too easy, he says "i want to select the note in my right hand, and we will see what it is by actually looking at the one in my left hand!"
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
He says something after making the selection without revealing that the king is a cheater.
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
He says something after making the selection without revealing that the king is a cheater.
too easy, he says "i want to select the note in my right hand, and we will see what it is by actually looking at the one in my left hand!"
Originally posted by: nobody554
A simple one:
Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. And whoever knows it wants it not.
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
He says something after making the selection without revealing that the king is a cheater.
too easy, he says "i want to select the note in my right hand, and we will see what it is by actually looking at the one in my left hand!"
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: nobody554
A simple one:
Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. And whoever knows it wants it not.
Fake monies...
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
He says something after making the selection without revealing that the king is a cheater.
too easy, he says "i want to select the note in my right hand, and we will see what it is by actually looking at the one in my left hand!"
that was quick
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
Originally posted by: Lithium381
the king one was easy, never heard i before though. reminds me of the two gatekeepers at a fork in the road. one path leads to eath, the other to paradise. now the gatekeepers, there is one who lies and one who always tells the truth, you only get to ask which path to take to one of them, how do you know which way to go?
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Originally posted by: nace186
Originally posted by: gdextreme
3) There are 10 bags each containing 100 gold coins each. A genuine gold coin weighs 10gm each. A fake one weighs 9gm each. One bag contains all fake coins. Using an electroic weighing balance how do I check which bag has the fake coins if I am allowed to use the balance only once.
Don't reply if you have solved it before.
Take one coin from each bag and divide it in half.
Balance each half on the scale.
one side should be 1gm less.
Take one out from each side at a time, until it's balance.
The last one on the side that weight less is the fake coin/bag.
If you are balancing you are taking multiple readings.
Take the following out of each bag.
Bag A - 1 coin
Bag B - 2 coins
Bag C - 3 coins
Bag D - 4 coins
Bag E - 5 coins
Bag F - 6 coins
Bag G - 7 coins
Bag H - 8 coins
Bag I - 9 coins
Bag J - 10 coins
Total : 55 coins
Weigh said 55 coins. If they were all real they would weigh 550gm. Whatever amount your weight is off by is the bag you took the fake coins from.
That is really more of a logic problem than a riddle.
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
He says something after making the selection without revealing that the king is a cheater.
too easy, he says "i want to select the note in my right hand, and we will see what it is by actually looking at the one in my left hand!"
Originally posted by: tk149
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
He says something after making the selection without revealing that the king is a cheater.
too easy, he says "i want to select the note in my right hand, and we will see what it is by actually looking at the one in my left hand!"
that was quick
But why does the King agree to that?
Originally posted by: gdextreme
This is a picture of a moving bus. Which direction is the bus moving. Right or left? Please post reason. Don't reply if you have solved this puzzle before.
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/gdextreme/PUZZLE.jpg
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: gdextreme
This is a picture of a moving bus. Which direction is the bus moving. Right or left? Please post reason. Don't reply if you have solved this puzzle before.
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/gdextreme/PUZZLE.jpg
to the left since you can't see the door that is on the right side of the bus
unless you're in the UK or something
Originally posted by: nace186
Originally posted by: gdextreme
3) There are 10 bags each containing 100 gold coins each. A genuine gold coin weighs 10gm each. A fake one weighs 9gm each. One bag contains all fake coins. Using an electroic weighing balance how do I check which bag has the fake coins if I am allowed to use the balance only once.
Don't reply if you have solved it before.
Take one coin from each bag and divide it in half.
Balance each half on the scale.
one side should be 1gm less.
Take one out from each side at a time, until it's balance.
The last one on the side that weight less is the fake coin/bag.
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Originally posted by: nace186
Originally posted by: gdextreme
3) There are 10 bags each containing 100 gold coins each. A genuine gold coin weighs 10gm each. A fake one weighs 9gm each. One bag contains all fake coins. Using an electroic weighing balance how do I check which bag has the fake coins if I am allowed to use the balance only once.
Don't reply if you have solved it before.
Take one coin from each bag and divide it in half.
Balance each half on the scale.
one side should be 1gm less.
Take one out from each side at a time, until it's balance.
The last one on the side that weight less is the fake coin/bag.
If you are balancing you are taking multiple readings.
Take the following out of each bag.
Bag A - 1 coin
Bag B - 2 coins
Bag C - 3 coins
Bag D - 4 coins
Bag E - 5 coins
Bag F - 6 coins
Bag G - 7 coins
Bag H - 8 coins
Bag I - 9 coins
Bag J - 10 coins
Total : 55 coins
Weigh said 55 coins. If they were all real they would weigh 550gm. Whatever amount your weight is off by is the bag you took the fake coins from.
That is really more of a logic problem than a riddle.
Unbelievable! Took me a whole day to solve it in 9th grade.
I always thought riddles where based on logic
Originally posted by: gdextreme
12) There is a truck carrying a crane on the way to the city. On the way the truck driver sees a train bridge above the road. The truck has to pass under the bridge. The clearance sign before the bridge says that vehicles under the height of 3 metres or lower may cross safely. Now the truck driver knows that the truck's height including the crane is 3metres and 1 centimetre. There is no other route to the city. How does the truck driver manage to cross under the bridge without damaging the bridge?
Please ask for clarification if any part is not clear to you. Don't reply if you have solved it before.
Originally posted by: tk149
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
You left out the part about when it's raining, he takes the elevator all the way up.
Originally posted by: Barack Obama
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Originally posted by: nace186
Originally posted by: gdextreme
3) There are 10 bags each containing 100 gold coins each. A genuine gold coin weighs 10gm each. A fake one weighs 9gm each. One bag contains all fake coins. Using an electroic weighing balance how do I check which bag has the fake coins if I am allowed to use the balance only once.
Don't reply if you have solved it before.
Take one coin from each bag and divide it in half.
Balance each half on the scale.
one side should be 1gm less.
Take one out from each side at a time, until it's balance.
The last one on the side that weight less is the fake coin/bag.
If you are balancing you are taking multiple readings.
Take the following out of each bag.
Bag A - 1 coin
Bag B - 2 coins
Bag C - 3 coins
Bag D - 4 coins
Bag E - 5 coins
Bag F - 6 coins
Bag G - 7 coins
Bag H - 8 coins
Bag I - 9 coins
Bag J - 10 coins
Total : 55 coins
Weigh said 55 coins. If they were all real they would weigh 550gm. Whatever amount your weight is off by is the bag you took the fake coins from.
That is really more of a logic problem than a riddle.
Unbelievable! Took me a whole day to solve it in 9th grade.
I always thought riddles where based on logic
took me a minute, but i guess with riddles it has to "click" - ive spent hours on some riddles and haven't solved. man this fun, thanks OP for this thread :thumbsup:
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: gdextreme
12) There is a truck carrying a crane on the way to the city. On the way the truck driver sees a train bridge above the road. The truck has to pass under the bridge. The clearance sign before the bridge says that vehicles under the height of 3 metres or lower may cross safely. Now the truck driver knows that the truck's height including the crane is 3metres and 1 centimetre. There is no other route to the city. How does the truck driver manage to cross under the bridge without damaging the bridge?
Please ask for clarification if any part is not clear to you. Don't reply if you have solved it before.
deflate the tires, go under the bridge slowly, re-inflate the tires on the other side
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: gdextreme
This is a picture of a moving bus. Which direction is the bus moving. Right or left? Please post reason. Don't reply if you have solved this puzzle before.
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/gdextreme/PUZZLE.jpg
to the left since you can't see the door that is on the right side of the bus
unless you're in the UK or something
Thats why the BOSTON BUS SERVICE Banner.
Originally posted by: DrPizza
The king has 100 men in jail and is about to execute them. But, he tells them that the next morning, they will be lined up first & each will have a hat put on their heads, either a black hat, or a white hat. There won't necessarily be an equal number of each color. Each man will be facing forward, and will be able to see all of the hats in front of himself. But, he won't be able to see his own hat, nor the hats of those behind him. At execution time, the king is going to start at the back of the line and ask each man what color his hat is. If he's right, he lives. If he's wrong? He's put to death immediately. Any attempt at communication other than their guess of color on top of their heads will result in immediate execution of all the men. i.e. they may not change the tone or inflection of their voice, or signal in some other manner. They may only respond "White!" or "Black!" Each prisoner (except the dead ones) will be able to hear the colors the other prisoners have chosen.
What strategy can the prisoners use to maximize the number of prisoners that live?
for starters, if each even numbered prisoner simply states the color of the man's hat in front of him, that would guarantee that 50% of them lived; more every time two prisoners in a row shared the same color hat. Can you improve upon that strategy?