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What's the answer?
A. A
B. A or B
C. A, B or C
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Awesome Old English riddle (in translation):
Oft must I with wave strive and with wind fight,
together against them contend, when I depart seeking
wave-covered earth; foreign is land to me,
I am strong for that strife if I become still;
if I fail of that, they are stronger than
wish to carry away the thing I protect.
I withstand that if my tail holds out
and stout stones can hold me
fast against them. Guess what I'm called.
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Up for grabs: What do I have in my pocket?
+ Show Spoiler +A ring or /ragequit going "Gollum, Gollum!"
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On March 15 2009 19:29 Loanshark wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2009 16:00 imBLIND wrote:
A man was shot multiple times in a house. There were 10 holes in the victim's body; 4 were exit wounds. The bullets were nowhere to be seen in the room even though there were visible bullet holes and ricochets. Where did the bullets go?
Afterwards, they also noticed that the gun was missing. The dogs could not smell it and the metal detectors could not find it. They know its a handgun or revolver and that it is in the house. All they know about the murderer is that he is a dancer. Where is the gun? + Show Spoiler + 4 exit wounds = 4 more entry wounds, for a total of 8 holes so far. The man's ass and mouth count for the other 2 holes. The bullets punctured the walls and flew out windows so they are not in the room.
Am i rite
I will die RFOLing if this is the real answer.
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DEMACIA6550 Posts
A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
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On March 15 2009 15:32 imBLIND wrote:Teamliquid is really smart. Or they're really good at using google lol. my riddles have been answered correctly like 4 different times by different ppl =p + Show Spoiler +On March 15 2009 10:17 Klive5ive wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2009 08:45 imBLIND wrote:
An evil king wishes to kill his general because he thinks smarter than the king himself. He cannot just kill him because then his empire will rebel against him; he must create an excuse to kill him. He knows he cannot prove anything in front of a jury, so he decides to give him an impossible riddle to answer right before his execution. The king goes up to his house, kidnaps him, and throws him in prison garments with no possessions.
The next day, they are on a stage where everyone can see both the king, the general, and the two bags that the king is holding. The king says:
"In my hands, i am holding two bags. One has a black stone and the other has a white stone. If you choose the one with the black stone, you will die. If you choose one with the white stone, i will let you live."
The general knows that this is a rigged trick; both of the bags have black stones in them.
The general takes a stone out of the bag and walks away with his life.
How does he do it?
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Does he take a bag and place it face down on the floor. Then he rubs the stone in the bag against the floor (assuming he's standing on a stone stage like an amphitheater). The stone will crumble on the outsides creating a layer of white rubble. Then he simply removes the stone from the bag and it appears to be white.
This one is wrong though =p
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He takes a stone in swallows it before anyone can see it. The leftover stone will be black, so the king would have to admit A: he got the white stone or B: he was cheating.
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lost in the desert, a travelr sees a box in the sand. In the lid, there is a hole of the size of a needle head and four colored buttons, one blue, one yellwo, one green, and one red. He tries to look throught the hole but cannot see anything. Next to the box he sees the following letter. What should he do?
"Inside this box there is a small fan, well lubrificated, silent, powerred by batteries and does not vibrate when on.
The buttons on the top of the box, is pressed, stay on the "on" position, and when pressed again, they go back to "off". Only one of them is connected to the fan. Keeping the box closed, you can press buttons however you want and put whatever you want through the hole in the lid. When you open it, you have to figure out immediately which is the button that turns on the fan. A right answer will give you access to a secret oasis. A mistake will encarcerate you to the hienas."
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On March 15 2009 19:29 Loanshark wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2009 16:00 imBLIND wrote:
A man was shot multiple times in a house. There were 10 holes in the victim's body; 4 were exit wounds. The bullets were nowhere to be seen in the room even though there were visible bullet holes and ricochets. Where did the bullets go?
Afterwards, they also noticed that the gun was missing. The dogs could not smell it and the metal detectors could not find it. They know its a handgun or revolver and that it is in the house. All they know about the murderer is that he is a dancer. Where is the gun? + Show Spoiler + 4 exit wounds = 4 more entry wounds, for a total of 8 holes so far. The man's ass and mouth count for the other 2 holes. The bullets punctured the walls and flew out windows so they are not in the room.
Am i rite
lol....no
+ Show Spoiler +The bullets were gone because they were made of ice. The gun was hidden in the tap dancing shoes.
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On March 16 2009 05:18 imBLIND wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2009 19:29 Loanshark wrote:On March 15 2009 16:00 imBLIND wrote:
A man was shot multiple times in a house. There were 10 holes in the victim's body; 4 were exit wounds. The bullets were nowhere to be seen in the room even though there were visible bullet holes and ricochets. Where did the bullets go?
Afterwards, they also noticed that the gun was missing. The dogs could not smell it and the metal detectors could not find it. They know its a handgun or revolver and that it is in the house. All they know about the murderer is that he is a dancer. Where is the gun? + Show Spoiler + 4 exit wounds = 4 more entry wounds, for a total of 8 holes so far. The man's ass and mouth count for the other 2 holes. The bullets punctured the walls and flew out windows so they are not in the room.
Am i rite lol....no + Show Spoiler +The bullets were gone because they were made of ice. The gun was hidden in the tap dancing shoes.
I'm pretty sure you can't fire a bullet made out of ice; it would shatter or melt wouldn't it...
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On March 16 2009 03:55 Z-BosoN wrote:
lost in the desert, a travelr sees a box in the sand. In the lid, there is a hole of the size of a needle head and four colored buttons, one blue, one yellwo, one green, and one red. He tries to look throught the hole but cannot see anything. Next to the box he sees the following letter. What should he do?
"Inside this box there is a small fan, well lubrificated, silent, powerred by batteries and does not vibrate when on.
The buttons on the top of the box, is pressed, stay on the "on" position, and when pressed again, they go back to "off". Only one of them is connected to the fan. Keeping the box closed, you can press buttons however you want and put whatever you want through the hole in the lid. When you open it, you have to figure out immediately which is the button that turns on the fan. A right answer will give you access to a secret oasis. A mistake will encarcerate you to the hienas."
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You have 12 balls. They are all coloured differently to help you tell them apart. 11 of these have the same weight, 1 is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter than the rest. Can you, with the help of 3 weightings with a basic balance scale, find out which ball that has a unique weight and whether it's heavier or lighter than the rest?
+ Show Spoiler +Oh no, it took me many hours to figure out. You're not getting it that easy.
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On March 16 2009 05:45 n.DieJokes wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2009 05:18 imBLIND wrote:On March 15 2009 19:29 Loanshark wrote:On March 15 2009 16:00 imBLIND wrote:
A man was shot multiple times in a house. There were 10 holes in the victim's body; 4 were exit wounds. The bullets were nowhere to be seen in the room even though there were visible bullet holes and ricochets. Where did the bullets go?
Afterwards, they also noticed that the gun was missing. The dogs could not smell it and the metal detectors could not find it. They know its a handgun or revolver and that it is in the house. All they know about the murderer is that he is a dancer. Where is the gun? + Show Spoiler + 4 exit wounds = 4 more entry wounds, for a total of 8 holes so far. The man's ass and mouth count for the other 2 holes. The bullets punctured the walls and flew out windows so they are not in the room.
Am i rite lol....no + Show Spoiler +The bullets were gone because they were made of ice. The gun was hidden in the tap dancing shoes. I'm pretty sure you can't fire a bullet made out of ice; it would shatter or melt wouldn't it...
spoilers buddy
+ Show Spoiler + It can work; anything going at that velocity can kill someone. It doesn't melt instantaneously and if it shatters it'll just look like a shotgun shell...i just said it was a revolver cause of the other question =p
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It has been proven that bullets cannot be made of ICE.
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On March 16 2009 06:40 ZerG~LegenD wrote:You have 12 balls. They are all coloured differently to help you tell them apart. 11 of these have the same weight, 1 is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter than the rest. Can you, with the help of 3 weightings with a basic balance scale, find out which ball that has a unique weight and whether it's heavier or lighter than the rest? + Show Spoiler +Oh no, it took me many hours to figure out. You're not getting it that easy.
HARD D:<
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On March 16 2009 06:40 ZerG~LegenD wrote:You have 12 balls. They are all coloured differently to help you tell them apart. 11 of these have the same weight, 1 is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter than the rest. Can you, with the help of 3 weightings with a basic balance scale, find out which ball that has a unique weight and whether it's heavier or lighter than the rest? + Show Spoiler +Oh no, it took me many hours to figure out. You're not getting it that easy.
+ Show Spoiler +Use 1 weigh to find out the weight of 1 ball. Take a book or a flat surface and angle it slightly. Take all the balls and roll them off from the top off slope. The one that is slightly farther or closer is the ball with the odd weight. Take the weight of that ball and compare it to the first one. Take the weight of another ball and compare it to that. If the odd ball is > than the other two balls then it's heavier. If it is <, vice versa.
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On March 16 2009 07:15 imBLIND wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2009 06:40 ZerG~LegenD wrote:You have 12 balls. They are all coloured differently to help you tell them apart. 11 of these have the same weight, 1 is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter than the rest. Can you, with the help of 3 weightings with a basic balance scale, find out which ball that has a unique weight and whether it's heavier or lighter than the rest? + Show Spoiler +Oh no, it took me many hours to figure out. You're not getting it that easy. + Show Spoiler +Use 1 weigh to find out the weight of 1 ball. Take a book or a flat surface and angle it slightly. Take all the balls and roll them off from the top off slope. The one that is slightly farther or closer is the ball with the odd weight. Take the weight of that ball and compare it to the first one. Take the weight of another ball and compare it to that. If the odd ball is > than the other two balls then it's heavier. If it is <, vice versa.
+ Show Spoiler +Sorry, there are no books or flat surfaces in the world of this riddle. Unless you chose to interpret the weighting scale as one of course. Besides, if you roll the same ball down the slope twice it will most likely roll different lengths.
Out of the box solutions are always nice, and some riddles are only solvable if you find loopholes in the premises. But this not one of these.
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On March 16 2009 07:15 imBLIND wrote:Show nested quote +On March 16 2009 06:40 ZerG~LegenD wrote:You have 12 balls. They are all coloured differently to help you tell them apart. 11 of these have the same weight, 1 is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter than the rest. Can you, with the help of 3 weightings with a basic balance scale, find out which ball that has a unique weight and whether it's heavier or lighter than the rest? + Show Spoiler +Oh no, it took me many hours to figure out. You're not getting it that easy. + Show Spoiler +Use 1 weigh to find out the weight of 1 ball. Take a book or a flat surface and angle it slightly. Take all the balls and roll them off from the top off slope. The one that is slightly farther or closer is the ball with the odd weight. Take the weight of that ball and compare it to the first one. Take the weight of another ball and compare it to that. If the odd ball is > than the other two balls then it's heavier. If it is <, vice versa.
Uh, I don't think this is a trick question where you get to use other things outside the scale.
If it was a trick question you would just take balls off the scale one by one each time you used it lol.
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On March 16 2009 00:35 EffOrt wrote:
A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
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Every year, a monk makes his way to the top of a mountain for a week of intense meditation. In preparation for the annual trip he decides to leave at 6 in the morning so as to make the 12 hour trip to the top before the sun sets. Because the trail is long and steep the monk takes many breaks and travels at a varying pace. Finally, he makes it to the top and spends his week in peace and harmony with nature. At the end of the week of meditating, the monk leaves the mountaintop at 9 in the morning and makes his way down the trail, also at a varying pace and with many breaks. This time, however, he makes the trip in only 9 hours.
Prove that the monk was at the exact same point on the trail at the exact same time of day on his way up and down the trail.
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On March 16 2009 05:18 imBLIND wrote:Show nested quote +On March 15 2009 19:29 Loanshark wrote:On March 15 2009 16:00 imBLIND wrote:
A man was shot multiple times in a house. There were 10 holes in the victim's body; 4 were exit wounds. The bullets were nowhere to be seen in the room even though there were visible bullet holes and ricochets. Where did the bullets go?
Afterwards, they also noticed that the gun was missing. The dogs could not smell it and the metal detectors could not find it. They know its a handgun or revolver and that it is in the house. All they know about the murderer is that he is a dancer. Where is the gun? + Show Spoiler + 4 exit wounds = 4 more entry wounds, for a total of 8 holes so far. The man's ass and mouth count for the other 2 holes. The bullets punctured the walls and flew out windows so they are not in the room.
Am i rite lol....no + Show Spoiler +The bullets were gone because they were made of ice. The gun was hidden in the tap dancing shoes.
+ Show Spoiler +If that's the answer, the riddle is pretty lame. Why would they be hidden in tap dancing shoes? Why not say the murderer was a box maker and hid the gun in a box. Second, nothing hints at ice bullets besides no bullets being found, which could mean almost anything. Besides, I'm pretty sure Mythbusters did a test on ice bullets, and yes they would melt pretty much instantly from the heat. You know that an explosion propels bullets out, right?
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On March 16 2009 06:40 ZerG~LegenD wrote:You have 12 balls. They are all coloured differently to help you tell them apart. 11 of these have the same weight, 1 is either slightly heavier or slightly lighter than the rest. Can you, with the help of 3 weightings with a basic balance scale, find out which ball that has a unique weight and whether it's heavier or lighter than the rest? + Show Spoiler +Oh no, it took me many hours to figure out. You're not getting it that easy.
+ Show Spoiler +all the coins must be weighed once, because otherwise you won't figure out which one is fake if the it stays on the outside. Two coins cannot appear together on the same weighing because if the fake one is one of them we wont know which it is. So numbering the coins from 1 to 12 we have the following weighings:
1) 1,4,7,10 x 3,6,9,12
2) 3,6,9,10 x 2,5,8,12
3) 3,4,8,12 x 2,6,7,11
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