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The worlds first riddle!

 
 
Tryagain
 
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Reply Wed 20 Apr, 2005 04:10 am
Mark:
AVERAGES
66 Cool

MEAN
79 Cool

JANE
42 Cool

shake hands (paw) Cool

Yeah, but (the dog) would shake your hand.



"I should go to church."

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the "accident of evolution" had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he walked alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.
As he turned to look, he saw a seven-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him. He tried to run even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes.

He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pumping frantically as he tried to run even faster, but he tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw the bear right on top of him raising his paw to kill him. At that instant, he cried out "Oh my God!"

Just then, time stopped. The bear froze; the forest was silent; the river even stopped moving. A bright light shone upon the man, and a voice came out of the sky saying, "You deny my existence all of these years; teach others I don't exist; even credit my creation to a cosmic accident, and now do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?
Am I to count you as a believer?"

The atheist, ever so proud, looked into the light and said, "It would be rather hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but could you make the bear a Christian?"

"Very well," said the voice.

As the light went out, the river ran, and the sounds of the forest continued, the bear put his paw down. The bear then brought both paws together, bowed his head and said, "Lord, I thank you for this food, which I am about to receive."

Amen.



There is a row a soldiers that is 1km in length. They walk with a constant speed in a straight line, in one direction.

At the end walks a messenger, he has to bring a message to the captain walking all the way back at the beginning of the row.

The messenger starts walking past the soldiers and immediately turns around when arriving at the captain and walks back to the end of the row. When the messenger is back at end, the group of soldiers traveled a distance of 1000 meters.

The soldiers and captain are walking at the same constant speed. The messenger (walking faster then the soldiers) is also walking a constant speed.

You don't know anything about time or speed.

How many meters did the messenger travel from the end of the row to the beginning and back Question



There is a tree standing among others, it has four branches and on every branch there are three bird nests and in every nest there are four eggs and on every egg there are seven spots.

What is the name of the tree Question



A Medieval riddle:

What is it that never was and never will be Question




Curves A, B, C, and D, are defined in the plane as follows:

A = { (x,y) : x^2 - y^2 = x/(x^2 + y^2) },

B = { (x,y) : 2xy + y/(x^2 + y^2) = 3 },

C = { (x,y) : x^3 - 3xy^2 + 3y = 1 },

D = { (x,y) : 3yx^2 - 3x - y^3 = 0 }.


Is it possible to prove that the intersection of A and B is equal to the intersection of C and D Question
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turtlette
 
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Reply Wed 20 Apr, 2005 07:05 am
"What is it that never was and never will be."

Nothing?
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markr
 
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Reply Wed 20 Apr, 2005 09:08 am
MESSENGER
1+sqrt(2) km
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markr
 
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Reply Wed 20 Apr, 2005 06:54 pm
Tryagain wrote:
Curves A, B, C, and D, are defined in the plane as follows:

A = { (x,y) : x^2 - y^2 = x/(x^2 + y^2) },

B = { (x,y) : 2xy + y/(x^2 + y^2) = 3 },

C = { (x,y) : x^3 - 3xy^2 + 3y = 1 },

D = { (x,y) : 3yx^2 - 3x - y^3 = 0 }.


Is it possible to prove that the intersection of A and B is equal to the intersection of C and D Question

I don't know (I would guess yes), but if you solve A (or B) for (x^2 + y^2) and substitute it into B (or A), you get D. I'm not sure how C figures into it.
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Thu 21 Apr, 2005 02:18 pm
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markr
 
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Reply Thu 21 Apr, 2005 03:14 pm
APPLES
To the customers. The average of $1/3 and $1/5 is $4/15. However, the boy sold the apples for $4/16.

60 * $4/15 is $16
but 60 * $4/16 is only $15
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markr
 
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Reply Thu 21 Apr, 2005 06:13 pm
Tryagain wrote:
"The sequence of digits
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 ...
Is obtained by writing the positive integers in order. If the 10^n th digit in this sequence occurs in the part of the sequence in which the m-digit numbers are placed, define f(n) to be m. For example f(2) = 2 because the 100th digit enters the sequence in the placement of the two-digit integer 55.

Can anyone find, f(1987) Question


Yes. It may not be I, but someone can.

I get f(n) = n + 1 - CEILING(LOG(n - FLOOR(LOG(n))))
f(1987) = 1984
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Adrian
 
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Reply Thu 21 Apr, 2005 08:45 pm
Quote:
There is a tree standing among others, it has four branches and on every branch there are three bird nests and in every nest there are four eggs and on every egg there are seven spots.

What is the name of the tree


I believe that the question is missing a rather important comma. :wink:
(Am I going mad or have we had this very same issue before?)

Quote:
There is an old story of a trader who put into Philadelphia with a boat load of shingles, some which had been damaged in passage. He was asked by a Quaker merchant what the price was for the shingles.

"They are $10 a bundle," he replied, "if you choose the bundles and $5 a bundle if I choose them."

The merchant thought for a minute and said, "... ".

What is the best deal he could make


Let the trader choose which to give you...but buy all of them.
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Fri 22 Apr, 2005 05:17 am
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turtlette
 
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Reply Fri 22 Apr, 2005 08:13 am
Very Happy
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markr
 
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Reply Fri 22 Apr, 2005 11:31 am
PRIMES
uno (101)

EVALUATE
How about if we just decipher the damn thing?

HOLIDAY
The American
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 05:09 am
Li'l Turtle did not write a very clever riddle code that spelt out the answer which is now deleted. Crying or Very sad


Mark:
PRIMES
uno (101) Cool


Exactly one, namely 101. 1 is not prime; 101 is prime. The sum
100^n + 100^{n - 1} + ... + 1 is divisible by 101 if n is odd,
10^n + 10^{n - 1} + ... + 1 if n is even. (To see the second part,
think about 101010101 = 102030201 - 1020100 = 10101^2 - 1010^2.)


Mark:
EVALUATE
How about if we just decipher the damn thing? Laughing


Split the inner integral according to the max{}. The easy term becomes an integral of t e^{t^2}. The other term becomes an easy term after you switch the order of integration. The answer should have an e^{(ab)^2}.



HOLIDAY

The nationality is "Spanish"



Some you may have seen before, I see they have now been put together to form an IQ test!


1. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as 6323 is to:

a) 2336 b) 6232 c) 3236 d) 3326 e) 6332


2. Which one of these five is least like the other four?

a) Horse b) Kangaroo c) Cow d) Deer e) Donkey


3. Which number should come next? 144 121 100 81 64?

a) 17 b) 19 c) 36 d) 49 e) 50


4. HAND is to Glove as HEAD is to:

a) Hair b) Hat c) Neck d) Earring e) Hairpin


5. A fallacious argument is:

a) Valid b) False c) Necessary d) Disturbing
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turtlette
 
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 07:08 am
Tryagain wrote:
"Li'l Turtle did not write a very clever riddle code that spelt out the answer which is now deleted. Split the inner integral..."

Alright, looky here, dear-


Mark wrote:

"EVALUATE
How about if we just decipher the damn thing?" ......o.k. I will-


PRIMES = Paulaj removed instant message, except smile....... Laughing

uno = you know! :wink:

(101) = lol

8 - ) = <---that looks like a wise man to me, and he alway's gives 101% (lol) effort.

"HOLIDAY
The American" = All I can do is agree with that statement. I have been working very hard lately, I could use a vacation! Laughing

(I love playing with you folks, word games that is Shocked )

Should I nominate Try for A2K president? I apaulajize for clogging your thread with my silliness, it's just that I want to play, (the other word games don't thrill me like they used to.) Crying or Very sad
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turtlette
 
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 07:37 am
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 02:30 pm
[quote
Alright, looky here, dear-


Mark wrote:

"EVALUATE
How about if we just decipher the damn thing?" ......o.k. I will-


PRIMES = Paulaj removed instant message, except smile....... Laughing

uno = you know! :wink:

(101) = lol

8 - ) = <---that looks like a wise man to me, and he alway's gives 101% (lol) effort.

"HOLIDAY
The American" = All I can do is agree with that statement. I have been working very hard lately, I could use a vacation! Laughing

(I love playing with you folks, word games that is Shocked )

Should I nominate Try for A2K president? I apaulajize for clogging your thread with my silliness, it's just that I want to play, (the other word games don't thrill me like they used to.) Crying or Very sad[/quote]



That is one of the best posts I have ever read. Amusing and witty in equal measure. Cool

"apaulajize"

A true classic. Laughing

Sadly, I must decline the Presidency because I cannot afford a pay cut and the house is not big enough. Silly is what I do best, welcome to the club. Razz



1. C Cool
2. B Cool
3. D Cool
4. B Cool
5. B Cool




7. NASA received three messages in a strange language from a distant planet. The scientists studied the messages and found that "Necor Buldon Slock" means "Danger Rocket Explosion" and "Edwan Mynor Necor"
means "Danger Spaceship Fire" and "Buldon Gimilzor Gondor" means "Bad Gas Explosion".

What does "Slock" mean Question

a) Danger b) Explosion c) Nothing d) Rocket e) Gas


8. Ann is taller than Jill, and Kelly is shorter than Ann. Which of the following statements would be most accurate Question

a) Kelly is taller than Jill b) Kelly is shorter than Jill
c) Kelly is as tall as Jill d) It's impossible to tell


9. A boy is 4 years old and his sister is three times as old as he is. When the boy is 12 years old, how old will his sister be Question

a) 16 b) 20 c) 24 d) 28 e) 32



GSGE (9,4) = Question
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Francis
 
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 02:39 pm
9 - (((2 exp 6)-4)/3)
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markr
 
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 03:10 pm
7) D
8) D
9) B
GSGE (9,4) - with bacon or sausage? (I must confess I cheated on this one. I thought GSGE was the name of some obscure function, so I Googled it.)
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Tryagain
 
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Reply Sun 24 Apr, 2005 06:17 am
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markr
 
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Reply Sun 24 Apr, 2005 09:49 am
10) A
11) B
12) C
13) A

If Francis had written it like this:
9) (((2 exp 6)-4)/3)
it would have been the correct answer for 9.
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 24 Apr, 2005 10:01 am
As Mark said my answer was related to question 9.
A problem with the hyphen token for a minus.
(Flat joke?)
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