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spiders have eight legs.

five answers, another medal for Jack, making four.

and the falconer guy is going to have to explain his answer.

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Try this one

Your in a sealed room. No windows, doors, cracks, every thing is solid, 4 walls, ceiling and floor. The only thing in it is as follows

l table
l mirror
You

how do you get out ???/

just some ideas Mac

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How can you tell what's there? You didn't say there was any light in the room. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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Well, if there is no light, you can tell that the objects are there by touching them, but you won't know that the mirror is a mirror.

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If there is no air, you will die fefore you can do much of anything.

As a ghost, you can then pass through walls, no problem.

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I will simply use my handy communication device (stored in my back pocket) and contact the Enterprise and they will beam me out of the room. Rather simple if you ask me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
now, what has two wings, six eyes and eight legs?
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A mounted Falconer."

Pretty simple. A falconer is someone who trainers falcons. so you have:

Falcon: 2 wings, 2 eyes, 2 legs.
Person: 2 eyes 2 legs
Horse: 2 eyes, 4 legs

Total: 2 wings, 6 eyes, eight legs. Exactly as asked.

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mac, if the mirror is the solid surface of part or all of one of the walls or top or bottom, you simply throw the table through it, then exit.

Phoenix, didn't get the horse.

six answers that fit.

one medal for Kamog,
four medals for Jack,
and,
*gives a medal to Phoenix*

[ July 23, 2003, 07:22: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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A bit off the beaten path now, but congrats on figure out the riddle I posted.

You would not believe how many people could not figure that out given its obvious 3rd grade solution.

The riddle works to confuse people in much the same way a good illusionist makes you look at the right hand while the left hand conducts the switch.

By placing the thought of ADDING the $2.00 to the total and not subtracting it, the person is led down the path of suggestive thought. They assume that what they have been told is correct and do not question it. Therefore the ingima becames a riddle. Most people that are capable of free independant thought and have even the most basic problem solving skills can solve the riddle in little under five minutes.

I was working as a process tech IV at the time and bidding on a supervisor job when a friend passed the riddle out at the lunch table where 12 people were sitting, including the manager who was responsible for filling the open supervisor position. They all tried to figure the riddle out but could not. I came over to ask how the interviewing process was going, digging for info, and was presented the riddle by one of them. It was so basic to solve that IIRC I did it in less than a minute. I nearly laughed when I was told that they all had been working on it for over half an hour. And these people were all college graduates who thought they were the smartes among the entire work force.

I got the supervisor job. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ July 23, 2003, 09:05: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

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A woman is sitting in a chinese restaurant, waiting for her meal. Suddenly, a duck comes up to her with a single red rose in it's bill. It drops the rose before her and then says "you are the most beautiful woman on earth, your hair is like sunlight and your eyes are like diamonds."

The woman immediately calls the waiter over, saying "I ordered aromatic duck..."

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LOL a good joke there DS

[ July 23, 2003, 19:10: Message edited by: Taera ]

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you look in the mirror, see what you saw,
you take the saw, cut the table in half,
2 halfs make a hole,
so you crawl out http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

elementary my dear watson http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

just some ideas Mac

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Two guys were sitting at a bar discussing comedians.

Joe: You're a fan of that Abbott guy, right?
Jim: Yeah, Abbott and Costello, they were partners.
Joe: Yeah, right, now Abbott was the straight man?
Jim: Yeah, why?
Joe: If those two guys were partners, how come one of them was straight???

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just for that, mac...well, actually, i was going to post this anyway. it's from my dad.

why did the fish cross the road?

oh, yeah, i probably should have added this earlier, there's also two tales. so it's:

six eyes, eight legs, two wings and two tails.

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you forgot to mention they went to sleep in a tent.

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Tougher riddle similar to the bracelet riddle.

ACME Technologies has just shipped your school a new weights and measures system. Comprised of a super-accurate beam balance and a 40 lb. rock, this system will allow you to accurately weigh items from one to forty pounds, and every integer value in between. Some dis-assembly required, of course.

The forty pound rock will have to be cut up with a high-powered diamond-tipped saw (not included), because as it is, it will only let you accurately weigh other forty pound rocks.

What is the fewest number of pieces the rock will need to be cut into to measure any item weighing an integer amount from one to forty pounds, inclusive (assuming you can manage to get the rock into the precise fractions you want)?

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And a popular joke.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson.
"And what do you deduce from that?"
Watson ponders for a minute.
"Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of stars. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?"
Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot," he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"

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Two simple questions, but what are the answers?..

1) If I walk into a room, where am I?

2) If I walk out of a room, Where am I?

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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David G.

you are where you are, your wherever your physical being is, therefore, your in a room and then your outside... oh well, my 2 cents.. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

just some ideas Mac

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well, from your point of view,

1: here

2: here

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To weigh...

1 lb: put item on one side of beam and 1-lb weight on other side of balance
2 lb: put item + 1-lb weight on one side and 3-lb weight on other side
3 lb: put item on one side and 3-lb weight on other side
4 lb: put item on one side and 3-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
5 lb: put item + 1-lb + 3-lb weights on one side and 9-lb weight on other side
6 lb: put item + 3-lb weight on one side and 9-lb weight on other side
7 lb: put item + 3-lb weight on one side and 9-lb + 1-lb weight on other side
8 lb: put item + 1-lb weight on one side and 9-lb weight on other side
9 lb: put item on one side and 9-lb weight on other side
10 lb: put item on one side and 9-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
11 lb: put item + 1-lb weight on one side and 9-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
12 lb: put item on one side and 9-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
13 lb: put item one one side and 9-lb + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
14 lb: put item + 9-lb + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
15 lb: put item + 9-lb + 3-lb weights on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
16 lb: put item + 9-lb + 3-lb weights on one side, 27-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
17 lb: put item + 9-lb + 1-lb weights on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
18 lb: put item + 9-lb weight on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
19 lb: put item + 9-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
20 lb: put item + 9-lb + 1-lb weights on one side, 27-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
21 lb: put item + 9-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
22 lb: put item + 9-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
23 lb: put item + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on one side, 27-lb weights on other side
24 lb: put item + 3-lb weight on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
25 lb: put item + 3-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
26 lb: put item + 1-lb weight on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
27 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb weight on other side
28 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 1-lb weight on other side
29 lb: put item + 1-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
30 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
31 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
32 lb: put item + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb weights on other side
33 lb: put item + 3-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb weights on other side
34 lb: put item + 3-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
35 lb: put item + 1-lb weithg on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb weights on other side
36 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb weights on other side
37 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb + 1-lb weights on other side
38 lb: put item + 1-lb weight on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
39 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb + 3-lb weights on other side
40 lb: put item on one side, 27-lb + 9-lb + 3-lb + 1-lb weights on other side.

Therefore, you need to cut the 40-lb rock into 4 pieces: 27-lb, 9-lb, 3-lb, 1-lb.

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Mr. Smith goes to the doctor's office to collect his wife's test results.
The lab technician says to him, "I'm sorry, but there has been a bit of a mix-up and we have a problem. When we sent the samples from your wife to the lab, the samples from another Mrs. Smith were sent as well and we are now uncertain which one is your wife's. Frankly, it's either bad or terrible!
"What do you mean?" said Mr. Smith.

"Well, one Mrs. Smith has tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other Mrs. Smith has tested positive for AIDS. We can't tell which is your wife."

"That's terrible!" Mr. Smith said. "Can we do the test over again?"

"Normally, yes. But you have OHIP Care and they will not pay for these expensive tests more than once."

"Well, what am I supposed to do now?" said Mr. Smith.

"OHIP recommends that you drop your wife off in the middle of town.
If she finds her way home don't sleep with her!"

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Some good little movies. It takes a moment to load but worth it.

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/delay.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/planner.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/damage.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/recall.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/wmd.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/photoop.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/taxcut.html

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/shocko.html

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Narf, you can use your regular account from another computer.

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i don't know my password.

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Isn't there an "email me my password" option? If not, just have Richard or Tim Brooks email it to the email account your Shrapnel account was created with. They should have no security concerns about that. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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The surgeon is the son's mother.

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Yep, surprising how many that doesn't think of that.

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An old riddle, might have been told already here;

A son is out riding in a car with his father, there is a tragic accident and the father dies.
The son is severely injuried and is taken to a hospital, on the way into the operating room the surgeon sees the patients face and exclaims; "Oh no, it's my son!".

Who is the surgeon?

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you forgot to mention that the father was a surgeon.

anybody want a hint, or just the solution to my riddle?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm familiar with variations on it; the omission is deliberate, because nothing requires that the father be a surgeon. The point of the riddle is to point out that most people just assume that surgeons are male.

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your riddle? the legs-eyes-wings-tails one?

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i tell you what, i dont exactly know what it is but it realy reminds those huge bugs i keep killing here... (im serious, theyre damn wierd)

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Racist http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Here is a riddle I was given earlier today. I have no idea what to do with it.

Rin.

[Edit: nevermind, I was just given the answer and it was stupid and not worth noting]

[ July 30, 2003, 18:26: Message edited by: Loser ]

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yeah, the eyes-etc.

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Simple riddle:

Three men walk into a restaraunt and jointly order a platter of potatoes. Before the platter arrives, however, all three fall asleep. After the potatoes arrive, the first wakes up and eats what he believes is his fair share - one third of the potatoes. Then, he falls asleep again. The second wakes up and, not knowing the first has eaten, eats what he believes is his fair share - one third of the remaining potatoes. The second then falls back asleep. The third wakes up and, not knowing the other two have already eaten, eats what he believes is his fair share - one third of the remaining potatoes. The third man then falls back asleep. After that, there are eight remaining potatoes. How many potatoes had been on the platter at the time they were served?

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If the initial # of potatos was X

After first man ate one third of the potatos, the remaining quantity is (2/3)X
After the second man ate one third of the remaining potatos, there are now (2/3)(2/3)X
After the third man ate one third of the remaining potatos, there are (2/3)(2/3)(2/3)X

(2/3)(2/3)(2/3)X = 8
X = 8(3/2)(3/2)(3/2)
X = 27 is the answer

27 potatos in beginning
First man ate 9 potatoes, then 18 remaining
Second man ate 6 potatos, then 12 remaining
Third man ate 4 potatos, then 8 remaining

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1.5* 8 = 12
1.5*12 = 18
1.5*18 = 27

27 potatos.

going the other way:
27*2/3 =18
18*2/3 =12
12*2/3 =8

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Pheonix-D and Kamog: Correct. As I said, simple riddle.

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This is not a riddle, but I remember the problem like it was yesterday. It was one of the first word problems I ever had to do while taking algebra. Hmmm... 24 years ago... It's a wonder I went on to engineering school. Anyway, this thing kicked my butt:

A ship is twice as old as its boiler was when the ship was as old as the boiler is. The sum of their ages is 49 years. How old is the ship and how old is the boiler?

Word problems. Oh, the memories...

Slick.

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Edit: by coincidence, I posted a more or less the same question!

[ July 31, 2003, 06:51: Message edited by: Kamog ]

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"A ship is twice as old as its boiler was when the ship was as old as the boiler is. The sum of their ages is 49 years. How old is the ship and how old is the boiler?"

First sentence is a complicated way of saying that the ship is twice as old as the boiler. Therefore, 2x+y =49.

EDIT: actually the first sentence is just complicated period. Sheesh. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

More correct therefore:
y =2x
x+y = 49

substitute. 3x =49
x = 16.333
y = 32.666

Boiler is 16 years, 4 months. Ship is 32 years, 8 months.

[ July 31, 2003, 07:07: Message edited by: Phoenix-D ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Assuming the boiler at the time referred to was the same age as the ship was at that time....

Ship + Boiler = 49
Ship = 2 * Boiler

=> 2 * Boiler + Boiler = 49
=> 3 * Boiler = 49
=> Boiler = 49/3 = 16 1/3
=> Ship = 2 * 49/3 = 32 2/3

Boiler is 16 and 1/3 years old,
Ship is 32 and 2/3 years old.

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I think the intended meaning of the question is:

The age of the ship today is twice what the age of the boiler was, back when the ship used to be the age that the boiler is today. The sum of the age of the ship today and the age of the boiler today is 49 years.

..it's hard to word it so it's not confusing.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Assuming the boiler at the time referred to was the same age as the ship was at that time....

Ship + Boiler = 49
Ship = 2 * Boiler

=> 2 * Boiler + Boiler = 49
=> 3 * Boiler = 49
=> Boiler = 49/3 = 16 1/3
=> Ship = 2 * 49/3 = 32 2/3

Boiler is 16 and 1/3 years old,
Ship is 32 and 2/3 years old.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A good shot, but not correct. Deciphering the wording is the hardest part. Once you have a correct algebra equation, you are home free.

Slick.

[ July 31, 2003, 07:23: Message edited by: Slick ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">nope. try again. The first sentence is saying more than you have accounted for.

edit: good night, all. I'll check back in the morning on your solutions.

Slick.

[ July 31, 2003, 07:29: Message edited by: Slick ]

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The first bit is just frigging nuts.

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I'm not going to answer this one because I've seen something very similar before. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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Here's a riddle...

You need to take a fox, a chicken and some grain across a river. Your boat is just big enough to carry yourself and only one of the three items.

If you leave the fox and the chicken together, the fox will eat the chicken. If you leave the chicken and grain together, the chicken will eat the grain.

How do you safely get the fox, chicken, and grain to the other side of the river?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">1) Take chicken across
2) return empty
3) Take fox across
4) return with chicken
5) Take grain across
6) return empty
7) take chicken across

Done