Good Riddles - Page 17

roadkill · 03-15-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PopTart369


	of cours but my tag is poptart369, so bungine jumping huh hmmmm, so he was jumping and the cord broke or did he fly back up and hit his head on something or did a car hit him???

no, no and no.

PopTart369 · 03-15-2007, 03:11 PM

did he die with the bungie cord was on him, or was it removed before he died

schneb · 03-15-2007, 10:12 PM

Was to cord too long? Seems to me if there was no equipment malfuntion, it must still be attached and working properly, but just too long.

roadkill · 03-16-2007, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by schneb


	Was to cord too long? Seems to me if there was no equipment malfuntion, it must still be attached and working properly, but just too long.

yes, too long. But still not the answer.

Jay Carr · 03-16-2007, 01:35 PM

You'll have to pardon me for wondering, but last I checked, if you jump off a building while attached to a bungie chord that is too long, the experience will most certainly kill you.

schneb · 03-16-2007, 02:14 PM

A man goes up the elevator of a high building with the intent to bungie jump off the roof top for an extreme sport thrill. He calculates the height of the building incorrectly and inadvertently makes his bungie cord too long. He jumps off the building as a thrill sport stunt, only to hit the ground with a mortal thud--a surplus of cord next to him.

roadkill · 03-16-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Zalister


	You'll have to pardon me for wondering, but last I checked, if you jump off a building while attached to a bungie chord that is too long, the experience will most certainly kill you.

very true however cord was too long for a reason.

roadkill · 03-16-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by schneb


	A man goes up the elevator of a high building with the intent to bungie jump off the roof top for an extreme sport thrill. He calculates the height of the building incorrectly and inadvertently makes his bungie cord too long. He jumps off the building as a thrill sport stunt, only to hit the ground with a mortal thud--a surplus of cord next to him.

he didn't jump from the roof. and he did miscalculate but why?

roadkill · 03-16-2007, 04:32 PM

Ok puzzle has gone long enough. A man bungie jumps from the 14th floor of a hotel. Believing that he calculated correctly the length of cord. However, in many hotels in the world, the thirteenth floor is mislabeled due to superstition. He actually jumped from the 13th. hence the cord was too long.

And that is the answer.

Jay Carr · 03-18-2007, 01:52 AM

Hmm, interesting conclusion to that one. I actually will have to put it in my repertoire (which, by the way, is a really hard word to spell...just spent ten minutes looking it up.)

fazstp · 03-18-2007, 02:53 PM

Maybe work the 14th floor into the riddle.

schneb · 03-19-2007, 12:56 PM

I agree with fazstp, working the 14th floor into the riddle would have been good to have. That would cause the brain to ask, "what is significant about the 14th floor?" After all, buildings have elevators for just 2 floors or even 12 floors. The idea of the 13th floor never came to mind because of the lack of information.

Here is how I would rewrite it...

"A guy goes up to the 14th floor in an elevator and then goes down. Soon after he's outside the building and dead. What happened?"

roadkill · 03-19-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by schneb


	I agree with fazstp, working the 14th floor into the riddle would have been good to have. That would cause the brain to ask, "what is significant about the 14th floor?" After all, buildings have elevators for just 2 floors or even 12 floors. The idea of the 13th floor never came to mind because of the lack of information. Here is how I would rewrite it... "A guy goes up to the 14th floor in an elevator and then goes down. Soon after he's outside the building and dead. What happened?"

I respectfully disagree. To give the 14th floor in the riddle would cause someone to center on that aspect. Given that there also was a movie called 13th floor though I haven't seen it. It's all part of the critical thinking. No one asked if he jumped from a certain floor. I was asked if he jumped from the roof. I said no. I was asked specifically from one of my youth in church if he jumped from the 10th, 11th and then the 12th floor. But then he stopped. If someone asked did he jump from the 13th floor and I said yes. it would have been all but over. What other riddle on this thread did you see that gave specific information such as what floor did he jump from?
what do you say zalister?

Jay Carr · 03-20-2007, 01:27 PM

Do I have to have an opinion?

I think it depends. I like starting guessing riddles out in a rather vague fashion, then adding hints as time goes by. It's what I did on my (possibly poorly constructed) 20 questions riddle.

In essence, it just depends on how long you want the riddle to go. This I will say, I wish you'd hinted at the floors being an issue before just giving the answer

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roadkill · 03-20-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Zalister


	This I will say, I wish you'd hinted at the floors being an issue before just giving the answer .

I agree with that, but I guess I felt like it had gone on long enough and everyone was losing interest.

Anyway, have you got any more riddles?

schneb · 03-20-2007, 04:42 PM

Inside a bedroom, a man lies dead on the bed. Next to him, on the nightstand, is an open window and a glass of water.

What happened?

edalzell · 03-20-2007, 05:29 PM

was the water in liquid form before he died?

edalzell · 03-20-2007, 05:38 PM

was the window open before he died?

schneb · 03-20-2007, 07:12 PM

Was the water in liquid form before he died? - No

Was the window open before he died? - Yes

In two more questions, you will probably get it.

roadkill · 03-21-2007, 09:33 AM

did he choke on ice?

03-15-2007, 03:11 PM	#322
PopTart369 Prospect Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Moon Posts: 6	did he die with the bungie cord was on him, or was it removed before he died __________________ *The moon sucks, I live on it*

03-15-2007, 10:12 PM	#323
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	Was to cord too long? Seems to me if there was no equipment malfuntion, it must still be attached and working properly, but just too long. __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM

03-16-2007, 01:35 PM	#325
Jay Carr Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Springfield, MO, USA Posts: 3,110	You'll have to pardon me for wondering, but last I checked, if you jump off a building while attached to a bungie chord that is too long, the experience will most certainly kill you. __________________ ~ Long ago I was called Zalister, keep that in mind when reading responses to my old posts.

03-16-2007, 02:14 PM	#326
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	A man goes up the elevator of a high building with the intent to bungie jump off the roof top for an extreme sport thrill. He calculates the height of the building incorrectly and inadvertently makes his bungie cord too long. He jumps off the building as a thrill sport stunt, only to hit the ground with a mortal thud--a surplus of cord next to him. __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM

03-16-2007, 04:32 PM	#329
roadkill Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 59	Ok puzzle has gone long enough. A man bungie jumps from the 14th floor of a hotel. Believing that he calculated correctly the length of cord. However, in many hotels in the world, the thirteenth floor is mislabeled due to superstition. He actually jumped from the 13th. hence the cord was too long. And that is the answer. __________________ I work on lots of things, I even fix a few!

03-18-2007, 01:52 AM	#330
Jay Carr Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Springfield, MO, USA Posts: 3,110	Hmm, interesting conclusion to that one. I actually will have to put it in my repertoire (which, by the way, is a really hard word to spell...just spent ten minutes looking it up.) __________________ ~ Long ago I was called Zalister, keep that in mind when reading responses to my old posts.

03-18-2007, 02:53 PM	#331
fazstp MVP Join Date: May 2004 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,576	Maybe work the 14th floor into the riddle. __________________ Inspire you of think the elephant dint Inspire you of think the elephant dint

03-19-2007, 12:56 PM	#332
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	I agree with fazstp, working the 14th floor into the riddle would have been good to have. That would cause the brain to ask, "what is significant about the 14th floor?" After all, buildings have elevators for just 2 floors or even 12 floors. The idea of the 13th floor never came to mind because of the lack of information. Here is how I would rewrite it... "A guy goes up to the 14th floor in an elevator and then goes down. Soon after he's outside the building and dead. What happened?" __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM Last edited by schneb; 03-19-2007 at 01:00 PM.

03-20-2007, 01:27 PM	#334
Jay Carr Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Springfield, MO, USA Posts: 3,110	Do I have to have an opinion? I think it depends. I like starting guessing riddles out in a rather vague fashion, then adding hints as time goes by. It's what I did on my (possibly poorly constructed) 20 questions riddle. In essence, it just depends on how long you want the riddle to go. This I will say, I wish you'd hinted at the floors being an issue before just giving the answer . __________________ ~ Long ago I was called Zalister, keep that in mind when reading responses to my old posts.

03-20-2007, 04:42 PM	#336
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	Inside a bedroom, a man lies dead on the bed. Next to him, on the nightstand, is an open window and a glass of water. What happened? __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM

03-20-2007, 05:29 PM	#337
edalzell MVP Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,390	was the water in liquid form before he died? Last edited by edalzell; 03-20-2007 at 05:38 PM.

03-20-2007, 05:38 PM	#338
edalzell MVP Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,390	was the window open before he died?

03-20-2007, 07:12 PM	#339
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	Was the water in liquid form before he died? - No Was the window open before he died? - Yes In two more questions, you will probably get it. __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM

03-21-2007, 09:33 AM	#340
roadkill Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 59	did he choke on ice? __________________ I work on lots of things, I even fix a few!