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Neko no Makai · 2003-11-19, 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hot Ice

1.
There are two doors, one for hell, one for heaven.
There are two guards, one always lie, the other always tell the truth.
You don't know which guard is guarding which door.

You want to go to heaven (or hell if you want)

Now, how would you know which door is for heaven. You're only allowed to ask ONE question to either of the two guards.

If this is not clear, ask me.

If you were a liar, which way would be heaven. Both would point to hell

Here are some riddles though. Be aware, they are all folk riddles, so they might not make sense. If u knew the answer they would though.

In the garden's a castle with hundreds within,
Yet though stripped to my shirt I would never fit in.

I threw it up as white as snow,
Like gold on a flag it fell below.

Who makes it, has no need of it.
Who buys it, has no use for it.
Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.

If a man carried my burden
He would break his back.
I am not rich,
But leave silver in my track.

Flash_Squirrel · 2003-11-19, 17:58

a=b

Multiply both members for "a" >

= a^2=ab

Add "(a^2) - 2ab" to both members >

= (a^2) + (a^2) - 2ab=(ab) + (a^2) - 2ab

Simplify in >

= 2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab

Simplify in >

= 2=1

Why?

Moon The Cat · 2003-11-19, 18:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash_Squirrel

a=b

Multiply both members for "a" >

= a^2=ab

Add "(a^2) - 2ab" to both members >

= (a^2) + (a^2) - 2ab=(ab) + (a^2) - 2ab

Simplify in >

= 2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab

Simplify in >

= 2=1

Why?

O_o

I have enough of that in school..

Flash_Squirrel · 2003-11-19, 18:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moon The Cat

O_o

I have enough of that in school..

I HIGHLY doublt you are doing or will do that at school, since it was on a test for a Math prize (Wolfskehl if you care) and a lot of people failed on that (<-- newbies ^^

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***NightWish*** · 2003-11-19, 20:44

Meh, that one is quite easy Flash_Squirre. It is an example given in the foundation logic class I did at uni (covered it at A Level too actually).

The error is when you try to simplify "2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab"; because a=b ... a-b=0 and because dividing by 0 is undefined you can't do it... It would work out something like this...

1> a = b (Given)
2> x = (a^2) - (a * b) (Assumption)
3> x = (a * a) - (a * b) = a (a - b) (From 2 and Factoring)
4> 2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab (Given)
5> 2 * x = x (From 3 and 4)
6> a - b = 0 (From 1 and Subtraction)
7> x = a (a - b) = a * 0 = 0 (From 3 and 6)
8> 2 * 0 = 0 (From 5 and 7)

Q.E.D

kanazuchi · 2003-11-19, 20:52

fawk the math stuff, here are some good ones for ya:

I never was, am always to be, no one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all to live and breathe on the terrestrial ball. What am I?

How far can a dog run into the woods?

--- Y Y U R Y Y U B I C U R Y Y 4 M E
translate this and youll already have my compliments

0ink · 2003-11-19, 20:56

Oxygen? :/

AIR!?

WIND!?

BREATHABLE STUFF!?

gravitation · 2003-11-19, 20:56

nightwish lol i didnt understand a word of that but it sounded sophisticated and confusing phew...wow you must be pretty smart! ^___^

Tea Pad · 2003-11-19, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAT86

sorry if someones already posted a similar riddle (i skipped to the end of the thread)

there are 5 apples in a barrel 3 red apples and 2 green apples

there are three criminals condemed to death but the king declares that the criminals should be placed in a circle facing each other.
one apple was placed on each of their heads so that they could not see their own apple but could see the aplles on the other two guys heads.

the king says that the first man to rightly guess his apple was free to go.

two of the men had green apples
one of the men had a red apple

after a while one of the men with a green apple correctly guesed the colour of his apple

how did he know?

Ehm, we're assuming the men know how many greens and reds there are in total, yes? Well, if that's the case this really doesn't work. Think about it. If there are only 2 green apples and 2 of the men have green apples then the guy with the red apple would have no problem solving this riddle. He sees 2 green apples on the other men, and since there are only 2 green apples in total he knows he must have a red apple. It couldn't be anything else.

Perhaps you forgot to mention that the red apple guy is missing a large portion of his brain.

kanazuchi · 2003-11-19, 20:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0ink

Oxygen? :/

AIR!?

WIND!?

BREATHABLE STUFF!?

nope, try again

wnkryo · 2003-11-19, 20:59

oo can i post a riddle, k thanks.

What does 7xa-b =?

Superchop · 2003-11-19, 21:01

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Originally Posted by Tea Pad

Ehm, we're assuming the men know how many greens and reds there are in total, yes? Well, if that's the case this really doesn't work. Think about it. If there are only 2 green apples and 2 of the men have green apples then the guy with the red apple would have no problem solving this riddle. He sees 2 green apples on the other men, and since there are only 2 green apples in total he knows he must have a red apple. It couldn't be anything else.

Perhaps you forgot to mention that the red apple guy is missing a large portion of his brain.

Ah, that would be true if it was the guy with the red apple that guessed it right...but it was the guy with the green apple....so all he saw was a guy with a red, and the other with the green...

0ink · 2003-11-19, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanazuchi

nope, try again

Suck on this one....

My answer is.... TAO!

Yeah dude, tao is everything!, i cant fail this time. Tao is everything and nothing and all that is between.

Tea Pad · 2003-11-19, 21:02

No no, I don't think you get it. I'm saying the red apple guy would have to have known immediately what colour his apple was.

***NightWish*** · 2003-11-19, 21:03

I never was, am always to be, ...

Spoiler:

How far can a dog run into the woods?

Spoiler:

--- Y Y U R Y Y U B I C U R Y Y 4 M E

Spoiler:

Superchop · 2003-11-19, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tea Pad

No no, I don't think you get it. I'm saying the red apple guy would have to have known immediately what colour his apple was.

I completely agree with you and i know what you mean...but what i was saying is that it was the green apple headed guy that guesed it right first...

Kuroi_Washi · 2003-11-19, 21:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAT86

sorry if someones already posted a similar riddle (i skipped to the end of the thread)

there are 5 apples in a barrel 3 red apples and 2 green apples

there are three criminals condemed to death but the king declares that the criminals should be placed in a circle facing each other.
one apple was placed on each of their heads so that they could not see their own apple but could see the aplles on the other two guys heads.

the king says that the first man to rightly guess his apple was free to go.

two of the men had green apples
one of the men had a red apple

after a while one of the men with a green apple correctly guesed the colour of his apple

how did he know?

Can they see into the barrel?

saku~ya · 2003-11-19, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuroi_Washi

Originally Posted by MAT86
sorry if someones already posted a similar riddle (i skipped to the end of the thread)

there are 5 apples in a barrel 3 red apples and 2 green apples

there are three criminals condemed to death but the king declares that the criminals should be placed in a circle facing each other.
one apple was placed on each of their heads so that they could not see their own apple but could see the aplles on the other two guys heads.

the king says that the first man to rightly guess his apple was free to go.

two of the men had green apples
one of the men had a red apple

after a while one of the men with a green apple correctly guesed the colour of his apple

how did he know?

I'm gonna take a big leap here.... I'll have to say he saw his reflection somewhere like off an armor of the next person or their standing next to a lake ^^;

Tea Pad · 2003-11-19, 21:26

I'm just wondering if he's mixed up the numbers. The way it's presented it doesn't make any sense at all. "After a while one of the men with a green apple correctly guesed the colour of his apple." What was the red apple guy doing during that while?

There's a similar riddle using red and black caps that actually works. Check:

Some silly King in some distant land wanted to determine who was the smartest of his court advisors. He had them all stand and face him and upon each of their swollen heads he placed a cap. He told the men that these 3 caps were taken from a total of 5, 2 of which were black and 3 of which were red. Each man could see what the other two men were wearing, but did not know the colour of his own cap. In fact, all three men were wearing red caps.

The King asked the first of them to guess the colour of his cap. The man looked at his companions, saw two red hats, and then shook his head. "I do not know."

The King asked the second of them to guess the colour of his cap. The man looked at his companions, saw two red hats, and then shook his head. "I do not know."

The King asked the last of them to guess the colour of his cap. The man looked at his companions, saw two red hats, and grinned. "My cap is red."

And so it was.

How did he know?

p3psi · 2003-11-19, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tea Pad

No no, I don't think you get it. I'm saying the red apple guy would have to have known immediately what colour his apple was.

yeah, i think something was odd about that riddle, either he made a mistake or its really simple.

If they knew what was in the barrel, then of course the guy with the red one on his head would have said what his was imeadatly.

So the after awhile would have ment that the guy with the green answered after the red guessed. One of those gay riddles.

But, if what he said was correct, and the guy with green apple guessed first, than he surley must have been confused when when the guy with the red apple didnt say anything.

That means if the guy with the red apple on top of his head didnt see two green apples, but one green and one red that was on the head of the guy who guessed.

Therefore, the other guy with the green apple on his head would have assumed the same thing, that he had a red apple on his head.

so two people with green apples on thier head belive that they have red apples on thier head.

So both of these people who think they have red apples on thier head when they actually have green apples, will think that the other guy with the green apple was seeing two red apples.

So this guy who was "seeing" two red apples couldnt say for sure wether he had a green or a red. But both other people knew that he had a green apple.

So with that, the guy(either one of them) who had a green apple on his head would have said red, because the guy with the red apple didnt say anything.

In doing so, he would have been killed on the spot. Knowing that the guy with the green apple was wrong (saying that he had a red apple). he would have guessed that something was wrong, and that the guy with the red apple on his head saw two green apples and just wasnt saying and thing. SO this was the guy with the green apple who guessed correctly.

So if his numbers were correct, this is the solution

2003-11-19, 21:03	Link #95
*NightWish* …Nothing More Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Age: 44	I never was, am always to be, ... Spoiler: Tomorrow How far can a dog run into the woods? Spoiler: Half way --- Y Y U R Y Y U B I C U R Y Y 4 M E Spoiler: Too wise, you, are, too wise, you, be, I, see, you, are, two wise, for, me

2003-11-19, 17:58	Link #82
Flash_Squirrel F&C Fanboy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saiph	a=b Multiply both members for "a" > = a^2=ab Add "(a^2) - 2ab" to both members > = (a^2) + (a^2) - 2ab=(ab) + (a^2) - 2ab Simplify in > = 2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab Simplify in > = 2=1 Why?

2003-11-19, 20:44	Link #85
*NightWish* …Nothing More Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Age: 44	Meh, that one is quite easy Flash_Squirre. It is an example given in the foundation logic class I did at uni (covered it at A Level too actually). The error is when you try to simplify "2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab"; because a=b ... a-b=0 and because dividing by 0 is undefined you can't do it... It would work out something like this... 1> a = b (Given) 2> x = (a^2) - (a * b) (Assumption) 3> x = (a * a) - (a * b) = a (a - b) (From 2 and Factoring) 4> 2[(a^2) - ab] = (a^2) - ab (Given) 5> 2 * x = x (From 3 and 4) 6> a - b = 0 (From 1 and Subtraction) 7> x = a (a - b) = a * 0 = 0 (From 3 and 6) 8> 2 * 0 = 0 (From 5 and 7) Q.E.D

2003-11-19, 20:52	Link #86
kanazuchi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin TX Age: 38	fawk the math stuff, here are some good ones for ya: I never was, am always to be, no one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all to live and breathe on the terrestrial ball. What am I? How far can a dog run into the woods? --- Y Y U R Y Y U B I C U R Y Y 4 M E translate this and youll already have my compliments

2003-11-19, 20:56	Link #87
0ink Animal Mafia Godfather Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pighouse / Sweden Age: 39	Oxygen? :/ AIR!? WIND!? BREATHABLE STUFF!?

2003-11-19, 20:56	Link #88
gravitation Don't use animesuki now.. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London, UK Age: 34	nightwish lol i didnt understand a word of that but it sounded sophisticated and confusing phew...wow you must be pretty smart! ^___^

2003-11-19, 20:59	Link #91
wnkryo HainShodan Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: new york city	oo can i post a riddle, k thanks. What does 7xa-b =?

2003-11-19, 21:02	Link #94
Tea Pad Earth Died Screaming Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Thrushcross Grange	No no, I don't think you get it. I'm saying the red apple guy would have to have known immediately what colour his apple was.

2003-11-19, 21:26	Link #99
Tea Pad Earth Died Screaming Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Thrushcross Grange	I'm just wondering if he's mixed up the numbers. The way it's presented it doesn't make any sense at all. "After a while one of the men with a green apple correctly guesed the colour of his apple." What was the red apple guy doing during that while? There's a similar riddle using red and black caps that actually works. Check: Some silly King in some distant land wanted to determine who was the smartest of his court advisors. He had them all stand and face him and upon each of their swollen heads he placed a cap. He told the men that these 3 caps were taken from a total of 5, 2 of which were black and 3 of which were red. Each man could see what the other two men were wearing, but did not know the colour of his own cap. In fact, all three men were wearing red caps. The King asked the first of them to guess the colour of his cap. The man looked at his companions, saw two red hats, and then shook his head. "I do not know." The King asked the second of them to guess the colour of his cap. The man looked at his companions, saw two red hats, and then shook his head. "I do not know." The King asked the last of them to guess the colour of his cap. The man looked at his companions, saw two red hats, and grinned. "My cap is red." And so it was. How did he know?