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Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.01.26 08:28:00 -
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This is the Riddle Of The Sphinx - from an ancient Greek myth. Those who failed to solve it were eaten by the Sphinx.
And the answer is Man - a child crawls on all four limbs, a grown man walks upright, and one in his last days needs a cane, which is like a third leg. |
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Posted - 2013.02.02 05:32:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Imagination |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.03 03:55:00 -
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General Tiberius1 wrote:then he should think up some originals, all answers to a riddle are acceptable, it depends on what the riddler decides is the answer.
hate arbitrary ****
Generally, most riddles have been postured and answered already; Any "original" riddle doesn't technically have an answer until the creator comes up with one. Which means the prior demand is a paradox; An original riddle will be arbitrary to the riddler, and one that isn't arbitrary won't be original.
Either way, Google renders thought games like this difficult to run on the Internet, so I accept some of your argument. |
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Posted - 2013.02.03 22:54:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it? A coffin A tombstone A funeral
I'm thinking something in that area...? If not, then 99.9% of 21st Century consumer products. |
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Posted - 2013.02.05 02:27:00 -
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If it's not in the sky, then it's in the bird... so, the bird's inside / innards / brain / stomach? |
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Posted - 2013.02.07 00:02:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I?
The answer is: A hole.
@above replies: logic doesn't always demand science, even though they work well together. And over-thinking an issue can often fail to see the right answer. That is the art of riddles - they help one to see that. |
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Posted - 2013.02.09 23:26:00 -
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EDIT: oops, must've been running the calculator when the answer was posted.
Tried to take a crack at the new one, but I can't think of anything. Having just woke up doesn't help much... |
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Posted - 2013.02.11 06:49:00 -
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Nothing can exist unless in Jack's world unless its name contains double-lettering (cheese, door, etc.) |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.13 08:32:00 -
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Assuming that "cutting" includes lasers and magnifying-glass light burning...
Look at it in a car mirror - no wait, that just makes it closer than it actually appears...
Stick it in the ground - viola', a shorter length is sticking out of the ground!
I'm out of ideas now. |
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Posted - 2013.02.14 04:19:00 -
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Vyzion's first answer helps the rest of us - we can just swing over to the other end of the rope and pull ourselves to the branch. However, do you want to figure out what to do after you are on top of that branch?
Well... isn't the end of that rope going to be burning from the candle? I'd probably swing it at some underbrush to start a fire that scares off the tiger before climbing down. Then i'll find a river, then follow it downstream - civilization naturally builds towns around rivers for easy access to water, so i'd eventually get home.
EDIT: only a spec-ops Rambo type would be able to survive Vyzion's second answer - and somebody who was captured by a savage tribe isn't likely that type of person. |
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Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.15 07:43:00 -
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Vyzion Eyri wrote:Pregnant wife. She had given birth in the car. Stranger was their child.
To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the man burnt the car and walked back home with his baby. I don't know how you could drive in that thing after that. Now this riddle is familiar - yes, the wife had a baby and died during childbirth. It can also be presumed that the "certain place" was the hospital to deliver said child. |
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Posted - 2013.02.17 23:28:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:letter- it had an even amount of letters where there should be an odd amount You are close but that's not the answer. EDIT: Straw is the one with the odd number of digits opposed to the other ones being even - quite literally the odd one out. |
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Posted - 2013.02.18 11:39:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed three days, and rode out again on Friday. How did he do that? Friday is his horse. |
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Posted - 2013.02.19 12:59:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote: What do the letter 't' and an island have in common?
They're both in the middle of water |
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Posted - 2013.02.21 07:33:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:You approach two talking doors. One door leads to the City of Truth, while the other door leads to the City of Liars. You do not know which door is which. You are able to ask only one question to determine which door is which. The door that leads to the City of Liars always speaks lies, while the door that leads to the City of Truth always speaks the truth. You want to go to the City of Truth. What question do you ask to determine which door leads to the City of Truth? "If I asked the other door which one of you led to the City of Lies, what would it say?" Then go through the one it tells you.
Explanation: the Liar would lie about the Truth's answer.
the Truth would say the Liar's answer.
either way, that question would get the opposite answer from what you asked every time, as there are only two possible answers.
FINAL EDIT: 2:20:2013 11:36PM Pacific There are other, more easily understood riddles in this same vein. In one, it's guardians to the gates of Hell and Heaven. In another, you're in an arena and they guard doors with lions behind one and the exit in the other. |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.23 01:21:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:The paragraph below is very unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? "Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... " The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930s. There is no use of the letter "E" in that paragraph. In fact, that entire book was written without using that letter even once, as Wright made a conscious effort to do so. For those that don't know, "E" is also the most common letter in the English language, making the above fact an impressive feat. |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.24 02:37:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:You are correct! Here's one more riddle for the day:
While exploring the wild highlands of Ireland, Robert was captured by goblins. Grumpy, the chief of the goblins told him he was allowed one final statement on which would hinge how he would die. If the statement he made was false, he would be boiled in water. If the statement were true, he would be fried in oil. Sine Robert did not like either option, so he made a statement that forced the goblins to release him. What is the one statement he could make to save himself? He simply stated "I will be boiled in water", creating a verbal paradox. If they fried him, he would have been lying, which should have doomed him to water and the opposite entails if boiled instead. The goblins were either confused about what to do, or intelligent enough to respect his ability to use thought under pressure, allowing his escape/release. |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.25 05:13:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote: You are correct! Here's another riddle for you to figure out:
A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason.
Fortunately, cartoon physics don't apply here. The bridge could collapse, but as the extra weight is minimal, the rate of failure would be slow. Also, 14000 lbs could be the rated weight limit. Then the bridge would be able to take more, but it wouldn't be necessarily safe. Lastly, any bridge a mile long is going to be engineered out the wazoo. Even if it was built out of wood, one does not simply jury-rig a bridge one mile long. It would be able to handle a little extra weight for awhile. In short, the bridge won't collapse. Or if it was, it would take long enough for the truck to go the extra 2,640 feet to get off beforehand. Any less, and that bridge deserved to collapse.
P.S. Okay, I went overboard with the science there. But it just seemed like such a riddle. Unless of course the real answer is something like that tiger-candle riddle the other day... |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.02.26 06:18:00 -
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Since I gave a science/math answer before, I will give a "riddle" answer this time. No, because the bird landed on the truck, not the bridge. |
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Posted - 2013.03.17 21:50:00 -
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Work. People want to relax, but want to get paid. |
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Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.04.20 09:56:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. A lock: it's made from metal, it is installed into an almost-always wooden door, and you wouldn't buy a house that didn't have one. |
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Posted - 2013.05.13 20:48:00 -
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Corum Irsie wrote:With no wings, I fly. With no eyes, I see. With no arms, I climb. More frightening than any beast, stronger than any foe. I am cunning, ruthless, and tall; in the end, I rule all. What am I? Death |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.05.28 02:49:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:The match is the right answer. New riddle:
Without a bridle, or a saddle, across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I? Eyeglasses |
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Posted - 2013.05.31 23:15:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:Once upon a time, there was a father and his three children. When the children grew up, the dad became old and Death came to take him. The first son, who was a lawyer, begged Death to let his father live a few more years. Death agreed. When he came back, the second son, who was a doctor, begged Death to let his father live a few more days. Death agreed. When Death returned again, the third son, who was a priest, pointed to a candle and begged Death to let his father live until the candle wick burned out. Death agreed and never appeared again. Why? In a church, tallow candles are lit at funerals, in honor of the deceased. This created a paradox similar to your earlier goblin riddle, as it was Death himself the priest confronted. Without Death, nobody could die. If nobody could die, the candle would never be lit. Thus, the priest was able to keep Death away indefinitely. |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.06.06 20:17:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote: Three men meet for lunch to talk for a spell All three have two sons who are there as well. Around the table are found seven chairs Each has their own seat which none of them shares. Only seven chairs and each one could sit How's it possible for each one to fit?
The kids are half-brothers to each other. Assuming all chairs are filled exactly: Dads #1 and #2 each have one biological child with the same mother. Hence, they each have two of their sons with them, they're just half-brothers. Dad #3 is completely separate from the above drama, and brought two unrelated sons. This results in 4 kids, and 3 dads. All 7 chairs are filled, and nobody has to stand. Unless the first two dads get in a fight over child support. |
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Posted - 2013.06.09 08:14:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:Correct. New Riddle:
Brad stared through the dirty soot-smeared window on the 22nd floor of the office tower. Overcome with depression he slid the window open and jumped through it. It was a sheer drop outside the building to the ground. Miraculously after he landed he was completely unhurt. Since there was nothing to cushion his fall or slow his descent, how could he have survived the fall?
By the way, Artificer, can you let others try to answer before you? The building was on fire, and the first 21 floors (22 if in England) collapsed. The "jump out" was more of a step onto the rubble, and then a quick GTFO. |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.07.07 20:03:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:To unravel me You need a key. No key that was made by locksmith's hand, But a key that only I will understand. What am I? A cipher encryption. and the "key" is the code word used to decrypt the message |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.07.10 20:34:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
Compare it to a shorter line.
BTW, if this is the answer, then you had a similar riddle before that dealt with sticks. |
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Posted - 2013.07.11 00:08:00 -
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gbghg wrote:First time I read your name I managed to replace the third "a" with an "I"... Lol. Speaking of which, just got back from a vacation to Yellowstone. Gorgeous place, but the sulphur from all the geysers and springs makes those places smell somewhat like a toilet. One could almost call that kind of smell the very thing you mistook my name for... |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.07.12 04:16:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
PS: As for your riddle, have one infantry be on one of the horses of the cavalry.
Neither: they are both a pound.
As for the riddle, I'll accept that - so long as all are visible, it satisfies the riddle. My personal solution was to make them a circle - didn't say anything about a straight line, and a panoramic photo can be a 360-degree shot. |
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Posted - 2013.07.13 01:48:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:Here's the new riddle I promised:
What goes up a chimney down but canGÇÖt come down a chimney up? An umbrella. |
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Posted - 2013.07.14 20:33:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:A man was driving his truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. How did he see her? The sun was shining bright, for it was daytime. |
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Posted - 2013.08.14 06:09:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:It's been around for millions of years, but it's no more than a month old. What is it? The Moon. At the end of every month-long cycle, we get a "New Moon"! |
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Posted - 2013.08.16 03:53:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? Footsteps |
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Posted - 2013.08.30 07:01:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?
4 canaries, 3 cages. |
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Posted - 2013.10.06 02:50:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:Bury deep, Pile on stones, My mind will always Dig up them bones Memory |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2013.10.07 19:53:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:There is a small town on the East Coast that has 2 barbershops each with a single barber, and on opposite sides of town. The barbershop in the good part of town is immaculate. The floors and windows are washed and the air is fresh. The barber is very friendly, always smiling, he has shined shoes, a nice head of hair, and a clean dress shirt. The barbershop in the bad part of town is a mess. The entire barbershop is covered with a layer of dirt, and the air smells of trash. The barber always has a frown on his face. His skin is oily, his hair is ragged, and there are always stains visible on his shirt.
A man comes into town and hears of both barbershops and the man decides to go to the dirty barbershop in the bad part of town. Why does he do this? There are only two barbers in town, and they can't style their own hair - they work on each other. So if the "clean" one has a nice head of hair, it's only because the "dirty" one is a good barber. Dirty guy has terrible hair, so the Clean guy can't be very good. |
Zat Earthshatter
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Posted - 2014.01.20 15:00:00 -
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Terry Webber wrote:The source where I found this riddle had a slightly different answer so we'll move on to the next one:
You have two coconuts and you want to find out how high they can be dropped from a 100 story building before they break. But you only have $1.50 and the elevator costs a dime each time you ride it.
How can you drop the coconuts to guarantee you will find the lowest floor they will break at, while starting and ending at floor 1?
Note: They break when dropped from the same height and they don't weaken from getting dropped.
Don't drop the second coconut - just use it to prop the elevator door open. Viola', you only have to pay once! Well, unless someone else wants to use the elevator
Alternatively, just use the stairs - which are likely required by law to exist in case of fire. Especially if the owner is such a cheapskate that he charges people to use the freakin' elevator on a 100 story building. |
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