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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-22 19:54:08
July 22 2013 19:49 GMT
#41
Just thought I'd do these for fun

I couldnt think of an answer for 5 or 12
+ Show Spoiler [Riddles] +
1. 1 haystack
2. the letter e
3. a river
4. electric trains dont have smoke
5. a cheap mom idk
6. volcano
7. a kid gets the basket with his apple
8. cause the man is living
9. a normal woman
10. woman has more than 2 kids: triplets, etc...
11. the matches
12.
13. 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 ___ 21 = U
14. 1 white marble in jar A. 99 marbles in Jar B. 100% and ~50% between the two for ~75% chance to live


not sure about 16. no idea for 21
+ Show Spoiler [Rhyme Time] +
15. Quick Brick
16. Double trouble?
17. lint mint
18. Power Hour
19. Nickle Pickle
20. lamp champ
21. STRAYA CUNT
22. marvin starvin(g)
23. Winter Printer
24. Level devil


cant think of anything for 28
+ Show Spoiler [Double vision] +

25. watch a watch
26. night knight
27. polish Polish
28. ?
29. cell cell


a couple I couldnt figure out
+ Show Spoiler [Tri Bond] +

30. trunk
31. seed
32. this one sounds illegal bro
33. key
34. roaming
35. whites
36. dribbling
37. mane/maine?
38. Fiction has µ and pokemon Mew but im not sure about the last clue so I guess that?
39. stroke
40. eggs
41. Monopoly game
42. rednecks (char for barbeque obviously)
43. starcraft


I think I got these. #47 took me a while to think of
+ Show Spoiler [Ditloid] +

44. hours in a day
45. days in a week
46. pennies in a dollar
47. 10 yards for a first down
48. 64 squares on a chess board
49. 206 bones in a human body
50. How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop? A ONE A TWO A THREE CRUNCH FUCK YOU MR OWL


Couldnt get everything but these were fun. :D
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44918 Posts
July 22 2013 21:47 GMT
#42
On July 23 2013 04:49 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Just thought I'd do these for fun

I couldnt think of an answer for 5 or 12
+ Show Spoiler [Riddles] +
1. 1 haystack
2. the letter e
3. a river
4. electric trains dont have smoke
5. a cheap mom idk
6. volcano
7. a kid gets the basket with his apple
8. cause the man is living
9. a normal woman
10. woman has more than 2 kids: triplets, etc...
11. the matches
12.
13. 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 ___ 21 = U
14. 1 white marble in jar A. 99 marbles in Jar B. 100% and ~50% between the two for ~75% chance to live


not sure about 16. no idea for 21
+ Show Spoiler [Rhyme Time] +
15. Quick Brick
16. Double trouble?
17. lint mint
18. Power Hour
19. Nickle Pickle
20. lamp champ
21. STRAYA CUNT
22. marvin starvin(g)
23. Winter Printer
24. Level devil


cant think of anything for 28
+ Show Spoiler [Double vision] +

25. watch a watch
26. night knight
27. polish Polish
28. ?
29. cell cell


a couple I couldnt figure out
+ Show Spoiler [Tri Bond] +

30. trunk
31. seed
32. this one sounds illegal bro
33. key
34. roaming
35. whites
36. dribbling
37. mane/maine?
38. Fiction has µ and pokemon Mew but im not sure about the last clue so I guess that?
39. stroke
40. eggs
41. Monopoly game
42. rednecks (char for barbeque obviously)
43. starcraft


I think I got these. #47 took me a while to think of
+ Show Spoiler [Ditloid] +

44. hours in a day
45. days in a week
46. pennies in a dollar
47. 10 yards for a first down
48. 64 squares on a chess board
49. 206 bones in a human body
50. How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop? A ONE A TWO A THREE CRUNCH FUCK YOU MR OWL


Couldnt get everything but these were fun. :D


Glad you had fun :D

#5 has been hard for pretty much everyone.
For #12, it'd be easier to figure out if you were an astronaut.
Your #21 and #50 are quite fantastic ^^
#42... not so much
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
July 22 2013 22:09 GMT
#43
On July 23 2013 01:26 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 23 2013 01:14 lichter wrote:
On July 23 2013 00:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
You guys certainly got a lot

Here are a few hints and corrections for those problems that many of you can't figure out:

5. One morning, Mary gave five cents to each of her five sons. What time is it, and why?

+ Show Spoiler +
I'm looking for an actual time.


21. Australian organ.

+ Show Spoiler +
Start with the name of a city.


32. Condom, Handgun, Dodge

+ Show Spoiler +
While protection/ safety are good answers that I hadn't thought about, there's another completely different one... Maybe you should ask Derek Zoolander?


37. Plumbing, Lion, U.S.A.

+ Show Spoiler +
While pride could work for lions and U.S.A., I'm not so sure about that one for plumbing. Instead, consider the actual names of the states.


38. Lost Continent, Friction, Pokemon

+ Show Spoiler +
I'd expect you to be psychic to get this one correct.


50. ??? = L it T to G to the T R C of a T P.

+ Show Spoiler +
A few of you got this one, which was really impressive. As for the rest of you... ask Mr. Owl.


If you have any questions on any others, let me know!


I got all of these except 5 and an alternative 32. Is 5 my only mistake? Also that item doesn't make any sense even if that other dude is right. I refuse that is the correct answer :p

Edit: this contest is balls. Dark plasma balls.


Hahaha These are the ones you got wrong:

+ Show Spoiler +
5, 16, 24 (although your answers are pretty clever).


You didn't state that it had to be your answers. If anything my answer for 24 is a better rhyme than what you intended. Also

+ Show Spoiler +
Brain teasers are supposed to be semantically ambiguous but logical. #5 makes no sense because just because the first sentence can be phrased in a way similar to how time is told doesn't mean that the time can be determined by it. It relies on wordplay but there is no connection, not even metaphorically. I think it is a poorly formulated riddle. :p
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44918 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-22 22:15:49
July 22 2013 22:14 GMT
#44
On July 23 2013 07:09 lichter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 23 2013 01:26 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On July 23 2013 01:14 lichter wrote:
On July 23 2013 00:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
You guys certainly got a lot

Here are a few hints and corrections for those problems that many of you can't figure out:

5. One morning, Mary gave five cents to each of her five sons. What time is it, and why?

+ Show Spoiler +
I'm looking for an actual time.


21. Australian organ.

+ Show Spoiler +
Start with the name of a city.


32. Condom, Handgun, Dodge

+ Show Spoiler +
While protection/ safety are good answers that I hadn't thought about, there's another completely different one... Maybe you should ask Derek Zoolander?


37. Plumbing, Lion, U.S.A.

+ Show Spoiler +
While pride could work for lions and U.S.A., I'm not so sure about that one for plumbing. Instead, consider the actual names of the states.


38. Lost Continent, Friction, Pokemon

+ Show Spoiler +
I'd expect you to be psychic to get this one correct.


50. ??? = L it T to G to the T R C of a T P.

+ Show Spoiler +
A few of you got this one, which was really impressive. As for the rest of you... ask Mr. Owl.


If you have any questions on any others, let me know!


I got all of these except 5 and an alternative 32. Is 5 my only mistake? Also that item doesn't make any sense even if that other dude is right. I refuse that is the correct answer :p

Edit: this contest is balls. Dark plasma balls.


Hahaha These are the ones you got wrong:

+ Show Spoiler +
5, 16, 24 (although your answers are pretty clever).


You didn't state that it had to be your answers. If anything my answer for 24 is a better rhyme than what you intended. Also

+ Show Spoiler +
Brain teasers are supposed to be semantically ambiguous but logical. #5 makes no sense because just because the first sentence can be phrased in a way similar to how time is told doesn't mean that the time can be determined by it. It relies on wordplay but there is no connection, not even metaphorically. I think it is a poorly formulated riddle. :p


I would accept your #24 answers, sure. But I consider my answer to #5 to be quite legitimate.

EDIT: My answer to #5 + Show Spoiler +
has nothing to do with 5 to 5 or 25 to 5 or whatever. Those were suggestions which I found interesting.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
AgentW
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States7725 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-23 00:27:15
July 22 2013 22:54 GMT
#45
Going to try this, will edit this post.

Riddles:
+ Show Spoiler +
1. One stack of hay. Lots of hay.
2. E
3. River
4. There is no smoke, it's electric.
5. Is it Christmas time? Mary = Merry and 5 by 5 is 25. Plus it's the morning (guess).
6.
7. Hand them all out and give one kid the basket along with is apple? Or put the kid in the basket.
8. He's being buried alive!?!
9. Normal.
10. They're not human? Perhaps they're cats?
11. The match.
12. D? I'm trying to find numerical patterns, but I don't think it's right.
13. U! The letter U! I just got this before submitting, that's why I'm happy.
14. Put all but one white marble in the one jar and one white one in the other jar. You have just under a 75% chance at survival assuming the jar you pick from is chosen at random.


Rhyme Time:
+ Show Spoiler +
15. Quick brick.
16. Cruel dual.
17. Mint lint.
18. Hour power.
19. Nickel pickle.
20. Lamp champ.
21. Sydney kidney.
22. Starvin' Marvin.
23. Winter printer.
24. Devil level.


Double Vision:
+ Show Spoiler +
25. Watching a watch.
26. Night knight.
27. Polish Polish
28. Angel angel?
29. Cell cell.


Tribond:
+ Show Spoiler +
30. Trunks.
31. Seeds.
32. Magnum.
33. Keys.
34. Mobile?
35. Whites.
36. Dribble.
37. Ma(i)ne.
38. Mew? Dunno about the continent.
39. Stroke.
40. Eggs.
41. Monopoly.
42.
43. Races of Starcraft!


Ditloid:
+ Show Spoiler +
44. 24 hours in a day.
45. 7 days in a week.
46. 100 pennies in a dollar.
47.
48. 64 sockets on a circuit board?
49. 206 bones in the adult human body.
50. How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?


That's my entry (with some assistance from my roommates over dinner) for now. Dunno if it can be edited or if I missed some really obvious ones. Hope it's good!
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y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
July 23 2013 00:26 GMT
#46
updated mine. mind PMing what #5 "should" be? :D (or are you going to release them soon?)
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44918 Posts
July 23 2013 02:01 GMT
#47
On July 23 2013 09:26 y0su wrote:
updated mine. mind PMing what #5 "should" be? :D (or are you going to release them soon?)


I'll post all of the answers tomorrow

But as far as #5 is concerned (which seemed to give the most people the most trouble), here is the solution:

+ Show Spoiler +
5. One morning, Mary gave five cents to each of her five sons. What time is it, and why?

The answer is whatever time it currently is. For example, right now for me it's 10:01 PM Eastern time. The first sentence about the money and the sons is completely irrelevant; it's misdirection. A few people got crafty and said something like "5 to 5 (o'clock)" or "25 to 5 (o'clock)", implying that minutes = cents and hours = sons, but there's really no justification to apply that exchange. All things considered, the real answer is pretty dickish, and I give points for creativity to anyone who tried doing something like "5 to (each of) 5" or "25 to 5 (total)".
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
y0su
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Finland7871 Posts
July 23 2013 02:05 GMT
#48
On July 23 2013 11:01 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 23 2013 09:26 y0su wrote:
updated mine. mind PMing what #5 "should" be? :D (or are you going to release them soon?)


I'll post all of the answers tomorrow

But as far as #5 is concerned (which seemed to give the most people the most trouble), here is the solution:

+ Show Spoiler +
5. One morning, Mary gave five cents to each of her five sons. What time is it, and why?

The answer is whatever time it currently is. For example, right now for me it's 10:01 PM Eastern time. The first sentence about the money and the sons is completely irrelevant; it's misdirection. A few people got crafty and said something like "5 to 5 (o'clock)" or "25 to 5 (o'clock)", implying that minutes = cents and hours = sons, but there's really no justification to apply that exchange. All things considered, the real answer is pretty dickish, and I give points for creativity to anyone who tried doing something like "5 to (each of) 5" or "25 to 5 (total)".


D'OH! I had no problem with the other questions like that :D
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44918 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-23 11:05:43
July 23 2013 11:04 GMT
#49
The OP has been updated with all of the answers (in the final spoiler tag)

Let me know if you have any further questions about these puzzles ^^ Thanks for playing!
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Najda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States3765 Posts
July 24 2013 04:24 GMT
#50
Glad I got the answer in for #5 before the spoiler I enjoyed the brain teasers but some of them did feel like those silly ones where the you just have to guess the answer the person was thinking of instead of having a definite answer.
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