
I was thinking along the lines of a contamination suit, like if a doctor was studying someone with an infectious disease, that had a hole in it and the doctor caught the disease, but I like your idea too - it's something I wouldn't have thought of.
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Of corse he could have had a heart attack and ripped his pants falling down....
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I lumped together the suits one would wear for radiation and hazardous substances. I said hazmat suit when obviously the proper term that I couldn't think of was NBC suit.
This is why I said "at least four correct answers" at the beginning: I did not think of a beekeeper's suit. It is entirely possible that a bunch of bees could get into the hole, sting the man, give him an allergic reaction, and kill him.
There's still an answer of mine that nobody has said yet. Think of a scientist in a location a little more... tropical.
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You wouldn't be referring to a SCUBA suit would you?
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If anyone needs a clue on my riddle, let me know. Deadline is Friday!
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1990, I'd like a clue, please!
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Okay, 85, here's your clue.
Question: Was this the last puppy?
Answer: No. There were plenty of puppies from all three breeds.
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Deadline is tomorrow! Get your guesses in and request clues if you need them!!!
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You wouldn't be referring to a SCUBA suit would you?
We've already covered that with the diving suit.
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I'll try to answer the dog one: Is it possible that the man had a picture of an Alsatian on his T-shirt, more specifically an Alsatian that he used to own but had recently died or run away?
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I'll try to answer the dog one: Is it possible that the man had a picture of an Alsatian on his T-shirt, more specifically an Alsatian that he used to own but had recently died or run away?
No, afraid not.
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The man called in advance to say he wanted an Alsatian?
The ten-dollar bill had I WANT AN ALSATIAN written on it in large friendly letters in magic marker? :P
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Has the man been in the pet shop before and bought Alsatians?
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The man has $10 credit with the store, and the Alsatians are the only dogs in the store that cost $20. So when he laid the $10 on the counter, the assistant knew exactly what he was getting.
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No to both and very close Todd. Here's the answer. Some of you were on the right track though.
There was a price list on the wall. It showed poodle puppies at 8 dollars, Labs at nine dollars and Alsatians at ten dollars. The first man put down a ten dollar bill, so he could've wanted any of the three breeds. The second man put down a five and five singles. The assistant correctly deduced that he wanted an Alsatian.
Deadline: Saturday, August 2.
Clues: 3
A man in a restaurant complained to the waiter that there was a fly in his coffee. The waiter took the cup away and promised to bring a fresh cup of coffee. He returned a few moments later. The man tasted the coffee and complained that this was his original cup of coffee with the fly removed. He was correct, but how did he know?
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The "replacement coffee" was cold.
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No.
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His wife had taken a drink too and her lipstick was still on the cup?
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His wife had taken a drink too and her lipstick was still on the cup?
Nopsies.
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He already put cream and/or sugar in his coffee.
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He already put cream and/or sugar in his coffee.
Correct.
He had sweetened the original cup of coffee with sugar. He therefore knew when he tasted the coffee that it was the same cup.
Deadline: Sunday, August 3.
Clues: 4
A man stood looking through the window on the sixth floor of an office building. Suddenly, he was overcome by an impulse. He opened the window and leapt through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. He did not use a parachute or land in water or on any special soft surface. Yet the man was completely unhurt when he landed. How could that be so?
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The sixth floor was the ground floor, so he just landed on the ground right away.
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He died while he was falling somehow.
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The sixth floor was the ground floor, so he just landed on the ground right away.
Close, but no.
He died while he was falling somehow.
Negative. Still alive.
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3 men are on a hill. On top of the hill is an outhouse. 1 man was going up to the outhouse, 1 was in it, and 1 was out of it. What are there nationalities?
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3 men are on a hill. On top of the hill is an outhouse. 1 man was going up to the outhouse, 1 was in it, and 1 was out of it. What are there nationalities?
I think I heard this before, but I can't think of the answer.
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A man stood looking through the window on the sixth floor of an office building. Suddenly, he was overcome by an impulse. He opened the window and leapt through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. He did not use a parachute or land in water or on any special soft surface. Yet the man was completely unhurt when he landed. How could that be so?
He landed on the 6th floor of the parking garage adjacent to the office building??
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3 men are on a hill. On top of the hill is an outhouse. 1 man was going up to the outhouse, 1 was in it, and 1 was out of it. What are there nationalities?
The one in the outhouse is European.
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He landed on the 6th floor of the parking garage adjacent to the office building??
Close, but no.
Clues are always available if needed.
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Did he land on a balcony outside of the 6th floor window?
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Did he land on a balcony outside of the 6th floor window?
Why?
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RE - 1990's window riddle...
I have two possible solutions:
- He was on a scaffolding washing windows and he jumped IN the building...
or
- He was on the balcony and (again) jumped INSIDE the 6th floor window.
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RE - 1990's window riddle...
I have two possible solutions:
- He was on a scaffolding washing windows and he jumped IN the building...
or
- He was on the balcony and (again) jumped INSIDE the 6th floor window.
You got the first one. I would have accepted two answers. That first one and the other one I'm about to post below.
He started off outside the window and leapt into the building. Why was he outside? He could either have been on the ledge contemplating suicide or he could have been the window cleaner.
Next one--The last of the easy riddles.
Deadline: Monday, August 4.
Clues: 4
Good luck!
Four men met every Thursday lunchtime at the Turkish Baths. Joe, a musician, always brought his personal cassette player so he could listen to his music. Jack, a banker, brought a thermos containing a drink. Jim and John were both lawyers and brought paperback books to read.
One day in the mist-filled room, John was found dead from a deep wound through his heart. The police were called immediately. They questioned all three suspects, but no one said that they had seen anything happen. A thorough search was carried out, but no murder weapon could be found. What happened?
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OK, I think I can get this one... Was the murder weapon made of ice?
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OK, I think I can get this one... Was the murder weapon made of ice?
I was thinking the same thing. Jack's thermos contained an icicle or some type of sharp, pointed ice weapon. He used it to murder John, and when the ice melted, so did the weapon.
Either that, or one of those little alien things burst out of his chest!!
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OK, I think I can get this one... Was the murder weapon made of ice?
Righto. John was murdered by Jack, who brought an ice dagger into the Turkish Baths in his thermos flask. The dagger melted away after the murder leaving no clue.
Now for the Moderate Riddles!
Deadline: Tuesday, August 5.
Clues: 0!!!! DUM DUM DUM!
Anthony and Cleopatra are lying dead on the floor in an Egyptian villa. Nearby is a broken bowl. There are no marks on their bodies and they were not poisoned. Not a person was in the villa when they died. How did they die?
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They died of natural causes?
Or there was a flood?
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Anthony and Cleopatra are lying dead on the floor in an Egyptian villa. Nearby is a broken bowl. There are no marks on their bodies and they were not poisoned. Not a person was in the villa when they died. How did they die?
They're goldfish. The cat knocked their fishbowl over and it shattered.
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Nobody figured out the last suit with the hole in it, so I will give ya'll the answer.
I figured that "tropical" would've led one of you to think of volcanoes. A volcanologist wears a heat suit when studying on a volcano. One hole in that suit would cook the scientist in a matter of seconds.
So the five correct answers were space suit, diving suit, nuclear-biohazard-chemical suit, beekeeping suit, and heat suit.
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They're goldfish. The cat knocked their fishbowl over and it shattered.
Good job!
Anthony and Cleopatra were goldfish. They died when their bowl was knocked over by a rather clumsy guard dog.
Deadline: Wednesday, August 6.
Clues: 2
Good luck!
Five men were proceeding together down a country path. It began to rain. Four of the men quickened their step and began to walk faster. The fifth man made no effort to move any faster. However, he remained dry and the other four got wet. They all arrived at their destination together. How could this be so? Note: They only relied on foot power.
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The 5th man was wearing a raincoat, and the other four weren't wearing any type of coat, so those four did their best to get out of the rain, while the 5th could take longer, since he was wearing a coat and didn't mind getting wet.
or
The 5th man brought an umbrella that could only cover one person.
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The 5th man was in a body bag.
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The 5th man was wearing a raincoat, and the other four weren't wearing any type of coat, so those four did their best to get out of the rain, while the 5th could take longer, since he was wearing a coat and didn't mind getting wet.
or
The 5th man brought an umbrella that could only cover one person.
I thought this too, but of course this was too easy...so no.
The 5th man was in a body bag.
VERY close!
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Well, you said "proceeding", which kind of gives the clue that not all of them were walking.
So, the 5th man was dead, and in a coffin.
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Well, you said "proceeding", which kind of gives the clue that not all of them were walking.
So, the 5th man was dead, and in a coffin.
TPIR1990 -- could you confirm or deny this guess? This is what I was thinking, so I'd like to know if it's correct or not. :)
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That has to be the correct answer.
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I have a really good one TPIR1990:
A man moves his car to a hotel, and while he's there, he gets bankrupt. How is that possible?
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I have a really good one TPIR1990:
A man moves his car to a hotel, and while he's there, he gets bankrupt. How is that possible?
That was already posted in this thread.
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That was already posted in this thread.
it was? what page?
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I posted it originally. In fact, TPIR1990 was going to post, but I beat him to it (of course, not knowing he would be posting it).
Consider this:
A criminal is to be placed in one of three rooms. Room 1 contains a raging fire. Room 2 contains a firing squad. Room 3 consists a couple of lions that haven't eaten in years. Which room should the criminal hope he be placed in and why?
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Consider this:
A criminal is to be placed in one of three rooms. Room 1 contains a raging fire. Room 2 contains a firing squad. Room 3 consists a couple of lions that haven't eaten in years. Which room should the criminal hope he be placed in and why?
Dang. good one. firing squad. I have no clue why.
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Room 3, because the lions must have died by hunger after 3 years!
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ok i got a good one. its one of my favourites. a man is in a square room with 4 walls a floor and a ceiling, no windows, doors or any openings, just a table and a mirror. how did he get out? 2 clues maximum
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Room 3, because the lions must have died by hunger after 3 years!
Exactly! Good job!
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This one has three answers.
You approach two talking doors. One door leads to the City of Truth, while the other door leads to the City of Liars. You do not know which door is which. You are able to ask only one question to determine which door is which. The door that leads to the City of Liars always speaks lies, while the door that leads to the City of Truth always speaks the truth. You want to go to the City of Truth. What question do you ask to determine which door leads to the City of Truth?
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it was? what page?
Page 6.
This one has three answers.
You approach two talking doors. One door leads to the City of Truth, while the other door leads to the City of Liars. You do not know which door is which. You are able to ask only one question to determine which door is which. The door that leads to the City of Liars always speaks lies, while the door that leads to the City of Truth always speaks the truth. You want to go to the City of Truth. What question do you ask to determine which door leads to the City of Truth?
I think I know one of the answers.
Ask one door "Do you both speak lies?" (or "Do you both speak the truth?"). The lying door will say "yes", while the truth door will say "no".
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Here's a good riddle. I hope i am putting this correctly.
A man goes on an airplane. He sees one of his friends and greets him, but he gets kicked off the plane. Why?
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Was one or both of them a criminal?
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I think I know one of the answers.
Ask one door "Do you both speak lies?" (or "Do you both speak the truth?"). The lying door will say "yes", while the truth door will say "no".
Make that 4 answers.
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Here's a good riddle. I hope i am putting this correctly.
A man goes on an airplane. He sees one of his friends and greets him, but he gets kicked off the plane. Why?
His friend is called Jack. When he saw him on the plane, he said "Hi Jack!" (hijack)
I think that actually happened once on a plane for real. I saw this in the news.
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Was one or both of them a criminal?
nope. good guess
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Well, you said "proceeding", which kind of gives the clue that not all of them were walking.
So, the 5th man was dead, and in a coffin.
Sorry for the long reply you guys, I've been very busy this week and have been out of town nearly everyday. But Punchy is correct.
The four men were carrying the fifth man, who was in his coffin.
Deadline: Friday, August 8
Clues: 1
Good luck!
A woman had two sons who were born in the same hour of the same day in the same year, but they were not twins. How could this be so?
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She was a doctor and delivering the babies.
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A woman had two sons who were born in the same hour of the same day in the same year, but they were not twins. How could this be so?
Could it be that the two babies were not born on the same month? Like one on, let's say, Jan 23rd 2007 at 10:25, and one on Dec 23rd 2007 at 10:25?
Oh, and 88JRFAN, was I right on the other one?
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No to both of you.
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Oh, and 88JRFAN, was I right on the other one?
Yes Franc. You are correct
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One of the sons was adopted?
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One of the sons was adopted?
Negative.
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Are we talking about a human mother?
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Are we talking about a human mother?
Of course!
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She had two sons... and one daughter. Therefore, they weren't twins, but rather triplets. (Or quadruplets, septuplets, etc...)
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She had two sons... and one daughter. Therefore, they weren't twins, but rather triplets. (Or quadruplets, septuplets, etc...)
Correctomundo!
They were two sons in a set of triplets!
Deadline: Saturday, August 9.
Clues: 5
Good Luck!
A woman sat at her kitchen table with her two sons. She spoke to each of her sons and they replied to her, but the sons never spoke to each other. The boys had not fallen out and did not dislike each other. Although they conversed freely with their mother, they never addressed a word to one another. Why?
Note: Clues are DEFINITELY going to be needed, unless your a super psychic, genius!
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They speak different languages, and can't comprehend the other's language, but the mother can both communicate and comprehend both languages.
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The table is a hundred miles wide, and the mother is on phones with each of her sons. :oldlol:
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The two sons are deaf and communicate via sign language? (which is why they cannot "speak" to each other?)
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The one in the outhouse is European.
What are the other 2?
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Thats a good riddle. I have no clue
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What are the other 2?
The guy headed to the outhouse is Russian.
In the outhouse, he's European.
After he's done in the outhouse he's Finnish.
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Can we find out if anyone is right/close on the mother/sons one?
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They speak different languages, and can't comprehend the other's language, but the mother can both communicate and comprehend both languages.
Sorry for the delay guys. I was swamped and out of town most of the week last week, and this week I have company over. AHH! But tpirfan28 is correct!
Here's the answer I have, but along the same lines as what tpirfan28 said.
The mother was a Russian who was widowed during the war and who had fled to the West, leaving her first son behind with an aunt and uncle. She settled in France, married a Frenchman, and had a second son. When her first son visited her for the first time, there was a tearful reunion around the kitchen table. However, neither half-brother could speak the other's language, sot hey could converse only through their mother.
Okay, here is the next riddle.
Deadline: Friday, August 15.
One day, two sisters decided to clean out the old shed at the bottom of their garden. When they had finished the cleaning, one of them had a dirty face and the other had a clean face. THe sister with the clean face want and washed her face, but the girl with the dirty face did not wash. Why should this be so?
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Does it have anything to do with the stuff in the shed?
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The dirty-faced sister was burnt,and the other is a neat freak :lol:
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Does it have anything to do with the stuff in the shed?
Nope.
The dirty-faced sister was burnt,and the other is a neat freak :lol:
Nope.
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They were going to wash each others faces. The girl with the clean face was actually washing her sister's face. And the girl with the dirty face didn't have to wash her sister's face because it was already clean.
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They were going to wash each others faces. The girl with the clean face was actually washing her sister's face. And the girl with the dirty face didn't have to wash her sister's face because it was already clean.
Even though this isn't exactly what I have, it is correct. Good job!
When they had finished cleaning, they had no mirror to look at, so each girl looker at her sister. The girl with the clean face saw that her sister was dirty and assumed that she would be dirty, so she washed. Her sister made the reverse assumption.
Next One!
Deadline: Sunday, August 17.
Clues: 1
This is a VERY long one. You might want to read it a couple times.
Many years ago, there was a poor miller who could not afford to pay the rent on his mill. His grasping old landlord threatened to evict him, his wife, and his daughter; however, the landlord did offer them an option. If the miller's beautiful young daughter would marry the old man, then he would forget their debts and let the miller and his wife live in the mill rent-free.
The family met to discuss this proposition. The daughter was horrified at the prospect of marriage to the old man, but she realized that it might be the only hope for her parents. She suggested a compromise. They would draw lots. If the landlord won, she would meet his request, and if she won, he would wipe out all debts without her having to marry him. The landlord agreed.
The two stood on a stony path that had many black and white pebbles. The landlord suggested that they put one black pebble and one white one in a bag. If it were black, she must marry him, and if it were white she would be free. She reluctantly agreed to this suggestion. He bent down and picked up two pebbles to put in the bag, but she noticed he had cheated and put in two black pebbles.
She could expose him by showing there were now two black pebbles in the bag, but he would lose so much face in front of all the people there that he would be very angry and probably evict them. How could she seem to go along with the plan and triumph knowing there were only two black pebbles in the bag?
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Hmm.....
What color was the bag?
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She reaches into the bag and pulls out a pebble. Without showing anyone, she "accidentally" drops it. When the old man protests that they'll never know what color the pebble was, she suggests pulling out the other pebble - which would be the opposite color of the one she drew (ASSUMING a FAIR GAME).
However, since the game was rigged, she draws and drops a black pebble. Without revealing the old man was a cheater, she contends that the pebble she drew MUST have been white, since the remaining pebble is black. The old man has no choice but to admit he cheated, or go along with his agreement and wipe out the family debts.
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She would draw a rock out and have the old man draw the other rock. She would then have the old man reveal his rock. If it was black, then that would mean she would have white, and thus she would be free. If it was white, then that would mean she would have black, and thus would have to marry the landlord. Since the landlord put in two black pebbles, he would show a black pebble, so the daughter would say that since he has the black pebble, she must have the white pebble, and thus she would be free.
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She reaches into the bag and pulls out a pebble. Without showing anyone, she "accidentally" drops it. When the old man protests that they'll never know what color the pebble was, she suggests pulling out the other pebble - which would be the opposite color of the one she drew (ASSUMING a FAIR GAME).
However, since the game was rigged, she draws and drops a black pebble. Without revealing the old man was a cheater, she contends that the pebble she drew MUST have been white, since the remaining pebble is black. The old man has no choice but to admit he cheated, or go along with his agreement and wipe out the family debts.
Very good!
Her best course of action is to take a stone from the bag and immediately drop it on the path. She can then say, "We can work out the color of the stone I selected by looking at the one that is left. If that is black, I must have selected the white stone."
Deadline: Monday, August 18.
Clues: 1
There are two glasses on the table, one containing water and the other one wine. They both contain exactly the same amount of volume. If you take a teaspoon of water and mix it into the wine and then take a teaspoonful from the wineglass and mix it with the water, both glasses become contaminated. But which is more contaminated? Does the water now contain more wine than the wine does water or the other way around?
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There are two glasses on the table, one containing water and the other one wine. They both contain exactly the same amount of volume. If you take a teaspoon of water and mix it into the wine and then take a teaspoonful from the wineglass and mix it with the water, both glasses become contaminated. But which is more contaminated? Does the water now contain more wine than the wine does water or the other way around?
They would be even, right?
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They would be even, right?
Very good.
They are both equally contaminated. The water contains exactly as much wine as the wine contains water. The most elegant proof for this celebrated little puzzle is as follows: It does not matter how many transfers are made between the glasses or whether the contents are stirred. Provided that the volumes in the two glasses are equal, then any water not in the water glass must be in the wine, there is nowhere else it can be. The wine that it has replaced must be in the water glass. The water glass therefore contains as much wine as the wine contains water.
Deadline: Tuesday, August 19.
Clues: 1
A man stands in front of a painting and says the following: "Brothers and sisters I have none. But this man's father is my son." How is the man in the painting related to the man who is in front of it?
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is the person in the painting his grandson? im guessing cuz u dont need brothers or sister to have a son or grandson
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is the person in the painting his grandson? im guessing cuz u dont need brothers or sister to have a son or grandson
Unfortunately, no.
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"Brothers and sisters I have none. But this man's father is my son." How is the man in the painting related to the man who is in front of it?
I'm going to agree with tpiradam. The man in the painting is the grandson and the man is the grandfather.
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A man stands in front of a painting and says the following: "Brothers and sisters I have none. But this man's father is my son." How is the man in the painting related to the man who is in front of it?
The man portrayed in the painting doesn't exist. The speaking man is the father of the painter, who "fathered" the painting, and thusly, the man.
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I'm going to agree with tpiradam. The man in the painting is the grandson and the man is the grandfather.
As previously confirmed, wrong.
The man portrayed in the painting doesn't exist. The speaking man is the father of the painter, who "fathered" the painting, and thusly, the man.
The man does exist.
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OK, give us the clue.
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Okay, here's your only clue.
This is a simple little riddle but if often causes consternation. If you get into a muddle with it then just divide the sentence into three parts:
Brothers and Sisters I have none,
But this man's Father
Is my Father's Son.
Now work backwards from the last statement.
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The man in the portrait is his son?
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The man in the portrait is the man himself?
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Not to be argumentative, but your clue and your original riddle don't match.
"Brothers and sisters I have none. But this man's father is my son." How is the man in the painting related to the man who is in front of it?
Your clue, however, says...
Brothers and Sisters I have none,
But this man's Father
Is my Father's Son.
Now. The answer to your original riddle is what tpiradam and I said - the man in the painting is the grandson, and the man is the grandfather.
The answer to your "revised" riddle is what Jnelson09 said:
The painting is the man's son, and the man is his father.
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The man in the portrait is his son?
Correct. Not to be argumentative, but your clue and your original riddle don't match.
Your clue, however, says...
Now. The answer to your original riddle is what tpiradam and I said - the man in the painting is the grandson, and the man is the grandfather.
The answer to your "revised" riddle is what Jnelson09 said:
The painting is the man's son, and the man is his father.
Must have been a typo in the book or on my part. Typo on me part. Sorry Ton80.
Here the official answer with explanation.
It is the man's son in the painting. "My father's son" must be the man himself (since he had no brothers or sisters). Therefore "this man's father is my father's son" becomes "this man's father is me". So, the man in the picture is his son.
Deadline: Wednesday, August 20.
Clues: 1
An explorer was captured by a tribe whose chief decided that the man should die. The chief was a very logical man and gave the explorer a choice. The explorer was to make a single statement. If it was true, he would be thrown over a high cliff. If it was false, he would be eaten by lions.
What statement did the clever explorer make that forced the chief to let him go?
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There is no "let go" situation. The explorer is either going to be thrown over a high cliff or be eaten by lions. How would the man be "let go"?
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He would say "This statement is false." If it was false, he was telling the truth. Thus, a paradox. So he would either be let go or he would be sawed in half, one half dropped off the cliff and the other fed to the lions.
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There is no "let go" situation. The explorer is either going to be thrown over a high cliff or be eaten by lions. How would the man be "let go"?
There is too. Find the loophole.
He would say "This statement is false." If it was false, he was telling the truth. Thus, a paradox. So he would either be let go or he would be sawed in half, one half dropped off the cliff and the other fed to the lions.
Negative, but on the right track.
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"I am lying?"
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This would be true and false at the same time, but not the right answer.
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He said "You are going to throw me to the lions"?
If this were TRUE, then he would have to be thrown off the cliff, therefore making it impossible to be true.
Only if the statement were FALSE could he actually be thrown to the lions, so it is impossible for him to be thrown to the lions.
Therefore, the chief had to let him go because that statement makes both alternatives impossible.
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PIR85 is correct. The explore would have to make a paradoxical statement.
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He said "You are going to throw me to the lions"?
If this were TRUE, then he would have to be thrown off the cliff, therefore making it impossible to be true.
Only if the statement were FALSE could he actually be thrown to the lions, so it is impossible for him to be thrown to the lions.
Therefore, the chief had to let him go because that statement makes both alternatives impossible.
Correctomundo and that is exactly what I have so no need to post the answer I had.
Deadline: Thursday, August 21.
Clues: 1
Here's a short one.
The day before yesterday Freda was 17. Next year she will be 20. How can this be so?
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Freda was 17 days old two days ago (the day before yesterday). This means today she is 19 days old. Tomorrow, which will be a new year, she will be 20 days old. This means that today is December 31.
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Freda was 17 days old two days ago (the day before yesterday). This means today she is 19 days old. Tomorrow, which will be a new year, she will be 20 days old. This means that today is December 31.
Very good.
Deadline: Friday, August 22.
Clues: 1
Farmer Giles has four sheep. One day, he notices that they are standing in a way that they are all facing away from each other. That is to say, the distance between any two of the four sheep is the same. How can this be so?
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The day before yesterday Freda was 17. Next year she will be 20. How can this be so?
Freda was 17 days old two days ago (the day before yesterday). This means today she is 19 days old. Tomorrow, which will be a new year, she will be 20 days old. This means that today is December 31.
Very good.
Freda could also have been 17 YEARS old two days ago (the day before yesterday), which was December 30th. She turned 18 YEARS old on December 31st. That statement (The day before yesterday Freda was 17. Next year she will be 20. How can this be so?) was said on January 1st (the start of a new year). At the end of that new year, she'll be 19 YEARS old. Therefore, the next year, she'll be 20 YEARS old.
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Freda could also have been 17 YEARS old two days ago (the day before yesterday), which was December 30th. She turned 18 YEARS old on December 31st. That statement (The day before yesterday Freda was 17. Next year she will be 20. How can this be so?) was said on January 1st (the start of a new year). At the end of that new year, she'll be 19 YEARS old. Therefore, the next year, she'll be 20 YEARS old.
This is also true.
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Farmer Giles has four sheep. One day, he notices that they are standing in a way that they are all facing away from each other. That is to say, the distance between any two of the four sheep is the same. How can this be so?
This is a good and tricky one. Um................. Are they standing in a unique way?
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Yes
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Three of the sheep are standing around the base of a small hill - facing North, South, and East. The fourth is standing on the top of that hill, facing West. The distance from each sheep around the base of the hill is exactly the same as the height of the hill. Therefore, the sheep at the top of the hill is the same distance from each of the sheep around the base of the hill as those sheep are from each other.
Am I close?
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The four sheep are standing at the most northern part of the world.
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Three of the sheep are standing around the base of a small hill - facing North, South, and East. The fourth is standing on the top of that hill, facing West. The distance from each sheep around the base of the hill is exactly the same as the height of the hill. Therefore, the sheep at the top of the hill is the same distance from each of the sheep around the base of the hill as those sheep are from each other.
Am I close?
Sort of.
The four sheep are standing at the most northern part of the world.
Negative.
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The sheep are standing around/on a triangular pyramid. There are three sheep at each of the three corners on the ground, with the corners to their backs, and a fourth one on top, facing the same direction of one of the sides.
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The sheep are standing around/on a triangular pyramid. There are three sheep at each of the three corners on the ground, with the corners to their backs, and a fourth one on top, facing the same direction of one of the sides.
Very good!
The sheep are standing on the four corner points of an equal-sided pyramid. Or to put it another way, three are on points of an equilateral triangle and the other is on a mound of earth in the centre.
Deadline: Saturday, August 23.
Clues: 5
A ship passed through the Panama Canal from West to East. That is to say, it entered the West end of the Canal and left at the East end; however, immediately after it left the canal, it entered the Pacific Ocean. It did not double back through the Canal, nor did it sail backward. How could this be so?
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That's easy. The Panama canal is built in such a location that its eastern entrance is actually the Pacific ocean.
And that's not a riddle, that's a geography question!
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That's easy. The Panama canal is built in such a location that its eastern entrance is actually the Pacific ocean.
And that's not a riddle, that's a geography question!
Sure it is! You had to use logic! haha
But you are correct!
Remarkable as it may seem, the West end of the Panama Canal is in the Caribbean and the East end in the Pacific. The Isthmus snakes around at that point and the Canal runs from Northwest (the Caribbean) to Southeast (the Pacific). If you still do not believe it, look it up in a large-scale atlas.
Deadline: Sunday, August 24.
Clues: 1
At a family reunion, it was found that the following relationships existed between the people present: Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, Uncle, Aunt, Brother, Sister, Cousin, Nephew and Niece; however, there were only four people there. How could this be so?
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A father had a son, and the mother had a daughter. The father and the mother are siblings, not married to each other. This means the daughter is the niece of the father, and the father is the uncle of the daughter. The mother is the aunt of the son, and the son is the nephew of the mother. The son and the daughter are cousins.
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A father had a son, and the mother had a daughter. The father and the mother are siblings, not married to each other. This means the daughter is the niece of the father, and the father is the uncle of the daughter. The mother is the aunt of the son, and the son is the nephew of the mother. The son and the daughter are cousins.
Almost Joker, but you left out Sister and Brother.
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Almost Joker, but you left out Sister and Brother.
The father and the mother are siblings, not married to each other.
Since they are siblings, it would mean that the father was the brother of the mother, and the mother was the sister of the father.
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Since they are siblings, it would mean that the father was the brother of the mother, and the mother was the sister of the father.
I think you got it Joker, but I'm so confused, who the hell knows. haha Here's what I have.
There was a brother and sister. The brother's son was there and so was the sister's daughter. From this, it follows that the son and daughter were cousins, and all the other relationships are quite straightforward.
Deadline: Monday, August 25.
Clues: 1
Two trucks have to carry the same heavy loads across a desert. One is an older truck with an older driver, Joe, who knows his way to the village that is their destination. The other truck is more modern, but its driver, Jim, does not know the way. They agree that the modern truck will follow the older one. Unfortunately, Jim has forgotten to fill up with fuel. By the time he does this, the first truck is well out of sight; however, it has left very clear tracks in the sand, and Jim follows them.
After some time, the tracks start to become less and less clear. Eventually, they disappear altogether. This surprises Jim, because there is no wind to cover the tracks and his own tracks are still very clear. There is no sign of the other truck, but in due course a bedouin on a camel arrives, and, with his help, Jim gets to the village. There, he meets Joe and discovers the reason why the tracks disappeared. What was it?
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Yes, that is what I have. (The only difference is that I explained the straightforward relationships.)
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They were both hauling sand. The first truck had a leak.
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They were both hauling sand. The first truck had a leak.
Good guess, but no. The sand would blend in too with the other sand.
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Good guess, but no. The sand would blend in too with the other sand.
That's exactly the point... the sand falling off the first truck covered its tracks, making them indistinguishable from the desert floor. It's perfectly reasonable - your riddle may just have more than one answer.
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I still think my sheep answer was correct!!
But on to the trucks...
As the first truck drove, the weight of the fuel + the truck caused the tracks to be deeper in the sand. As the truck drove, it burned off fuel, thus lightening its weight, causing the tracks to be less and less deep, until they could no longer be seen. Jim's tracks were still clear because he had just filled up with fuel, and his truck is now heavier.
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That's exactly the point... the sand falling off the first truck covered its tracks, making them indistinguishable from the desert floor. It's perfectly reasonable - your riddle may just have more than one answer.
True, just not the one I'm looking for. I'm not saying yours is wrong.
I still think my sheep answer was correct!!
But on to the trucks...
As the first truck drove, the weight of the fuel + the truck caused the tracks to be deeper in the sand. As the truck drove, it burned off fuel, thus lightening its weight, causing the tracks to be less and less deep, until they could no longer be seen. Jim's tracks were still clear because he had just filled up with fuel, and his truck is now heavier.
On the right track.
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It appears this thread has lost some steam! But I would love to know what the answer to the "Trucks in the sand" riddle was...
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Answer will be revealed on Monday. But in the meantime you can ask for the solitary clue.
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OK. Consider said clue requested...
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Clue coming up...
Not really helpful but I'll throw in my own bit.
Concentrate the questions on why the tracks of the old vehicle only should grow gradually fainter and disappear, and could the cargo have anything to do with it?
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Okay, since no one correctly guessed the answer. Here it is. The two trucks were carrying ice. The older truck was less well insulated than the new one. Its ice therefore melted, making the truck lighter. Its tracks therefore faded.
Deadline: Wednesday, August 27.
Clues: 3
Mr. and Mrs. Jones were young and active people. Their next door neighbor, Mrs. Jackson, was a 93-year old invalid. One day, they asked her into their house to do something that neither of them could do. There was no skill that she had that one of them did not have, so why did they need her help?
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Mrs. Jackson could marry people (the one that can legally declare two people married). The Jones's were either going to be married or had a son/daughter who was going to be married, something only Mrs. Jackson could legally do. (She was called into the house, because the groom & bride wanted a private wedding or weren't religious people thus not wanting it in a church.)
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Mrs. Jackson spoke a foreign language that Mr & Mrs Jones couldn't speak. They therefore needed her help to translate a letter they had received in that language.
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I've been keeping up on this thread... the answer was never revealed Wednesday, as you said TPIR1990. I am curious to know... :-)
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I have absolutely no idea
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I guess we'll never know since it's been a week and a half past the deadline and still no answer.
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TPIR1990 hasn't been on since 8/25. Someone else have a riddle?
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TPIR1990 hasn't been on since 8/25. Someone else have a riddle?
Louie Anderson dug a hole in his garden. The hole was a rectangle three feet long, two feet wide, and one foot deep. How much dirt was in the hole?
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There is no dirt in a hole, so 0.
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How do you spell "relief"?
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A man has died and in his will he left his estate of 19 acres to his three sons. The oldest son was to get 1/2 the estate; the middle son was to get 1/4 the estate; the youngest son was to get 1/5 the estate. The entire estate went to the three sons with no left over. Each son got a full acre (for example, 5 acres and not 5 1/2 acres). How is this possible?
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The executor of the will added one acre - his own personal acre - to the man's 19 acres, making a total of 20 acres.
Then...
He gave 1/2 of the 20 acres to the first son, or 10 acres.
He gave 1/4 of the 20 acres to the second son, or 5 acres.
He gave 1/5 of the 20 acres to the third son, or 4 acres.
This left 1 acre, which he then "kept" for himself.
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There is no dirt in a hole, so 0.
And see, back when my 4th grade teacher asked us this, it stumped me! But yes, that's the right answer.
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Correct, Ton80. Good job!
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I have one. What is the centre of gravity?
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I have one. What is the centre of gravity?
The v.
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The v.
sorry for not posting this sooner. But yes, ur right.
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That's alright. TPIR1990 said he would post his answer on Wednesday, August 27, but he still hasn't posted it. In fact, I don't think he's even been on this site since then.
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well, who has another riddle. I don't know any good riddles :-(
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What won't go away, no matter how hard you try?
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This thread??
My little brother??
Kyle Busch??
Those are my guesses. Did I win?
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Yep.
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Kyle Busch??
I totally agree with you. Now he has really gone away from the top 10. YES!
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My vote was for this thread. I had hoped it would slip quietly into the sunset.
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Should I start posting riddles again?
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Should I start posting riddles again?
Well, I'd confirm or answer all the riddles you last posed, then start some new ones.
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Should I start posting riddles again?
No. It's been two months past when you said you would reveal the answer. I don't know why you forgot to post the answer. If you post another riddle, something similar may happen.