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This question is interesting. I would like to answer it.
The most efficient shape is the a raindrop shape type. That is: an isosceles triangle with a semicircle.
Indeed, we are looking to maximize the area in the right because of the `x2 incentive`. The best way to maxi... |
Poem riddles are becoming more prolific and more popular on Puzzling.SE (examples: [Pacoverflow Riddle Poem](http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/4139/pacoverflow-riddle-poem), [Pacoverflow Riddle Poem #2](http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/4539/pacoverflow-riddle-poem-2), [Identity Crisis: What Am I?](... |
I saw this puzzle a while back in a children's puzzle book, but I'll try to make it as accurate as possible.
> There is a small army of three ants walking down a very narrow road, so there is only room for them to walk single-file. They come across another small army heading the opposite direction. Neither army wants ... |
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I saw this puzzle a while back in a children's puzzle book, but I'll try to make it as accurate as possible.
> There is a small army of three ants walking down a very narrow road, so there is only room for them to walk single-file. They come across another small army heading the opposite direction. Neither army wants ... |
Are you:
>! A HOLE
?
You might try to pet me or kick my butt
but you can not touch me no matter what
>! You can caress the abyss or kick it but you will never make contact. "No matter" may be a clue here. There are some more graphic and direct applications of petting and kicking with regards to a HOLE, but... |
is it's suit club or spade?
if answear is no: is it's a diamond?
if answear is yes: is it's a spade?
Then you know the right suit. Since "interval" isn't allowed then I assume you can ask if it's a black card?
Is it's value >7?
Is the cards value even?
This leaves you with four possible cards left in the worst ... |
I think it's:
>! The exclamation point!
My reasoning:
I am something that everyone needs.
You use me many times in different ways.
>! Everyone uses it, and for a variety of reasons. Linguistics, coding, etc.
Sometimes you only use part of me,
>! The dot at the bottom is a period.
Others you only... |
I think it's:
>! The exclamation point!
My reasoning:
I am something that everyone needs.
You use me many times in different ways.
>! Everyone uses it, and for a variety of reasons. Linguistics, coding, etc.
Sometimes you only use part of me,
>! The dot at the bottom is a period.
Others you only... |
This is a very hot summer in Rome and you don't know what to do. You are the best detective in town but no crime seems to happen. You are all the day in front of your PC trying to solve some puzzles about parties and elephants but you can't find any solution so far. You are on the way to solving the 20th when a young p... |
There are several types of clues embedded in these puzzles.
- Cryptic clues where the words have no meaning. One is meant to break words apart into constituent letters and then reconstruct.
- The clues are literal, however they are veiled in metaphor and use of hyperbole and exploitation of synonyms.
- The clues a... |
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There are several types of clues embedded in these puzzles.
- Cryptic clues where the words have no meaning. One is meant to break words apart into constituent letters and then reconstruct.
- The clues are literal, however they are veiled in metaphor and use of hyperbole and exploitation of synonyms.
- The clues a... |
There are several types of clues embedded in these puzzles.
- Cryptic clues where the words have no meaning. One is meant to break words apart into constituent letters and then reconstruct.
- The clues are literal, however they are veiled in metaphor and use of hyperbole and exploitation of synonyms.
- The clues a... |
I'm not sure about this, but...
You are here
>! PSE
The birthplace
>! StackExchange
The biggest child
>! StackOverflow
The first letter of it's name
>! S
Go left
>! R? Meaning Rhode Island? Because it's the |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller than a normal person plus the height of his tan. Remember that most lumberjacks are young Canadians. Fill the blanks of the following heights and explain why my reasoning is valid. Resulting heights are to be rounded to the closest whole number.
>65", 66", 69", 71", 83", ... |
On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller than a normal person plus the height of his tan. Remember that most lumberjacks are young Canadians. Fill the blanks of the following heights and explain why my reasoning is valid. Resulting heights are to be rounded to the closest whole number.
>65", 66", 69", 71", 83", 89".... |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller than a normal person plus the height of his tan. Remember that most lumberjacks are young Canadians. Fill the blanks of the following heights and explain why my reasoning is valid. Resulting heights are to be rounded to the closest whole number.
> Before:
65", 66", 69", 71",... |
Is it
>! the beeping noises? Probably Kim and Bob agreed on alphabet. Something like morse code and "transmit" the messages via beeping?
Or might it be some
>! sign language? Bill is blindfolded after all. |
Ok Here's my friends try:
34 = 7
1=2
2=2
3=5
5=8
8=13=1+3=4
13=4
21=3
34=7
..
89=8+9=17=1+7=8
could any one tell me how to add them into spoiler tab?
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Might you be
>! an artichoke
?
Reason:
One:
>! You begin with "art"
Two:
>! In the middle, you have "I" having neighbors "O" and "U" as [someone else pointed out][1]
Three:
>! In the end, you "choke" because you failed to masticate properly
[1]:http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/a/4594/542... |
<pre>This riddle is so easy that I already have created another one. Just in case.
Anyway, please avoid wild guesses.</pre><br>
For sure I am queer<br>
and out of place<br>
Are you still here?<br>
Go start the chase<br>
But always remember<br>
in the first place<br>
stacks are amazing<br>
but not a maze<br>
... |
Are you clever enough? You will have to pray |
Are you deoxyribonucleic acid?
"AND" out of place = DNA.
DNA is traceable.
DNA is both in "**be**gi**n**ning" and "**end**", if you turn e's to form a's and b's to form d's.
DNA encodes for animate beings.
The clue you will only find one of my kind relates to the fact that each being has a unique DNA seq... |
Are you deoxyribonucleic acid?
"AND" out of place = DNA.
DNA is both in "**be**gi**n**ning" and "**end**", if you turn e's to form a's and flip b's to form d's.
DNA molecules are held together by "[pi - stacks][1]".
DNA is traceable (e.g. in forensic cases).
DNA encodes for animate beings.
The clue yo... |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
All of the answers are incorrect, and the puzzle itself flawed.
To reiterate the (overlooked) requirements:
- "*... you can only ask a single question from **one** of the
guards*", and;
- "*One of the guards always tells the truth and the
other always lies. You don't know which one is [which].*"
Th... |
<pre>This riddle is so easy that I already have created another one. Just in case.
Anyway, please avoid wild guesses.</pre><br>
For sure I am queer<br>
and out of place<br>
Are you still here?<br>
Go start the chase<br>
But always remember<br>
in the first place<br>
stacks are amazing<br>
but not a maze<br>
... |
This party is so popular!
So [just like before, you want the spaghetti recipe][1] yada yada yada... basically, you want to get in to the party.
The first guest arrives, the security guard says "6". The guest goes away to check the answer, but soon returns, saying "3", and is admitted.
The second guest arrives,... |
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Are you
>! deoxyribonucleic acid? <br><br>"AND" out of place = DNA.<br><br>DNA is both in"**be**gi**n**ning" and "**end**", if you turn e's to form a's and flip b's to form d's.<br><br>DNA molecules are held together by "[pi - stacks][1]".<br><br>DNA is traceable (e.g. in forensic cases).<br><br>DNA encodes for ani... |
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On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller than a normal person plus the height of his tan. Remember that most lumberjacks are young Canadians. Fill the blanks of the following heights and explain why my reasoning is valid. Resulting heights are to be rounded to the closest whole number.
> Before:
65", 66", 69", 71",... |
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Your hint brings to mind
>! a fingerprint, and this connects well with the "beginning" and "end", as they are at the ends of your fingers, and stick with you from the beginning and end of your life. They look rather like a "maze"?? are literally traceable and traceable for tracking crimes etc. and humans are behind th... |
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24, ?, 100, 121, 10000
What is the missing number?
I will post hints gradually as time goes on...
(The tags aren't really appropriate for this question, but I haven't got enough rep to create new ones! You don't need to do any big calculations, and you don't need any adv... |
missing number in this sequence? (hard, but doesn't really need maths knowledge!) |
missing number in this sequence? (doesn't really need maths knowledge!) |
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missing number in this sequence? |
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A wild cacophony of sound greets the arrival of this beast
Perhaps you thought there'd be applause, a jovial shout should be the least
But fleeting glances, nostrils flared, each face curled slightly in a frown,
As all who share the journey know the beast is also going down.
What is the name o... |
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Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
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**Update**: My answer is wrong.
If anyone gets confused like I did, please see the comments for a reminder.
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(original)
All of the answers are incorrect, and the puzzle itself flawed.
To reiterate the (overlooked) requirements:
- "*... you can only ask a single question from **on... |
*Disclaimer*: no offence intended to Americans, Australians, or any other group! It's all part of the puzzle.
What am I talking about in the following riddle?
There are many different types of men;<br>
They often come in groups of two or three.<br>
Each group has a matching group of women,<br>
But they should ... |
riddle: what am I talking about? |
>! memory
reasons for my answer:
>! For sure I am queer, - *we hardly remember something, but easily remember something, too.* <br/> and out of place, - *it can't be seen* <br/> Are you still here? - *sometimes we forgot something shortly*<br/> Go start the chase - *we sometime want to remember things we forgot*<... |
Is it...
>!The Sun? Animals wake when the Sun rises. The Sun also sets. |
A party is being held at a local mansion. The host is very rich and his success is because of one thing — his famous recipe for Spaghetti!
The only guests that may attend are people who correctly reply to the guard at the door.
Here's where you come in. You and a friend are trying to steal this recipe. You sneak ... |
This party is so popular!
So [just like before, you want the spaghetti recipe][1] yada yada yada... basically, you want to get in to the party.
The first guest arrives, the security guard says "6". The guest goes away to check the answer, but soon returns, saying "3", and is admitted.
The second guest arrives,... |
>! i am the beginning, i am the end... makes me think of a circle
>! stacks are amazing... maybe i am taking this too literally
>!
>! could it be... a circular queue?
>! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_buffer
>!
>! they sure are queer... yet, always traceable... |
>! Pokemon
Pokemon are conventionally odd entities (Queer)
Whilst in the pokeball they see nothing (Are you still here?)
Gotta catch em all (The chase)
Ash' Pikachu was with him from the beginning and always will be his pokemon (In the first place)
Pokemon evolve from one stage to another so the initial one is s... |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it give you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests.
Guard: 1 Gu... |
The 'anti-hint' scenario with only 4 guests could be given by the following algorithm:
>! The nth guest's answer is the sum of the digits of the base-(n+1) representation of the number given by the guard.
This algorithm also works to give the first two guests' answers when there are 21, but no more than that. Als... |
The 'anti-hint' scenario with only 4 guests could be given by the following algorithm:
>! The nth guest's answer is the sum of the digits of the base-(n+1) representation of the number given by the guard.
With 6 guests:
>! The 1st, 2nd, ..., 6th guest's answers are the sums of the digits in bases 2,4,6,7,5,3. ... |
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<pre>This riddle is so easy that I already have created another one. Just in case.
Anyway, please avoid wild guesses.</pre><br>
For sure I am queer<br>
and out of place<br>
Are you still here?<br>
Go start the chase<br>
But always remember<br>
in the first place<br>
stacks are amazing<br>
but not a maze<br>
... |
>! the shadow
Why?
>! It is out of place of where the original object it reflects, stacks of things don't affect it, it is a simple hard object, it appears when the light comes on, all the way till it dies down, and it does not matter what it looks like, you can always see trace it... The animate that hides behin... |
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>! A Dilemma
>! its a decision that needs to be made which conjures all possible routes taken
>! colours would be the emotions the decision in each route will cause
>! em reverse is me which is the middle whilst the neighbours DIL MA, well ma is 2/3 of man
>! The decision made can be uncomfortable
>! cho... |
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On the warm and windy night of November 12, Joe was coming back home. He ordered pizza from the car, to be delivered at 8 PM. Once he got back, he realized that one of his windows was slightly ajar. He concluded that he just left it open for ventilation.
Once he got to the front door, he taped a note for the pizza g... |
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This party is so popular!
So [just like before, you want the spaghetti recipe][1] yada yada yada... basically, you want to get in to the party.
The first guest arrives, the security guard says "6". The guest goes away to check the answer, but soon returns, saying "3", and is admitted.
The second guest arrives,... |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it give you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests.
Guard: 1 Gu... |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it gives you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests.
Guard: 1 G... |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it gives you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests.
Guard: 1 G... |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it gives you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests.
Guard: 1 G... |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it gives you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests. Both of you need ... |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
Two of the officers arrest Detective Randy White, one was holding him, while the other was putting handcuffs on Mr. White. You see that the whole Investigation department talking, some whispering to each other. You can't quite make out what they are saying, but in this kind of situation you just kinda know what is goin... |
>! The answer is "cat."
>! </p>
>! *For sure I am queer and out of place. Are you still here? Go start the chase*
>! </p>
>!This means that the answer is not here, on this page. After some looking around, I ended up on avigrail's user page, finding this:
>! </p>
>! Well done! If you are looking for something
>! ... |
A wild cacophony of sound greets the arrival of this beast
Perhaps you thought there'd be applause, a jovial shout should be the least
But fleeting glances, nostrils flared, each face curled slightly in a frown,
As all who share the journey know the beast is also going down.
What is the name o... |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
Given the "final couplet", it seems obvious that
>! The "beast" is a fart.<br><br>It arrives with a "wild cacophony of sound", and for some reason "you", the emitter, hoped it would be greeted with cheers, possibly of the "Way to let 'er rip, bro!" variety.<br><br>As it happens, the gas turns out to be unnaturally r... |
A man was walking through a graveyard and saw the following words written on his father's tombstone:
* be
* I
* me
* was
* will
* you
What was the father's epitaph? You will need to know the correct order of the words, and the number of times that each word occurs. |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
>! [Electrical plugs][1]. Sorry, I don't know enough about others to contribute anything additional.
>!
>! Explanation as requested:
>!
>! _`"There are many different types of men;"`_
>! "Men" referring to the "male" pins of an electrical plug.
>!
>! _`"They often come in groups of two or three."`_... |
Solution:
>! [Electrical plugs][1]. Sorry, I don't know enough about others to contribute anything additional.
Explanation as requested:
>! _`"There are many different types of men;"`_
>! "Men" referring to the "male" pins of an electrical plug.
>!
>! _`"They often come in groups of two or three."... |
The following is a puzzle that I was given back in the early 1970’s. Everything that follows this introductory paragraph is part of the puzzle I was given. That includes all of the paragraphs below statement 14. The paragraphs below are kind of dated. I changed a couple of letters in line 14 because I think some me... |
In the first example,
>!the "four-legged then the answer" pattern seems to have the guesser and the sender's positions reversed from the original puzzle; is it intentionally different?
I notice that in the second example,
>!Kim answers "no" to Bob's initial question, then responds with a three-word phrase ("Ye... |
There are 2 rooms left and it's lighter than the other 2. You enter the 3rd room. You see a door with a key lock and you see a cartridge and a TV with a Nintendo Entertainment System. You look at the cartridge and it says play me. You put the cartridge in the NES and you get this message, "So you have finished 2 rooms,... |
On the warm and windy night of November 12, Joe was coming back home. He ordered pizza from the car, to be delivered at 8 PM. Once he got back, he realized that one of his windows was slightly ajar. He concluded that he just left it open for ventilation.
Once he got to the front door, he taped a note for the pizza g... |
On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller than a normal person plus the height of his tan. Remember that most lumberjacks are young Canadians. Fill the blanks of the following heights and explain why my reasoning is valid. Resulting heights are to be rounded to the closest whole number.
> Before:
65", 66", 69", 71",... |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends (Bob and Kim) go to another friend (Bill) and claim to be able to read each other's mind. Bill doesn't believe that and wants to test their ability.
"Before we begin, I must tell you, our abilities work better if it is something simple we can focus on, such as a number ... |
*Disclaimer*: no offence intended to Americans, Australians, or any other group! It's all part of the puzzle.
What am I talking about in the following riddle?
> There are many different types of men;<br> They often come in groups
> of two or three.<br> Each group has a matching group of women,<br> But
> they sh... |
Given the following properties, what am I?
- I'm white.
- I can dance although I typically don't.
- I can be bound to a contract.
- I am rubbed frequently before I am seen and thrown away.
- I am a inanimate object. |
Thus is a multi-part party installment.
A famous host is storing his party recipes on a data server, and rumor has it that the passwords are in his house. He has another party today without his famous recipes, but it gives you a chance to steal the password. You and your friend start spying on the guests. Both of yo... |
Is this ..
>! **Paper**?<br/>It is white, I can dance the "paper dance", bills are written on it, I can use a rubber if I did something wrong with a pencil and I'm not alive, for sure! |
Inspired by [this question][1].
Two friends, Andrew and Gabriel are approached one day by their friend Harry.
"So, Ellen tells me you two can read each other's mind," says Harry.
"Yeah that's right," says Andrew. "Would you like us to demonstrate it to you?"
"Yes," says Harry, "but I'm a bit more skeptical... |
There are 2 rooms left and it's lighter than the other 2. You enter the 3rd room. You see a door with a key lock and you see a cartridge and a TV with a Nintendo Entertainment System. You look at the cartridge and it says play me. You put the cartridge in the NES and you get this message: "So you have finished 2 rooms,... |
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