Curse

Cebe · Dec 11, 2006, 09:53 AM // 09:53

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Originally Posted by Lord Cooper

too easy.. the answer is time..

lets try something a little harder:

What is the missing symbol (?) in this sequence
A A A A ? A A A A A A

Well "A" is too obvious so I'm going to guess..hmm, umm, what's the universally recognised symbol for "wammo"?

A A A A A A A A A A

Relambrien · Dec 12, 2006, 12:01 AM // 00:01

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Originally Posted by DIH49

Three gods A, B, and C are called, in some order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is a completely random matter. Your task is to determine the identities of A, B, and C by asking three yes-no questions; each question must be put to exactly one god. The gods understand English, but will answer all questions in their own language, in which the words for “yes” and “no” are “da” and “ja” in some order. You do not know which word means which.

I'm going to be funny here:

Question 1: "Did you eat lunch today?"
Question 2: "Are you a god?"
Question 3: "Is it you whom I love?"

Then go ask whoever worships these gods which ones look like what. Then you've figured it out.

While I'm at it:

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Originally Posted by Lord Cooper

too easy.. the answer is time..

lets try something a little harder:

What is the missing symbol (?) in this sequence
A A A A ? A A A A A A

I'm going to say A. Why? Because this riddle MAY be designed to screw with us. It's supposed to be hard, we know it's not "A" so we don't even bother to put it. But really, the whole point is to make it so painfully obvious that A should be the answer that no one puts it at all, therefore everyone is wrong. A, therefore, could be the answer.

Lord Cooper · Dec 12, 2006, 09:27 AM // 09:27

nope the answer isnt A..

this is a fairly hard one so ill give a clue...

think letters of the greek alphabet

that should give it away

Gigashadow · Dec 12, 2006, 10:18 AM // 10:18

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Originally Posted by Relambrien

You are playing Let's Make a Deal with Monty Hall. There are three doors, A, B, and C, and you can pick any door to receive what is behind it. Behind two of the doors there is nothing, and behind one is a new car.
You select Door B. Before revealing what is behind it, Monty opens Door C and shows that there is nothing behind it. He then asks if you would like to switch your selected door to Door A. Should you, and why or why not?

The question *as stated above* has no definitive solution.

The reason it has no definitive solution is that Monty Hall indicated that he would be willing to open another door for you, only after you had chosen one - he did not indicate beforehand that he would open another door for you. This is an important point, because the correct action depends on what his motivations are. For example, if he offers you the chance to switch doors only if you started by picking the correct door, then you should never switch if he offers you such a chance.

The question you probably meant to pose should have this sentence added: "Before you choose a door, Monty Hall indicates that he will open, at random, a door other than the one you select, that does not contain the prize." Then the correct answer is indeed to always switch.

Here's another question for you probability fans:

You are being tested for a rare disease that only 0.1% of people have. The test is 99% accurate (specifically: if you have the disease the result will be positive 99% of the time, and if you don't have the disease, the result will be negative 99% of the time). Your test came back positive. What is the probability you have the disease?

(When you have the answer, it will make you think about what it really means when someone tells you a test is 99% accurate).

JediKnight · Dec 12, 2006, 12:16 PM // 12:16

here's a couple of easy (if you know the answer) ones for ya.

You are in a cold house in the winter. It is dark. You have one match. There is a candle and there is a wood burning stove. Which do you light first?

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

Lord Cooper · Dec 12, 2006, 12:27 PM // 12:27

i light the match first

a river

JediKnight · Dec 12, 2006, 12:40 PM // 12:40

^^ right x 2...gotta get harder ones next time

Lord Cooper · Dec 12, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43

anyone got an answer to my riddle yet? i thought the clue would give it away

Platinum Agent · Dec 12, 2006, 12:54 PM // 12:54

Erm...Time to expend my entire knowledge on the Greek alphabet on this...Alpha? Beta? Delta? Gamma? Pi? Theta? Kappa? Omega? (Yes, I only know 8 letters, its sad.)

Lord Cooper · Dec 12, 2006, 01:29 PM // 13:29

platinum is getting close on this...

go google the greek alphabet and see if you can see the answer

Rankin · Dec 12, 2006, 08:09 PM // 20:09

The answer is "n". Epsilon is the fifth letter in the greek alphabeth, the four before and the six end with "a".

Etrik · Dec 12, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09

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Originally Posted by Gigashadow

The question *as stated above* has no definitive solution.

The reason it has no definitive solution is that Monty Hall indicated that he would be willing to open another door for you, only after you had chosen one - he did not indicate beforehand that he would open another door for you. This is an important point, because the correct action depends on what his motivations are. For example, if he offers you the chance to switch doors only if you started by picking the correct door, then you should never switch if he offers you such a chance.

The question you probably meant to pose should have this sentence added: "Before you choose a door, Monty Hall indicates that he will open, at random, a door other than the one you select, that does not contain the prize." Then the correct answer is indeed to always switch.

Here's another question for you probability fans:

You are being tested for a rare disease that only 0.1% of people have. The test is 99% accurate (specifically: if you have the disease the result will be positive 99% of the time, and if you don't have the disease, the result will be negative 99% of the time). Your test came back positive. What is the probability you have the disease?

(When you have the answer, it will make you think about what it really means when someone tells you a test is 99% accurate).

99% x 0.1% = 0.00099.

Relambrien · Dec 12, 2006, 11:22 PM // 23:22

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Originally Posted by Gigashadow

The question *as stated above* has no definitive solution.

The reason it has no definitive solution is that Monty Hall indicated that he would be willing to open another door for you, only after you had chosen one - he did not indicate beforehand that he would open another door for you. This is an important point, because the correct action depends on what his motivations are. For example, if he offers you the chance to switch doors only if you started by picking the correct door, then you should never switch if he offers you such a chance.

The question you probably meant to pose should have this sentence added: "Before you choose a door, Monty Hall indicates that he will open, at random, a door other than the one you select, that does not contain the prize." Then the correct answer is indeed to always switch.

So I made an assumption that people would have the logic to figure out that he always opens a door and never opens the door with the car in it, sue me >_>

Since I'm not really a probability fan anymore, here's one just to keep the ball rolling:

I am something of a chest without hinges, a key, or a lid,
Yet within me golden treasure is hid.
What am I?

Hint: Tolkien reference.

Etrik · Dec 12, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46

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Originally Posted by Relambrien

So I made an assumption that people would have the logic to figure out that he always opens a door and never opens the door with the car in it, sue me >_>

Since I'm not really a probability fan anymore, here's one just to keep the ball rolling:

I am something of a chest without hinges, a key, or a lid,
Yet within me golden treasure is hid.
What am I?

Hint: Tolkien reference.

Egg. Too easy for JRRT fans

Gigashadow · Dec 12, 2006, 11:54 PM // 23:54

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Originally Posted by Etrik

99% x 0.1% = 0.00099.

A fun guess, but it's larger than that

Here is the solution:

Take 100,000 people as a sample size (it's easier than working with just percentages). Of these, 100 will have the disease and 99,900 won't.

Infected and test positive: 99
Infected and test negative: 1
Not infected and test positive: 999
Not infected and test negative: 98901

A total of 1098 people (999+99) will test positive. However, only 99 of them actually have the disease. Therefore the probability you have the disease given you test positive is 99/1098, or 9.016%.

It is counterintuitive because the probability of you testing positive given you have the disease, is a very different animal from the probability of you having the disease given you test positive.

[DE] · Dec 13, 2006, 01:05 AM // 01:05

Perhaps we should work on one riddle at a time and once that one is solved we move onto a new one. Imo that is much better than having 15 different riddle discussions going on at once

Senator Tom · Dec 13, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31

In a street, there are 5 houses, each in a different colour.

In each house lives a person with a different nationality.
These five owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Additional information:

The Brit lives in the red house
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea
The green house is on the left of the white house
The green house's owner drinks coffee
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill
The man living in the center house drinks milk
The Norwegian lives in the first house
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill
The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer
The German smokes Prince
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house
The man who smokes Blend has a neighbour who drinks water

Etrik · Dec 13, 2006, 01:52 AM // 01:52

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

Perhaps we should work on one riddle at a time and once that one is solved we move onto a new one. Imo that is much better than having 15 different riddle discussions going on at once

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senator Tom

*snip*

Like tom here did?

Oh, and Tom, this riddle has already been posted here. Please take the time to read the entire thread before posting

To giga: Too much thinking. I'm tired. So.. yeah

I'll break Phantom's rule too now ^^

Hard Riddles:

A man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, "You may make a statement. If it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll sentence you to six years in prison." After the man made his statement, the judge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?

Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

Which of the following statements are true? 1. At least one of these ten statements is false.
2. At least two of these ten statements are false.
3. At least three of these ten statements are false.
4. At least four of these ten statements are false.
5. At least five of these ten statements are false.
6. At least six of these ten statements are false.
7. At least seven of these ten statements are false.
8. At least eight of these ten statements are false.
9. At least nine of these ten statements are false.
10. At least ten of these ten statements are false.

What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

If I say "Everything I tell you is a lie," am I telling you the truth or a lie?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

Good luck with these. They're not easy ^^

Easy/Fun riddles:

A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves.

It's more powerful than God.
It's more evil than the devil.
The poor have it.
The rich need it.
If you eat it, you'll die.
What am I?

The one who makes it sells it.
The one who buys it doesn't use it.
The one who's using it doesn't know he's using it.
What is it?

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's. [[Note: This one requires knowledge of trivia related to the english language

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Ole Man Bourbon · Dec 13, 2006, 02:23 AM // 02:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Senator Tom

In a street, there are 5 houses, each in a different colour.

In each house lives a person with a different nationality.
These five owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar or drink the same beverage.

The question is: Who owns the fish?

Additional information:

The Brit lives in the red house
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea
The green house is on the left of the white house
The green house's owner drinks coffee
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill
The man living in the center house drinks milk
The Norwegian lives in the first house
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill
The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer
The German smokes Prince
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house
The man who smokes Blend has a neighbour who drinks water

Please be the German.

Ole Man Bourbon · Dec 13, 2006, 03:13 AM // 03:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etrik

Like tom here did?

Oh, and Tom, this riddle has already been posted here. Please take the time to read the entire thread before posting

To giga: Too much thinking. I'm tired. So.. yeah

I'll break Phantom's rule too now ^^

Hard Riddles:

Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

Seven. Two parents, four daughters, one son.

Which of the following statements are true?
1. At least one of these ten statements is false.
2. At least two of these ten statements are false.
3. At least three of these ten statements are false.
4. At least four of these ten statements are false.
5. At least five of these ten statements are false.
6. At least six of these ten statements are false.
7. At least seven of these ten statements are false.
8. At least eight of these ten statements are false.
9. At least nine of these ten statements are false.
10. At least ten of these ten statements are false.

I'm thinking that 10 must be false, and 1 must be true, but the rest can go either way. I'm not sure.

What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

"Queue."

If I say "Everything I tell you is a lie," am I telling you the truth or a lie?

If you are telling the truth, then everything you tell me cannot be a lie, since you are telling me the truth--so you are lying. If you are lying, then everthing you tell me must be the truth, so you are lying by not telling me the truth.

So you are lying. I think. Owie.

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's. [[Note: This one requires knowledge of trivia related to the english language

]]

How could he know it was a "long" narration if he had just arrived? I dunno. This is some kind of sequel to Fitzgerald's novel?

Some of those really hurt.