Preserved Topic: Anyone love Conundrums like I do 2?

Anyone love Conundrums like I do?

Wow that got long. I didn't read any of it, but I thought it was time for a new thread.



Sorry.

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cheers.jay

*slaps Jesta* idiot, we were going for 200 posts.

jestah what have you done?
we wanted at least solve the last problem in the other thread...

quote: I didn't read any of it.
Maybe you should have?

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No, don't read it!! you'll wind up as tormented as the rest of us

~We're not here for long, we're here for fun~

I wanna know the solution! *whines*

well, bug's riddle still has me stuffed, so i thought i would bring my little riddles back for my own amusement.

riddle b1:
what is it that no man wants, yet no man wants to lose?
this is NOT 'his wife', or 'responsibility'.

riddle b2:
a man lies dead next to a rock.
explain.
the rock is NOT his tombstone, although i like that answer.

riddle b3 (apparently true):
a man lies dead, in the forest, in a wetsuit.
explain.
Nimraw solved this one correctly:

quote:

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The scuba diver was accidently scooped up by the water container of a chopper fighting a fire in the woods.

Release water over fire in forest-> scubadiver falls to his death.

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so, one down, two to go (plus bugs!)


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Damnit, can't you unclose the thread? We were going for 200! Thats not cool man.

So should we continue here or there?

Well if it is impossible to unclose a thread then lets continue here.

The other one's open so I continued it there. BTW, that's pretty cool about your dad being an entomologist and Blade Runner is another favorite of mine

hey, lets keep the new ones here! that old thread is all buggs now... its to big for any other conundrums... k?


The man was tied to a rock and thrown in a larg body of water.

for the man one... A wife does not quite fit it... neither does hair... hmmm...

Maybe the rock fell off a cliff and *bam*.

New ones here. Good idea, Izzy. I've got some more for you all.

the man does not look injured.
the rock never touched him.

<edit> two really REALLY easy ones:

riddle b4:
when you say my name, i disappear. what am i?

riddle b5:
the more i dry, the wetter i get. what am i?

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[This message has been edited by bunchapixels (edited 01-29-2002).]

Riddle b5 - a towel?

~We're not here for long, we're here for fun~

b4: Silence.

Emps

b4 and b5 correct...
that leaves b1 and b2.


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Whoops, the other thread got locked again

i'll unlock it agian if you prefer Bugs? just thought having 2 threads running seemed a bit odd?.. specially s this thread seems to have taken off....

let me know K?

~vp~ We would like to keep the first one open until we solve the conundrum that started there. After it's solved we should lock it up. We're doing all the new ones in this thread.

It is unusual but everyone participating in the other one was kind of excited about hitting 200 in one thread

Thanks for keeping things tidy

okey dokes.. np Bugs ~Vp~

b2:

It could be a very large rock that he fell down from and died...
Could he be a mountaineer?

b1:
an MS OS?

Some questions for b2 off the top of my head:
Is the rock larger than the man?
Was the man close enough to the rock to have touched it?
Is discovering the location of importance to solving this one?

Is it something like, He was trapped in a cave with a rock over the enterance?

b1:
no, not an MS OS.


b2:
rock smaller than the man.
man close enough to rock to touch it.
location not important.
he is not a mountaineer.
the rock didn't block a cave.


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Wow I am so happy we finished bug's riddle, thanks emps~!

That was sweet, now we've got to figure out some of buncha's. I thought for sure I knew the answer to the man and the rock one but now I realize I don't, hmm.... the man wasn't Goliath was he?

r2:
no, the man wasn't goliath.
nice try.

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early man's perception of the moon .. sounds crazy but worth a shot...


*s iL


".. Silence : the most deafening sound of them all."

Is the 'rock' a diamond or other precious stone?

~We're not here for long, we're here for fun~

Well I'm glad I got the answer especially as I became one of the suspects to the potential murder at one point!! And I'm also glad we didn't have to kill Bugimus in the end - next time perhaps!!

b1: Did the rock kill the man?
The simplest explanation is a man died and fell near a rock - its not like rocks are rare or anything.

b2: Hair/shaving? This might be due to the fact I have a couple of weeks growth which must go!!

Reading those answers through it looks like solving the previous one has rather sucked the ideas out of my!!

Emps

Here's a mind-blowingly simple yes/no question for b2:
Did the rock kill the man?
Let's not beat around the bush here folks ...

well congrats emps!
finally i can sleep again...

but isnt that kinda suspicious, that A was having the heart attack in exactly that moment?

Coincidence, my dear GRUMBLE, coincidence.

GRUMBLE: It was reaching a point where if I hadn't got it someone else would - or Bugs would have died!!

A was clearly suprised by how successful his hypnosis really was which caused the heart attack - or something!!

Emps

Maybe he was juggling at the time and the exertion killed him

~We're not here for long, we're here for fun~

buncha better get on back here with some answers ... I've broken into the mad scientists' lab. I'm fixin to do some experiments with rocks, but don't want to waste my time if the rock bit was just a red herring ya know!

Hey Emp, could you stand over here on this x I've marked on the floor? Hmmmmm, OK now, the rock was smaller than a man ... hold still Emp ... is your insurance paid up?

On this X here? OK. My insurance? Well I'm not sure now you mention it...

oh, wait, hang on a sec ... up yonder buncha said that the rock never touched the man ... hmmmmm
I guess my question about the rock killing the guy is not really valid then.
<considers throwing rock at Emp anyway, but decides to wait for more information before continuing experiment>

Beekay: Suits me.

Buncha for those of us that didn't get to the last thread, could you please post the questions again? I know the one about the guy and the rock but the other one...

top o da page mate

riddle b1:
what is it that no man wants, yet no man wants to lose?
this is NOT 'his wife', or 'responsibility'.

riddle b2:
a man lies dead next to a rock.
explain.
the rock is NOT his tombstone, although i like that answer.

riddle b1:
well emps, neither of your answers are right, but you are close.
(that is, if you swtich your guesses around )

riddle b2:
THE ROCK KILLED THE MAN.
the rock was not a diamond.

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what color is the rock?
did the rock cause bodily injury in order to kill the man?
does it matter what size the rock is?

The man fell off a cliff.

Q: what colour was the rock?
A: umm... yes? no?

Q: did the rock cause bodily injury in order to kill the man?
A: well, the man was in pain when he died. that's the best answer i can give you.

Q: does it matter what size the rock is?
A: not really - let's say the size of a shoebox.

statement: the man fell off a cliff.
A: no

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hehe, new tack.

Does it matter what color the rock is?
Did the man lose any blood in conjunction with his death, and/or is this relevant at all?
Did the man come in contact with the rock at any time, and/or is this relevant also?

was the rock part of a volcano, or some other act of God?

buncha: As you insist:

b1: Hair/shaving? This might be due to the fact I have a couple of weeks growth which must go!!

b2: The simplest explanation is a man died and fell near a rock - its not like rocks are rare or anything. Cause and effect??

Ta da?

Emps

b1:
what is it the no man wants, yet no man wants to lose?
the answer is not "hair", or "shaving", but you are on the right track. think about the words...

b2:
man, dead, next to rock. explain.

volcano rock, act of god - NO.
The simplest explanation is a man died and fell near a rock - its not like rocks are rare or anything. Cause and effect??
the man died because of the rock.
Does it matter what color the rock is? umm.... kind of...
Did the man lose any blood in conjunction with his death, and/or is this relevant at all?no wounds = no blood lost
Did the man come in contact with the rock at any time, and/or is this relevant also? hey may or may not have physically touched the rock, this is not important.



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b2 is the rock radioactive?

b2: Kryptonite!!!

thats what i would say...

COOOOORRRECT!

which leaves only b1....

this riddle is very pedantic about the words in which you answer with. think about your answer, and if it is something which no man wants, yet no man would want to lose.



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Well, since hair and shaving are "on the right track".. could it be his ugly bald head? I mean, no one wants to go bald.. But most people would like to keep their head..

His Life?

His Pet?

His.... um... is it more complex that above silly questions?

Izzay, are you sporting a goatee now?

Damnit! I woke up this morning shouting "Kryptonite" Rushed to the computer and . . . . .

~We're not here for long, we're here for fun~

. . . and you saw this creepy Bug staring at you with a big grin Muhahahahaha!!!

Now what about b1?

mmm... thats not a conundrum is it Bugs? *tuggs on ghotee* yah... I think I do. ha... I took a picture of my shadow the other day.

Today at school I was using some conundrums since we weren't really doing anything in Economics. I used a lot of the ones in the first thread and bug's A,B, & C question as well. And to my suprise they figured bug's out faster than I thought they would, or atleast they asked the right questions. Eventually I gave them the answere, they never got any of them correct, but we almost started to have a physics lesson instead of a 40 minuts of fun thanks to grumbles conundrum . Anyways, I have one for you. It is more of a logic question then a conundrum but I'll ask it anyways. So here it is:

Five suspects were rounded up in connection with a robbery. Their statements were as follows:

Alex: "Chris and Dave are lying."
Brad: "Alex and Eric are lying."
Chris: "Brad and Dave are lying."
Dave: "Chris and Eric are lying."
Eric: "Alex and Brad are lying."

Who is the only suspect we know with certainty to be lying?

Good Luck.



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I can honestly say... I dont give a care.

Now this may just be a personal one but it is also the only thing that makes sense:

b1: A hairy back.

No man wants one but once you develop one no man wants it removed (I hear waxing is the prefered option!!).

eyezaer: Nice sigs.

Emps

Not a logical person izzy? Thats ok.

emps: you're pretty close....
i'll wait 7 more hours, and if no-one has either of the answers i have for this, i'll give them out (unless there is major protest).


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I want someone to just attempt mine

:::big fat edit:::

ookay... It was Alex... all the arrows pointed to him... lets look at a diagram.



and as you can see... Brad and Eric pointed right to Alex. I guess, Dave and Chris pointed to brad and eric... and alex pointed to dave and chris... so that makes alex the winner.




edit 2, Thanks Emps! I was jest plain around!

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[This message has been edited by eyezaer (edited 02-04-2002).]

No.

okay, i have only four questions for you:
1) is it brad?
2) is it chris?
3) is it dave?
4) is it eric?



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you suck.



edit: your petty "No" is not stopping my hypothesis... I need an explination so I can move on with my life.

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The liar must be Alex.

Everyone in the group calls two people liars. If you look at everyone except Alex, at least one of the two people named, name the person in question.

Example: Chris claims that Brad and Dave are lying. We see this is because Dave has named Chris as lying. Everyone denounces someone who has claimed them. Everyone except for Alex.

Alex: "Chris and Dave are lying."
Brad: "Alex and Eric are lying."
Chris: "Brad and Dave are lying."
Dave: "Chris and Eric are lying."
Eric: "Alex and Brad are lying."

Ok I've already established that alex isn't the liar, try someone else perhaps?

edit: seneca you are on the right track when you state everyone is denouncing the person who claimed them the liar but thats still incorrect, look at it really closely.

buncha: sorry but questions aren't involved in this one

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Stop it all! You are hurting me head! urgh!

- Jon

It is either dave or chris... but that is as far as I am getting.

okay, time to give out my answer:

riddle b1:
what is it that no man wants, yet no man wants to lose?

real answer:
a bald head

my answer:
a small penis

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[This message has been edited by bunchapixels (edited 02-04-2002).]

Buncha: LMFAO

Izzay: It's not alex! Look at the other 4 suspects!

buncha: If your small penis counts then my hairy back certainly does!! [And those were were the last words I remember saying before someone knocked me out cold in the pub!!]

Thanks for the solution - so near and yet so far.

Emps

ah, Emps... Do I sense a fellow sasquatch?

Nimraw: Mine is so bad its got its own nickname (the Black Eagle) and a few months ago a friend took his holiday photos to work and no-one would even touch a picture of it (despite the fact I didn't even think it displayed the full horror). I'm in dire need of a shave and I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror whilst getting into the shower and thought I was about to be attacked by a bear (which doesn't happen often around these parts). Last time I went this long without shaving I was mistaken for Chewbacca (but luckily I wasn't on a nudist beach).

But enough about me lets talk about bunchapixel's problem...

OK back to InSiDeR's problem we know it isn't Alex so I'm guessing its Brad (2 down and 3 to go - we should have this one solved in no time).

Emps

Ok well if you keep guessing names then yes, you are going to get it, but I would like you to explain how. No it's not brad should I go ahead and reveal the liar?

*points finger*
YOU ARE THE LIAR!


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I think it is dave... If I may be that bold. And when you tell us the answer you BETTER have some FRIGGIN good explination...

Hang on a minute, why wouldn't a man want to lose his bald head? I would have thought that any man with a bald head would love to lose it for a hairy one. I'm not happy with that answer
and can anyone remember this?:

quote:

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Right, a man is laying dead in a room locked from the inside with no windows. on the bed is a plank of wood and in the bin is some sawdust. What happened?

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think about it like this... a man does not want to be bald... but a man does not want to loose his HEAD... he would be dead.... we are not just talkin about a bit of hair here... we are talkin about his entire head.

Hey, wait another second..
I already said bald head!

bastards...

how about a trial?



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Dan: Technical in your post of 02-01-2002 06:36 you said:

quote:

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his ugly bald head

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and bunchapixels said he was being stict on the wording!!! Personally I'd say you got it but..

and I could have sworn it was Brad...
..just trying to find an explanation for it...


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Alex: "Chris and Dave are lying."
Brad: "Alex and Eric are lying."
Chris: "Brad and Dave are lying."
Dave: "Chris and Eric are lying."
Eric: "Alex and Brad are lying."

Brad, because if he's "telling the truth", then Alex is lying, which suggests that Chris is telling the truth, and he says that Brad is lying. If he's lying, that suggests that Eric is telling the truth, and he says that Brad is lying. Either way, he's caught.

Yes?

Emperor: stict? buncha was stict? I think you mean strict

Everyone else who hasn't figured it out yet, it's Chris. Can anyone see why? Actually now after looking at it, it has actually confused me a little bit, but it's Chris.

Explain yourself, human!

----OFFICIAL APOLOGY----
to dan:
sorry mate, i actually missed that little post of yours... that is right (although i still think my answer is better - no one wants a small penis, but still, better a small one than none - isn't that right, izzy? ), so yep, you got it, congratulations, you win..... well, nothin'.

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Im no mortal wangenstein! I'll tell you later. I'll give you people a chance to figure it out.

OOOooohhh...I have another A and B one, and this one's a prick...

A and B were mortal enemies

A went out fishing one day in the middle of the local lake, in the middle of the local forest, in his little dinghy.

That same day, B got really, really drunk, picked up his rifle, two rifle bullets and went out to the same forest, to the shores of the same lake. B hated A with a passion, he wanted to kill him as he wanted nothing else in the world. He walked out to the shore, took careful aim, and shot the gun straight up in the air.

A lay dead in his boat, and was discovered by the police two days later. The coroner's report showed that A had died from a bullet wound to the head, and the bullet was matched to B's rifle, B was never tried for murdering A.

How did A die, and why was B never tried for the crime?

He um... was a psycho. He shot his gun straight up in da air so the bulllet went way up and then fell down on the guys head and killed him.... yet the guy never aimed his gun directly at the dude in the dingy.

Buncha... yah, that would be right if it really was a MAN.



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B was hunting, drunk but he was hunting.

okay... time to shut this thread before this next riddle gets going.... i don't think we should go for another record....
see you in conundrums 3!


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