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by **maypaxvobiscum** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:09 pm

edit.

by **Judge** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:06 pm

riddle repeat thread

by **LFC2007** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:23 pm

Benny The Noon wrote:The three in a triangle then the forth upside down right in the middle - as for distances - i wouldnt have a clue i havent got a ruler handy

The height of the upturned middle glass must equal the distance between each stem of the other three that are sat upright.

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:37 pm

LFC2007 wrote:
Benny The Noon wrote:The three in a triangle then the forth upside down right in the middle - as for distances - i wouldnt have a clue i havent got a ruler handy

The height of the upturned middle glass must equal the distance between each stem of the other three that are sat upright.

Place the first three in an equilateral triangle so that the foot of each is spaced approximately 1.1547 times the height of a wineglass from each other. the same distance from Then place the fourth wineglass in the middle of the triangle, upside down.

Further explanation: The 4 foots have to form a regular tetrahedron. Therefore the areas of the triangles have to be the same.

Area of triangle = (1/2)*b*h

Area of equilateral triangle = 0.433*b^2

h = 1 (the height of 1 wineglass)

Therefore: 0.5*b*1 = 0.433*b^2

b = 1.1547 ( 1.1547 times the height of 1 wineglass)

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:47 pm

1) Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.

2) Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape. They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunneling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell. What is his plan?

3) Sabrina gave Samantha as many dollars as Samantha started out with. Samantha then gave Sabrina back as much as Sabrina had left. Sabrina then gave Samantha as back as many dollars as Samantha had left, which left Sabrina broke and gave Samantha a total of $80.00. How much did Sabrina and Samantha have at the beginning of their exchange?

4) What has roots that nobody sees, and is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet it never grows

5) 100 prisoners are imprisoned in solitary cells. Each cell is windowless and soundproof. There's a central living room with one light bulb; the bulb is initially off. No prisoner can see the light bulb from his or her own cell. Each day, the warden picks a prisoner equally at random, and that prisoner visits the central living room; at the end of the day the prisoner is returned to his cell. While in the living room, the prisoner can toggle the bulb if he or she wishes. Also, the prisoner has the option of asserting the claim that all 100 prisoners have been to the living room. If this assertion is false (that is, some prisoners still haven't been to the living room), all 100 prisoners will be shot for their stupidity. However, if it is indeed true, all prisoners are set free and inducted into MENSA, since the world can always use more smart people. Thus, the assertion should only be made if the prisoner is 100% certain of its validity.

Before this whole procedure begins, the prisoners are allowed to get together in the courtyard to discuss a plan. What is the optimal plan they can agree on, so that eventually, someone will make a correct assertion?

by **Judge** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:09 pm

1. inkstand

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:21 pm

dammit!

by **LFC2007** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:34 pm

1) No idea. Probably a German word.
2) Tunnel beneath the wall, loosen the foundations and bring the wall down

3) 50-30 sabrina
4) Mountain
5) If the prisoner has the option of making that assertion, they could just agree not to make any assertion. That would be the intermediate (sensible) strategy. The optimal strategy would for each to assign themselves a number before hand, memorising each and every one, and if they're chosen to enter the room they'd write it down on the pen and pad of paper conveniently arranged on the living room table*; they would then know who has or has not entered the room (and so is 100% accurate).

*Failing that they would score their names on the wall using rockhammers smuggled in by Red.

by **SupitsJonF** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:50 pm

I've seen 5 before, and the answer is pretty poor

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It'll take 27 years for that plan to work :laugh:

by **Judge** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:27 pm

LFC2007 wrote:1) No idea. Probably a German word.

i already posted the answer, and you still couldnt get it :laugh:

by **LFC2007** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:45 pm

Judge + one-liner followed by smileys: I assumed spam.

Not unreasonable.

by **Judge** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:14 am

you still didnt know the Fu*king answer though, and your too damn stuck up yer own ar'se to admit it

by **LFC2007** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:57 am

Judge wrote:you still didnt know the Fu*king answer though

Obviously, hence the reason I didn't put down a valid answer.

No need to be a k'unt about it.

by **made in UK** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:06 am

Judge wrote:you still didnt know the Fu*king answer though, and your too damn stuck up yer own ar'se to admit it

by **LFC2007** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:07 am

Nods the banned member.

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