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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 ...
A party is being held at a local mansion, starting at 7pm. 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. You have a friend, a former acquaintance of the host, who has talked ...
I'll make a bold guess here :) Is it >! a server? For sure I'm egocentric You mean nothing to me >! the server only answers user requests, but usually is not interested in who sent the requests So the best choice seems a third person to be >! the third person might be a browser *Make him steal...
◳◰ ◓◨ ◨◧◕ ◎◌ ◱◯◱◯ ◍◌○ ◉◉ ◇◔◓◕ ◐►◓◒ ◒◑ ◈◑ ◆◆◓ ◉◉◉ ---------- Administrative details (not part of the puzzle): - The answer is a clue to http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/4057/the-security-to-the-party-12-now-with-party-soundtrack - For the benefit of anyone without a Unicode-capable browser, the ...
↗↑↙↓↘←↑↙↘↘↗↓↗←↙↓↖ The first character of the plaintext is 'P'. The final character of the plaintext is 'E'. Hint 1; >! The second word of the plaintext is DISPUTE. Hint 2: >! NW = 'end of message'. It's an end-of-file marker. ---------- Details (not part of the puzzle): - **"↗↑↙↓↘←↑↙↘↘↗↓↗←↙↓↖" ...
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,...
@Mew already pointed out that you cannot solve this puzzle exactly as stated. But for all practical purposes, we can assume that `A~=B`, and since we can determine `A+B`, we can approximate A and B as `A~=B~=(A+B)/2`. Furthermore, it's only shown that you cannot solve the problem in-band. What if they could...
On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller (logs are usually measured in feet) 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 num...
A party is being held at a local mansion. The host is very rich and her apparently miraculous success is entirely due to her famous recipe for spaghetti. A friend of yours gatecrashed one of the earlier parties and found where the recipe is hidden - in one of the many wardrobes in the host's bedroom - but he was caught...
↗↑↙↓↘←↑↙↘↘↗↓↗←↙↓↖ The first character of the plaintext is 'P'. The final character of the plaintext is 'E'. Hint 1; >! The second word of the plaintext is DISPUTE. Hint 2: >! NW = 'end of message'. It's an end-of-file marker. ---------- Details (not part of the puzzle): - **"↗↑↙↓↘←↑↙↘↘↗↓↗←↙↓↖" ...
A party is being held at a local mansion. The host is very rich and her apparently miraculous success is entirely due to her famous recipe for spaghetti. A friend of yours gatecrashed one of the earlier parties and found where the recipe is hidden - in one of the many wardrobes in the host's bedroom - but he was caught...
A party is being held at a local mansion, starting at 7pm. 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. You have a friend called [Narmer][1], a former acquaintance of the ho...
Feeling good about this one: >! 7 Reasoning: >! The answer is based on the ones value of the year that the corresponding Star Wars episode was released: <br /> ([From IMDB][1]) <br /> Episode I: The Phantom Menace - 1999 <br /> Episode II: Attack of the Clones - 2002 (Apparently the guest wasn't a fan o...
A party is being held at a local mansion, starting at 7pm. 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. You have a friend called [Narmer][1], a former acquaintance of the ho...
This is Part 5 of the Murder of the President brainteaser/riddle series. If you have not already, check out the answers for [Murder of the President - Part 1](http://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/3600/murder-of-the-president-part-1) posted by Nit, [Murder of the President - Part 2](http://puzzling.stackexchange....
You have made it to the last room it's very bright, but suddenly you realize that all the codes you've been reading have been different machine codes. You see the final note scripted on the large door with 4 light bulbs with a different light power. It says "This is the last room in this great puzzle. You're prize will...
Your roommate is on vacation, and you need to get something off his laptop. You ring him up, asking if you can borrow his computer. "Sure, if you can get in," he replies. "What? But it's your laptop!" "Give me a break, man. You know how my memory is. Tell you what — look through the second drawer of the desk a...
I'm a little uncertain as to why these two parity situations occur on the 4x4 Rubik's cube. The first parity case that can occur is this one, where an edge is simply flipped upside down: >[![enter image description here][1]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aMgcU6PIUhw/maxresdefault.jpg) The second one that can occur is thi...
Why does the 4x4 have parity cases, while the 3x3 does not?
What do the colors say?
NOTE: This is not meant to start a "Rubik's Cube [Part #!]" riot! So this puzzle, is if there is a sequence of moves that can be repeated over and over again which can solve any position the Rubik's Cube can be scrambled in? If so what is it, and if there's more than one, what's the shortest? If not, prove that ...
Rubik's Cube Solve All Sequence?
Rubik's Cube Solve All Sequence? [Part 2]
Why does the 4x4 Rubik's cube have parity cases, while the 3x3 does not?
Rubik's Cube Solve All Sequence?
The following picture shows an arrangement of colored triangles. What is their meaning? ![Colorful triangles][1] [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bn32s.jpg
What do these colorful triangles mean?
Great solution found [here][1]. Basically, if you rotate the right, back, left, and front faces all clockwise and in order, then it will always solve the cube - eventually. The core part of it is in one simple explanation - doing this cannot enter an inescapable loop. If you move the front face clockwise, then count...
EDIT: This only works in a certain set of configurations, as the loop only goes through 1260 states before returning to the original position. My mistake, this is incorrect, but still useful. Great solution found [here][1]. Basically, if you rotate the right, back, left, and front faces all clockwise and in orde...
Likely not the answer but...<br /> >! You should respond with 4.<br /><br />Explanation:<br /><br />Regardless of what the guard asks, you respond with the number corresponding to the number of letter for your transportation.<br /><br />so...<br /><br />Guest 1 arrived on a "horse", "5" gets her in (H-O-R-S-E)<br />Gu...
On average, a lumberjack is 10 logs taller (logs are usually measured in feet) 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 num...
The golden bird can only fly at 5 mph. That is the only way the bird can move. The bird must stop flying and rest it's wings for 5 hours immediately after every hour of flying it does. That is the only way the wild bird can rest so it can continue flying. The ocean is 6 miles wide. The golden bird flies over the oc...
The golden bird can only fly at 5 mph. That is the only way the bird can move. The bird must stop flying and rest it's wings for 5 hours immediately after every hour of flying it does. That is the only way the bird can rest so it can continue flying. The ocean is 6 miles wide. The golden bird flies over the ocean a...
Suppose there are $n$ ants on a stick which has length 1. At any time, the ants may be facing _left_ or _right_, the initial directions of the ants are arbitrary. Each ant can be modeled as a point in the stick. At time 0, all ants start moving in the direction they're facing at speed 1. Each time an ant collides...
There were two friends, Joy and Tom. Tom was overs smart and always think he is brilliant and smarter that anyone else, especially Joy. Once Tom and Joy went for a world trip and they got lost in an Arabian desert during their journey. They walked and walked and walked over the sand for two days and reached no wher...
Why Tom didn't get food?
Is there a sequence of moves that can be repeated over and over again which can solve any legal position the Rubik's Cube? If so what is it, and if there's more than one, what's the shortest? If not, prove that it's impossible. *The sequence can be of any length but cannot be broken up into multiple pieces to be exe...
Is it possible to use one sequence of moves to solve the Rubik's cube from any position?
I think this fits all clues: >! hacker?
A party is being held at a local mansion. The host is very rich and her apparently miraculous success is entirely due to her famous recipe for spaghetti. A friend of yours gatecrashed one of the earlier parties and found where the recipe is hidden - in one of the many wardrobes in the host's bedroom - but he was caught...
Is it >! the number of lines in the Roman-numeral representation of the number the guard gives? That matches all the questions and answers you've provided, and the right response to '33' is >! 9 while the right response to '19' was >! 5. (This idea was used in another of the 'Security to the Party' qu...
Does this series work? because if so i know the answer Example 1 >! "Am i thinking about a raisin?" "Nope" <br/> >! "Am i thinking about an ostrich?" "Nope"<br/> >! "Am i thinking about a finger?" "Nope"<br/> >! "Am i thinking about a moose?" "Nope"<br/> >! "Am i thinking about an astronaut? "Yes"<br/> Exa...
A party is being held at a local mansion, starting at 7pm. 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. You have a friend called [Narmer][1], a former acquaintance of the ho...
I had a logical riddle on a programming interview test which was something like this: In his garage a millionaire had cars, of which only 2 were not white, only 2 were not green and only 2 were not red. How many cars did the millionaire have in his garage? This seamed quite straightforward to ...
How many cars did the millionaire have?
Reference answer. Tyler W has the right solution and the right method, so go and upvote him before reading this. The purpose of this post is to explain all the clues, including a few that haven't been solved yet. My own post-mortem: I was surprised that the question turned out to be so difficult. But I enj...
Reference answer. Tyler W has the right solution and the right method, so go and upvote him before reading this. The purpose of this post is to explain all the clues, including a few that haven't been solved yet. My own post-mortem: I was surprised that the question turned out to be so difficult. But I enj...
Reference answer. Tyler W has the right solution and the right method, so go and upvote him before reading this. The purpose of this post is to explain all the clues, including a few that haven't been solved yet. My own post-mortem: I was surprised that the question turned out to be so difficult. But I enj...
I had a logical riddle on a programming interview test which was something like this: In his garage a millionaire had cars, of which only 2 were not white, only 2 were not green and only 2 were not red. How many cars did the millionaire have in his garage? This seamed quite straightforward to me an...
Reference answer. Tyler W has the right solution and the right method, so go and upvote him/her before reading this. The purpose of this post is to explain all the clues, including a few that haven't been solved yet. My own post-mortem: I was surprised that the question turned out to be so difficult. But I...
I had a logical riddle on a programming interview test which was something like this: > In his garage a millionaire had cars, of which only 2 were not white, only 2 were not green and only 2 were not red. How many cars did the millionaire have in his garage? This seamed quite straightforward to me and I gave an a...
There were two friends, Joy and Tom. Tom was oversmart and always thought he was brilliant and smarter than anyone else, especially Joy. Once Tom and Joy went for a trip around the world and got lost in an Arabian desert during their journey. They walked and walked and walked over the sand for two days and reached ...
If you throw me out the window, I'll leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but through the door, You'll see someone giving life. What am I? Heard it last weekend. Quite old apparently but it took me awhile to figure out
What Am I?(Possible Duplicate)
If you throw me out the window, I'll leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but through the door, You'll see someone giving life. What am I? Heard it last weekend. Quite old apparently but it took me awhile to figure out
If you throw me out the window, I'll leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but through the door, You'll see someone giving life. What am I? Quite old apparently but it took me awhile to figure out.
What Am I?...If you throw me out the window
Just a guess , not quite sure where time fits in. >! [A Matryoshka Doll?][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll
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...
I'm not sure if this answer fits the title or the part about "heat" or the missing word in the last sentence (if those are even clues), but I'd guess it's >! an hourglass? Here is my reasoning: I am born from the death of my mother >! The bottom is "born" and filled as the top is drained, creating the new from ...
I am like a dear halo,<br> Plucked from a rainbow,<br> A tight noose brings me to life,<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,<br> Holy like the elements,<br> I penetrate a scar of my soft master,<br> I elude many, you better run faster.<br> What am I?
My guess, motivated by @nexolute 's answer: >! $\pi^2/6$ (assuming the 'characters' you can input don't have to be letters or numbers). Reasoning: >! As many people have already noticed, $\pi$ is important somehow. The Riemann zeta function was mentioned in the third hint, and $\zeta(2)=\pi^2/6$ is its best-kn...
Could it be... >! death? I can't make this fit with all the lines, but: >! "A tight noose brings me to life" - if someone is hanged, death appears on the scene ('comes to life'?). Similarly if someone receives "the repeated stab of a knife". "Old grief of the elephants" - the famous elephant 'graveyards'...
It seems to me that many mysteries involve hats. Therefore, a good old hat mystery that I came across a couple of years ago. Abraham (A), Bingchiang (B), Charly (C) and Derek (D) are sitting in a line facing the same direction in that way that A can see B, C and D. B can see C and D, C can see D and D can see no on...
A can't guess the color of his hat. If he had seen 3 white, he would have known he's black, similarly, had he seen 2 black, he would have known he's white. Therefore, he is seeing 2 white and 1 black B's answer is unknown. He would have seen 2 white, and guessed black, or seen one black, one white and gu...
A can't guess the color of his hat. If he had seen 3 white, he would have known he's black, similarly, had he seen 2 black, he would have known he's white. Therefore, he is seeing 2 white and 1 black B's answer is unknown. He would have seen 2 white, and guessed black, or seen one black, one white and gu...
is it >! light reasoning >! a break in the clouds. rainbow is made from it refracting. light at the end of the tunnel from dying. many cuts could create a whole in something for light to come through. elephant legend were to be known wonder off and die without anything seeing. only the light reflected coul...
It seems to me that many mysteries involve hats. Therefore, a good old hat mystery that I came across a couple of years ago. Abraham (A), Bingchiang (B), Charly (C) and Derek (D) are sitting in a line facing the same direction in that way that A can see B, C and D. B can see C and D, C can see D and D can see no on...
OK, so here's what I've got so far: >! "Some symbols are IPA phonetic vowels, others are not" - but they are all IPA phonetic symbols! Taking the IPA code for each symbol, your message becomes: <br><br> 106, 126, 306, 115, 136, 127, 318, 130 <br> 126, 123 <br> 103, 134, 115, 169, 139, 124, 147 <br> 142, 319, 128 <br...
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...
Could it be death? I can't make this fit with all the lines, but: "A tight noose brings me to life" - if someone is hanged, death appears on the scene ('comes to life'?). Similarly if someone receives "the repeated stab of a knife". "Old grief of the elephants" - the famous elephant 'graveyards' (or ...
OK, so here's what I've got so far: >! "Some symbols are IPA phonetic vowels, others are not" - but they are all IPA phonetic symbols! Taking the IPA code for each symbol, your message becomes: <br><br> 106, 126, 306, 115, 136, 127, 318, 130 <br> 126, 123 <br> 103, 134, 115, 169, 139, 124, 147 <br> 142, 319, 128 <br...
Two possible answers hinging on the answer to a question; are red, green and white the only possible colors the cars could be? This meta-question is likely the real test of the puzzle; being able to spot the "hole" in the requirements given by the puzzle (that not all cars in the real world are either white, red or g...
A party is being held at a local mansion. The host is very rich and her apparently miraculous success is entirely due to her famous recipe for spaghetti. A friend of yours gatecrashed one of the earlier parties and found where the recipe is hidden - in one of the many wardrobes in the host's bedroom - but he was caught...
Is it >! Planetary ring? I.e. the rings of saturn specifically? I am like a dear halo, Plucked from a rainbow, >! Is halo shaped, and multi-colored as a rainbow A tight noose brings me to life, With the repeated stab of a knife, >! Gravity is the tight noose, bringing the frozen ice together in this shap...
Another answer from me! (Not sure if I'm supposed to do this...) >! The colour red. Reasoning: "I am like a dear halo" >!'dear' is an anagram of 'read', which is a homophone of 'red'. "Plucked from a rainbow" is pretty self-explanatory. "A tight noose brings me to life" >! Does a person's fac...
My guess: >! Dinosaurs Created or evolved whatever you please walk in my shoes, which I can't seize >! T-rex? A computer originated world, I won't fathom my death by some considered gruesome >! Dinosaur, again. Killed off in mass extinction. I know how to live do not give me tips but don't mourn ...
Another answer from me! (Not sure if I'm supposed to do this...) The colour red. "I am like a dear halo" - 'dear' is an anagram of 'read', which is a homophone of 'red'. "Plucked from a rainbow" is pretty self-explanatory. "A tight noose brings me to life" - does a person's face go red when they'r...
>! When Gabriel chooses the answers they do 5 wrong questions and then answer correctly. When Gabriel chooses it they do "No" 3 times. Further motivation: >! Harry accidentally gives them the idea and when they are talking over it they are like >! Gabriel: "Let's just make 5 wrongs before the right?" >! Andrew: "...
Third try: >! pain. Seems to fit all but the first two lines. "A tight noose brings me to life,<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants" A noose, stabbing, and grief are all similar to it. "Holy like the elements" >! I'm sure I remember some quote about pain being ...
It seems to me that many mysteries involve hats. Therefore, a good old hat mystery that I came across a couple of years ago. Abraham (A), Bingchiang (B), Charly (C) and Derek (D) are sitting in a line facing the same direction in that way that A can see B, C and D. B can see C and D, C can see D and D can see no on...
Could the person be [Samuel Johnson][1]? - He was a writer (inkwell), - He visited the Hebrides (see Boswell's '[Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides][2])', - He lived at Staple Inn. ![enter image description here][3] I can't think of a connection to 'Jude the Obscure' though... [1]: http://en.w...
Could the person be [Samuel Johnson][1]? - He was a writer (inkwell), - He visited the Hebrides (see Boswell's '[Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides][2]' and Johnson's '[A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland][3]'), - He lived at Staple Inn. ![enter image description here][4] I can't think of a co...
are you >! Blood halo >! blood cells are circular rainbow >! red noose, knife, elephants >! blood running or surfacing based on bruising. holy >! blood to wine. many other religious references of blood scar >! recent scars can bleed during the healing process. elude >! many people seek blood...
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...
Third try: pain. Seems to fit all but the first two lines. "A tight noose brings me to life,<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants" A noose, stabbing, and grief are all similar to it. "Holy like the elements" - I'm sure I remember some quote about pain being holy. ...
Feeling good about this one: >! 7 Reasoning: >! The answer is based on the ones value of the year that the corresponding Star Wars episode was released: <br /> ([From IMDB][1]) <br /> Episode I: The Phantom Menace - 1999 <br /> Episode II: Attack of the Clones - 2002 (Apparently the guest wasn't a fan o...
I am like a dear halo,<br> Plucked from a rainbow,<br> A tight noose brings me to life,<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,<br> Holy like the elements,HOLEY. HOW MANY CLASSIC ELEMENTS?<br> I penetrate a scar of my soft master,<br> I elude many, you better run faster. **IT...
It sounds like >! a thunder I am like a dear halo, Plucked from a rainbow, >! thunders are bright and glorious A tight noose brings me to life, >! the form of the thunder resembles a noose With the repeated stab of a knife, >! probably the repeating sound of many rain drops Old grief of the...
Backed by a Benjamin, What am I?
I am like a dear halo,<br> Plucked from a rainbow,<br> A tight noose brings me to life,<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH IVORY<br> Holy like the elements,HOLEY. HOW MANY CLASSIC ELEMENTS?<br> I penetrate a scar of my soft master,<br> I elude...
How about >! Thread? I am like a dear halo, Plucked from a rainbow, >! Thread can be any color, and is wound in a spool. A tight noose brings me to life, With the repeated stab of a knife, >! You have to tie a knot through the needle to sow Old grief of the elephants, >! Elephants bury their dead, a need...
>! Lightning? I don't get the rocks though, so maybe I'm wrong. Wait, yes I do. >!Hail
I am like a dear halo,<br> Plucked from a rainbow,ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE<br> A tight noose brings me to life,<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH IVORY<br> Holy like the elements,HOLEY. HOW MANY CLASSIC ELEMENTS?<br> I penetrate a scar of my so...
OK, so here's what I've got so far: >! "Some symbols are IPA phonetic vowels, others are not" - but they are all IPA phonetic symbols! Taking the IPA code for each symbol, your message becomes: <br><br> 106, 126, 306, 115, 136, 127, 318, 130 <br> 126, 123 <br> 103, 134, 115, 169, 139, 124, 147 <br> 142, 319, 128 <br...
how about >! a necklace? They were made of ivory in early days and are held together by a string / noose?
I am like a dear halo,<br> Plucked from a rainbow,ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE<br> A tight noose brings me to life,THREAD<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,FORMERLY OCCASIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IVORY<br> Holy like the elements,HOLEY. HOW MANY CLASSIC ELEMENTS?<br> I pe...
I am like a dear halo,<br> Plucked from a rainbow,ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE<br> A tight noose brings me to life,THREAD MAKES IT USEFUL<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,FORMERLY OCCASIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IVORY<br> Holy like the elements,**HOLEY. HOW MANY ANCIENT ELEME...
>a needle ? easily lost, stabs repeatidly, uses threads of any color, used to be made of ivory, used to sow back wounds and leaves scar. I don't see what the elements have to do with this, though.
I am like a dear halo,SMALL (AND SOMETIMES FORMERLY EXPENSIVE) AND CIRCULAR<br> Plucked from a rainbow,ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE<br> A tight noose brings me to life,THREAD MAKES IT USEFUL<br> With the repeated stab of a knife, <br> Old grief of the elephants,FORMERLY OCCASIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IVORY<br...

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