~The BrAiN tEaSeR Thread~

[Asteroid-Man]

Newspaper
I didn't say "read" I said "red"

[Carcharodon]

cant you just take a coin out of each bag and weigh them?

theres probably some rediculous method but whateverWith only one weighing opportunity, though...probably not. :(

[Carcharodon]

I didn't say "read" I said "red"A penguin in a blender.

[Majik1387]

What's black and white and red all over
Schindler's List. :oldrazz::(

[wiegeabo]

cant you just take a coin out of each bag and weigh them?

theres probably some rediculous method but whatever

You're on the right track.

[Halcohol]

I didn't say "read" I said "red"
A penguin with a sunburn.

[Yurka]

With only one weighing opportunity, though...probably not. :(

i dont think it said you could use it once,

whatever im probably wrong anyway

[Carcharodon]

i dont think it said you could use it once,

whatever im probably wrong anywayHe said so later on; you only have one penny.

[unstoppable]

I know that one from a show

[Majik1387]

How do you use a penny scale?
There's not even a wikipedia on it.:(

[Asteroid-Man]

It's a bloody penguin! Get it? As in "bloody" the english term? Ah, forget it!

[Spider-Fan]

Uhhh....ok?

[Halcohol]

I know that one from a show
http://gallery.lost-media.com/albums/ep-caps/season1/1x14-special/normal_special349.jpg

It was on LOST.

[Yurka]

OHHH, do you take like 1 coin from each bag and put it into a bag and then weigh it.........

nevermind :dry:

[unstoppable]

http://gallery.lost-media.com/albums/ep-caps/season1/1x14-special/normal_special349.jpg

It was on LOST.
never watched lost I was talkin bout the legs one


can''t ya put
different bags on the scale and see which one weighs more?

[Halcohol]

never watched lost I was talkin bout the legs one


can''t ya put
different bags on the scale and see which one weighs more?
Yeah but there's one bag full of gold and a (potentially) infinite number of bags that are filled with lead...

[unstoppable]

Riddle #16

A grandmother sent her grandson into the orchard to get a pan of berries, and she said:

"Give me half the berries and one-half a berry more; then give your father half the remainder and half a berry over, and your mother half the balance and half a berry besides, and have one berry left for yourself".

Question: How many berries must he pick?

This Riddle Has Been Solved (http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=12002314&postcount=165)

-TNC
Is this one fifteen

[unstoppable]

Yeah but there's one bag full of gold and a (potentially) infinite number of bags that are filled with lead...

I'll find a loopol


Riddle #15:

You're in a room filled with sacks. As many sacks as you like. Each sack is filled with the same number of coins. As many coins as you like. In one sack the coins are made of solid gold. All the other sacks are filled with coins made of another metal that looks and acts just like gold.

The gold and metal coins look exactly the same and all the coins are the exact same size. The only difference is that gold and metal coins don't weigh the same.

There is a penny scale in the room, but you only have one penny. How do you find the bag with the gold coins?



so if I only want two bags then I'll have to bags
to choose from

[Carcharodon]

K. So how do you choose between the two? And that's not really a loophole, I think the phrasing and intent were very purposeful.

[wiegeabo]

OHHH, do you take like 1 coin from each bag and put it into a bag and then weigh it.........

nevermind :dry:

How would you tell which coin is the real coin?

[Spider-Fan]

cant you just take a coin out of each bag and weigh them?

theres probably some rediculous method but whatever

Your are close. Keep this train of thought in mind. You are not that far off at all.

[Joe Kerr]

define penny scale?

if its what i thinks it is, you could take 1 coin from each bag, and weigh them, two at a time on the scale, finding which one weighs the most, and theres your bag!

*just seeing this thread, sorry if someone used this answer

[Spider-Fan]

define penny scale?

if its what i thinks it is, you could take 1 coin from each bag, and weigh them, two at a time on the scale, finding which one weighs the most, and theres your bag!

*just seeing this thread, sorry if someone used this answer

You only have one chance to weigh them. Just one.

[wiegeabo]

define penny scale?

if its what i thinks it is, you could take 1 coin from each bag, and weigh them, two at a time on the scale, finding which one weighs the most, and theres your bag!

*just seeing this thread, sorry if someone used this answer

It's like a vending machine. Put a penny in, it weighs what's on the scale, and prints out the weight.

But you only have one penny.

[Halcohol]

define penny scale?

if its what i thinks it is, you could take 1 coin from each bag, and weigh them, two at a time on the scale, finding which one weighs the most, and theres your bag!

*just seeing this thread, sorry if someone used this answer
That's what I thought it was, too. Apparently a "penny scale" is a machine that, for only a penny, will tell you the weight of whatever is on it.

[Yurka]

do you take a different amount of coins from each bag then you weigh it then it tellsyou what bag its in?????!?!?!?

[wiegeabo]

do you take a different amount of coins from each bag then you weigh it then it tellsyou what bag its in?????!?!?!?

Explain.

[Yurka]

say you take 1 from one bag 2 from another 3 from another and so on and each fake coin weighs a gram then each real coin weighs 1.1 grams
so say you use 5 different bags

1+2+3+4+5=15

so if its supposed to weigh 15 grams and it turns out weighing 15.3 then you know its the 3rd bag which is the real coins


wow that was hard to explain, it worked alot smoother in my head

please tell me im right, that took forever to think about :csad:

[wiegeabo]

say you take 1 from one bag 2 from another 3 from another and so on and each fake coin weighs a gram then each real coin weighs 1.1 grams
so say you use 5 different bags

1+2+3+4+5=15

so if its supposed to weigh 15 grams and it turns out weighing 15.3 then you know its the 3rd bag which is the real coins


wow that was hard to explain, it worked alot smoother in my head

It may have been hard to explain...

...but it's the RIGHT ANSWER!!! :woot:

[Carcharodon]

That's gotta be the answer.

EDIT: Word.

[unstoppable]

do ya have to use the scale?

[Majik1387]

^Boo, too much math skills needed for that one.:o:down






:p

[Carcharodon]

Uh, yes.

[ampersand]

But how do you know the weights of the two different metals?

[Yurka]

It may have been hard to explain...

...but it's the RIGHT ANSWER!!! :woot:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/YurkaCLS55/exploding-head.gif

[Joe Kerr]

YURKA has something!

Lets say that theres 10 bags

the metal coins weigh 100 grams each

but the gold ones weigh 101 grams each, one gram more!

you name all the bags A, B, C etc...

take 1 from A 2 from B 3 from C etc...

add that up... it should be 5,500 grams

but it weighs MORE because the gold ones are in there, so how ever many

more grams it is than 5,500 is what bag it is...

so if its 3 grams more its bag C, 6 F, 7 G etc...

HA HA! i think i remember this riddle from Math earlier this year!

my teacher used a different version tho' and it was tuffer..

so i kind of already knew it so i'll put it in spoilers...

edit* damn i took too much time typing it out... :(

[Majik1387]

But how do you know the weights of the two different metals?
That's one reason why I couldn't figure it out

[Yurka]

That's one reason why I couldn't figure it out

yeah that threw me off, i just decided to put in my own numbers

[Carcharodon]

You can only do that if you know that one coin weighs 0.1g more than the others. If you got some number difference (decimal) that was divisible by, say, 2 OR 3 (like 0.12), for all you know, couldn't it be the second OR third bag? This really only works if you impose some theoretical number to it; in practice, you'd still be clueless.

[wiegeabo]

Heh, guess what I found. http://www.pennyscale.com/

[Yurka]

Heh, guess what I found. http://www.pennyscale.com/


haha nice,

we need a new riddle, im addicted now :csad:

[Joe Kerr]

i've got one!


Riddle # 16 or 17?

Okay, theres 3 men sitting in a boat... they all have cigarretes but none of them have matches or a lighter...

so how do they get a cigarette lighter?

[Yurka]

i've got one!


Riddle # 16 or 17?

Okay, theres 3 men sitting in a boat... they all have cigarretes but none of them have matches or a lighter...

so how do they get lighter?

do they get out of the boat and go get one cause the boats not in water?

[Joe Kerr]

do they get out of the boat and go get one cause the boats not in water?

No... :o

this ones from the first episode of the 1966 batman series!

so, its good enough for the RIDDLER to use!

[Yurka]

No... :o

.... I tried :csad:

[Carcharodon]

Throw somebody out!

[ampersand]

i've got one!


Riddle # 16 or 17?

Okay, theres 3 men sitting in a boat... they all have cigarretes but none of them have matches or a lighter...

so how do they get lighter?

Throwing the cigarettes overboard?

[Joe Kerr]

Throwing the cigarettes overboard?

you bastard!

yes...

they throw 1 cigarette over, making the boat 1 cigarette lighter... :( i fail.

[Majik1387]

i've got one!


Riddle # 16 or 17?

Okay, theres 3 men sitting in a boat... they all have cigarretes but none of them have matches or a lighter...

so how do they get lighter?
They use one of the guy's glasses to light them.:p


lol

[Carcharodon]

Hey...my answer worked as well. :csad: ...and it was more comical. :cmad:

[Joe Kerr]

Hey...my answer worked as well. :csad: ...and it was more comical. :cmad:

but that was not the riddlers answer!

thus, you fail at life.

[Yurka]

Hey...my answer worked as well. :csad: ...and it was more comical. :cmad:


I agree, the answer to this riddle needs to be changed, :cmad:

[wiegeabo]

Riddle #20 (I guess):

A man lies dead in a room with fifty-three bicycles in front of him. What happened?


Answered: The bicycles were Bicycle brand playing cards. Having 53 of them proved he was cheating, and he was killed for it.

[Carcharodon]

but that was not the riddlers answer!

thus, you fail at life.You fair at rife! -_- !

[Joe Kerr]

psh! easy :rolleyes:

he's bicycle-phobic of course!

he walked in and had a heart attack!

[Carcharodon]

Riddle #20 (I guess):

A man lies dead in a room with fifty-three bicycles in front of him. What happened?He was shopping for a bike when he suffered an acute myocardial infarction.

...seriously, there's a limitless amount of answers. :confused:

[wiegeabo]

He was shopping for a bike when he suffered an acute myocardial infarction.

...seriously, there's a limitless amount of answers. :confused:

But only one right one. :p

[Joe Kerr]

I agree, the answer to this riddle needs to be changed, :cmad:

no his answer didn't work...

the boat can't become 1 human lighter!? that makes no sense! :cmad:

[Carcharodon]

But only one right one. :pUh...he was in a Harley Davidson showroom and announced that all bikers love Showtunes, which immediately resulted not in the would-be-expected beating and lynching by the macho bikers, but rather in a sudden eruption of a song-and-dance number from the musical Oklahoma! ...during which he suffered a myocardial infarction. And died.

The end.

[Carcharodon]

no his answer didn't work...

the boat can't become 1 human lighter!? that makes no sense! :cmad:...but the question asked how did they get lighter? You should have stated it, "How did they get a cigarrette lighter?" :o

[Majik1387]

Riddle #20 (I guess):

A man lies dead in a room with fifty-three bicycles in front of him. What happened?
He realized he worked at Wal-Mart?

[Yurka]

no his answer didn't work...

the boat can't become 1 human lighter!? that makes no sense! :cmad:


damn you Joe...... :dry:

[Joe Kerr]

...but the question asked how did they get lighter? You should have stated it, "How did they get a cigarrette lighter?" :o

...

go die.

:dry:

[Yurka]

Riddle #20 (I guess):

A man lies dead in a room with fifty-three bicycles in front of him. What happened?

I know the answer, this one pissed me off, i hope someone gets it

[Carcharodon]

...

go die.

:dry:Go correct your oversight.

:dry:

[Majik1387]

Fifty-Three has to mean something

[Joe Kerr]

Go correct your oversight.

:dry:

already did!

and by correcting me, you destoyed all chance of this riddle being changed...

i win anyway! mua hah ahahahahaha!


:dry:

[wiegeabo]

Fifty-Three has to mean something

Yes it does. Why was it fifty-three bicycles?

[Joe Kerr]

Fifty-Three has to mean something

double the wheels and you get 106... :huh:

not sure where to go from there.

[Carcharodon]

double the wheels and you get 104...

not sure where to go from there....104?

Wtf?

EDIT: Haha, quoted this time.

[Joe Kerr]

...104?

Wtf?

oops...

curse this small keyboard!!! :cmad:

[Yurka]

Fifty-Three has to mean something

indeed it does

[Carcharodon]

oops...

curse this small keyboard!!! :cmad:Fat fingers? :csad:

[Carcharodon]

I got 53 problems and a bike ain't one! [/Rap]

[Joe Kerr]

Fat fingers? :csad:

no... small keyboard... thats kind of why i said it....

:huh:

[Carcharodon]

no... small keyboard... thats kind of why i said it....

:huh:You could be in denial.

[Joe Kerr]

You could be in denial.

ok... :whatever:

wtf is your problem?

[Halcohol]

53 is almost the number of cards in a deck... :O

[Joe Kerr]

53 is almost the number of cards in a deck... :O

i think you've got something! :eek:

seriously... its only 1 off. so there must be a coincidence.

AND bicycle is a brand of playing cards...

[Majik1387]

Was he run over 53 times?

[Yurka]

Was he run over 53 times?

nay

Halcohol gave a clue

[Carcharodon]

ok... :whatever:

wtf is your problem?I'm just playing around. Why so offended all of a sudden? Christ don't take things so personally on a message board, dude.

[Carcharodon]

He was shot for cheating over a poker game.

[unstoppable]

he cheated at a card game


bicycle brand cards

53 cards proves he cheated

[wiegeabo]

He was shot for cheating over a poker game.

Excellent. The Bicycles were Bicycle Playing Cards. And he had 53 of them.

[unstoppable]

Excellent. The Bicycles were Bicycle Playing Cards. And he had 53 of them.

I said it to :csad:

[Joe Kerr]

you cheating bastards must've looked it up!

:cmad:

[Carcharodon]

I said it to :csad::up: I'll share it with you. :D

[wiegeabo]

Edit

[Carcharodon]

you cheating bastards must've looked it up!

:cmad:*Avoids the fat fingers/google joke*

:D

[wiegeabo]

I said it to :csad:

Yes you did. :up:

[Yurka]

new riddle por favor

[Joe Kerr]

*Avoids the fat fingers/google joke*

:D

LMAO


well played...

but we'll meet again!

*runs off*

[unstoppable]

Yes you did. :up:

I googled for bicycle logos hoping 53 was a brand of bicycle

[Carcharodon]

LMAO


well played...

but we'll meet again!

*runs off*Indeed. ~_^

[unstoppable]

:up: I'll share it with you. :D

HIGH FIVE!!

[Joe Kerr]

ok... we NEED a new riddle...

so, find one. :D:up:

thanks!

[unstoppable]

ok... we NEED a new riddle...

so, find one. :D:up:

thanks!
um......I don't know which ones have been used

random

[wiegeabo]

um......I don't know which ones have been used

random

I have one, but since I'm going to bed, I don't want to leave you all hanging waiting for me to confirm an answer.

[Spider-Fan]

You are walking down a cave when you come to two doors guarded by two guards. One door leads to paradise, and the other instant death. One of the guards always lies, and the other always tells the truth. The guards are identical, and you cannot tell which guard is which. At your disposal is the ability to ask one guard one question. No more, no less. What is the one question you may ask either guard, and figure out which door is which?

NOTE - Anyone who has seen the movie Labirynth, please do not answer

[POWdER-man]

Can you go inside first?

[Spider-Fan]

Can you go inside first?

Nope. Liar would say yes, truth teller would say no.

[kane9321]

You are walking down a cave when you come to two doors guarded by two guards. One door leads to paradise, and the other instant death. One of the guards always lies, and the other always tells the truth. The guards are identical, and you cannot tell which guard is which. At your disposal is the ability to ask one guard one question. No more, no less. What is the one question you mya ask both guards, and figure out which door is which?





NOTE - Anyone who has seen the movie Labirynth, please do not answer


I'd ask an obvious question like, What color shirt do i have on? Since one guard will lie to me..I'll know whos telling the truth and whos lying:woot:

[Spider-Fan]

I'd ask an obvious question like, What color shirt do i have on? Since one guard will lie to me..I'll know whos telling the truth and whos lying:woot:

Yes, but you have wasted your question. You get no more.

You are not trying to find which guard is which, you're trying to find out which door is paradise and which is death.

[dr venture]

I've heard a similar riddle like this before and I think I now remember the answer but I won't say anything yet

[Spider-Fan]

You can pm it to me, and I'll tell you if its right (since you do want to say here).

[wiegeabo]

There's still a spot for a riddle open, right?

Riddle #22:
You are lost in the woods, and a blizzard is starting. Luckily you happen to find an abandon cabin just as the storm begins tearing through the area. Inside the cabin you find an oil lamp with very little fluid, a large pile of wood next to a fireplace, and plenty of food in the kitchen to cook on the wood stove.

You check you pockets but find only a single match.

What do you light first?

[Kaboom]

There's still a spot for a riddle open, right?

Riddle #22:
You are lost in the woods, and a blizzard is starting. Luckily you happen to find an abandon cabin just as the storm begins tearing through the area. Inside the cabin you find an oil lamp with very little fluid, a large pile of wood next to a fireplace, and plenty of food in the kitchen to cook on the wood stove.

You check you pockets but find only a single match.

What do you light first?
the match

[Spider-Fan]

If that is the answer, wow. I feel bad that I didn't think of it.

[wiegeabo]

the match

Wow, that was fast.

Nicely done.

[Kaboom]

Wow, that was fast.

Nicely done.
thanks.

[Kaboom]

Riddle #23

As I was traveling to St Ides, I met a man with seven wives, the seven wives had seven sacks, the seven sacks had seven cats, the seven cats each had seven kits. kits, cats, sacks, and wives. how many were going to St. Ides?

wanna know the answer? Decide for yourself!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_I_Was_Going_to_St_Ives

[Spider-Fan]

As I was traveling to St Ides, I met a man with seven wives, the seven wives had seven sacks, the seven sacks had seven cats, the seven cats each had seven kits. kits, cats, sacks, and wives. how many were going to St. Ides?

1

None of the others were travelling to St. Ides.

[wiegeabo]

As I was traveling to St Ides, I met a man with seven wives, the seven wives had seven sacks, the seven sacks had seven cats, the seven cats each had seven kits. kits, cats, sacks, and wives. how many were going to St. Ides?

Heh. I was thinking about doing that one too. :word:

[Kaboom]

Heh. I was thinking about doing that one too. :word:

the best is the "Actual " answer opposed to the generally accepted answer of "1"

[Spider-Fan]

the best is the "Actual " answer opposed to the generally accepted answer of "1"

So my answer of 1 was right, right?

[Kaboom]

So my answer of 1 was right, right?
your answer is the generally accepted answer, but is not technically correct.

[Spider-Fan]

your answer is the generally accepted answer, but is not technically correct.

Would the other answer be 2,403

7 X 7 = 49

49 X 7 = 343

343 X 7 = 2401

2401 + 2 = 2403

[Kaboom]

Would the other answer be 2,403

7 X 7 = 49

49 X 7 = 343

343 X 7 = 2401

2401 + 2 = 2403

check the spoiler.

[Spider-Fan]

I think "1" is the proper answer.

[wiegeabo]

1 is the only answer I've ever heard.

[Spider-Fan]

Guess that means we have my guard one and an open spot.

[Kaboom]

my preferred answer is 0

"kits, cats, sacks, wives. how many were going to st. ides."

none of the kits cats sacks wives were going to st ides, so...0

but 1 is generally accepted as correct.

[wiegeabo]

Riddle #23:

Three men on a business trip stop at a small hotel one night to get out of the weather. Drenched in rain, they each order a room. The manager charges them $10 each and has the bellboy take their bags up.

A few minutes later the manager, feeling sorry for the soaked trio, decides to give them a refund. He gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the three men. The men are happy about the money, but can't figure out how to split $5 three ways. So they each take a dollar and give the bellboy a $2 tip.

If each man paid $10 and got $1 back, then they each paid $9 for a total of $27. The 2$ tip to the bellboy brings the total to $29. But the manager charged them $30.

Where did the missing dollar go?


Answered:
Once the manager gave them a refund, they were no longer charged $30. The manager was actually charging them $8.33333..., for a total of $25. Add in the three dollar refund and two dollar tip, and it comes to $30.

[kane9321]

Riddle #23:

Three men on a business trip stop at a small hotel one night to get out of the weather. Drenched in rain they each order a room. The manager charges them $10 each and has the bellboy take their bags up.

A few minutes later the manager, feeling sorry for the soaked trio, decides to give them a refund. He gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the three men. The men are happy about the money, but can't figure out how to split $5 three ways. So they each take a dollar and give the bellboy a $2 tip.

If each man paid $10 and got $1 back, then they each paid $9 for a total of $27. The 2$ tip to the bellboy brings the total to $29. But the manager charged them $30.

Where did the missing dollar go?

nah crap:csad:

[Ahura Mazda]

Riddle #23:

Three men on a business trip stop at a small hotel one night to get out of the weather. Drenched in rain, they each order a room. The manager charges them $10 each and has the bellboy take their bags up.

A few minutes later the manager, feeling sorry for the soaked trio, decides to give them a refund. He gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the three men. The men are happy about the money, but can't figure out how to split $5 three ways. So they each take a dollar and give the bellboy a $2 tip.

If each man paid $10 and got $1 back, then they each paid $9 for a total of $27. The 2$ tip to the bellboy brings the total to $29. But the manager charged them $30.

Where did the missing dollar go?

They were three individuals and therefore a reduction of $1 per person is a -3proposition or +3 if we were to start from a total price of $27.

The effective reduction is 1.6667 as for the owner he is recieving 25 and not 27. The 2 could just as easily be thrown out the window.

[Spider-Fan]

Riddle #23:

Three men on a business trip stop at a small hotel one night to get out of the weather. Drenched in rain, they each order a room. The manager charges them $10 each and has the bellboy take their bags up.

A few minutes later the manager, feeling sorry for the soaked trio, decides to give them a refund. He gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the three men. The men are happy about the money, but can't figure out how to split $5 three ways. So they each take a dollar and give the bellboy a $2 tip.

If each man paid $10 and got $1 back, then they each paid $9 for a total of $27. The 2$ tip to the bellboy brings the total to $29. But the manager charged them $30.

Where did the missing dollar go?

One man paid 10 dollars total.

They paid 30 to get in. The manager took 5 out. That puts 25 still in the charge. 25 would be divided 8-8-9. That means someone paid an extra dollar.

[dr venture]

Riddle #23:

Three men on a business trip stop at a small hotel one night to get out of the weather. Drenched in rain, they each order a room. The manager charges them $10 each and has the bellboy take their bags up.

A few minutes later the manager, feeling sorry for the soaked trio, decides to give them a refund. He gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the three men. The men are happy about the money, but can't figure out how to split $5 three ways. So they each take a dollar and give the bellboy a $2 tip.

If each man paid $10 and got $1 back, then they each paid $9 for a total of $27. The 2$ tip to the bellboy brings the total to $29. But the manager charged them $30.

Where did the missing dollar go?

I've always hated this one. I know the answer but I can't recall it off the top of my head

[Yurka]

Inflation....

[TNC9852002]

I'm so proud of this thread...I thought that it would've died by now.. :D

and OMG, I know the answer to that last riddle, just let me check it over.

-TNC

[Spider-Fan]

Ummm...no one has done my guard one yet? I have two guesses and a pm'ed answer.

[Kaboom]

9 (cost of room) x3 (nmber of guests) = 27

+2 (bellboys tip)=

29

the simple answer is that there is no missing dollar.

[TNC9852002]

Ok, I got it.

They're getting $5 back, so the total is now $25. That means that each man actually paid $8.33 each. Then they take $3 back, so that's $28 dollars and $2 goes to the bellboy.

$28+$2 = $30.

-TNC

[wiegeabo]

Ok, I got it.

They're getting $5 back, so the total is now $25. That means that each man actually paid $8.33 each. Then they take $3 back, so that's $28 dollars and $2 goes to the bellboy.

$28+$2 = $30.

-TNC

That's right. You, Ahura, and Spiderfan got it.

[TNC9852002]

lol. I just noticed that they had solved it already. But now we have 3 of the same solutions, explained 3 different ways. :D

-TNC

[Spider-Fan]

I like mine most :D

[Spider-Fan]

Alright, we have one open spot, and mine to figure out!

[wiegeabo]

Which was yours?

[Spider-Fan]

This:

You are walking down a cave when you come to two doors guarded by two guards. One door leads to paradise, and the other instant death. One of the guards always lies, and the other always tells the truth. The guards are identical, and you cannot tell which guard is which. At your disposal is the ability to ask one guard one question. No more, no less. What is the one question you may ask either guard, and figure out which door is which?

NOTE - Anyone who has seen the movie Labirynth, please do not answer

[wiegeabo]

This:

You are walking down a cave when you come to two doors guarded by two guards. One door leads to paradise, and the other instant death. One of the guards always lies, and the other always tells the truth. The guards are identical, and you cannot tell which guard is which. At your disposal is the ability to ask one guard one question. No more, no less. What is the one question you may ask either guard, and figure out which door is which?

NOTE - Anyone who has seen the movie Labirynth, please do not answer

Oh yes. Damn, I should know this one. :o

[Kaboom]

i just wiki-ed it and still dont understand. =(

[Spider-Fan]

I can pm you the explanation if you want.

[Majik1387]

This:

You are walking down a cave when you come to two doors guarded by two guards. One door leads to paradise, and the other instant death. One of the guards always lies, and the other always tells the truth. The guards are identical, and you cannot tell which guard is which. At your disposal is the ability to ask one guard one question. No more, no less. What is the one question you may ask either guard, and figure out which door is which?

NOTE - Anyone who has seen the movie Labirynth, please do not answer
I saw the movie Labirynth and even I'm clueless

[Spider-Fan]

This is a good one then :D

[Kaboom]

o no ive gone cross-eyed.

[Spider-Fan]

o no ive gone cross-eyed.

????:dry:

[TNC9852002]

LOL. I've seen this one before too...Give me a minute..

-TNC

[wiegeabo]

Ok, got it. I knew it had something to do with asking about the other person.


You ask the first guard 'What will the other guard say is behind his door?' Whatever the answer is he gives is what is behind the first guard's door. (If the first guard says death, the first guard is actually guarding the door to death.) So do the opposite of what the guard says.

Why?
Let's say you choose to ask the guard guarding the door to paradise.
If this guard is the truth-teller, his answer will be paradise because the other guard will lie about guarding death.
If this guard is the liar, he will say paradise because he is lying about what the other guard will say (the other guard would tell the truth and say he is guarding death).

On the other hand, let's say you ask the guard guarding the door to death.
If this guard is the truth-teller, his answer will be death because the other guard will lie about guarding paradise.
If this guard is the liar, he will say death because he is lying about what the other guard will say (the other guard would tell the truth and say he is guarding paradise).

[Spider-Fan]

Ok, got it. I knew it had something to do with asking about the other person.


You ask the first guard 'What will the other guard say is behind his door?' Whatever the answer is he gives is what is behind the first guard's door. (If the first guard says death, the first guard is actually guarding the door to death.) So do the opposite of what the guard says.

Why?
Let's say you choose to ask the guard guarding the door to paradise.
If this guard is the truth-teller, his answer will be paradise because the other guard will lie about guarding death.
If this guard is the liar, he will say paradise because he is lying about what the other guard will say (the other guard would tell the truth and say he is guarding death).

On the other hand, let's say you ask the guard guarding the door to paradise.
If this guard is the truth-teller, his answer will be death because the other guard will lie about guarding paradise.
If this guard is the liar, he will say death because he is lying about what the other guard will say (the other guard would tell the truth and say he is guarding paradise).

:up: :up: Correct sir!

You can phrase the question a few ways, but that is the question.

This one was up half the day unsolved.

[wiegeabo]

I think we've got the two longest running riddles so far. :up:

[Spider-Fan]

I think we've got the two longest running riddles so far. :up:

Yeah, that and the penny one :up:

[TNC9852002]

OMG, I would've gotten that one!...Ya know, if I had more time. :D

-TNC

[wiegeabo]

Riddle #24:

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211

What's the next number in the sequence?


Answered: 13112221
If you say the digits in each number, it describes the digits of the number above it.


1
11 one-one
21 two-ones
1211 one-two-two-ones
111221 one-one-one-two-two-ones
312211 three-ones-two-twos-one-one

[Halcohol]

What the hell was the answer to the penny one?

[Majik1387]

Riddle #24:

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211

What's the next number in the sequence?

13111221


I think

[Spider-Fan]

Riddle #24:

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211

What's the next number in the sequence?

1312221

[Carcharodon]

What the hell was the answer to the penny one?Something that could never work in real life unless you knew the relative weights of each type of coin. It only works if you apply some theoretical number. Kind of weak, in that respect. :/

[Spider-Fan]

Riddle #25

If you look at the numbers on my face you won't find 13 any place.

:D

[unstoppable]

Riddle #25

If you look at the numbers on my face you won't find 13 any place.

:D

clock


to much batman

[Spider-Fan]

clock


to much batman

Right. Hence the :D

[wiegeabo]

1312221

Close.

[Majik1387]

13112221

[wiegeabo]

13112221

You are correct, sir!

[unstoppable]

Ok, got it. I knew it had something to do with asking about the other person.


You ask the first guard 'What will the other guard say is behind his door?' Whatever the answer is he gives is what is behind the first guard's door. (If the first guard says death, the first guard is actually guarding the door to death.) So do the opposite of what the guard says.

Why?
Let's say you choose to ask the guard guarding the door to paradise.
If this guard is the truth-teller, his answer will be paradise because the other guard will lie about guarding death.
If this guard is the liar, he will say paradise because he is lying about what the other guard will say (the other guard would tell the truth and say he is guarding death).

On the other hand, let's say you ask the guard guarding the door to death.
If this guard is the truth-teller, his answer will be death because the other guard will lie about guarding paradise.
If this guard is the liar, he will say death because he is lying about what the other guard will say (the other guard would tell the truth and say he is guarding paradise).


I"m sorry WHAT?!?

[Halcohol]

Something that could never work in real life unless you knew the relative weights of each type of coin. It only works if you apply some theoretical number. Kind of weak, in that respect. :/
Oh right, 1 from the first bag, 2 from the 2nd, etc...

[Spider-Fan]

I"m sorry WHAT?!?

Example answer: Which door will the other guard tell me you guard? (or Which door will the other guard tell me leads to paradise?)

The truth teller will lead you to the door of death, becaue the liar will tell you the door that leads to death. The liar will lead you to the door of death because the truth teller would tell you the right door, and he has to lie. Thus, you pick the opposite door.

[unstoppable]

I belong to you - a gift from fathers and mothers.

Occasionally used by you - more often used by others.


beat that :o

if it's been used skip this

[Carcharodon]

...my penis?

[unstoppable]

...my penis?

...no :dry:

[Spider-Fan]

I belong to you - a gift from fathers and mothers.

Occasionally used by you - more often used by others.


beat that :o

if it's been used skip this

My brain

[unstoppable]

Example answer: Which door will the other guard tell me you guard? (or Which door will the other guard tell me leads to paradise?)

The truth teller will lead you to the door of death, becaue the liar will tell you the door that leads to death. The liar will lead you to the door of death because the truth teller would tell you the right door, and he has to lie. Thus, you pick the opposite door.

aaahhh got it

[unstoppable]

My brain

nope

[TNC9852002]

lMAO@penis

-TNC

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Was this thread like super old & got bumped up or made today?:huh:

[wiegeabo]

I"m sorry WHAT?!?

The trick is not to find out about the doors. It's finding out what the guards will say about the doors.

Let's say the doors and guards are numbered, just to make it easier to keep track. You pick door number 1 and ask guard 1: "What will the guard 2 say is behind the door 2?"

If guard 2 is the truth-teller, he would honestly say what is behind his door. So if paradise is behind his door, guard 2 would say paradise. But, if guard 2 is the truth-teller, that means guard 1, the guard you asked the question, is the liar. He knows that guard 2 will speak the truth and say paradise, so guard 1 has to lie and say "Death."

Similarly, if guard 2 is the truth-teller and behind his door is death, he would honestly say "Death is behind my door". Guard 1, the liar you are talking to, knows this and would lie, saying "Paradise is behind his door."

In either case, you do the opposite of what Guard 1 says. If he says "Death", then paradise is behind door 2. If Guard 1 says "Paradise", then death is behind door 2.


Now let's say you asked the question to guard 1, but this time guard 2 is the liar. So, if paradise is behind door 2, guard 2 would lie and say death. Guard 1, who you asked, knows this and tells the truth, saying "Death" because that's what guard 2 would say.

Similarly, if guars 2 is the liar and behind his door is death, he would lie and say "Paradise is behind my door." Guard 1, the truth-teller you are talking to, knows this and would tell the truth, saying "Paradise" because that's what the lying guard 2 would say.

In either of these two cases, you do the opposite of what Guard 1 says. If he says "Death", then paradise is behind door 2. If Guard 1 says "Paradise", then death is behind door 2.


So, no matter which you ask, or what combination of door and guard you have, always do the opposite of what the guard says.

Or, another way to look at it, by asking about the other guard, the guard you are talking to will always tell you what is behind his door.

[Spider-Fan]

...my penis?

LOL!!! That was funny. Took "beat that" a bit literally :D

[TNC9852002]

Was this thread like super old & got bumped up or made today?:huh:
I started it yesterday.

-TNC

[Spider-Fan]

I belong to you - a gift from fathers and mothers.

Occasionally used by you - more often used by others.


beat that :o

if it's been used skip this

Ribs

You are born with them, but you don't really use them, and people eat ribs for dinner and such.

[unstoppable]

Ribs

You are born with them, but you don't really use them, and people eat ribs for dinner and such.

nope

[Spider-Fan]

nope

Dang...good try though.

[Majik1387]

Your life?

[Kaboom]

I belong to you - a gift from fathers and mothers.

Occasionally used by you - more often used by others.


beat that :o

if it's been used skip this
your name.

[unstoppable]

your name.

correct

[Kaboom]

correct
i guess I beat it.

=)

[wiegeabo]

Riddle #27:

You have a 5-gallon container and a 3-gallon container. Using only these two things, can you measure 4-gallons of water and how?

[Spider-Fan]

Oh god, I need to watch Die Hard 3 again...gotta remember this!

[Carcharodon]

Fill them both exactly half-full.

2.5 + 1.5 = 4.

[Spider-Fan]

Fill them both exactly half-full.

2.5 + 1.5 = 4.

There you go...couldn't remember the answer.

[wiegeabo]

Fill them both exactly half-full.

2.5 + 1.5 = 4.

But you can't be sure you've filled them exactly half-full.

[Carcharodon]

Well I knew it had to do with averages. (3+5)/2 = 4, which translates to (3/2) + (5/2) = 4, which again translates to 1.5 + 2.5 = 4.

[Yurka]

ive seen die hard 3 like 10 times and I still cant understand how the hell they do that

[Carcharodon]

But you can't be sure you've filled them exactly half-full.Ah retarded lol. Fine, here:

Fill the 5-gallon container completely full, then pour enough water into the 3 gallon container to fill it. Do this twice.

EDIT: Wait...damnit. lol

[Kaboom]

Riddle #27:

You have a 5-gallon container and a 3-gallon container. Using only these two things, can you measure 4-gallons of water and how?

fill the 3 gallon, and pour into the 5.
fill the three again, and pour all you can into the 5, leaving 1.

empty the 5. pour in 1.

fill the 3.

add to the 5.

save the children's lives.

[Carcharodon]

fill the 3 gallon, and pour into the 5.
fill the three again, and pour all you can into the 5, leaving 1.

empty the 5. pour in 1.

fill the 3.

add to the 5.

save the children's lives.There it is.

[Kaboom]

Well I knew it had to do with averages. (3+5)/2 = 4, which translates to (3/2) + (5/2) = 4, which again translates to 1.5 + 2.5 = 4.
you cant do it with averages. it has to be correct to wiithin an ounce or the children die!

[wiegeabo]

fill the 3 gallon, and pour into the 5.
fill the three again, and pour all you can into the 5, leaving 1.

empty the 5. pour in 1.

fill the 3.

add to the 5.

save the children's lives.

And he saves the children's lives. Let's give him a hand.

[Carcharodon]

you cant do it with averages. it has to be correct to wiithin an ounce or the children die!Stupid children. :cmad:

[Yurka]

fill the 3 gallon, and pour into the 5.
fill the three again, and pour all you can into the 5, leaving 1.

empty the 5. pour in 1.

fill the 3.

add to the 5.

save the children's lives.

boom,

nice work :up:

[Kaboom]

boom,

nice work :up:
thanks, when die hard 3 came out on dvd i would pause and rewind like 30 times until i finally understood what they were doing.

[Yurka]

thanks, when die hard 3 came out on dvd i would pause and rewind like 30 times until i finally understood what they were doing.

well you explained it better than they do in the movie :up:

[wiegeabo]

well you explained it better than they do in the movie :up:

They didn't explain it in the movie. They just rushed through it to stop the bomb. (They actually skipped showing the first step.)

[Yurka]

They didn't explain it in the movie. They just rushed through it to stop the bomb. (They actually skipped showing the first step.)


ahhhhh, It all makes sense now

[TNC9852002]

HEY ZEUS! :p

-TNC

[Spider-Fan]

So, we got two open spots right?

[Yurka]

HEY ZEUS! :p

-TNC

hahaha,


I always thought that was hilarious.
lol

"Jesus??? Do I look Puerto Rican to you??!?! He said HEY ZEUS!"

[wiegeabo]

So, we got two open spots right?

Yep. :)

[Yurka]

we need new brain teasers!!!

[Majik1387]

Okay, here's one:

You will know that I am coming
From the jingle of my bell,
But exactly who I am is not an easy thing to tell.

Children, they adore me
for they find me jolly,
but I do not see them when the halls are decked with holly.

My job often leaves me frozen,
I am a man that all should know,
But I do not do business in times of sleet or ice or snow.

I travel much on business,
But no reindeer haul me around,
I do all my traveling firmly on the ground.

I love the time of Christmas,
But that's not my vocational season,
And I assure that is because of a sound economic reason.

Who am I?

[Yurka]

ice cream man

[wiegeabo]

Riddle #29:

There is a pear tree in a garden, and after a storm with strong winds there were neither pears in the tree nor on the ground. How could that be?

[Warhammer]

EDIT: Forget you Yurka. :csad:

[Majik1387]

ice cream man
Correct :csad:
I thought that'd last a bit longer

[Majik1387]

Riddle #29:

There is a pear tree in a garden, and after a storm with strong winds there were neither pears in the tree nor on the ground. How could that be?
Because there were no pears in it

[wiegeabo]

Because there were no pears in it

Damn you and your quick correctness! :cmad: :woot:

[Yurka]

Correct :csad:
I thought that'd last a bit longer

I just had to think about what I loved as a kid that was associated with bells

[Majik1387]

^:D
I thought I was gonna get that wrong actually and have it be some science question/answer thing

[Yurka]

EDIT: Forget you Yurka. :csad:

:oldrazz:

[Spider-Fan]

Well....ummm....I guess I could look some up.

[Spider-Fan]

Riddle #30



Three women each have two daughters.

They are having lunch at a restaurant .

There are only seven chairs in the restaurant.

All the women are seated.

How is this possible?

[Majik1387]

Riddle #30



Three women each have two daughters.

They are having lunch at a restaurant .

There are only seven chairs in the restaurant.

All the women are seated.

How is this possible?

Grr I heard something like this and forgot it:cmad:

[Joe Kerr]

Riddle #30



Three women each have two daughters.

They are having lunch at a restaurant .

There are only seven chairs in the restaurant.

All the women are seated.

How is this possible?
two of them are still pregnant with their 2nd daughters?

[Spider-Fan]

Nope

[Joe Kerr]

Nope

fine.. :dry: :cmad:

[Majik1387]

Wait, the 3 women aren't there, only their daughters.

Right?

[Yurka]

cause the other 3 are in a booth

[Spider-Fan]

Wait, the 3 women aren't there, only their daughters.

Right?

Nope, they are all there.

And the others are not in a booth.

[Spider-Fan]

cause the other 3 are in a booth

Nope

[Yurka]

siamese twins?

[Spider-Fan]

siamese twins?

Nope

[Yurka]

crap,

the mothers arent at the restaurant?

[Majik1387]

The daughters aren't there and it's only th 3 women?

[Spider-Fan]

The daughters aren't there and it's only th 3 women?

Nope, everyone is there.

[TNC9852002]

Two are in a wheelchair/stroller?.

-TNC

[Spider-Fan]

Two are in a wheelchair.

-TNC

Nope. Everyone can walk.

[Majik1387]

Ok I got it.
The grandma, her 2 daughters and her 4 grand children

[dr venture]

^ If that's right good job man

[TNC9852002]

Ok I got it.
The grandma, her 2 daughters and her 4 grand children
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5816/06horrified8jkyc6.jpg

-TNC

[Spider-Fan]

Ok I got it.
The grandma, her 2 daughters and her 4 grand children

Correct. Good job :up:

[Majik1387]

Thank you, thank you.:D
I literally drew a chart for me.:p

[Spider-Fan]

Thank you, thank you.:D
I literally drew a chart for me.:p

LOL.

Hey, whatever works.

[Yurka]

Ok I got it.
The grandma, her 2 daughters and her 4 grand children

:up: :up:

job well done

[Spider-Fan]

Riddle #31

A gallion is ignited on the high seas.

All sailors, except for the captain, leave aboard life boats.

The captain dives and swims under water for 90 metres. He hears an explosion.

When he surfaces, he immediately hears another explosion.

The captain rejoins a life boat and is pulled aboard by the sailors.

The captain mentions that he heard two explosions.
The sailors state that they only heard one explosion.
Both captain and sailors are telling the truth.

How is this possible?

[Carcharodon]

I'd say that sound travels faster through water than air...but that would be a pretty quick surfacing for him to even notice a time difference.

[Yurka]

torpedo, he heard it hit then explode

[Carcharodon]

A ship; I'm pretty sure it's made of wood.

[AlteredEgo]

Riddle #31

A gallion is ignited on the high seas.

All sailors, except for the captain, leave aboard life boats.

The captain dives and swims under water for 90 metres. He hears an explosion.

When he surfaces, he immediately hears another explosion.

The captain rejoins a life boat and is pulled aboard by the sailors.

The captain mentions that he heard two explosions.
The sailors state that they only heard one explosion.
Both captain and sailors are telling the truth.

How is this possible?
the first explosion was his ears popping? :huh:

[Spider-Fan]

the first explosion was his ears popping? :huh:

Nope

[Spider-Fan]

torpedo, he heard it hit then explode

Nope.

[Spider-Fan]

I'd say that sound travels faster through water than air...but that would be a pretty quick surfacing for him to even notice a time difference.

Is this a guess or speculation? This is phrased weird.

[Carcharodon]

Acknowledge my answer, damnit. :cmad: