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The picture shows a typical pattern of a piano piece.
Which piano piece is played here?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
Hint1:
>! here is another part of the piece from the very beginning:
>!
>! [![enter image description here][2]][2]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lWC3W.png
[2]: https://... |
The picture shows a typical pattern of a piano piece.
Which piano piece is played here?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
Hint1:
>! here is another part of the piece from the very beginning:
>!
>! [![enter image description here][2]][2]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lWC3W.png
[2]: https://... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> We present you below this riddle. A certain mechanism opens a gate of
> a maximum security lab. It just happens that a glass lets you see the
> mechanism and you know the password to enter is related with the
> number of turns given by the small wheel.
>
> [![Sketch of the problem][... |
How to find the number of turns two tangent wheels have to make two fixed points meet? |
The puzzle is as follows:
> We present you below this riddle. A certain mechanism opens a gate of
> a maximum security lab. It just happens that a glass lets you see the
> mechanism and you know the password to enter is related with the
> number of turns given by the small wheel.
>
> [![Sketch of the problem][... |
My colleague told me this morning with frustration: To 200 friends I sent invitations to my birthday party, and not one person came. The last paragraph of the invitation had a mysterious sentence which read, ″Renty grache sound tahar dolls″ . What did he meant by that? |
I was solving a crossword in my local newspaper when I came across a clue that made no sense:
> 19 Across: Be inappropriate
On the face of it, there is nothing odd with this clue until I realised: 19 Across didn't exist!
The only other puzzle on the page which could explain this printing error was a Find-A-Wor... |
I was solving a crossword in my local newspaper when I came across a clue that made no sense:
> 19 Across: Be inappropriate
On the face of it, there is nothing odd with this clue until I realised: 19 Across didn't exist!
The only other puzzle on the page which could explain this printing error was a Find-A-Wor... |
<sup>**Explanatory 'showcase' answer provided by OP:** All three of the existing answers here made great contributions to solving the puzzle (@Graylocke, @samm82, and @berkeleybross - to whom I have awarded the checkmark for being first to find the final answer), but none of them *quite* described the intended solution... |
I always have something on my back whenever I use my PC and I have some definitons to figure out what it is.
1. financial institution that accepts deposits from the public
2. a family of large marine crustaceans
3. used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood
4. slender width
5. a type of pot specialized for ... |
What's at my back? |
Not much was at stake on John's last visit to the oracle. But his grandfather had told him, in his dying moments, the location of a unimaginable treasure. Forgetful as usual, John messed up again. Although not fully prepared, he visits the oracle once more, only to take heat from the oracle in the form of these riddles... |
> *A tale is being told here, one that spans many years and generations... but what kind of tale might it be?*
[![new_adventure_clues][1]][1]
<i> [Pastebin link to a transcript of the clues][2], including colorblind assistance. Note that Y = Yellow, B = Black/Gray, R = Red, W = White </i>
<br>
[/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
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|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8... |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #49: Pub Quiz Camouflage](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7159/)...a day or two late. Oops.</sup>
Your local pub has an interesting way to show their pub quiz questions--sixteen televisions in a four-by-four display. However, when you come in today,... |
Partial Answer:
>! 1) Audition,
>! 2) Canola,
>! 3) Carbuncle,
>! 4) Hive,
>! 5) Stock,
>! 6) Paprika,
>! 7) Angelica (by @Stiv),
>! 8) Boil,
>! 9) Wart,
>! 10) Rash,
>! 11) Vinegar,
>! 12) Mole,
>! 13) House,
>! 14) Pimple,
>! 15) Tag,
>! 16) ???
>! From here it's... |
*<sup>Inspired by Avi's [Vowelburger™ Riddle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/92931/vowelburger-riddle) and the variations thereof</sup>*
I got these Vowelburgers™ on discount, and they have a little different mouthfeel than others. Why is that?
| Patty | Vowelburger™ |
|:-----:|:------------:|
... |
These Vowelburgers™ are made with
>! two **T** buns
And they are:
>! **TAT** - slang for a tattoo, which uses ink
>! **TET** - [Tết](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%E1%BA%BFt) is also known as the Vietnamese Lunar New Year
>! **TIT** - vulgar slang for a breast (hence the censorship)
>! **TOT** - "rug... |
I saw [this game][1] on Steam that's not yet released. They have a demonstration of the game in video form [here][2], and here's the GIF I generated from that video *(that's lower in quality and shortened due to the maximum 2 MB required to post)*:
[![enter image description here][3]][3]
Basically, a cactus grow... |
I saw [this game][1] on Steam. They have a demonstration of the game in video form [here][2], and here's the GIF I generated from that video *(that's lower in quality and shortened due to the maximum 2 MB required to post)*:
[![enter image description here][3]][3]
Basically, a cactus grows out of its post, and n... |
If a word conforms to a special rule I call it an Origamic Word™
| Origamic Words™ | Not Origamic Words™ |
|:-------------------:|:-------------------:|
| YAHOO | GOOGLE |
| VICTIM | MURDER |
| TWO | ONE |
| HAWK ... |
Like most indie puzzle games, the mechanics here are unique to the game. (I know this from watching the developer's updates as the game's mechanics evolved; I also have had one or two brief conversations directly with them during development.)
<s>The questions you ask can't really be definitively answered until the ... |
As it says in the title.
Rules:
1. anything not explicitly allowed is forbidden.
2. use 3,3,5,7 and multiplication,division,sum,difference,unary minus and exponentiation in any order. Parentheses are allowed for grouping.
3. factorials, square roots, concatenation and decimal points are forbidden.
... |
During each lunar cycle, the full moon is technically full for one instant, but to the human observer, the moon appears full for 2-3 days and nights in a row, making it hard to tell on which date and time the full moon is, just by looking at how round the illuminated area of the moon appears.
For example, in the ima... |
When is the full moon? |
During each lunar cycle, the full moon is technically full for one instant, but to the human observer, the moon appears full for 2-3 days and nights in a row, making it hard to tell on which date and time the full moon is, just by looking at how round the illuminated area of the moon appears.
For example, in the ima... |
As it says in the title.
Rules:
1. anything not explicitly allowed is forbidden.
2. use 3, 3, 5, 7 and multiplication, division, sum, difference, unary minus, and exponentiation in any order. Parentheses are allowed for grouping.
3. factorials, square roots, concatenation and decimal points are forbidd... |
Let's have the following numbers.
$(5i+\frac{1}{2})$, $(2i+3)$, $(\frac{-101}{8})$, $(7i+4)$, $(5i+1)$, $\frac{(40i-97)}{8}$.
How are these numbers related when taken three at a time? |
i) Place thirteen different three-digit prime numbers in the empty cells of this grid.
ii) Now place thirteen different three-digit square numbers in the empty cells of this grid.
How many solutions are there of each instance?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cl... |
Let's have the following numbers.
$(5i+\frac{1}{2})$, $(2i+3)$, $(\frac{-101}{8})$, $(7i+4)$, $(5i+1)$, $\frac{(40i-97)}{8}$.
How are these numbers related when taken three at a time?
Operations allowed + - x ÷ ^ |
i) Place thirteen different three-digit prime numbers in the empty cells of this grid.
ii) Now place thirteen different three-digit square numbers in the empty cells of this grid.
How many solutions are there of each instance?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
Numbers are to be read as in a crossw... |
Let's have the following numbers.
$(5i+\frac{1}{2})$, $(2i+3)$, $(\frac{-101}{8})$, $(7i+4)$, $(5i+1)$, $\frac{(40i-97)}{8}$.
How are these numbers related when taken three at a time?
Operations allowed + - x ÷ ^
HINT: The three numbers, when chosen correctly, will solve this equation: $x^3=a^2-b^2$
There... |
> [infix] will [whole] [suffix] [prefix] [infix] will.
The above, when the gaps are filled, will be a reasonable statement.
What are the two infixes? |
> My infix is a potato reporter,
>
> My suffix is a garden storer,
>
> My prefix is Martin's significant other,
>
> My whole will make you bowled over.
What am I? |
> This visionary turns into a comedian, an animal and a fictional hero
> around Christmas.
What is his favorite machine?
Note: The lines after the word "Dealer" in the title have nothing to do with the puzzle. Only done to fill the 15 character requirement :)
|
There has been a jailbreak in my (imaginary) town. And I, a Junior Detective of the town has gone to investigate this. As I reach the police station, an inspector comes out to greet me. No doubt he has already received my Fax.
As I search the holding cell, I find a loose brick below the bed. I roll out a piece of pa... |
There has been a jailbreak in my (imaginary) town. And I, a Junior Detective of the town, have gone to investigate this. As I reach the police station, an inspector comes out to greet me. No doubt he has already received my fax.
As I search the holding cell, I find a loose brick below the bed. I roll out a piece of ... |
i) Place thirteen different three-digit prime numbers in the empty cells of this grid.
ii) Now place thirteen different three-digit square numbers in the empty cells of this grid.
How many solutions are there of each instance?
Source: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Bernardo-Recam%C3%A1n/dp/048684241X
[/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
The picture shows a typical pattern of a piano piece.
Which piano piece is played here?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
Hint1:
>! here is another part of the piece from the very beginning:
>!
>! [![enter image description here][2]][2]
Hint2:
>! here are the notes for the first pattern:
>... |
*<sub>Inspired by Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle [here](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/92931/28719).</sub>*
---
Another Vowelburgers™ restaurant is open! Their specialty? The burgers are specially made for specific occupations!
While they are pretty simple: **bun**, **meat**, another **bun**; please give them... |
After finding this note, I've pretty much gone to the ends of the earth to find the author's name. Maybe you can help me?
> Suppose I want my room to be a weird
> color. Something uncommon, like purple.
> Navy's also a nice shade and with hints
> of forest green, it would look really nice.
>
> Old Man... |
After finding this note, I've pretty much gone to the ends of the earth to find the author's name. Maybe you can help me?
> Suppose I want my room to be a weird
> color. Something uncommon, like purple.
> Navy's also a nice shade and with hints
> of forest green, it would look really nice.
>
> Old Man... |
>
>
>A proverb and a myth, I will tell you a tale of two teams.<br />
I saw them last night in my dreams.<br />
The one team was sleeker, but started much weaker,<br />
The other was strong from the start.<br /><br />
Yes, the other was strong from the start.<br />
But we found that they had less heart.<br />
... |
There is a 3×3 dot grid. How many different non-congruent polygons can you make on the grid?
**Rules:**
1. All vertices of the polygon must be on the grid
2. Only **non self intersecting** polygons
3. Only polygons with non-empty interior (<=> positive area) |
As it says in the title.
Rules:
1. anything not explicitly allowed is forbidden.
2. use 3, 3, 5, 7 and multiplication, division, sum, difference, unary minus, and exponentiation in any order. Parentheses are allowed for grouping.
3. factorials, square roots, concatenation and decimal points are forbidd... |
A bisector is something that cuts some other thing into two equal pieces. More concretely, assume we are given a reasonably well-behaved (for example, compact) 3D object and we are looking for planes in space that cut this object in two equal volume bits.
For reasonable concepts of well-behavedness we can given a we... |
> *A tale is being told here, one that spans many years and generations... but what kind of tale might it be?*
[![new_adventure_clues][1]][1]
<i> [Pastebin link to a transcript of the clues][2], including colorblind assistance. Note that Y = Yellow, B = Black/Gray, R = Red, W = White </i>
<br>
[</sup>
---
Your head is throbbing like mad. You try to get your bearings as you look around the laboratory. Shattered beakers and spilled chemicals are everywhere. Another failed experiment. Ho... |
Should You Take the Pill? |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #50: Escape Rooms](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7172/)</sup>
---
Your head is throbbing like mad. You try to get your bearings as you look around the laboratory. Shattered beakers and spilled chemicals are everywhere. Another failed experiment. Ho... |
This is a continuation of [this question](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107578/the-perplhexing-mystery), and you might want to read it if you haven't already.
I rub my eyes. A slight gap between my eyelids tells me that the Deputy-Inspector has been shaking me. Evidently he wants to confess about some... |
What is the thief's name? |
> My prefix can be seen in the Greek alphabet,
>
> My suffix is a kind of tree,
>
> And my infix is something used to kiss.
**What country am I?** |
What country am I? A 'Riley Riddle' |
I was wondering around on `Puzzling` when I saw [this](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107532/the-alan-parrish-question) question posted three days ago.<br>
It is a great puzzle and it reminded me me about another puzzle a saw a long time ago. I'm using [Keelhaul](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users... |
I came up with this puzzle when I was in high school.
> There is an island owned by an evil man who keeps some tourists who were visiting the island a few years ago captive.<br>
> The authorities demanded him to tell them how many people he has imprisoned and he sent them a letter with a lot of scrambled numbers.<b... |
Which of these two teams is the right place for __football__?
| team A | team B |
|:----------:|:----------:|
| birdsong | birdseed |
| butthead | butthole |
| handoff | handset |
| handover | handshake |
| outfall | outburst |
| outwith | outhouse |
| overspill | overd... |
Which team has my football? |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #50: Escape Rooms](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7172/)</sup>
<sup>Without revealing too much, knowledge of geek culture and/or superb Google skills are required for this puzzle.</sup>
---
Coming from an anime convention and looking for someth... |
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
Let's say you fill in a 5 by 5 square with the numbers 1, 2, ..., 25. Is there a way to fill it so that the product of the first row is equal to the product of the first column, the product of the second row is equal to the product of the second column, ..., etc?
|
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #50: Escape Rooms](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7172/)</sup>
---
I hesitated to enter this in the Escape Room FTC, but I definitely was inspired by the challenge to create this puzzle, and it is, in some sense, an escape room. This puzzle is defin... |
What is the fastest, in terms of moves, for a legal game to come to a checkmate, either black or white with a Knight and such that both all other cases of the checkmated King are attacked by an opponent Knight and the King isn't in the edge of the checkerboard?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: htt... |
This is a continuation of [this question](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107578/the-perplhexing-mystery), and you might want to read it if you haven't already.
I rub my eyes. A slight gap between my eyelids tells me that the Deputy-Inspector has been shaking me. Evidently he wants to confess about some... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> Mike has a thin sheet of cardboard which is 96 centimeters large by 24
> centimeters wide and a guillotin whose maximum cut length is 80 cm.
> Assuming this guillotin can cut a maximum of two layers of such
> cardboard. What is the minimum cuts he can make in order to get from
> that ... |
What is the least amount of cuts to get a square from a rectangle when bend is allowed? |
*<sup>Inspired by Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle [here](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/92931/18418)</sup>*
After a short legal battle with what we believe to be a bribed judge, we have been rebranded and forcibly merged into the all-consuming Vowelburger business. To keep our spirits alive, however, we have added a... |
What is the fastest, in terms of moves, for a legal game to come to a checkmate, either black or white with a Knight and such that both all other cases of the checkmated King are attacked by an opposing Knight and the King isn't on the edge of the board?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> Suppose that you have a metal structure made by brass wire. Assuming
> that you must get 44 rods of the same size each. What is the least
> cuts to be made using an electric grinder asuming that you cannot bend
> the structure?
[![Sketch of the problem][1]][1]
The choices given a... |
It can be done in
>! 4
>! 1. Bend along the short side and cut to get three equal 32x24 bits.
>! 2.-4. (repeat 3 times cycling the three bits obtained in 1.) observe that 24+24+32=80 and arrange the pieces along the blade as follows: wide to be cut in the middle, wide to be cut at 1/4 and 3/4 and tall to be cu... |
It can be done in
>! 4
Picture contributed by @JaapScherphuis:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/qwxwN.png
>! 1. Bend along the short side and cut to get three equal 32x24 bits.
>! 2.-4. (repeat 3 times cycling the three bits obtained in 1.) observe that 24+24+32=80 and arrange the pieces along the blade as foll... |
It can be done in
>! 4
Picture contributed by @JaapScherphuis:
>! [![https://i.stack.imgur.com/qwxwN.png][1]][1]
>! 1. Bend along the short side and cut to get three equal 32x24 bits.
>! 2.-4. (repeat 3 times cycling the three bits obtained in 1.) observe that 24+24+32=80 and arrange the pieces along the... |
This question is continuation of [this one](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107578/the-perplhexing-mystery/107579?noredirect=1#comment304208_107579). You might want to read that if you haven't already.
'That's it' I thought. 'B3TA_Z3R0' should be the thief's code-name. Typing that in the 4th monitor's i... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> The figure from below represents a peculiar structure which consists
> in congruent triangles whose sides interesect and is made of an iron
> wire. How many cuts passing through all the dots showcased can be made
> at minimum to get the whole structure unassembled?
[ question.
I honesty hope this time I won't generate so extended discussion...!<br>I love self-referential questions, puzzles or tests. And I still thi... |
Nine months ago I started my journey on Puzzling in a rough way with [this](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/99781/is-this-a-good-question-for-an-iq-test) question.
I honesty hope this time I won't generate so extended discussion...!
I love self-referential questions, puzzles or tests. And I still th... |
What is the actual answer to "what came first, the chicken or the egg"? I remember seeing an answer for this and I want to see if anyone else can find that answer. |
What is the actual answer to "what came first, the chicken or the egg"? |
Nine months ago I started my journey on Puzzling in a rough way with [this](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/99781/is-this-a-good-question-for-an-iq-test) question.
I honesty hope this time I won't generate so extended discussion...!
I love self-referential questions, puzzles or tests. And I still th... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> The figure from below represents a peculiar structure which consists in congruent triangles whose sides intersect and is made of an iron wire. How many cuts passing through all the dots showcased can be made at minimum to get the whole structure unassembled?
[![Sketch of the problem][1... |
What is the actual answer to "what came first, the chicken or the egg"? I remember seeing an answer for this and I want to see if anyone else can find that answer.
>!Hint: It doesn't state what type of egg. this should be obvious now. |
This question is continuation of [this one](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107578/the-perplhexing-mystery/107579?noredirect=1#comment304208_107579). You might want to read that if you haven't already.
'That's it' I thought. 'B3TA_Z3R0' should be the thief's code-name. Typing that in the 4th monitor's i... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> Mike has a thin sheet of cardboard which is 96 centimeters large by 24
> centimeters wide and a guillotine whose maximum cut length is 80 cm.
> Assuming this guillotine can cut a maximum of two layers of such
> cardboard. What is the minimum cuts he can make in order to get from
> tha... |
The puzzle is as follows:
> Suppose that you have a metal structure made by brass wire. Assuming
> that you must get 44 rods of the same size each. What is the least
> cuts to be made using an electric grinder assuming that you cannot bend
> the structure?
[![Sketch of the problem][1]][1]
The choices given ... |
Let's say you fill in a 5 by 5 square with the numbers 1, 2, ..., 25. Is there a way to fill it so that the product of the first row is equal to the product of the first column, the product of the second row is equal to the product of the second column, ..., etc?
Edit: This query have been answered. As extension, w... |
Let's say you fill in a 5 by 5 square with the numbers 1, 2, ..., 25. Is there a way to fill it so that the product of the first row is equal to the product of the first column, the product of the second row is equal to the product of the second column, ..., etc?
|
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
Here is the puzzle:
> Alice and Bob leave in a world where all diamonds are divided into 2 types: Light and Heavy. All diamonds look exactly the same. All light diamonds weight exactly 100g, all heavy - exactly 101g.
Now, Bob wants to sell Alice N light and N heavy diamonds. Before he does it he has to prove that... |
Here is the puzzle:
> Alice and Bob leave in a world where all diamonds are divided into 2 types: Light and Heavy. All diamonds look exactly the same. All light diamonds weight exactly the same, all heavy also weight exactly the same but a bit more than the light (by an unknown, infinitely small amount more).
Now... |
Here is the puzzle:
> Alice and Bob leave in a world where all diamonds are divided into 2 types: Light and Heavy. All diamonds look exactly the same. All light diamonds weight exactly the same, all heavy also weight exactly the same but a bit more than the light (by an unknown, infinitely small amount more).
Now... |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #49: Pub Quiz Camouflage](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7159/)...a day or two late. Oops.</sup>
Your local pub has an interesting way to show their pub quiz questions--sixteen televisions in a four-by-four display. However, when you come in today,... |
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