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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:00 pm
by Yshania
Set both timers going. When the sand in the four minute timer runs out, you know you have three minutes left in the other timer. Turn both over again, and when the three minutes of sand in the seven minute timer runs out, you know you have one minute of sand left in the four minute timer. Turn both timers over again, and when the one minute has run out of the four minute timer you know there has been one minute on the seven minute timer too - turn the seven minute timer back over, and you have a total of 9 minutes.

4 + 3 + 1 + 1


I don't know if it is right, but it works. :)

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:02 pm
by Ravager
Looks right to me. :)

Sue is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north.
She has a nice little cabin with a bathroom, but no window.
Sue has no compass nor other instruments. Just the general luggage one brings on board a long cruise. Yet, without leaving her room or talking with anyone, Sue will be able to
tell when the ship has crossed the equator. How?

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:53 pm
by Hill-Shatar
This has to do with myth, I believe- Sue can tell when the toilet water flows in a different direction. Unfortunately, this has been proven untrue. :p

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:03 am
by TheAmazingOopah
Alas! So Bart Simpson's quest for knowledge has been in vain! :( ;)

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:35 am
by Ravager
That was such a good myth. :p
Correct.

Did you know that if you live within 5 miles of a cemetary you can't be buried there?
Why?

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:28 am
by dj_venom
:D :D :D I LOVE this one!... because you aren't dead, you are living

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:44 am
by ch85us2001
But you could still be buried there. you could be buried alive :p

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:46 am
by Fiona
That's definitely illegal

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:38 am
by Ravager
Hmm. May have posted one like this before. Oops. The not dead answer is correct.

Don't think I posted this one at least. :p

I can be cool, but I can't be cold,
I can be sorry, but I can't be guilty,
I can be spooked, but I can't be scared,
I can be sweet, but I can't be friendly,
I can be flammable, but I can't burn.
What am I?

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:03 pm
by Ravager
A second 'riddle', before I forget it:

You have an old record player, sandpaper, petrol (gas, for you Americans :p ) and an old caravan that is awaiting demolition. What's the best way to destroy it, with only the listed materials?

BTW, don't try this at home...

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:15 pm
by Hill-Shatar
This isnt really a riddle, but I think its probably something like--> set up the CD player, and use the snadpaper to the get a spark, which will travel down the headphones till it reaches the wonderful inside of a partly full gas tanks. :D
Ill probably look at this later and go "wow, how stupid am I?"

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:18 pm
by Ravager
That's a nice answer, but it's a bit simpler than that. And it's one of those old vinyl record players.

It's not really a riddle, but I saw it on a programme and it sounded good. One of the few things Health & Safety haven't covered, apparently. But I'm not the type to go around annihilating caravans or other stuff. So they're still safe. :)

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:18 pm
by Hill-Shatar
Oh, now I know, but I wont respond, since that would ruin the fun. :o :)

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:25 am
by dj_venom
[QUOTE=Ravager]I can be cool, but I can't be cold,
I can be sorry, but I can't be guilty,
I can be spooked, but I can't be scared,
I can be sweet, but I can't be friendly,
I can be flammable, but I can't burn.
What am I?[/QUOTE]
I have no idea about the caravan one (as I'm not into blowing up caravans :p ), however I know the other one...Words with double letters

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:30 am
by Hill-Shatar
Nice DJV. Your probably right.

Im gonna repost an older one...since no one answered it.

On a trip, a man was ingured by a falling spar. He was taken to the Doctors office. He was delusional. The doctor needed to know where he was injured, but all he says is "Cut a quarter of a boat, and youll learn where Im hurt".

Where is he injured?

This is my own creation, and no one has got it. I will be proud of anyone who figures it out. :D

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:00 am
by dj_venom
I'm thinking about the one, first of all, I'll start literal.

A quater of boat...get rid of one of the letters: oat, bat, tab, bot, boa

Now, unfortuntately, to my knowledge none of the aforementioned words are body parts (though I could be wrong :confused: ) so I'll leave it at that for the moment....


I'll be back

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:50 am
by Fiona
On the same reasoning hip

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:05 am
by Hill-Shatar
[QUOTE=Fiona]On the same reasoning hip[/QUOTE]

Congratualtions, Fiona, over 2 years and no one got it. :D Your the first!

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:07 am
by Fiona
Not my credit. Thanks to DJ

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:10 am
by Hill-Shatar
The congrats to both of you...although DJ did give the answers everyone else did, but he didnt put down sternum. That was a major answer too. :)