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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:28 pm
by Denethorn
[QUOTE=Galuf the Dwarf]Alright, then, Den, let's see you try again.
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lol I doubt I'll get it anytime soon. Right now I'm getting over-complicated. Thinking of mutation or mitosis
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:51 pm
by penguin_king
@Nar: for the second one:is there another switch inside the room?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:56 pm
by Chimaera182
[QUOTE=Nar]How about this:
2)You are standing in front of a room with one lightbulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room there are 3 switches in the off positions. You may turn the switches any way you want to. You stop turning the switches, enter the room and know which switch controls the lightbulb. How?[/QUOTE]
Blah, I used to know this one, but I can't for the life of me remember the answer. Wasn't there a limit to the number of times you could flip the switches?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:14 pm
by Nar
@penguin_king - no, thre are only those decribed in the riddle
@Chimaera182 - well, you relly need to flip them onece or twice, so it doesn't relly matter...
What about number one?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:16 pm
by penguin_king
i think we may need a hint for both riddles
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:20 pm
by Nar
Ok here it goes.
1)
Read it really carefully, there is all you need. Really EVERYTHING.
2)
Bulbs, temperature - that's all I've got to sa.. write.
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:25 pm
by penguin_king
does each switch control a different bulb?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:54 pm
by Chimaera182
Oh, I remember the answer now. You flip one switch, leave it on for a minute, turn it off, turn on another switch and walk in; if the light's on, it's the second switch, if it's not and the bulb is hot, it's the first. If it's neither, then it's obviously switch #3.
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:56 pm
by penguin_king
i'm betting you've got it Chim
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:19 am
by Nar
Well, I'll just paste the answer here
:
You turn 2 switches "on" and leave 1 switch "off" and wait about a minute. Then enter the room, but just before you enter, turn one switch from "on" to "off". Once in the room, feel the lightbulb - if it is warm, but off, it has to be the last switch you turned off. If it is on, it has to be the switch left on. If it is cold and is off, it has to be the switch you left in the off position.
So - you got it Chimaera182
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Still waiting for number one
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:20 am
by Ravager
New riddle:
If you screw a lightbulb into a socket by turning the bulb toward the right with your right hand, which way would you turn the socket with your left hand in order to unscrew it while holding the bulb stationary?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:33 am
by Grimar
it's
right?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:37 am
by Ravager
Yes. Whichever hand you use is irrelevant.
New riddle:
I know a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:46 am
by Grimar
hmmm. what about few.. then you add "er"?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:03 am
by Nar
Grimar, since Rav is offline I'll say - correct(or so I think
).
Anyone wants answer to my number one??
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:13 am
by Grimar
nah! it's to hard...
cant you post the answer?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:31 am
by Nar
[QUOTE=Nar]How about this:
1)Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.
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the answer is
Inkstand
personally, I didn't know the word, I had to check in dictionary...
here's a link
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/inkstand
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:34 am
by Chimaera182
Dang, I was just now pondering that riddle.
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:35 am
by Grimar
bah! stupid riddle
wasnt any good anyway
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:38 am
by Nar
stupid, maybe
, but surely twisted