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Stiver
Canada285 Posts
On April 19 2012 09:42 Whitewing wrote: + Show Spoiler + Your answer is not 24, your answer is actually 21. Order of operations: (5 - 1/5) = 4.2, and 5*4.2 = 21. I believe this puzzle as presented has no solution. BEDMAS 5 * (5 - 1 / 5) 5 * (5 - 0.2) 5 * 4.8 24 | ||
Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
Excuse my dyslexia, I really need to spend more time double checking my own reading before I correct others T_T. | ||
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Dr. Steve Brule
Wales152 Posts
On April 19 2012 09:48 Whitewing wrote: + Show Spoiler + queue Here's one: What word is the only word in the English language to have 3 double letters in a row? Example: Balloon has 2 double letters in a row. + Show Spoiler + committee? | ||
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Those aren't in a row, there's an 'i' in the way. committee | ||
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crate
United States2474 Posts
bookkeeper | ||
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Kazeyonoma
United States2912 Posts
mind blown O_o. Think of words ending in "-gry". "Angry" and "hungry" are two of them. There are only three words in "the English language." What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is. | ||
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khaydarin9
Australia423 Posts
On April 19 2012 09:56 Kazeyonoma wrote: mind blown O_o. Think of words ending in "-gry". "Angry" and "hungry" are two of them. There are only three words in "the English language." What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is. + Show Spoiler + "language". I dislike you. | ||
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EnderSword
Canada669 Posts
On April 19 2012 09:56 Kazeyonoma wrote: mind blown O_o. Think of words ending in "-gry". "Angry" and "hungry" are two of them. There are only three words in "the English language." What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is. + Show Spoiler + This one works better if you dont put "The english Language" in quotes  | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45338 Posts
On April 19 2012 08:08 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote: What would a NSFW riddle look like? There was one on page three. | ||
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Demonhunter04
1530 Posts
On April 19 2012 00:07 sc2system wrote: Took me around 35 minutes to sole. I am a very imature 15 year old guy interessted in programming. Solution: + Show Spoiler + You count the places where there is a circular shape in the number and you add them. I would probably have never figure it out if I did not write down the riddle on a paper, then I got bored and started coloring the circular shapes and that is when I saw it. I LOVE TO SCRIBLE Lol GR final solution is 2. EDIT: accidently wrote 45 minutes except 35minutes. Typo Took me 30 seconds.....+ Show Spoiler + when I read that it would take a preschooler such a short time to solve, I immediately abandoned trying to find a mathematical pattern and just looked at the shapes haha. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45338 Posts
On April 19 2012 09:56 Kazeyonoma wrote: mind blown O_o. Think of words ending in "-gry". "Angry" and "hungry" are two of them. There are only three words in "the English language." What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is. + Show Spoiler + LOL try removing the quotating marks next time  "language". | ||
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paper
13196 Posts
Did you learn this from ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN? Because I sure did : D | ||
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crate
United States2474 Posts
On April 19 2012 10:14 paper wrote: Did you learn this from ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN? Because I sure did : D um, yes actually | ||
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SwizzY
United States1549 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45338 Posts
On April 19 2012 10:20 SwizzY wrote: When does yesterday come after today? + Show Spoiler + In le dictionary :D | ||
ilikeredheads
Canada1995 Posts
On April 19 2012 10:20 SwizzY wrote: When does yesterday come after today? + Show Spoiler + tomorrow | ||
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Demonhunter04
1530 Posts
On April 19 2012 02:50 Krowser wrote: Is it just me or this riddle doesn't make sense. Something is up with the structure. It's like saying: A single mom has two kids, a boy and a girl. The mother always had a fancy for cake but she never wore blue coloured coveralls. How old is the bus driver? It makes perfect sense. + Show Spoiler + If son A is riding son B's camel, he wants to make sure that he gets there before son B, because then son B's camel will have been the faster one and therefore son A wins. The unclear part of this riddle is that they don't switch ownership of the camels even if they ride each other's. + Show Spoiler + That gives you 4 lol. The riddle doesn't say that you have to use every number, only that you cannot use them twice. The answer is therefore 5*5 - 1. | ||
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FeUerFlieGe
United States1193 Posts
On April 19 2012 03:24 Bahamuth wrote: Okay, I have a really good one. Credit goes to the xkcd forums. I'll post the answer tomorrow. The solution is extremely counterintuitive. There are 200 people on an abandoned island. 100 have green eyes, 100 have blue eyes. The only thing these people can do, is look each other in the eyes. There is no other form of communication. Therefore, they have no way to know what the colour of their own eyes is. Every night, a boat comes to the island. If you can tell the captain with certainty what colour eyes you have, you can leave the island. On day 1, a message is given to all inhabitants on the island: "There is at least one person that has green eyes." The question is: Who can leave the island, and after how long? Important notes: - They are all perfect logicians - Everyone knows the eyecolour of every OTHER inhabitant at all times. The only thing they don't know, is their own eyecolour. - This can be solved with pure logic, not by coming up with workarounds like reflection in the water or communication with the captain. - The only possible eyecolours are green and blue. + Show Spoiler + I would say this one is easily solved by simply scaling down the numbers. 200 people is a lot for the mind to wrap it's head around so lets just say there are 2 people on the island, one blue eyed one green eyed. If the green eyed guy sees the other guy has blue eyes then he will leave on the first day since he knows at least one of them has green eyes. Now how about 2 green eyed people and 2 blue eyed people? The first day each green eyed person will see 2 blue eyed people and 1 green eyed person. They know that if they don't have green eyes then the other green eyed person will leave on the first night, because he would not see any other green eyes. So on the second night when it is confirmed that the other didn't leave they will both leave. Then you just work your way up until on the 100th day all 100 of the leave. I think you don't even have to consider the blue eyed people, as the riddle will work without them. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45338 Posts
On April 19 2012 10:26 Demonhunter04 wrote: It makes perfect sense. + Show Spoiler + If son A is riding son B's camel, he wants to make sure that he gets there before son B, because then son B's camel will have been the faster one and therefore son A wins. The unclear part of this riddle is that they don't switch ownership of the camels even if they ride each other's. + Show Spoiler + That gives you 4 lol. The riddle doesn't say that you have to use every number, only that you cannot use them twice. The answer is therefore 5*5 - 1. Actually + Show Spoiler + 5 - 1 / 5 is 25/5 - 1/5, by order of operations. 5*24/5 is 24, so he's correct. Also- and this wasn't explained- you're supposed to use every number exactly once. | ||
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Demonhunter04
1530 Posts
On April 19 2012 11:00 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Actually + Show Spoiler + 5 - 1 / 5 is 25/5 - 1/5, by order of operations. 5*24/5 is 24, so he's correct. Also- and this wasn't explained- you're supposed to use every number exactly once. Oh yeah, derp lol I was doing the subtraction first. | ||
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