My Own "Solve The Riddle"...

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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The best riddles are formulated by finding the most direct thought path, and then taking a different one b:thanks

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  • andracil
    andracil Posts: 2,949 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Only it's wrong. The man was 100% sure that, if he said he was wearing white, he'd win. The question is, what made him so sure?
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  • Lairian - Sanctuary
    Lairian - Sanctuary Posts: 8,209 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Just taking a random guess here, but if there's some kind of reflective surface nearby he could have looked in that and seen his reflection wearing the white hat.
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  • eatwithspoons
    eatwithspoons Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    nope, I was thinking something along the same lines. b:shocked
  • Aadi - Lost City
    Aadi - Lost City Posts: 4,449 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The man (A) knew it was white because the others(B and C) didn't know what color theirs were. If his had been black:

    B would have seen a black and a white hat. Because C didn't know, B must not be wearing a black hat, so he would have been able to say he had a white hat. But because B didn't say he had a white hat on, A knew that he did not have a black hat on.
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  • FallenStar - Heavens Tear
    FallenStar - Heavens Tear Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The man (A) knew it was white because the others(B and C) didn't know what color theirs were. If his had been black:

    B would have seen a black and a white hat. Because C didn't know, B must not be wearing a black hat, so he would have been able to say he had a white hat. But because B didn't say he had a white hat on, A knew that he did not have a black hat on.

    Wow, I would never have gotten that. XD
  • BeingHope - Harshlands
    BeingHope - Harshlands Posts: 5,013 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    b:faint

    Geeeh >.< Heres my riddle which everyone should guess...

    Who is super confused, loves to try to solve riddles and fails? :D b:laugh


    hahahaha rofl jk :P

    The real riddle...

    What is red but covered in green to disguise itself, only to fail?

    b:cute I'm hungry.
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  • HitsTwice - Raging Tide
    HitsTwice - Raging Tide Posts: 140 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Uh.... a venomancer who is a fox wearing a green dress.
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  • BeingHope - Harshlands
    BeingHope - Harshlands Posts: 5,013 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Uh.... a venomancer who is a fox wearing a green dress.

    Wrong :P

    Lol how can you not guess >.< b:surrender
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  • Rheic - Dreamweaver
    Rheic - Dreamweaver Posts: 154 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Strawberry?

    ...now i'm hungry too.b:sad
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  • andracil
    andracil Posts: 2,949 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Just for the record, Aadi was entirely correct. Good job!
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  • Aadi - Lost City
    Aadi - Lost City Posts: 4,449 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    My head hurts b:sad

    And Hope, a watermelon?
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  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    andracil wrote: »
    2) A room has three switches, one of them controls a light upstairs. All of them are in the off position. You may switch them on or off as often and long as you want. You may go upstairs to check on the lamp just once, no more. How can you figure out the lamp-controlling switch?
    Notes : You can't see the lamp while downstairs, and you're alone.

    I think this problem can be solved with low-yield explosives.

    - Go up the stairs to see where the lamp is located.
    - Explode a hole between the light switch (where you are standing) and the lamp, establishing line of sight.
    - Flip the switches until you figure out which switch you use to turn on the lamps.

    Touching the bulb is not a recommended solution for halogen lights. The oil from the fingers stay on the bulb, and this oil can overheat, which can cause the bulb to crack (it's a thin glass). This can result in a fire hazard, which is dangerous.

    Low-yield explosives is obviously a safer solution.
  • BeingHope - Harshlands
    BeingHope - Harshlands Posts: 5,013 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    My head hurts b:starry

    And Hope, a watermelon?

    Correct b:victoryb:chuckle

    Rofl mwhahahaha I did say I was hungry :3
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  • HitsTwice - Raging Tide
    HitsTwice - Raging Tide Posts: 140 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    A man walks into a bar and is knocked unconcious, nobody hit him so how did this happen?
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  • Neorago - Raging Tide
    Neorago - Raging Tide Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Yay a riddle page~
    -Has just read the past 40 pages or so-
    A man walks into a bar and is knocked unconcious, nobody hit him so how did this happen?

    He walked into a bar as in the long metal thing, not a bar as in the place people go to get drunk.

    Am I making any sense? >_<
  • HitsTwice - Raging Tide
    HitsTwice - Raging Tide Posts: 140 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Yay a riddle page~
    -Has just read the past 40 pages or so-



    He walked into a bar as in the long metal thing, not a bar as in the place people go to get drunk.

    Am I making any sense? >_<


    Correct lol
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  • Konariraiden - Heavens Tear
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,505 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    andracil wrote: »
    Alright, here's some different riddles - completely different style from the other ones posted!

    2) A room has three switches, one of them controls a light upstairs. All of them are in the off position. You may switch them on or off as often and long as you want. You may go upstairs to check on the lamp just once, no more. How can you figure out the lamp-controlling switch?
    Notes : You can't see the lamp while downstairs, and you're alone.

    He turns on the second switch and leaves it on for a while. Afterward, he turns the second switch off and turns the third switch on. Then, he goes to the room.

    If the light is on, then the third switch controls the lamp.
    If the light is off, BUT is warm, then the second switch controls the lamp.
    If the light is off and cold, then the first switch controls the lamp.
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    Yeah, it's me. Don't read to much into it, though; I'm only here for myself now, killin' time and chillin' when need-be. So sue me. Tch...
  • Vixe - Heavens Tear
    Vixe - Heavens Tear Posts: 419 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I already solved it, so you're a bit late there. b:pleased

    FAIL KONARI!
  • Konariraiden - Heavens Tear
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,505 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I already solved it, so you're a bit late there. b:pleased

    FAIL KONARI!

    b:shedtear

    ...it's my thread, I can do what I want! *suicide-bombs thread*
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  • andracil
    andracil Posts: 2,949 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Time for a classic. This is Einstein's riddle (or at least, it's assumed he wrote it). According to research, only 2% of the world's population can solve this riddle. Personally, I did it in about 20 minutes, and don't see what's so hard about it. Now, this riddle can be very easily googled, but don't do that unless you're absolutely stumped and can't find it. If you end up googling the answer, don't post it here or you'll ruin it <_< If you find an answer and want it verified without googling, post it here, or if you found it yourself then googled it and it ended up being correct ;O
    Now, the actual riddle is different from the ones posted here so far, here it is (yes it's copypasta):


    There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.

    Somebody owns a fish. The question is: who?

    Hints:

    * The Brit lives in the red house.
    * The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
    * The Dane drinks tea.
    * The green house is on the left and next to the white house.
    * The green homeowner drinks coffee.
    * The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
    * The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
    * The man living in the center house drinks milk.
    * The Norwegian lives in the first house.
    * The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
    * The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
    * The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
    * The German smokes Prince.
    * The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
    * The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.
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  • Konariraiden - Heavens Tear
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,505 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    <edited: Don't spoil it yet>I had to do this for my class JUST a week ago.
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  • Genosuke - Heavens Tear
    Genosuke - Heavens Tear Posts: 352 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    andracil wrote: »
    According to research, only 2% of the world's population can solve this riddle.

    they dont mention which world =P

    its an awesome riddle, first time i solved it i felt like a genius b:laugh

    therefore, ill let someone else answer it ^.^
  • Konariraiden - Heavens Tear
    Konariraiden - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,505 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    b:angry

    Y SO EDIT, Andra?!

    You just wait until I get MY mod powers...I'll be modding you left and right...!

    b:shedtear
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  • FallenStar - Heavens Tear
    FallenStar - Heavens Tear Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    andracil wrote: »
    According to research, only 2% of the world's population can solve this riddle.

    Partially because not all of the world's population has tried this riddle XD

    The German, who lives in the green house, drinks coffee, and smokes Prince owns the fish. :)
    I like this type of riddle b:pleased
  • andracil
    andracil Posts: 2,949 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Yup, that's correct ;3

    A quick one to kill some time before my next big one, it should be really easy.

    A woman pulled over to a friend's house on the way home. She steps out of her car, rings the doorbell, and her friend answers the door. At that moment though, the woman receives a call from her bank - she's just lost all her savings.
    What happened?
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  • Poison - Heavens Tear
    Poison - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,444 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The greedy Wall-street execs just tanked the economy...

    Or maybe she just landed on Boardwalk. b:chuckle
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  • andracil
    andracil Posts: 2,949 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Boardwalk? o_O
    Not quite familiar with place names, sorry.
    Also, my next big riddles are ready to be posted, so someone answer this properly ;O
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  • Poison - Heavens Tear
    Poison - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,444 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    andracil wrote: »
    Boardwalk? o_O
    Not quite familiar with place names, sorry.
    Also, my next big riddles are ready to be posted, so someone answer this properly ;O

    Ah, the boardwalk thing, there's a similar Monopoly riddle with a guy going to a hotel and losing all his savings.
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  • andracil
    andracil Posts: 2,949 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Heh, yeah, it's Monopoly. That riddle you're talking about is the same as mine, but I modify to counter googlers. =P

    Alright, now for some big ones!

    1) Think of all english words that end in -gry. Hungry and angry are two such words. What is the third word in the english language that ends in gry? You use it everyday, so it's nothing obscure.

    That's a really old one, let's see if we've got people who can solve it here. Also, if you already know the answer because you saw the riddle before, don't post it, let people figure it out ;3 Feel free to pm me the answer though.

    2) An apartment building has 25 floors. There are three people living on the twentieth floor. One man in particular acts strangely. On days when it rains, he takes the elevator up to his floor. On sunny days though, he takes the elevator halfway, then gets off and takes the stairs for the remaining floors. Why?
    Edit: No it's not a fire staircase on the outside of the building, the stairs are inside.

    3) There is a wise man who can answer any question, but only one question per person. Assume he truly knows everything, even things that should be unanswerable like "how big is the universe". One day, however, a man comes up and asks a question, and the wise man remains silent. He knew the answer, but was unable to say it. What was the question?
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