Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

Ok, now for a cryptogram. These things kick my butt. I can never figure them out. But I made this one so I know the answer. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Hint: It's Se4 related.

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[ August 01, 2003, 17:10: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

Note: No Cheating: No looking it up. Use your intellect.

What is the Exact distance in kilometers from:
Hover Damn to Boulder Damn

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's the same dam, so 0 km.

It was originally called the Hoover Dam then the Boulder Dam and is it now back to Hoover?

[ August 01, 2003, 17:43: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

Yes it is back to the Orriginal.
You could have answered the question based on knowledge of US: History, Geography, Recreational spots, or:
The best one would have been Deduction.

Anyone care to provide how you could deduce the answer?
Kwok?

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, this question is a little vague. Maybe because you were asking for distances between U.S. landmarks, but asking for the measurment in kilometers? I don't know if I would call that valid deductive reasoning though. It's more of a hunch really. There is no reason you couldn't ask for U.S. measurments in the kilometer scale. Besides even that would require geographical knowledge to be aware that the landmarks were U.S. ones.

You must be talking about something else, though I can't fathom what it might be.

Geoschmo

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

Geo, that is a good start but was more of a clue and at the same time something of a red hering (distraction) since most Americans could not easily do the Miles / Kilometers

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

Geo, that is a good start but was more of a clue and at the same time something of a red hering (distraction) since most Americans could not easily do the Miles / Kilometers

Addtional Clue: A 12yo boy found this in Playboy and figured it out very quickly.

[ August 01, 2003, 18:08: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well now. Whoever allowed a 12yo boy see a Playboy runs the risk of being brought up on charges. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Why don't you tell us the answer. The suspense is killling us. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

EDIT: How about this. The fact that you specificaly say not to look it up is the key. Because how many people would possibly have a clue at the distance between these two landmarks, so the answer must be something that is easily guessable, or the question is minutae. The only thing that makes sense then that would be guessable is if the two names were for the same dam.

Geoschmo

[ August 01, 2003, 18:21: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

The way I figured it out:
The question was asked so there must be a "real" answer.
The way it was asked it must be deductable since most people would not know it.
Kilometers is a clue since even if you knew the distance in Miles most people would not be able to convert it. It could be a distraction if you took off on or gave up knowing you could not do the translation.
The main clue in the question: "Exact"
Waat is the only number that can be "Exact" in any unit of measurment.
That is how I remember doing it.

And as for those who left the magazine around
One was an engineer
The other is an artist.

(PS: did not mean to be a smart *** here) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ August 01, 2003, 18:26: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

Re: Jokes and Riddles Centre
 

Another riddle from the same page of the magazine:

Which of the following is not one of Santa Clause’s reindeer? It listed all eight of them, (I don’t know them). Rudolf.

Note: there is no attempt to deceive in the way this is presented. Typos and spelling errors are just that.