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Post by stepper on May 8, 2013 17:50:05 GMT -6
I think the pattern answer would other wise be the best answer if it was not for the fact that it is not the correct answer. Actually, I think a psychologist was involved in this question - once you know the answer it has that underhanded sneaky feel to it.
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Post by Mini Mia on May 8, 2013 17:58:26 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on May 8, 2013 18:02:39 GMT -6
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Post by fallenangel on May 10, 2013 21:56:23 GMT -6
54325
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Post by stepper on May 11, 2013 10:26:35 GMT -6
It's a really good shot at the answer Angel, and many would argue it is the right answer, but no, it is not correct. (It was the first thing I thought of too.)
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Post by Phalon on May 12, 2013 6:17:31 GMT -6
If 1=5 then 5=1
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Post by stepper on May 12, 2013 14:50:23 GMT -6
And you said you didn't like math.
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Post by scamp on May 13, 2013 4:26:08 GMT -6
Bingo! Since no-one has posted another... What row of numbers comes next in this series? 1 11 21 1211 111221 312211 13112221
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Post by Phalon on May 13, 2013 6:23:02 GMT -6
This just happens to be one of the rare cases where my abhorrence for anything to do with numbers comes in handy. I read the first line 1=5 and then the last line. The stuff in-between went something like 2=2blah, 3blah, blah, blah, and blah, blah, blah.
I'm not even looking at Scamp's.
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Post by stepper on May 13, 2013 18:44:03 GMT -6
I like it! And....I've got to think about it.
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Post by stepper on May 13, 2013 21:54:14 GMT -6
Nice one Scamp! I have no idea where you found it, but it's great!
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Post by stepper on May 15, 2013 18:21:22 GMT -6
It's not a mathmatical problem - it's a description.
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Post by scamp on May 30, 2013 2:09:23 GMT -6
I'm not even looking at Scamp's. Aww, please, I swear it's really not about math. Honest. Thanks, Spock, glad it tickled you. It's not a mathmatical problem - it's a description. Although I know you've figured it out, you have to explain it... I need an immediate lavender body soak...
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Post by stepper on May 30, 2013 16:55:54 GMT -6
BOLL!! Okay...the puzzle is: 1 11 21 1211 111221 312211 13112221 The second line describes the first, the third describes the second, etc. So, the first line is '1' The next line describes the previous line indicating it has one 1. The next line describes the previous line as two 1's. The next line describes the previous line as one 2 and one 1. The next line describes the previous line as three 1's, two 2's, and one 1. The next line describes the previous line as having one 3, one 1, two 2's, and two 1's. The next line would be: 1113213211 One 1, one 3, two 1's, three 2's, and one 1. Just to say it, it is mathmatically impossible for there to be a '4'. It will never get higher than '3' for any digit.
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Post by scamp on Jun 8, 2013 20:44:18 GMT -6
Just for Phalon, a riddle with no numbers. I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?
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Post by scamp on Jun 16, 2013 0:59:30 GMT -6
A wee bird has told me that a very logical bloke has the answer. If he will be so good as to post it, I'll try to find another riddle for your spare time. scamp
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Post by Spock on Jun 17, 2013 14:11:28 GMT -6
I'm sure there is no way to ease into this, so I'll just come right out and "say" it. I've forgotten what I was talking about ...
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Post by stepper on Jun 17, 2013 16:18:15 GMT -6
One is reminded of Vincent Price portraying Egghead - created specifically for the Batman TV series and is presented as a master criminal with a fixation on eggs. He played with words so that he could say Egg-xactly what he Egg-spected would cause the most Egg-asperation. There must have been a lot of E's in his script. Eh?
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Post by Spock on Jun 17, 2013 22:52:58 GMT -6
As I think I have mentioned before, I really prefer to respond to these type of things via PM so as not to ruin it for someone else who may take a little longer. My main reason for doing so is so that when I am wrong I will only suffer minimal embarrassment.
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Post by scamp on Jun 25, 2013 1:00:41 GMT -6
As I think I have mentioned before, I really prefer to respond to these type of things via PM so as not to ruin it for someone else who may take a little longer. My main reason for doing so is so that when I am wrong I will only suffer minimal embarrassment. Spock, I replied to your PM and ti had been over a week so I figured you deserved some props! Now here's a real change. The point of this "riddle" is in how you figure it out. That's what you have to explain -- the process by which you solved it. Make sense? Okay, here goes, what word is this? COSSSSRI
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Post by Phalon on Jun 25, 2013 5:05:17 GMT -6
My first answer is "scissors".
My explanation is that's what I saw when I looked at it.
My second answer is that's it's not a word.
My explanation is you asked what word it is, and not to unscramble the letters, and "cossssri" is not a word.
My third answer is "cossssri" is not a word, and I should leave this thread to the people who don't suck at figuring out riddles.
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Post by scamp on Jun 25, 2013 8:29:13 GMT -6
My first answer is "scissors". My explanation is that's what I saw when I looked at it. My second answer is that's it's not a word. My explanation is you asked what word it is, and not to unscramble the letters, and "cossssri" is not a word. My third answer is "cossssri" is not a word, and I should leave this thread to the people who don't suck at figuring out riddles. BOLL. Boy, was I unclear. Sorry, Phalon. But you're absolutely right! And the way you figured it out indicates that you are a divergent thinker. Er, in my mind mind that's way cool because it suggests you have a killer thought process and are predisposed to be a writer or something creative. impresed, scamp
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Post by stepper on Jun 25, 2013 19:32:12 GMT -6
I get it! It’s an acronym like FUBAR, SUSFU, and BOHICA, but not nearly as useful!
Coventions Of Science Seldom Say Something Really Interesting
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Post by scamp on Jun 26, 2013 1:54:30 GMT -6
Oh, Stepper, ROTFLMAO!! Brilliant!
A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason why it does or does not collapse.
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Post by scamp on Jul 2, 2013 0:37:25 GMT -6
So no takers on my bridge and truck, eh? Yeah, it was pretty lame.
Hopefully this will set Spock and Stepper, among others, to thinking:
what are the next three numbers in this series? 4, 6, 12, 18, 30, 42, 60, 72, 102, 108, .....?
have fun!
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Post by Spock on Jul 2, 2013 1:29:52 GMT -6
Hmm, I think I need to get primed for that one.
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Post by stepper on Jul 2, 2013 20:35:22 GMT -6
That's a prime puzzle alright, but I confess that I don't think I would have found the answer without the initial clue. I saw the puzzle and clue earlier, and then lined up the given numbers with the clue only to find it was a mean puzzle.
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Post by scamp on Jul 11, 2013 4:17:31 GMT -6
Hmm, I think I need to get primed for that one. and That's a prime puzzle alright, but I confess that I don't think I would have found the answer without the initial clue. I saw the puzzle and clue earlier, and then lined up the given numbers with the clue only to find it was a mean puzzle. You two are just too good. Now I suppose I'll have to find something harder! It just tain't fair. Whine, whine, whine.
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Post by stepper on Jul 12, 2013 11:25:47 GMT -6
That one was pretty darned good Scamp.
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Post by Spock on Jul 12, 2013 21:35:17 GMT -6
I thought I had a good riddle but it was too easy ... Perhaps if I change it up just a bit ...
If you have a series of letters, "b, d, c", what are the next three letters in order?
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