----------------------------------- djlenny_3000 Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:53 am riddles and brain teasers ----------------------------------- welcome to the new riddles and brain teasers topic, either answer a previous riddle by quoting the person and then putting your answer or post your own riddle. lets start with a few what does this say" NE1410IS" what is is when you take away a whole you still have some left over. a man walks through the desert and he sees a man lying dead on the ground. he has no clothes on and there are no footprints anywhere around him. he has a stick in his hand, the only evidence left is that where he is lying it seems as if the sand seems to crater underneath him, how did he die? Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching Bill bets Craig $100 that he can predict the score of the hockey game before it starts. Craig agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Craig lose the bet? ----------------------------------- apomb Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:01 am ----------------------------------- it seems this should be in SPAM, but i will reply anyway: "a man walks through the desert and he sees a man lying dead on the ground. he has no clothes on and there are no footprints anywhere around him. he has a stick in his hand, the only evidence left is that where he is lying it seems as if the sand seems to crater underneath him, how did he die?" he was in a hot air ballon and they needed to loose weight, and they drew straws, his was the shortest "NE1410IS" any one for tennis Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday yesterday,today,tomorrow ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:41 am ----------------------------------- The paragraph has no e's in it. The score in any hockey game is 0-0 before it starts ;) ----------------------------------- Brightguy Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:23 pm Re: riddles and brain teasers ----------------------------------- what is is when you take away a whole you still have some left over.wholesome? ----------------------------------- Mazer Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:14 pm Re: riddles and brain teasers ----------------------------------- what is is when you take away a whole you still have some left over. A typo, of course. ----------------------------------- djlenny_3000 Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:39 am ----------------------------------- your all correct sry for the typo mr nitpiky and for the hot air balloon question, you are missing one piece of information, he was naked on the ground, explain. ----------------------------------- djlenny_3000 Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:43 am ----------------------------------- now for more riddles how many letters are in the alphabet? A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds. What did he put in the barrel? This guy living on the 20th floor in an apartment building got up early each morning to go to work in a downtown store. He always went into the elevator on the 20th floor and rode down to the entrance (1st floor). When he came home he always rode the elevator from the entrance and up to the 8th floor. He walked out of the elevator and walked the stairs up to his apartment on the 20th floor. sometims, he goes all the way up, and when its raining he goes all the way up. why the strange behavior? ----------------------------------- the_short1 Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:21 am ----------------------------------- now for more riddles how many letters are in the alphabet? A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds. What did he put in the barrel? why the strange behavior? a hole in the barrel ----------------------------------- MyPistolsIn3D Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:50 am ----------------------------------- This guy living on the 20th floor in an apartment building got up early each morning to go to work in a downtown store. He always went into the elevator on the 20th floor and rode down to the entrance (1st floor). When he came home he always rode the elevator from the entrance and up to the 8th floor. He walked out of the elevator and walked the stairs up to his apartment on the 20th floor. sometims, he goes all the way up, and when its raining he goes all the way up. He is a midget and cant reach the top buttons. On rainy days he has an umbrella to push the top buttons with. ----------------------------------- apomb Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:11 pm ----------------------------------- HA , i liked that one, oh and the guy was naked because to try andlose wieght the first time, they all threw their cloths out ----------------------------------- damed15 Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:20 pm ----------------------------------- Here is a riddle for you, If your a fan of a series you'll know this and personally i think its a good riddle. It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter. ----------------------------------- damed15 Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:28 pm ----------------------------------- Here are another couple riddles for your pleasure from the same series. Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows? This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. The Last one is good. Here are a couple i just know. What has a mouth but never speaks, What has a bed but never sleeps? What has Four legs at the Morning, Two in the afternoon, And three in the evening? What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die? A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. ----------------------------------- Mazer Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:29 pm ----------------------------------- What's in his pocketses? ----------------------------------- Amailer Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:03 pm ----------------------------------- *sigh* mods this should be in the spam -.- moved. ----------------------------------- apomb Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:26 pm ----------------------------------- What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die? Nothing thats the only one i know for sure, im not too sure of the others tho ... and thx Amailer ... i suggested that earlier i just realised that what is punishable if attempted but not if committed suicide []edit, sorry, edited before i saw templest's post ----------------------------------- templest Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:28 pm ----------------------------------- A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. Suicide. EDIT: Nevermind, attempted suicide is still not a crime. ----------------------------------- templest Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:38 pm ----------------------------------- Here is a riddle for you, If your a fan of a series you'll know this and personally i think its a good riddle. It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter. Hydrogen? You can't see it, smell it, hear it, or feel it. You can find it underground. It's the most abundant element in the universe. Since air is H20 (Di-Hydrogen Oxide), when you dig a hole, there'll still be air in there, and therefore, hydrogen. It's everywhere, so when you go somewhere it'll already be there. I don't know about the following after. Hydrogen Bombs kill life--and--laughter. ----------------------------------- Maverick Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:40 pm ----------------------------------- Carbon Monoxide? ----------------------------------- templest Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:46 pm ----------------------------------- Carbon Monoxide? Is there any proof that Caron Monoxide exists anywhere but in earth? Although it does make sense. Hm, I don't know. Damed will have to clear that one up. ----------------------------------- Mazer Fri Oct 22, 2004 2:58 pm ----------------------------------- Since air is H20 (Di-Hydrogen Oxide), when you dig a hole, there'll still be air in there, and therefore, hydrogen. I don't want to brag about my leet chemistry skillz but... :wink: Anyways, Haven't you people read the hobbit? A great story, really. Solutions in order (as asked by damed15): Dark Fish Mountain Time I had to provide the spoiler warning just because I've already given a hint (as has damed15, kind of) of where to get the answers. But yes, those were really good ones. What has Four legs at the Morning, Two in the afternoon, And three in the evening? Man (baby crawls on hands and knees, man walks on two feet, old man walks with cane). ----------------------------------- templest Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:49 pm ----------------------------------- This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. If the answer was really time It wouldn't make sense. (Although I must admit, that's what I thought of, at first glance). It makes sense for the first one. But wind is the one that grinds stones to 'meal' and 'beats high mountains down'. Moisture 'gnaws iron and bites steel'. And people slay kinds and ruin towns. Not to metion that doesn't really exist to begin with, so how could it cause these things? Either way, although does give it the --span-- large enough for these things to take it's toll, it doesn't necessaraly DO them. Without: Wind, Moisture, and People it doesn't matter how much you have, it wouldn't make a difference. ----------------------------------- Mazer Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:56 pm ----------------------------------- If you'd like, I'll help you build a time machine so you can go back and take it up with Tolkien in person, or whoever originally came up with it if that's the case. ----------------------------------- templest Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:42 pm ----------------------------------- If you'd like, I'll help you build a time machine so you can go back and take it up with Tolkien in person, or whoever originally came up with it if that's the case. Duh! There is no such thing as time! Therefore, time travel is impossible! :roll: ----------------------------------- the_short1 Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:14 pm ----------------------------------- What has a mouth but never speaks, What has a bed but never sleeps? the mouth one... thats a Delta of a river..(where is meets an ocean) the bed one ... thats a river.. (bed) :P those are old .. but good.. ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:22 am ----------------------------------- And people slay kinds and ruin towns. Actually, on this count, 'time' works. Kings can die of old age. It doesn't have to involve assassination :P ----------------------------------- templest Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:19 pm ----------------------------------- And people slay kinds and ruin towns. Actually, on this count, 'time' works. Kings can die of old age. It doesn't have to involve assassination :P What about the "ruins towns" though? :-O. You forgot the keyword "and". It has to do both, not one or the other. Therefor: No. :D ----------------------------------- damed15 Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:09 am ----------------------------------- Tempest i am guessing your good in science but its not very good tord riddles. Coutsos I am glad at least someone can remember a good riddle from a ok book. I didn't think anyone would get the right answers. Ohhh ya Tempest time is the answer cause it takes time for anykind of element to do anything and well time is an just an measurement its still a real consept. The_short1 you are right but just say a river basic as that. Tempest Says What about the "ruins towns" though? :-O. You forgot the keyword "and". It has to do both, not one or the other. Therefor: No. It Does cause town fall apart as time goes on or we would have tons of old ruins from past civilzations. ----------------------------------- the_short1 Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:10 pm ----------------------------------- thanks to ian in my physics class for this one. What gets wetter as it dries ?? ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:34 pm ----------------------------------- Actually, according to physics, time is as real as up or down, its a dimension that is integral in all parts of our lives. For example, the closer you travel to the speed of light, the slower time becomes for you. That is because when you are not travelling through any other dimensions (ie. Staying still), you are using all your velocity to travel through time (at the speed of light), once you get moving, your using part of that velocity to travel through space, and less for time. (kinda like how if you travel from west to east in a straight line, you'll get to the eastern point faster than if you travel angled to to south, sharing your velocity between 2 dimensions). We just don't notice it cause we don't travel anywhere near the speed of light. Its all part of Einstein's special relativity ;) ----------------------------------- Flea Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:52 pm ----------------------------------- What gets wetter as it dries ?? towel! ----------------------------------- Andy Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:44 pm ----------------------------------- haha thats a good one ----------------------------------- myob Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:53 pm ----------------------------------- Since air is H20 (Di-Hydrogen Oxide), when you dig a hole, there'll still be air in there, and therefore, hydrogen. i recall air is made up of 79% Nitrogen (N2) and 21% oxygen (O2) and rest lil things but yeah maybe some water vapour but if you are in a desert where humidity is low... gl buddy