Riddles?

Metacortex

atr1000 wrote:

I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assasinated. What am I?

Is the answer

'a rock group'. It would say 'who am i?' if it was looking for a band name.

mathias

About the restaurant one , 10 each makes thirty , then 5 euro given back between three of them would mean that 25 is paid for the meal which is 8.33 euros each. One each back from the 5 gives a total of 9.33 each paid for the meal . 9.33 x 3 equals 27.9999... or 28 . And 2 to the waiter is 30 , no issues , it all adds up.

Where the phantom issue comes in is that its assumed that they all paid nine at some point , whereas that was never the case ,

When the 5 was returned it was 8.3333.... each and when 1 each is given back its 9.33333...etc.

It was never a case of 10 - 1 at any point , it can only ever have been a case of 10 - ( 5/3) , or 10 - 1.66666.... .

no leaf clover

ok the same seven letters fill all the spaces, in the same order, so compete this sentence so it makes sense....

the

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doctor was

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to perform the operation because he had

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Blisterman

The notable doctor was not able to perform the operation because he had no table

vallo

What is next in this sequence

10
1110
3110
?

enda1

You have nine identical cuboid boxes each containing nine cubes. Each cuboid is labelled with a number from 1-9 and its contents (the cubes) have the same number on them as the cuboid whihch they are in.

You are told that each inner cube weighs 1kg except the cubes from one cuboid which each weigh 1.01kg.

You have a weighing scales capable of weighing to the accuracy of 0.01kg.

You are only allowed make one weighing.

How do you determine which cuboid contains the heavier cubes?

Capt'n Midnight

just to clarify
so eight of the boxes will weigh 9Kg and the other box will weigh 9.09Kg

enda1

yeah thats it. which one though???

Thomas_S_Hunterson

enda1 wrote:

yeah thats it. which one though???

Take one block from the first cuboid
Two from the second
Three from the third
Four from the forth

and so on

Then weigh the 45 little cubes that you have. If the weight is 10 grammes over 45kg, it is the first cuboid which contains the heavier cubes, it it is 20 grams over-weight, then it is the second and so on and so forth.

quazzy

vallo wrote:

What is next in this sequence

10
1110
3110
?

Is it

132110

Reason:

First line is one zero = 10

2nd line describes the first. one 1 and one zero = 1110

3rd line describes the 2nd. three 1's and one zero = 3110

bubthatub

Dec McC wrote:

A room with no windows and just one door has 3 separate lights. Outside the room are 3 light switches. Figure out which switch is for which light. You cannot see the lights from the light switches and you have no help from others. You can switch the switches as many times as you like but you may only enter the room once. You cannot look in the door without entering. On return you must give your answer.

look trough the keyhole

Sam Vimes

bubthatub wrote:

look trough the keyhole

na, you turn on on for a few minutes and then turn it off. then you turn another one on and walk into the room. you obviously know which switch belongs to the one thats on and the bulb that's off but still hot is for the other switch

Scorpio Girl

a man is found hanging in an empty 10 foot room. there is absoloutly nothing in the room except the man, the rope attached to the light fitting and a pool of water. how did he get the rope up to the light fitting?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Scorpio Girl wrote:

a man is found hanging in an empty 10 foot room. there is absoloutly nothing in the room except the man, the rope attached to the light fitting and a pool of water. how did he get the rope up to the light fitting?

Standing on a block of ice

Scorpio Girl

sean_keevey wrote:

Standing on a block of ice

yes! i think that one is fairly simple but i know people who have spent hours trying to work it out.

BlitzKrieg

Pretend you're a bus driver. You start at New York and fifty people get on.
Then you drive to New Jersey and twenty people get off, while five get on.
Then you go to Florida and ten people get off while fourteen get back on.
When you get to New Mexico, twenty people leave and five more get back on.
When you reach California everyone get's back on. How old is the bus driver?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

BlitzKrieg wrote:

Pretend you're a bus driver. You start at New York and fifty people get on.
Then you drive to New Jersey and twenty people get off, while five get on.
Then you go to Florida and ten people get off while fourteen get back on.
When you get to New Mexico, twenty people leave and five more get back on.
When you reach California everyone get's back on. How old is the bus driver?

69 ha ha ha ah ha ha hahah ah:D

JoeB-

BlitzKrieg wrote:

Pretend you're a bus driver. You start at New York and fifty people get on.
Then you drive to New Jersey and twenty people get off, while five get on.
Then you go to Florida and ten people get off while fourteen get back on.
When you get to New Mexico, twenty people leave and five more get back on.
When you reach California everyone get's back on. How old is the bus driver?

spoiler: You're the bus driver so whatever age you are...


How is the highlighting done to hide the spoilers? I just made the text white...

JoeB-

Riddle.
There are twelve identical balls... well almost twelve as one of the balls is heavier or lighter than the other eleven identical balls.

You also have a balance and are allowed to make three comparisons in order to find out which ball is the dodgy one AND whether it is heavier or lighter than the others.

Orion

JoeBallantine wrote:

How is the highlighting done to hide the spoilers? I just made the text white...

use [.spoiler] and [./spoiler] without the .

Dec McC

While exploring the wilds of Canada, Wild Man Dave was captured by hostile wood fairies. Brad, the powerful chief of the fairies told him he could make one final statement which would determine 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. Wild Man Dave found neither of this options too his liking, so he made a statement that got him out of this seemingly impossible situation. What is the one statement he could have made

Wild Man Dave said: "You will boil me in water." The fairies were faced with a dilemma. If they boil him in water, that would make his statement true, which means he should have been fried in oil. They can only fry him in oil if he makes a true statement, but if they do, it would make his final statement false. The fairies had no way our of their situation so they were forced to set Wild Man Dave free.

Capt'n Midnight

JoeBallantine wrote:

Riddle.
There are twelve identical balls... well almost twelve as one of the balls is heavier or lighter than the other eleven identical balls.

You also have a balance and are allowed to make three comparisons in order to find out which ball is the dodgy one AND whether it is heavier or lighter than the others.

can I use a dolphin ?

you don't have to weigh all the balls at once

dak

sean_keevey wrote:

69 ha ha ha ah ha ha hahah ah:D

Whatever age you are!

JoeB-

atr1000 wrote:

I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assasinated. What am I?

The Dead Presidents?

Soby

Brittany, Anthony, Savannah, James, and Jordan each have one brother (Nicholas, Michael, Matthew, Andrew, and Joshua) and one sister (Alexandra, Brianna, Ashley, Sarah, and Sydney).

Who is each person's brother and sister?

1. James invited Alexandra and Matthew over to his family's house for dinner.


2. Michael went to the movies with his sister Alexandra.


3. James went to the mall with his brother, as well as Anthony and Savannah.


4. Brittany invited Sarah and Nicholas over to her family's house for dinner.


5. Savannah's sister and Anthony were talking on the phone.


6. Jordan went to the mall with her brother, as well as Brittany and Anthony.


7. Savannah invited Sydney and Nicholas over to her family's house for dinner.


8. Brittany went to the mall with her brother, as well as Anthony and Jordan.


9. James went to the mall with his brother, as well as Savannah and Brittany.


10. Brittany went to the mall with her brother, as well as Savannah and James.


11. James' sister and Anthony were talking on the phone.


12. Brittany invited Brianna and Matthew over to her family's house for dinner.


13. Jordan went to the mall with her brother, as well as Brittany and James.


14. Savannah invited Ashley and Matthew over to her family's house for dinner.


15. Joshua helped his sister Alexandra with her homework.


16. Andrew helped his sister Ashley with her homework.


17. James invited Sydney and Joshua over to his family's house for dinner.


18. Nicholas helped his sister Brianna with her homework.


19. Anthony's sister and James were talking on the phone.


20. Michael helped his sister Sarah with her homework.


21. Brittany invited Alexandra and Nicholas over to her family's house for dinner.


22. Andrew went to the movies with his sister Alexandra.


23. Jordan's sister and Anthony were talking on the phone.


24. Matthew helped his sister Sydney with her homework.


25. Savannah went to the mall with her brother, as well as Anthony and Brittany.


26. Brittany's sister and Jordan were talking on the phone.


27. Jordan invited Brianna and Joshua over to her family's house for dinner.


28. Jordan invited Ashley and Michael over to her family's house for dinner.


29. Jordan went to the mall with her brother, as well as Savannah and Brittany.
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Two tribes in a forgein country.
ONE are tall and the other tribe are small
One tribe tells lies the other tells the truth

kryan1

JoeBallantine wrote:

Riddle.
There are twelve identical balls... well almost twelve as one of the balls is heavier or lighter than the other eleven identical balls.

You also have a balance and are allowed to make three comparisons in order to find out which ball is the dodgy one AND whether it is heavier or lighter than the others.

put 6 balls on one side, 6 on the other, u will have identified the side that is heavier ball, then use these 6 and put 3 on wither side, again, u will have identified the heavier side, then u are left with 3, place one on each scale, if they balace, u have the heavier one in ur hand, if not the scale will show.

Feral Mutant

Soby wrote:

1: A man wakes up,turns on the light,turns on the radio,then kills himself...
WHY????????????

He was a lighthouse keeper. He had forgotten to turn the light on when he went to sleep. A ship crashes and sank without the light. He heard about this on the radio and felt guilty.

Gaspode

Two men are locked into the attic of an average suburban attic. They are identical in every way, including their clothing. Only one of them is in the army though, which one?

Capt'n Midnight

Use spoiler tags please.

[spoiler] Hidden text.[/spoiler]

hybal

kryan1 wrote:

put 6 balls on one side, 6 on the other, u will have identified the side that is heavier ball, then use these 6 and put 3 on wither side, again, u will have identified the heavier side, then u are left with 3, place one on each scale, if they balace, u have the heavier one in ur hand, if not the scale will show.

this is wrong because you dont know if the ball your looking for is lighter or heavier,so if one side is heavier it could because a lighter ball is on the other side.