Post Riddles

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

He was a midget.
Tas.

 

[GasX]

[Q***Update 2:***
Here we go
1) The man had sweetened his coffee. So when he tasted the coffee he knew it was the same cup. [/quote]1. You never said the man tasted his coffee. you said the waitress brought it out and then he demanded to see the manager. Also, you gave us no indication that the waitress did or did not sweeten the coffee. This is not so much deductive reasoning as it is making sh!t up.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
[Q***Update 2:***
Here we go
1) The man had sweetened his coffee. So when he tasted the coffee he knew it was the same cup.

1. You never said the man tasted his coffee. you said the waitress brought it out and then he demanded to see the manager. Also, you gave us no indication that the waitress did or did not sweeten the coffee. This is not so much deductive reasoning as it is making sh!t up.

[/quote]

The riddle said it was a regular cup of coffee. In most coffee places I go to regular coffee is unsweetened. Your deductive reasoning should have figured out that he probably tasted it if no other factors remained. This is a MENSA question BTW, I didn't make this one up.

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: asleepwalking00
For the string one:

Light string 1 at both ends and string 2 at one end. When string 1 is finished (should be half an hour) light the other end of string 2. From the time the other end of string 2 was lit until the time it burns out is 15 minutes.

OH! Now it makes sense. OP, you're fired.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: DaShen
4) You are a detective and have found a man, hanging by his neck from a rope from the ceiling, dead. There is no furniture or place for this man to stand to get to the hanging point. The room is humid and stale at the same time. How did the man kill himself?

By hanging himself by his neck, duh.

 

[GasX]

The answer to the 5th one is that the man's wife is on a heart lung machine and he forgot to plug in the back-up generator before going to work. The elevator stopped when the power went out as did her machine.

Just as likely:

The man had enslaved his mail order bride and kept her locked in a gimp box with a limited supply of air. The box was suspended over the bathtub in which a plugged in toaster was submerged. She tried to escape and the gimp box fell into the water and she was electrocuted which blew a fuse which stopped the elevator. She hung on for 3-5 minutes before dying.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
The answer to the 5th one is that the man's wife is on a heart lung machine and he forgot to plug in the back-up generator before going to work. The elevator stopped when the power went out as did her machine.

Just as likely:

The man had enslaved his mail order bride and kept her locked in a gimp box with a limited supply of air. The box was suspended over the bathtub in which a plugged in toaster was submerged. She tried to escape and the gimp box fell into the water and she was electrocuted which blew a fuse which stopped the elevator. She hung on for 3-5 minutes before dying.

Cookie for you.

lol 10/10

But Ackham's Razor. Still funny though

 

[Al Neri]

these riddles are horrible

 

[DaShen]

They are only horrible to the ones that don't figure it out.

BTW I know that 1 & 2 are Mensa questions. The others are just a few favorites I have. I have another one, but I even got frustrated with it for a while.

 

[hevnsnt]

I took pictures of your phone using what device?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
I took pictures of your phone using what device?

A remote control?

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: Mwilding
[Q***Update 2:***
Here we go
1) The man had sweetened his coffee. So when he tasted the coffee he knew it was the same cup.

1. You never said the man tasted his coffee. you said the waitress brought it out and then he demanded to see the manager. Also, you gave us no indication that the waitress did or did not sweeten the coffee. This is not so much deductive reasoning as it is making sh!t up.

The riddle said it was a regular cup of coffee. In most coffee places I go to regular coffee is unsweetened. Your deductive reasoning should have figured out that he probably tasted it if no other factors remained. This is a MENSA question BTW, I didn't make this one up. [/quote]Regular coffee is coffee with caffeine, not black coffee. "Coffee Regular" is coffee with milk and sugar - at least it is in Philadelphia. so, again, deductive fails...

 

[stag3]

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel

Originally posted by: toekramp

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I found one:

How many letters are in the alphabet?

8?

or 11?

that makes more sense

THE = 3
ALPHABET = 8

8+3 = 11

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: DaShen
They are only horrible to the ones that don't figure it out.

BTW I know that 1 & 2 are Mensa questions. The others are just a few favorites I have. I have another one, but I even got frustrated with it for a while.

i can guarantee they aren't mensa questions

at least the way you worded them.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: matstars

Originally posted by: DaShen
They are only horrible to the ones that don't figure it out.

BTW I know that 1 & 2 are Mensa questions. The others are just a few favorites I have. I have another one, but I even got frustrated with it for a while.

i can guarantee they aren't mensa questions

at least the way you worded them.

Taken the test twice. :thumbsup: Kudos to you for your guarantee though. The wording is basically the same.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: matstars

Originally posted by: DaShen
They are only horrible to the ones that don't figure it out.

BTW I know that 1 & 2 are Mensa questions. The others are just a few favorites I have. I have another one, but I even got frustrated with it for a while.

i can guarantee they aren't mensa questions

at least the way you worded them.

Taken the test twice. :thumbsup: Kudos to you for your guarantee though. The wording is basically the same.

Except for the gross butchery of the english language, yeah, they are exactly the same...

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Alright, how about this one. How does 1 + 1 = 3?
Tas.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: matstars

Originally posted by: DaShen
They are only horrible to the ones that don't figure it out.

BTW I know that 1 & 2 are Mensa questions. The others are just a few favorites I have. I have another one, but I even got frustrated with it for a while.

i can guarantee they aren't mensa questions

at least the way you worded them.

Taken the test twice. :thumbsup: Kudos to you for your guarantee though. The wording is basically the same.

Except for the gross butchery of the english language, yeah, they are exactly the same...

Me and my runon sentences . Never scored high on the verbal side of the IQ test.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
Alright, how about this one. How does 1 + 1 = 3?
Tas.

1 case or :beer: + 1 case of :beer: = Feeling like you drank 3 cases of :beer:

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
Alright, how about this one. How does 1 + 1 = 3?
Tas.

1 case or :beer: + 1 case of :beer: = Feeling like you drank 3 cases of :beer:

Nope. (Just drink more :beer: until you see 4 :beer:'s. J/K).
Tas.

 

[GasX]

Here are some riddles written in English...

1. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

2. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?

3. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

4. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river? note - the sharks with friggin laser beams prevent swimming...

5. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Here are some riddles written in English...

1. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

2. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?

3. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

4. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river? note - the sharks with friggin laser beams prevent swimming...

5. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

2. 2

Tas.

 

[Zim Hosein]

5. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

They both weigh the same amount.

 

[Al Neri]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Here are some riddles written in English...

1. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

2. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?

3. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

4. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river? note - the sharks with friggin laser beams prevent swimming...

5. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

1. when they meet they'll both be the same distance to paris
2. 2
5. weigh the same.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Here are some riddles written in English...

1. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

2. If there are 5 apples on the counter and you take away 2, how many do you have?

3. A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

4. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river? note - the sharks with friggin laser beams prevent swimming...

5. Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?

5. neither