Sleipnirr said: I still think the answer is a human being. What do you say about that?well you got the order wron ı ask what walks on two legs first then 4 legs and lastly 3 legs |
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| Lupa your answer is the answer to the riddle of the Spinx. It is similar but that one is what walked on 4 legs at birth, then two, and ends walking on three. Which is crawling, walking, and using a cane. This riddle has the same number but in a different order. Naturally I suppose this one could be based on the same foundation... |
 Where there is no imagination there is no horror. || Arthur Conan Doyle || Happy Halloween! |
| Human? Single -2legs Married - both are one, kinda crap- 4 legs Oldage-3 legs(other partner dies) |
Suzune-chan said: Exactly. Considering it is from an anime, it probably uses a gimmick exclusive to the series, but the solution should still be a human being.Lupa your answer is the answer to the riddle of the Spinx. It is similar but that one is what walked on 4 legs at birth, then two, and ends walking on three. Which is crawling, walking, and using a cane. This riddle has the same number but in a different order. Naturally I suppose this one could be based on the same foundation... The Sphinx has two famous riddles, and this is not one of them. It is, instead, one variation of the 4-2-3 riddle solved by Oedipus. I hope the solution to this riddle is actually clever, I'll be pretty disappointed if it's something like "X character from that anime/history" or if it involves stereotypes like being married. |
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| Another variation of same answer: Woman: Single - 2 legs Pregnant - 4 legs( depends on the number of babies) Old-age - 3 legs. |
| Actually lupa get pretty close it is not the name of an anime ch but it is a name i am not giving the name of the anime considering how close he got but if you think you cant find it i will give it then |
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| Huh? I got close? I assume it's this: lupadim said: The Sphinx has two famous riddles, and this is not one of them. It is, instead, one variation of the 4-2-3 riddle solved by Oedipus. I hope the solution to this riddle is actually clever, I'll be pretty disappointed if it's something like "X character from that anime/history" or if it involves stereotypes like being married. I'll think about it through the day and answer later |
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| Well, all I did was describing the riddle's history. Maybe the riddle itself is the answer. The Sphinx has the body of a lion (four legs), and the head of a human (two legs). Thing is, I have no idea how you can make it three legs from that. Oedipus himself was a human (two legs). I think that at the end of the legend he is blind, so in theory he'd walk with the help of a cane/walking stick (three legs), but I have no idea how he can have four legs between that. Any ideas? |
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| you should look into the reason he made himself blind |
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| He did that after finding that he had killed his own father I believe. Well, I still can't figure out where the four legs come from. |
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| Google: It seems Oedipus killed his father(unintentionally) and married his mother and had 4 children, upon realizing this his mother hanged herself and Oedipus blinded himself using 2 pins from his mother's dress. The only thing resembling the number 4 is the number of children. I seriously don't like to google stuff to solve a riddle, I think it should be based on common knowledge. I'm not sure how mentioning the name of the anime helps it? Is the name of the anime Zankyou no Terror?( no I didn't google this, got it from MAL) |
| Oooh a riddle thread, I can't wait to see what the denizens of Mal can conjur up to elude my senses. |
| I've been here way too long... |
| @el yes the name of the anime is zakyou no terror but you still havent got the thing for 4 legs right if you want to learn just watch the anime there is a real good explanation for it in the anime but it wont be as satisfying as finding it yourself :D Also Cuz the answer of the riddle is the plot of one of the episodes |
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| So I just went to watch the anime. Apparently it's because the act of killing his own father and marrying his own mother makes Oedipus a beast. Beasts walk in four legs, so that's where the four legs come from. Meh. |
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| Lol I'm not going to watch anime to solve a riddle. See, this stuff is mythological, anyone can interpret it differently, predicting the exact line of thought is difficult. |
| ^^ Well now I'm kinda disappointed. |
| lupa is correct its your turn to aks one and ı think this was a pretty good riddle |
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| Sure, have a simple one that I just made up There's a merchant that, during full moon days, sells silver for $35 each gram, platinum for $54 a gram and gold for $82 a gram. When it's not full moon, silver is sold by $47 a gram, and platinum by $78 a gram. With that said, calculate the price of gold for each gram during not-full-moon days. |
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| Based on atomic number. $79. Any particular reason you chose 35,54,82 ? |
| Yes, correct. And no. Was just to confuse people. |
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| You're given 10 balls, you should place it in a way forming 5 lines, where each line contains 4 balls on it. |
| My friend just told me this exact same riddle today, except that it had to be 12 instead of 10 and trees instead of balls O.O But the answer to this one must be: - Draw a pentagon. - Draw lines from each corner of the pentagon to every other corner. - Place a ball at every corner / intersection. |
| Correct. Lol just a coincidence. |
| Ok, so there is 2 blue hats and 2 red hats. 3 men has each been given either one of the blue or red hats and are standing in line facing the same direction, as indicated by these arrows: -> -> -> The 3 men doesn't know the color of their own hat, but they know the initial number of blue and red hats, and they can see the color of any hats that are in front of them in the line. They are then asked the color of their hat and they must answer without turning around or looking at their own hat. Who is the first to answer the question? |
| the last one as he can see the other two hats |
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| Middle one. Reason- The last one can't answer, so he will be quiet, implying middle has a red hat. |
| Teeheeheehee |
| gone bai bai |
| Problem The above link directs you to the problem. This is a very hard problem, if you're stuck I will post hints to proceed. Find x. |
| Hmm angle ADB must be 50 and angle AEB must be 40 (simple trigonometri). I also know that the sum angle DEA (aka X) and angle EDB must be 110 Now, we can find X if we find angle DEB and subtract angle AEB. We can find DEB by using 2 equations with 2 unknowns: 1. EDB + DEA = 110 2. EDB + DEB + 30 = 180 Ok apparently I can't :/ I'm stuck for now.. do you need more than 2 equations :O? Or maybe sinus or cosinus |
Basic trigonometry? Ehh. From the drawings, I feel like I got x and y switched somehow. But the solution fits from what I checked. |
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| Actually, the drawings make way more sense if: x = 40 y = 70 t = 100 a = 60 But the values I suggested at the picture also fit, so I guess both solutions are valid? |
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| @lupa The solution you posted is wrong. The part you got wrong is simple arithmetic mistake. t+x=140 t+110-y=140 If you subtract, x+y=110 If you add, 2t+x-y=170 Not sure how you got x=30+y Hint to solve: Make some extra construction, you can't solve without making a new construction. |
El-Psy_CongrooAug 13, 2015 10:30 AM
| Even if you say it is wrong, if you check the picture with the values I suggested, you'll notice that they match perfectly. I'm interested in looking at some proof that proves the values I suggested are invalid, because I am really trying to find something incompatible and so far it all seems to fit. |
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| All the values will fit, even x=70 will fit, but as you see the diagram is drawn to scale, which makes it impossible. So the conclusion we can derive is that, you are missing a constriction to get a single solution. As I said earlier, hint is to make a construction. By making construction you will rule out the incorrect solution. |
| Another hint, construction starts from point A. |
| Construction : Draw a line from A, making a angle 20 degrees wrt AB and intersecting at BC |
| pfft. We are doing trigonometry now? x'D Gotta throw my enzymic reaction calculations in next time :3 |
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| My my, we need more non-mathematical puzzles here. You guys are scaring away the members. LOL |
| Yes, grrr is correct. This is known as Langley's problem. Search for it if you want a solution with only geometry. ^^Nice solution, but it was to be solved using basic of geometry. True I didn't mention it. I'm not familiar with Non-right Triangle trigonometry, I googled to understand the solution. ^Lol true, next time will post something different. |
| and now we wait for grr.... Let's hope I actually check this thread before someone's already answered the next riddle >.< |
| I was going to give you a math riddle but it seems people had enough math so here it is plan B: It's kinder than Suzune-chan. It's lewder than grave_robber. The poor have it. The rich need it. If you eat it you will die. What is it? |
GrrrAug 15, 2015 7:53 AM
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| Oh, I've seen that one before. I may add to the riddle that it is also greater than God. |
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| It is indeed greater than God. So I assume you know the answer. I won't be surprised if other people have heard it before. I hope not everyone will know it though. |
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| Oh, I believe it is Nothing The poor do not have much. The reach have no need for it But if you do not eat anything you will die~ |
Where there is no imagination there is no horror. || Arthur Conan Doyle || Happy Halloween! |
| You are correct Suzune. I guess it is your turn to give riddle now (though lupadim was first but he has solved it before so I don't think it should count). |
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| New riddle: Beulah died in the Appalachians while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig’s death. Why? |
Where there is no imagination there is no horror. || Arthur Conan Doyle || Happy Halloween! |
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