Good Riddles - Page 7

tlarkin · 01-27-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by schneb


	The man giving the marble is actually an agent of the CIA posing as a terrorist who has access to plutonium for a dirty bomb. He meets with a terrorist kingpin to make the exchange. It is not real plutonium, but rather a large ball bearing with enough radioactive material to make a Gigercounter dance. They make the exchange, and the agent kills the terrorist kingpin.

nope

good guess though

tlarkin · 01-27-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mkoreiwo


	This takes place in the past.... the two men were having a duel, and the "marble" was a lead ball used in the dueling pistols....

nope

good try

6502 · 01-27-2007, 08:38 PM

It's a foosball (table soccer) game.

One man hands the other the ball and then scores off of him.

tlarkin · 01-27-2007, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6502


	It's a foosball (table soccer) game. One man hands the other the ball and then scores off of him.

nope, he hands him a marble and then shoots him. You already know that the marble is not glass, and is vital to some people's health.

mkoreiwo · 01-28-2007, 09:14 AM

OK t...

This is really not "fair", as these are not true riddles.... google marble, and tell me there is some reference to what is in the "riddle".... Most riddles do make sense...

A hemophiliac who shoots himself??? Blood loss would bring on an eventual stupor, then unconsciousness which would be followed by a peaceful death. Shooting himself is a non-sequitor response to a cut....

...so... No, I'm not being petulant, just trying to get reasonable riddles... If the "solution of the marble" turns out to make sense, you've my apologies....

MK

6502 · 01-28-2007, 01:53 PM

I agree that it's not a great logic puzzle.

The yes or no questions are not supposed to be necessary to reason out the answer. That's just the party game element of it. Still, there's room for disagreement. Maybe when the answer is produced, someone will say, "Hey! That was genius!"

tlarkin · 01-28-2007, 04:15 PM

I guess they are actually called lateral thinking puzzles. Here goes a link of examples

http://brainyplanet.com/index.php/Lateral%20Solution

(this link gives answers to some of the riddles so it is a spoiler)

I have gone through a lot of these, sometimes spending hours trying to guess the answer. I also emailed a few people who have hosted sites like this back and forth trying to figure out their posted puzzles. There have also been a few books published with these type of riddles.

Figuring out the whole story is asking the right question. It makes you think in ways you are not used to, so it is very hard sometimes.

schneb · 01-29-2007, 01:49 PM

I was going to guess that it was Lex Luthor giving Superman Kryptonite and then shooting him when he was vulnerable. But Kryptonite is crystalline, not metallic. Oh well, I'm stymied.

:P

tlarkin · 01-29-2007, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneb


	I was going to guess that it was Lex Luthor giving Superman Kryptonite and then shooting him when he was vulnerable. But Kryptonite is crystalline, not metallic. Oh well, I'm stymied. :P

actually you are right, and kryptonite comes in many forms, one of which is metallic. I had to look it up myself to make sure

here is the resource:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite

If you read it says the most common forms are rock or metal. Of course I am not a huge fanboy of superman so whenever I encounter one they may tend to disagree.

The key questions are is it made of glass? do they know each other? Guess the color of the marble, and is it harmful to them? Those questions tend to tell you that its lex and super man.

I have sat down and figured out tons of these and I like them a lot, some people don't like them.

if interested here is another one:

A man is found dead. He has been shot in the head and is surrounded by 53 bicycles. Why?

schneb · 01-29-2007, 03:50 PM

Well, woohoo, I got it. One thing I hate about these is I find myself thinking about them all the time. Will try to ignore the bicycles one, but then again, I'm thinking about it right now! :P

Simon Ocean · 01-29-2007, 04:03 PM

The "bicycles" are Bicycle playing cards; the man was cheating at cards, and when the extra card was found, he was killed by the other players.

Bicycle Cards

tlarkin · 01-29-2007, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon Ocean


	The "bicycles" are Bicycle playing cards; the man was cheating at cards, and when the extra card was found, he was killed by the other players. Bicycle Cards

yup, i take it you already knew that one

Simon Ocean · 01-29-2007, 04:06 PM

What PLURAL word, when an S is added to the end, becomes SINGULAR?

There is only one word in the English language that this applies to, apparently.

tlarkin · 01-29-2007, 04:11 PM

is it a singular possessive noun? Like Tom's car? It is still singular but the S is added to show possession.

Simon Ocean · 01-29-2007, 04:28 PM

Sorry, tlarkin, no apostrophes allowed!

I'll give you a clue, the PLURAL word already ends with a S, add another S and it becomes SINGULAR!

6502 · 01-29-2007, 04:31 PM

> What PLURAL word, when an S is added to the end, becomes SINGULAR?

Princes to Princess.

Here's an oldie:

A man wakes, showers, dresses, makes an early breakfast for himself, kisses his wife goodbye, picks up his briefcase and walks out the door. Outside of the house, he turns to unlock his car door and he knows that his wife is dead.

What happened?

Simon Ocean · 01-29-2007, 04:35 PM

Nail on the head, 6502!!

Simon Ocean · 01-29-2007, 04:39 PM

His wife is already dead, he kissed the urn containing her ashes.

Simon Ocean · 01-29-2007, 04:44 PM

There were three creatures outside a building. One of the creatures did not move itself but entered the building and knew that it was in the building. The second creature moved itself, entered the building, and knew that it was in the building. The last creature did not move itself but entered the building, and the creature did not know that it was in the building.
What are the three creatures?

6502 · 01-29-2007, 04:56 PM

> His wife is already dead, he kissed the urn containing her ashes.

No. That's a good guess, but she was alive when he kissed her.

The revelation that she is dead is a sudden one.

01-28-2007, 09:14 AM	#125
mkoreiwo Major Leaguer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 499	OK t... This is really not "fair", as these are not true riddles.... google marble, and tell me there is some reference to what is in the "riddle".... Most riddles do make sense... A hemophiliac who shoots himself??? Blood loss would bring on an eventual stupor, then unconsciousness which would be followed by a peaceful death. Shooting himself is a non-sequitor response to a cut.... ...so... No, I'm not being petulant, just trying to get reasonable riddles... If the "solution of the marble" turns out to make sense, you've my apologies.... MK __________________ Its a big universe: no one can know it all... 24" iMac 3.06Ghz, 4gb Ram, 1TB drive, MacBook Pro 2.0Ghz, 2gb RAM, 320gb drive, Snow Leopard on Both

01-29-2007, 01:49 PM	#128
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	I was going to guess that it was Lex Luthor giving Superman Kryptonite and then shooting him when he was vulnerable. But Kryptonite is crystalline, not metallic. Oh well, I'm stymied. :P __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM

01-29-2007, 03:50 PM	#130
schneb MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,300	Well, woohoo, I got it. One thing I hate about these is I find myself thinking about them all the time. Will try to ignore the bicycles one, but then again, I'm thinking about it right now! :P __________________ Tour Israel and Jordan via CD-ROM

01-29-2007, 04:03 PM	#131
Simon Ocean Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sherburn, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 136	The "bicycles" are Bicycle playing cards; the man was cheating at cards, and when the extra card was found, he was killed by the other players. Bicycle Cards __________________ Google is your friend!

01-29-2007, 04:06 PM	#133
Simon Ocean Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sherburn, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 136	What PLURAL word, when an S is added to the end, becomes SINGULAR? There is only one word in the English language that this applies to, apparently. __________________ Google is your friend!

01-27-2007, 08:38 PM	#123
6502 Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 335	It's a foosball (table soccer) game. One man hands the other the ball and then scores off of him.

01-28-2007, 01:53 PM	#126
6502 Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 335	I agree that it's not a great logic puzzle. The yes or no questions are not supposed to be necessary to reason out the answer. That's just the party game element of it. Still, there's room for disagreement. Maybe when the answer is produced, someone will say, "Hey! That was genius!"

01-28-2007, 04:15 PM	#127
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 11,352	I guess they are actually called lateral thinking puzzles. Here goes a link of examples http://brainyplanet.com/index.php/Lateral%20Solution (this link gives answers to some of the riddles so it is a spoiler) I have gone through a lot of these, sometimes spending hours trying to guess the answer. I also emailed a few people who have hosted sites like this back and forth trying to figure out their posted puzzles. There have also been a few books published with these type of riddles. Figuring out the whole story is asking the right question. It makes you think in ways you are not used to, so it is very hard sometimes.

01-29-2007, 04:11 PM	#134
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 11,352	is it a singular possessive noun? Like Tom's car? It is still singular but the S is added to show possession.

01-29-2007, 04:28 PM	#135
Simon Ocean Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sherburn, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 136	Sorry, tlarkin, no apostrophes allowed! I'll give you a clue, the PLURAL word already ends with a S, add another S and it becomes SINGULAR! __________________ Google is your friend!

01-29-2007, 04:31 PM	#136
6502 Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 335	> What PLURAL word, when an S is added to the end, becomes SINGULAR? Princes to Princess. Here's an oldie: A man wakes, showers, dresses, makes an early breakfast for himself, kisses his wife goodbye, picks up his briefcase and walks out the door. Outside of the house, he turns to unlock his car door and he knows that his wife is dead. What happened?

01-29-2007, 04:35 PM	#137
Simon Ocean Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sherburn, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 136	Nail on the head, 6502!! __________________ Google is your friend!

01-29-2007, 04:39 PM	#138
Simon Ocean Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sherburn, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 136	His wife is already dead, he kissed the urn containing her ashes. __________________ Google is your friend!

01-29-2007, 04:44 PM	#139
Simon Ocean Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sherburn, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 136	There were three creatures outside a building. One of the creatures did not move itself but entered the building and knew that it was in the building. The second creature moved itself, entered the building, and knew that it was in the building. The last creature did not move itself but entered the building, and the creature did not know that it was in the building. What are the three creatures? __________________ Google is your friend!

01-29-2007, 04:56 PM	#140
6502 Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 335	> His wife is already dead, he kissed the urn containing her ashes. No. That's a good guess, but she was alive when he kissed her. The revelation that she is dead is a sudden one.