Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 08:53:17 AM
Post by: Chaikel on October 13, 2014, 11:06:04 AM
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 11:35:02 AM
Post by: lubaby on October 13, 2014, 12:21:10 PM
Post by: D93 on October 13, 2014, 01:04:49 PM
I like that but no. It is a number and has nothing to do with miles/points/CB.0 HT's?
Post by: yoruel on October 13, 2014, 01:08:31 PM
this year?5775 or 2014?
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 01:42:15 PM
10I like round numbers but higher.
This thread has a big hint: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45549.0
Post by: D93 on October 13, 2014, 01:56:56 PM
I like round numbers but higher.
This thread has a big hint: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45549.0
You need to get out more ;)so who quotes who?
Post by: Chaikel on October 13, 2014, 03:48:58 PM
I like round numbers but higher.You both don't sleep in a sukka?
This thread has a big hint: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45549.0
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 04:14:44 PM
While we are celebrating different things. It is the same number for both of us this year and every year.
Post by: Dr Moose on October 13, 2014, 04:21:20 PM
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 04:23:43 PM
birthdate1/2 right. You think we are the same age? :)
Post by: Dr Moose on October 13, 2014, 04:25:39 PM
1/2 right. You think we are the same age? :)I'd say your double his age
Post by: D93 on October 13, 2014, 04:33:06 PM
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 04:35:18 PM
Dan's bday and your anniversary!Ding, ding, ding!
This is why I don't play the missing link game. My mind works differently than most. :-[
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 04:40:15 PM
What day is that exactly?Same number but it is not "day".
Post by: D93 on October 13, 2014, 04:42:13 PM
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 13, 2014, 04:45:24 PM
You're married 30 years?shhhhhh
Post by: Myccrabbi on October 13, 2014, 04:51:00 PM
Ding, ding, ding!Actually this reminded me of the guess the the number from 1-10000 game.
This is why I don't play the missing link game. My mind works differently than most. :-[
Post by: MC on October 13, 2014, 04:56:11 PM
shhhhhhWow!!
Post by: srap on October 13, 2014, 06:37:29 PM
Ding, ding, ding!Naw, all of our minds work differently than most. You gotta think out of the box for missing links, but it can be learned!
This is why I don't play the missing link game. My mind works differently than most. :-[
p.s. Happy 30th to the two of you! Hitting that number in this day and age is like getting all CCs approved without HUCAing each time. Almost unheard of!
Post by: D93 on October 13, 2014, 11:52:33 PM
shhhhhhwow! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CM AND AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 14, 2014, 12:12:36 AM
Post by: good sam on October 14, 2014, 12:33:05 AM
Ok anyone have a DDF related riddle?How do you stop a rhino from charging?
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 14, 2014, 12:36:32 AM
How do you stop a rhino from charging?Close his CC accounts?
Post by: aygart on October 14, 2014, 11:34:30 AM
How do you stop a rhino from charging?vote him out
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on October 14, 2014, 11:39:02 AM
How do you stop a rhino from charging?Kill him. :)
Post by: Centro on June 25, 2015, 10:58:10 AM
Answer. (http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=53269.msg1186749.msg#1186749)
Post by: eliraps on December 10, 2015, 08:18:59 AM
Post by: Emkay on December 10, 2015, 08:21:47 AM
What do a cell phone and a paper clip have in common? ;)http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45797
Post by: myi on June 26, 2016, 04:40:41 AM
He told me there was a prison with 2 doors and one led to the outside and he would be scot free and one led to another room in the prison which would make him be in the prison for the rest of his life, and there was as well 2 guards, and stood 1 guard by each door ,one guard would always lie and one guard Said the truth, you have 1 question you can ask to any of the guards(only 1 question so you have to pick a guard to ask ur question to and you don't know which guard is the one who says the truth ot lies, so how can you get out of the prison!?(he said you have to think out of the box to be able to get the answer) and it's not a answer of some sort like he climbed through a window or asked the guard for 2 questions he can ask or.......
Post by: Zkpncs48 on June 26, 2016, 04:50:22 AM
Hope you can call asleep now!
Post by: good sam on June 26, 2016, 07:19:13 AM
Pretty old one with different variations. You ask any guard what the other guy would say and then do the opposite. If you got the liar he'll lie and say the wrong answer and if you got the truthful guy he'll tell you the truth which is the wrong answer.Now, how does he get past the guard?
Hope you can call asleep now!
Post by: myi on June 26, 2016, 01:01:41 PM
Pretty old one with different variations. You ask any guard what the other guy would say and then do the opposite. If you got the liar he'll lie and say the wrong answer and if you got the truthful guy he'll tell you the truth which is the wrong answer.Great answer, could not understand your answer at first, took me a few minutes to understand, crazy answer (the answer is better then the riddle!)thanks.
Hope you can fall asleep now!
Now, how does he get past the guard?The guard is not a problem to get past all they do here in this riddle is to answer one question of yours and allows the prisoner one attempt to leave and if makes the wrong choice (meaning picks the door which leads to another room in the prison)then they keep him there for the rest of his life! Grt answer!
Post by: User6669 on June 26, 2016, 09:08:43 PM
Pretty old one+1 Heard it years ago.
with different variations.Are there any other answeres to it?
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 12:06:08 AM
+1 Heard it years ago.Are there any other answeres to it?I didn't think there was any answers to this riddle, can't imagine for there to be another answer.
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 12:09:57 AM
There was a guy on a bridge and he became trapped on the bridge, in front of him was monsters (which were going to kill him) and when he turned around, there was behind him a huge fire, so how can he make it out alive without dying?
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 12:13:10 AM
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 12:15:16 AM
There was another riddle I heard with this,Jump?
There was a guy on a bridge and he became trapped on the bridge, in front of him was monsters (which were going to kill him) and when he turned around, there was behind him a huge fire, so how can he make it out alive without dying?
Post by: cholent on June 27, 2016, 12:21:11 AM
There was 3 switches to the lights in the room and only had one chance to turn off the lights,how does he know which one of them is the switch ?If there are 3 switches to the lights in the room, it doesn't matter which he picks. Any of them will turn off the lights
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 12:48:31 AM
Jump?nope!
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 12:49:50 AM
If there are 3 switches to the lights in the room, it doesn't matter which he picks. Any of them will turn off the lightsI'm sorry re-fixed the question!
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 12:50:35 AM
Jump?bridge was 5000 ft up in the air so no jumping or climping x x x....
Post by: Adam101 on June 27, 2016, 01:00:10 AM
There was another riddle I heard with this,L'fi your lashon, the dragons and fire are on one side ( when he turned around behind him was a fire, which of the same side as the dragons). So just walk the other way!
There was a guy on a bridge and he became trapped on the bridge, in front of him was monsters (which were going to kill him) and when he turned around, there was behind him a huge fire, so how can he make it out alive without dying?
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 01:03:18 AM
L'fi your lashon, the dragons and fire are on one side ( when he turned around behind him was a fire, which of the same side as the dragons). So just walk the other way!Correct! I personally hate such riddles when it's to do with the wording! .....
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 01:04:38 AM
L'fi your lashon, the dragons and fire are on one side ( when he turned around behind him was a fire, which of the same side as the dragons). So just walk the other way!You're kidding. I was supposed to be medayik in that language?
Post by: sag95 on June 27, 2016, 01:05:41 AM
There was 3 switches to the lights in the room and only had one chance to turn on the lights,how does he know which one of them is the switch ?(only go in the room once and had to know which switch it is)?Is it good enough if he figures it out after he goes into the room? Or he has to figure it out before going in?
Post by: Adam101 on June 27, 2016, 01:07:35 AM
You're kidding. I was supposed to be medayik in that language?These are riddles. Not questions.
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 01:12:41 AM
These are riddles. Not questions.But with his grammar and punctuation...?
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 01:15:47 AM
There was 3 switches to the lights in the room and only had one chance to turn on the lights,how does he know which one of them is the switch ?(only go in the room once and had to know which switch it is)?I looked up the answer so I won't divulge. However, the question should be made clearer.
There are 3 light switches each going to a different light. You have to figure out which goes to which. You have one chance before you walk into the room, but you can arrange the switches any way you like before walking in.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 02:16:16 AM
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 02:47:14 AM
The answer to the light bulbs: Turn on switch A for 10 minutes, then turn it off. Afterward, turn on switch B and go check the bulb. If it's on, he knows that switch B is correct, if it's off and hot he knows that switch A is correct. If it's off and cold it's switch C.Correct! This was a really old riddle.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 02:57:54 PM
Correct! This was a really old riddle.Though the riddle could've used a bit more clarification. The purpose of the task was to identify the correct switch, not to simply get the light to turn on.
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I looked up the answer so I won't divulge. However, the question should be made clearer.I'm not sure if this is a separate riddle or just an attempt at explaining the previous one, but see above.
There are 3 light switches each going to a different light. You have to figure out which goes to which. You have one chance before you walk into the room, but you can arrange the switches any way you like before walking in.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 03:00:26 PM
Post by: mendygold92 on June 27, 2016, 04:54:07 PM
Where in davening do we say every day 3 words in a row, 3 letters each, and all three have the same meaning?נצח סלה ועד
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 04:57:20 PM
נצח סלה ועד+1, That's the only 3 I can think of, had that in mind just wasn't sure if that's the only seq.
Post by: mendygold92 on June 27, 2016, 05:00:55 PM
Post by: mendygold92 on June 27, 2016, 05:02:42 PM
Post by: ExGingi on June 27, 2016, 05:10:33 PM
Where in tehillim do we say one word, and the next word afterwards is saying it's meaning in Yiddish?אל תהיו כסוס כפרד
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 05:25:32 PM
נצח סלה ועדYup! :)
Where in shmone esrei do we say a grandfather's and grandson's name in the same beracha (without mentioning names of any generations in between)?
Post by: JoeyShmoe on June 27, 2016, 05:27:55 PM
Yup! :)אתה חונן לאדם דעת ומלמד לאנוש בינה
Where in shmone esrei do we say a grandfather's and grandson's name in the same beracha (without mentioning names of any generations in between)?
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 05:31:42 PM
אתה חונן לאדם דעת ומלמד לאנוש בינהUhu!
24 words in a row that finish with ך (ende chaf)
Post by: JoeyShmoe on June 27, 2016, 05:33:22 PM
Uhu!ברוך יוצרך ברוך עושך ברוך קונך ברוך בוראך x3
24 words in a row that finish with ך
Where do you have 15 words that start with ו (Vuv)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 05:36:06 PM
ברוך יוצרך ברוך עושך ברוך קונך ברוך בוראך x3ויציב ונכון...
Where do you have 15 words that start with ו (Vuv)
Post by: JoeyShmoe on June 27, 2016, 05:39:05 PM
ויציב ונכון...Five words that start with א (I think this is all of the riddles in this genre that I can remember...)
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 05:40:39 PM
Five words that start with א (I think this is all of the riddles in this genre that I can remember...)assuming in a row!?
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 05:41:02 PM
Five words that start with א (I think this is all of the riddles in this genre that I can remember...)אמר אויב ארדוף
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 05:42:02 PM
(I think this is all of the riddles in this genre that I can remember...)Not quite. I don't remember exact number but 30 something words that end with ת
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 05:51:58 PM
Post by: JoeyShmoe on June 27, 2016, 05:59:44 PM
Which possuk starts and ends with the same 3 words, and Moshe Rabbeinu doesn't say Emes?(אני ה' אלוקיכם ... אני ה' אלוקיכם (אמת
Post by: JoeyShmoe on June 27, 2016, 06:02:22 PM
Which Pasuk in tehillim has 6 words, first word - 2 letters, second - 3 letters.... etc. Till the last one which has 7 letters?
Not quite. I don't remember exact number but 30 something words that end with ת?? ?? ??
Post by: myi on June 27, 2016, 06:06:24 PM
Five words that start with א (I think this is all of the riddles in this genre that I can remember...)
אמר אויב ארדוףAfsei aretz, emes ashrei ish
Post by: mendygold92 on June 27, 2016, 06:06:44 PM
?? ?? ??על גבי חרשו חרשים האריכו למעניתם in one of the shir hamaalos
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 06:07:33 PM
?? ?? ??Don't know if everyone says it but it's at the last, long piece of יוצר לשבת שקלים.
It starts with אז ראית וספרת...
I don't remember exact number, but there are many. Maybe I'll edit when I find a siddur.
ETA: Ok, 39 to be exact.
Post by: skyguy918 on June 27, 2016, 06:09:59 PM
Yup! :)אתה חונן
Where in shmone esrei do we say a grandfather's and grandson's name in the same beracha (without mentioning names of any generations in between)?
ETA: Oops. A little late. Not used to clicking into the middle of the thread on tapa
Post by: JoeyShmoe on June 27, 2016, 06:11:45 PM
Afsei aretz, emes ashrei ish
על גבי חרשו חרשים האריכו למעניתם in one of the shir hamaalos
Don't know if everyone says it but it's at the last, long piece of יוצר לשבת שקלים.:) :)
It starts with אז ראית וספרת...
I don't remember exact number, but there are many. Maybe I'll edit when I find a siddur.
ETA: Ok, 39 to be exact.
This is fun (and interesting)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 06:12:22 PM
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 06:15:49 PM
Post by: ExGingi on June 27, 2016, 06:16:28 PM
אמר אויב ארדוף
How about a posuk that has six words in a row starting with א
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 06:18:53 PM
(אני ה' אלוקיכם ... אני ה' אלוקיכם (אמתyup!
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 06:19:40 PM
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 06:22:00 PM
Is ד מינים one bracha, or four? Do you say Al Mitzvas Lulov, or Al Mitzvos Lulov?Goooooooooood. I'll keep quiet. For now...
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 06:25:11 PM
Goooooooooood. I'll keep quiet. For now...:)
Post by: ExGingi on June 27, 2016, 06:26:41 PM
Is ד מינים one bracha, or four? Do you say Al Mitzvas Lulov, or Al Mitzvos Lulov?Neither.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 06:28:51 PM
Neither.Ding Ding Ding!
Post by: User6669 on June 27, 2016, 09:18:17 PM
And for the Yiddish speakers out there: ?אוואו שטייט שרה ביים דאווענעןIn the womens section. ;D
Post by: User6669 on June 27, 2016, 09:21:47 PM
Is ד מינים one bracha, or four? Do you say Al Mitzvas Lulov, or Al Mitzvos Lulov?Ha ha! Al Netilas. ::)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 09:22:40 PM
In the womens section. ;D;D אין דער ווייבערשוהל
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 09:25:15 PM
Post by: User6669 on June 27, 2016, 09:31:02 PM
One of the really old and even more stupid ones: A man was stuck in prison with just a mirror and a table. How did he get out? ::) ::) ::)Through the door.
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 09:39:26 PM
Post by: skyguy918 on June 27, 2016, 09:42:53 PM
What is the pasuk most frequently mentioned in tefilla?ה' ימלך?
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 09:43:40 PM
ה' ימלך?No. At least according to my calculation
Post by: David Smith on June 27, 2016, 09:46:43 PM
No. At least according to my calculationה' הושיע?
Post by: good sam on June 27, 2016, 09:47:44 PM
ה' הושיע?
That's the one. Especially if you daven Nusach Sfard, but I think for Ashkenaz also.
Post by: Iz on June 27, 2016, 09:51:05 PM
ה' הושיעה?FTFY
Post by: grodnoking on June 27, 2016, 10:16:25 PM
One of the really old and even more stupid ones: A man was stuck in prison with just a mirror and a table. How did he get out? ::) ::) ::)You look in the mirror you see what you saw, you take the saw cut the tables in half, put the two halves together which makes a hole, climb through the hole and yell until your voice is hoarse, then take the horse and ride away!
Post by: David Smith on June 27, 2016, 10:21:26 PM
You look in the mirror you see what you saw, you take the saw cut the tables in half, put the two halves together which makes a hole, climb through the hole and yell until your voice is hoarse, then take the horse and ride away!ROFL. Did you just come up with that?
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 10:26:49 PM
ROFL. Did you just come up with that?It's an old joke. Haven't heard it in a while.
Post by: grodnoking on June 27, 2016, 10:32:32 PM
ROFL. Did you just come up with that?Its horrid, but that is the answer.
Same as: Why are fire trucks red?
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 27, 2016, 10:47:49 PM
You look in the mirror you see what you saw, you take the saw cut the tables in half, put the two halves together which makes a hole, climb through the hole and yell until your voice is hoarse, then take the horse and ride away!Yup! ;D ;D ;D
and it's also full of ::) ::) ::)'s with some ??? ??? ???'s
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 11:20:47 PM
Why are fire trucks red??
Post by: yuneeq on June 27, 2016, 11:34:35 PM
Why are fire trucks red?
Because they have eight wheels and four people on them, and four plus eight makes twelve, and there are twelve inches in a foot, and one foot is a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was also a ship, and the ship sailed the seas, and there were fish in the seas, and fish have fins, and the Finns fought the Russians, and the Russians are red, and fire trucks are always “Russian" around, so that's why fire trucks are red!
Post by: etech0 on June 27, 2016, 11:35:26 PM
Because they have eight wheels and four people on them, and four plus eight makes twelve, and there are twelve inches in a foot, and one foot is a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was also a ship, and the ship sailed the seas, and there were fish in the seas, and fish have fins, and the Finns fought the Russians, and the Russians are red, and fire trucks are always “Russian" around, so that's why fire trucks are red!Wow!
And why do firemen wear red suspenders?
Post by: cholent on June 27, 2016, 11:53:02 PM
Wow!That's easy, to hold up their pants
And why do firemen wear red suspenders?
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 12:22:38 AM
Then you cook the inside.
Then you eat the outside.
Then you throw away the inside.
What am I?
Post by: David Smith on June 28, 2016, 12:32:14 AM
First you throw away the outside.A fireman
Then you cook the inside.
Then you eat the outside.
Then you throw away the inside.
What am I?
Post by: sag95 on June 28, 2016, 12:38:29 AM
A fireman
corn on the cob.
Post by: sag95 on June 28, 2016, 12:58:38 AM
Post by: yuneeq on June 28, 2016, 01:01:32 AM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160628/1aa38fd629b578bae9c3f93c1743cd81.jpg)
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Post by: yakrot on June 28, 2016, 01:02:12 AM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160628/1aa38fd629b578bae9c3f93c1743cd81.jpg)Got it immediately...I guess I'm a kid at heart
Post by: sillypainter on June 28, 2016, 01:18:31 AM
Post by: sillypainter on June 28, 2016, 01:19:38 AM
Post by: maxie m on June 28, 2016, 01:49:21 AM
Got it immediately...I guess I'm a kid at heart+1
Post by: JTZ on June 28, 2016, 02:27:30 AM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160628/1aa38fd629b578bae9c3f93c1743cd81.jpg)For the record kids have a hard time with this.
Post by: good sam on June 28, 2016, 08:32:30 AM
Because they have eight wheels and four people on them, and four plus eight makes twelve, and there are twelve inches in a foot, and one foot is a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, and Queen Elizabeth was also a ship, and the ship sailed the seas, and there were fish in the seas, and fish have fins, and the Finns fought the Russians, and the Russians are red, and fire trucks are always “Russian" around, so that's why fire trucks are red!Wouldn't it have been enough to say their always Russian around?
Post by: coralsnake on June 28, 2016, 08:50:36 AM
For the record kids have a hard time with this.Depends which side of the page theyre viewing.
Post by: username on June 28, 2016, 08:53:58 AM
Post by: Hidden on June 28, 2016, 09:03:06 AM
Where in davening are 5 words in a row ending in 'ende chof'.Find me where we say 24 words finishing like that
Post by: good sam on June 28, 2016, 09:11:38 AM
Where in davening are 5 words in a row ending in 'ende chof'.Bshivticha bveisecha
That's 6 actually
Post by: username on June 28, 2016, 09:25:29 AM
Find me where we say 24 words finishing like that
ברוך יוצרך ברוך עושך ברוך קונך ברוך בוראך x3
Post by: Brian93 on June 28, 2016, 09:31:35 AM
Post by: ExGingi on June 28, 2016, 11:31:00 AM
Got it immediately...I guess I'm a kid at heart+1
I think that makes quite a few of us here on DDF
Post by: ExGingi on June 28, 2016, 11:32:06 AM
How many places in davening have 'סדר א'ב(shabbos included)?
Too many to count.
And are you also including backwards א ב?
Post by: Brian93 on June 28, 2016, 11:33:01 AM
Too many to count.OK let's do only backwards
And are you also including backwards א ב?
Post by: skyguy918 on June 28, 2016, 11:35:13 AM
What is the pasuk most frequently mentioned in tefilla?
ה' ימלך?
No. At least according to my calculation
ה' הושיע?
Okay, so I went back to check. For a standard day's davening, ה' ימלך wins for Ashkenaz.
That's the one. Especially if you daven Nusach Sfard, but I think for Ashkenaz also.
ה' ימלך
- יהי כבוד
- אז ישיר x2
- ברכת קר"ש x2
- ובא לציון
- עלינו x3
ה' הושיעה
- קטרת x3
- הודו
- יהי כבוד
Even if you add 1 to ה' הושיעה for תחנון on Mon and Thur, it's not particyularly close. But obviously, as you said, for nusach sefard ה' הושיעה wins handily (an extra ג"פ 3's, and once in each תחנון).
Post by: good sam on June 28, 2016, 11:48:55 AM
Okay, so I went back to check. For a standard day's davening, ה' ימלך wins for Ashkenaz.
ה' ימלך
- יהי כבוד
- אז ישיר x2
- ברכת קר"ש x2
- ובא לציון
- עלינו x3
ה' הושיעה
- קטרת x3
- הודו
- יהי כבוד
Even if you add 1 to ה' הושיעה for תחנון on Mon and Thur, it's not particyularly close. But obviously, as you said, for nusach sefard ה' הושיעה wins handily (an extra ג"פ 3's, and once in each תחנון).
You missed a bunch for ה הושיעה
- ובא לציון
- קטורת בין הערביים x3
- שיר המעלות x3( מעריב - ספרד)
- והוא רחום(מעריב)
If you calculate on a weekly basis, you can add x3 for קטורת on Shabbos, and for ואתה קדוש on matzash (there's ה ימלוך in there too).
It wins for Ashkenaz too.
Post by: skyguy918 on June 28, 2016, 12:09:19 PM
I mentioned all the 3 extra ג"פ 's (that would be the end of shachris, beginning of mincha, and beginning of maariv), and none of of them are generally said by nusach ashkenaz (ie open an ashkenaz Artscroll, it won't have them - I've never seen an ashkenaz minyan in America say them). ובא לציון and והוא רחום I missed, but it's still 9 to 7 in favor of ה' ימלך for ashkenaz.
You missed a bunch for ה הושיעה
- ובא לציון
- קטורת בין הערביים x3
- שיר המעלות x3( מעריב - ספרד)
- והוא רחום(מעריב)
If you calculate on a weekly basis, you can add x3 for קטורת on Shabbos, and for ואתה קדוש on matzash (there's ה ימלוך in there too).
It wins for Ashkenaz too.
As far as Shabbos, the extra ובא לציון's are a wash. Everything else should be the same, except that here everyone says the extra ה' הושיעה x3 at the end of mussaf. But that's not enough to make up the deficit of the rest of the week. I maintain that ה' ימלך wins for ashkenaz.
Post by: a mirrer on June 28, 2016, 01:16:46 PM
you missed ה הושיעה in
You missed a bunch for ה הושיעה
- ובא לציון
- קטורת בין הערביים x3
- שיר המעלות x3( מעריב - ספרד)
- והוא רחום(מעריב)
If you calculate on a weekly basis, you can add x3 for קטורת on Shabbos, and for ואתה קדוש on matzash (there's ה ימלוך in there too).
It wins for Ashkenaz too.
- למנצח before ובא לציון
and ה ימלוך x2 before ברוך שאמר
Post by: good sam on June 28, 2016, 01:22:46 PM
Now if I'm counting correctly, ה ימלוך wins by 2 per week.
Post by: skyguy918 on June 28, 2016, 01:58:51 PM
So a regular day for ashkenaz is:
ה' הושיעה: קרבנות ג''פ, הודו, יהי כבוד, למנצח, ובא לציון, והוא רחום = 8
ה' ימלך: יהי כבוד, אז ישיר ב''פ, ברכת קר"ש ב''פ, ובא לציון, עלינו ג''פ = 9
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 03:43:48 PM
How many places in davening have 'סדר א'ב(shabbos included)?1-asrei (missing the nun). 2- before hoidu on sbhs(nusach sfard)
3-one of the lidavids on shabbos (don't have a sidder so don't remember which one!
4-birchas crias Shima in the beginning(every word following is a different alef beis! )
+more don't rember off hand!
(sorry I'm not writing in hebrew letters,using a BlackBerry so a bit hard to memorize the whole keyboard!
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 03:49:27 PM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160628/1aa38fd629b578bae9c3f93c1743cd81.jpg)hope I'm not ruining it for others! (for all those who didn't chop! :-X
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 03:51:40 PM
First you throw away the outside.was going to say an egg (which u leave the yellow in the middle then you throw it out.)
Then you cook the inside.
Then you eat the outside.
Then you throw away the inside.
What am I?
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 03:56:28 PM
was going to say an egg (which u leave the yellow in the middle then you throw it out.)Hard boiled?
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 04:12:36 PM
Hard boiled?sunny side up. First throw away outside
Then cook inside,
Then eat the outside,
Then(you don't like it or your full(this was for desert so no more room for the yellow or the yellow popped and you throw away the inside)
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 04:46:02 PM
sunny side up. First throw away outsideThat could be another answer, except that when you eat the outside, it's not really outside anymore
Then cook inside,
Then eat the outside,
Then(you don't like it or your full(this was for desert so no more room for the yellow or the yellow popped and you throw away the inside)
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 04:49:18 PM
That could be another answer, except that when you eat the outside, it's not really outside anymorethat's true, the outer side, to keep things simple we will keep the answer corn! ;)
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 05:03:49 PM
that's true, the outer side, to keep things simple we will keep the answer corn! ;):)
Post by: JTZ on June 28, 2016, 05:10:47 PM
that's true, the outer side, to keep things simple we will keep the answer corn! ;)Except with corn you cook it with the outside on. :P
Post by: ExGingi on June 28, 2016, 05:30:40 PM
Except with corn you cook it with the outside on. :PI don't recall seeing it cooked that way (maybe grilled that way, but not cooked).
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 05:48:12 PM
Except with corn you cook it with the outside on. :P+1some ppl rip of the outside/ or just say you cooked it in a pot!I don't recall seeing it cooked that way (maybe grilled that way, but not cooked).
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 06:29:04 PM
Except with corn you cook it with the outside on. :PDepends which "outside" you're referring to!
Post by: myi on June 28, 2016, 06:36:38 PM
Depends which "outside" you're referring to!lol, we will understand it as the 2nd one! ;) :)
Post by: JTZ on June 28, 2016, 06:39:16 PM
lol, we will understand it as the 2nd one! ;) :)Wrong again. :P :)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 28, 2016, 09:27:11 PM
סוף סוף תחילת שמי
תחילת סוף סוף שמי
ואם תכניס את נח אל התיבה תמצא את שמי
?מה שמי
Post by: yuneeq on June 28, 2016, 09:52:02 PM
?מה שמי
סוף סוף תחילת שמי
תחילת סוף סוף שמי
ואם תכניס את נח אל התיבה תמצא את שמי
?מה שמי
פנחס?
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 28, 2016, 10:07:27 PM
פנחס?Yep! :D
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 10:07:34 PM
עמצע שמי בתחילת שמי
וחצי סוף שמי, סוף שמי
?מה שמי
Post by: yuneeq on June 28, 2016, 10:15:43 PM
תחילת שמי בעמצא שמי
עמצא שמי בתחילת שמי
וחצי סוף שמי, סוף שמי
?מה שמי
משה
Too easy.
Also it's אמצע
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 28, 2016, 10:21:16 PM
אף על גב לא ראיתי
ואם ראיתי אברך משנה הבריות
Post by: etech0 on June 28, 2016, 10:55:20 PM
משהoops, fixed
Too easy.
Also it's אמצע
Post by: User6669 on June 28, 2016, 11:32:17 PM
Post by: JTZ on June 29, 2016, 12:51:32 AM
Is this thread basicaly a rehearsel on the riddles we grew up on? ;)Didn't start out that way and IMHO was not the intent of the OP.
Post by: Freddie on June 29, 2016, 01:45:04 AM
Didn't start out that way and IMHO was not the intent of the OP.yeah, but he's gone so who cares.
Post by: regular on June 29, 2016, 01:48:26 AM
yeah, but he's gone so who cares.and had he been around we have to care? Unless it's just a respect thing. I happen to agree though that this thread is getting weirder by the day. Let's get back to normal riddles please
Post by: yakrot on June 29, 2016, 01:51:01 AM
yeah, but he's gone so who cares.Lol. According to the intention of the OP this thread should have been merged with ddf trivia thread (a more appropriate name, anyways) however it kinda took on a life of its own...
Post by: yuneeq on June 29, 2016, 07:31:08 AM
Is this thread basicaly a rehearsel on the riddles we grew up on? ;)
Never saw the last few riddles before, so I enjoyed it.
But chances are that most riddles or jokes that someone remembers,
others would know already.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 29, 2016, 03:26:38 PM
Post by: username on June 29, 2016, 03:32:27 PM
There are rumors that he still lurks here.
Post by: sag95 on June 29, 2016, 03:36:06 PM
CM is gone. If he ever existed.His ghost?
There are rumors that he still lurks here.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 29, 2016, 03:36:55 PM
CM is gone. If he ever existed.His profile (http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?action=profile;u=18915) suggests that he's been around recently (if 5 days ago is considered recent...)
There are rumors that he still lurks here.
Post by: dealfinder85 on June 29, 2016, 03:52:39 PM
CM is gone? Am I missing all the hock around here?CM is gone
the man behind CM is very much here
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on June 29, 2016, 04:05:07 PM
Post by: username on June 29, 2016, 04:27:15 PM
Good Luck!
Post by: sag95 on June 30, 2016, 12:33:22 AM
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160630/3f3bba936cdb5f97697145b3f270fe54.jpg)
Post by: yuneeq on June 30, 2016, 12:50:33 AM
For anyone interested in using their brain right now:
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160630/3f3bba936cdb5f97697145b3f270fe54.jpg)
July 16th
ETA: Albert was not told the month of May or June, because each has a date (18 & 19 respectively) that would tell Bernard exactly when Cheryl's birthday is.
Now Bernard knows that the birthday is in July or August and mentions that he knows the birthday.
Bernard was obviously not told 14 because he wouldn't know the correct month. So we're left with July 16, August 15 and August 17th.
Then when Albert responds that he knows when the correct birthday is, it means that the month had to be July, because Albert can only be sure of the correct date if it was July. Because in August there were 2 possible options and July only had one. Alberts confirmation that he knew the correct date points to July 16th as the correct date.
Post by: User6669 on June 30, 2016, 01:02:24 AM
CM is gone.
And he's out of forks...
Post by: skyguy918 on June 30, 2016, 10:39:24 AM
For anyone interested in using their brain right now:Repost (not in this thread, don't remember exactly where)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on July 01, 2016, 01:51:45 PM
that's true, the outer side, to keep things simple we will keep the answer corn! ;)Chicken
Post by: lubaby on July 02, 2016, 10:54:16 PM
Repost (not in this thread, don't remember exactly where)
http://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2015/apr/13/how-to-solve-albert-bernard-and-cheryls-birthday-maths-problem
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on August 04, 2016, 01:42:35 AM
Post by: User6669 on August 04, 2016, 01:56:55 AM
When is one not allowed to eat milchig or fleishig, but is permitted to eat pareve?
In the 9 days, if you by mistake taste something Fleishig.
Post by: David Smith on August 04, 2016, 02:00:18 AM
In the 9 days, if you by mistake taste something Fleishig.More diplomatic answer would be motzai shabbos if you're still fleishigs, if you had fleishigs by a siyum, or after shkiyah on Rosh Chodesh if you had fleshings before, ect.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on August 04, 2016, 02:20:10 AM
In the 9 days, if you by mistake taste something Fleishig.True
More diplomatic answer would be motzai shabbos if you're still fleishigs, if you had fleishigs by a siyum, or after shkiyah on Rosh Chodesh if you had fleshings before, ect.and true.
There's another answer.
Post by: Brian93 on August 04, 2016, 05:08:24 AM
When is one not allowed to eat milchig or fleishig, but is permitted to eat pareve?If you accidentally ate both milchig and fleishig
Post by: elya on August 04, 2016, 06:11:50 AM
Good riddle. As everything else, the answer is hinted to strongly somewhere on DDF.David Smith signature!
Good Luck!
Post by: username on August 04, 2016, 09:44:16 AM
Trueand true.If you eat fleshigs right before the 9 days start...
There's another answer.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on August 04, 2016, 04:15:00 PM
If you eat fleshigs right before the 9 days start...
More diplomatic answer would be motzai shabbos if you're still fleishigs, if you had fleishigs by a siyum, or after shkiyah on Rosh Chodesh if you had fleshings before, ect.Brian93 got it.
If you accidentally ate both milchig and fleishig
Post by: username on August 04, 2016, 04:49:10 PM
If you accidentally ate both milchig and fleishigWhy can't you eat more fleshigs?
Post by: David Smith on August 04, 2016, 04:50:26 PM
Why can't you eat more fleshigs?Many are noheg to wait 1/2 hour after milchigs.
Post by: george on August 04, 2016, 11:30:37 PM
Many are noheg to wait 1/2 hour after milchigs.Many? Really? I don't know anybody who does that.
Post by: koplonko on August 04, 2016, 11:56:39 PM
Many are noheg to wait 1/2 hour after milchigs.
Many? Really? I don't know anybody who does that.Some wait an hour
Post by: emjee on August 05, 2016, 04:36:05 AM
Many are noheg to wait 1/2 hour after milchigs.And some 20 min or just wash out their mouth between :)
machmirim wait an hour
FTFY
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on August 05, 2016, 04:39:34 AM
Some are machmirim. :)
FTFY
Post by: username on August 05, 2016, 12:26:26 PM
Many are noheg to wait 1/2 hour after milchigs.Is this a recorded minhag anywhere? Interesting.
Post by: dealfinder85 on August 05, 2016, 02:55:02 PM
Is this a recorded minhag anywhere? Interesting.zohar i believe quotes an hour
Post by: rileywiles23 on August 05, 2016, 06:49:32 PM
Is this a recorded minhag anywhere? Interesting.The mekor is a Zohar.
Post by: JTZ on August 09, 2016, 11:12:13 AM
Post by: lubaby on August 09, 2016, 11:13:32 AM
What is the easiest way to make $75?There's an empty street corner in my neighborhood if you're looking :P
Post by: TimT on August 09, 2016, 11:14:10 AM
What is the easiest way to make $75?Swipe your CB card.
Post by: JTZ on August 09, 2016, 11:16:03 AM
Swipe your CB card.Try on three new baseball jerseys for $25 each. :)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 14, 2016, 08:23:48 PM
Post by: good sam on September 14, 2016, 08:25:13 PM
Why do we stand during kiddush levana?You can't jump when you're sitting!
ETA: Googled for the real answer. Interesting.
Post by: skyguy918 on September 14, 2016, 09:04:53 PM
Why do we stand during kiddush levana?
You can't jump when you're sitting!Doesn't it say in the actual text of kiddush levana? Because it's like kabalas pnei hashchina?
ETA: Googled for the real answer. Interesting.
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 14, 2016, 09:13:06 PM
Doesn't it say in the actual text of kiddush levana? Because it's like kabalas pnei hashchina?Yes. We say "hilkach tzarich l'meimra zos me'umad".
But I was heading elsewhere...
Post by: Brian93 on September 14, 2016, 09:27:45 PM
Why do we stand during kiddush levana?Because the chairs are inside?
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 14, 2016, 09:31:40 PM
Because the chairs are inside?Just imagine the shlimazel who ends up taking in all the siddurim has to also shlep in a pile of chairs.
Post by: aygart on September 14, 2016, 09:32:55 PM
Just imagine the baal chesed who ends up taking in all the siddurim has to also shlep in a pile of chairs.FTFY
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 14, 2016, 09:37:58 PM
FTFYYou're not from around here, are you... :P
Post by: aygart on September 14, 2016, 09:57:26 PM
You're not from around here, are you...Depends where here is
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 14, 2016, 10:23:26 PM
Depends where here isThe moon...? (Pun intended)
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 14, 2016, 10:25:25 PM
Post by: Freddie on September 14, 2016, 11:49:19 PM
P.S. The topic just reminds me of how I once overheard a short guy approaching this REALLY tall guy during kiddush levana telling him, "You don't even need a siddur; you can just say it straight from the moon".
Was the short guy tripping on acid?
How do I even begin wrapping my mind around the twists of logic in that statement?
Post by: Something Fishy on September 15, 2016, 12:09:06 AM
ווען משוגע וואלט געמאכט גרויס, וואלסטו געקענט זיצן אויפ'ן בעט אין קישן די לבנה
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 15, 2016, 02:32:05 AM
Remind me of
ווען משוגע וואלט געמאכט גרויס, וואלסטו געקענט זיצן אויפ'ן בעט אין קישן די לבנה
Ahhhhhhhemmmmmmmmmmm...
6'8"...
I think our average height was 6'-4". Driving was fine. Sleeping OTOH :P...
5' 20" 8)
Tall people earn more money than short people...Someone's gotta send that article to my boss :P
([Something Fishy] HAHAHA LOL shrimp ;D ;D ;D)
Post by: myi on September 15, 2016, 02:43:49 AM
You really like saving sayings from people! ! :)
Ahhhhhhhemmmmmmmmmmm...
Someone's gotta send that article to my boss :P
Post by: Work-for-ur-muny on September 15, 2016, 03:17:22 AM
You really like saving sayings from people! ! :)Listen, you ask for it, you get it...
Post by: koplonko on September 15, 2016, 06:27:13 AM
P.S. The topic just reminds me of how I once overheard a short guy approaching this REALLY tall guy during kiddush levana telling him, "You don't even need a siddur; you can just say it straight from the moon".Love it ;D
Post by: good sam on September 15, 2016, 06:49:07 AM
Was the short guy tripping on acid?Haha
How do I even begin wrapping my mind around the twists of logic in that statement?
Post by: Definitions on January 30, 2018, 01:18:32 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98TQv5IAtY8
Post by: noturbizniss on January 30, 2018, 10:54:16 AM
Riddle me that
Who's afraid
of the big black bat?
Post by: Definitions on January 30, 2018, 11:00:04 AM
Riddle me thisHow in the world is anybody supposed to figure that out?
Riddle me that
Who's afraid
of the big bad bat?
Post by: noturbizniss on January 30, 2018, 11:22:16 AM
How in the world is anybody supposed to figure that out?Double riddle for u then!
Post by: noturbizniss on January 30, 2018, 11:23:15 AM
How in the world is anybody supposed to figure that out?Had a type. It's big black bat, not bad bad
Post by: skyguy918 on January 30, 2018, 11:29:10 AM
How in the world is anybody supposed to figure that out?http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112462/quotes
Post by: skyguy918 on January 30, 2018, 11:32:54 AM
Is anybody familiar with the "green eyed puzzle" and understands the answer?What's your question? Not particularly easy to figure out the answer, but their explanation is very straight forward. That riddle series on TED-Ed is great. Not sure why there was no 'pause to figure out the answer' for this one.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98TQv5IAtY8
Post by: Definitions on January 30, 2018, 11:48:49 AM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112462/quotesI didn't click on your link yet, but you gave me a clue from the fact that it's imdb. Is it the joker?
Post by: skyguy918 on January 30, 2018, 11:50:48 AM
I didn't click on your link yet, but you gave me a clue from the fact that it's imdb. Is it the joker?Close enough. I guess you're not much of a Batman fan.
Post by: srap on January 30, 2018, 12:25:19 PM
Is anybody familiar with the "green eyed puzzle" and understands the answer?Never heard this before, but ingenious! The idea behind it is built on the others' knowledge.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98TQv5IAtY8 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=98TQv5IAtY8)
First stage: I see what I see.
Second stage: I gain info when the other did NOT act.
(If the other person/people were sure of themselves they would have acted one way. Each individual gains more understanding when they realize that the others did NOT act because they weren't sure.)
Third stage: I gain even more info when I realize that the other(s) also know what I know and how I will act.
(Since each individual realizes that each of the other individuals realize the same thing, that is the clincher. This allows each individual to gain the ultimate knowledge that he is green eyed.)
This is complicated and in a few stages so it really needs step by step which will have to wait until I choose to waste more time on this. :D
Thanks for wasting my morning. It was eye opening.
Post by: skyguy918 on January 30, 2018, 12:28:12 PM
This is complicated and in a few stages so it really needs step by step which will have to wait until I choose to waste more time on this. :DI agree that it's complicated and requires several steps, but that's exactly what they walk you through in the video. What's there to add beyond that?
Thanks for wasting my morning. It was eye opening.
To the OP - just watch the explanation again, but pause after each bit of explanation to make sure you understood it before moving on up the next piece.
Post by: srap on January 30, 2018, 12:40:26 PM
I agree that it's complicated and requires several steps, but that's exactly what they walk you through in the video. What's there to add beyond that?I beg to GREATLY disagree. There are eye opening, very deep chidushim on thinking for each step. If you feel it is that easy, write it up and you will understand that it is not so easy.
To the OP - just watch the explanation again, but pause after each bit of explanation to make sure you understood it before moving on up the next piece.
Post by: skyguy918 on January 30, 2018, 12:42:05 PM
I beg to GREATLY disagree. There are eye opening, very deep chidushim on thinking for each step. If you feel it is that easy, write it up and you will understand that it is not so easy.It would literally be a transcription of the video's explanation. I take it you never took a course in logic?
Post by: Definitions on January 30, 2018, 12:51:20 PM
What's your question? Not particularly easy to figure out the answer, but their explanation is very straight forward. That riddle series on TED-Ed is great. Not sure why there was no 'pause to figure out the answer' for this one.In a case of 3, person A, B, and C. Assuming we're looking from the perspective of C. I think I understand. That is I make an assumption that I'm not green. So according to my assumption each other one sees one green eyed person and should leave in two nights. When they don't that means my assumption is wrong. Therefore I leave.
Now in a case of four, looking from the perspective of person D I'm having trouble understanding how to say the same thing.
Post by: skyguy918 on January 30, 2018, 12:58:07 PM
In a case of 3, person A, B, and C. Assuming we're looking from the perspective of C. I think I understand. That is I make an assumption that I'm not green. So according to my assumption each other one sees one green eyed person and should leave in two nights. When they don't that means my assumption is wrong. Therefore I leave.It's the same process, you just need an extra day to confirm the additional info stemming from the added person. That's why with 100 people it takes 100 days.
Now in a case of four, looking from the perspective of person D I'm having trouble understanding how to say the same thing.
Post by: srap on January 30, 2018, 04:13:53 PM
In a case of 3, person A, B, and C. Assuming we're looking from the perspective of C. I think I understand. That is I make an assumption that I'm not green. So according to my assumption each other one sees one green eyed person and should leave in two nights. When they don't that means my assumption is wrong. Therefore I leave.Two is easy enough to get (eventually for some), three is the same process and you got it, just keep the same pattern going for four up to 100. Remember, in the story they were all logicians so this was easy for them. :D
Now in a case of four, looking from the perspective of person D I'm having trouble understanding how to say the same thing.
Post by: Definitions on February 06, 2018, 09:11:29 PM
If someone buys a ticket for $7 and sells it for $8. Then buys the same ticket for $9 and sells it for $10. How much did he earn?
Post by: joe1234 on February 06, 2018, 09:24:38 PM
I saw this from BRIGHTSIDE on YouTube. At first I thought right away that one answer was correct. Then I saw other people's answers and changed my mind. After thinking about it for a few minutes I think I understand it. Here goes...I borrow $7 from Steven to buy the ticket and sell for $8. So I pay back Steven his $7 and I’m left with $1. Now I want to buy the same ticket for $9 so I need to borrow $8 from Steven to get to $9. Then I sell for $10. I pay back Steven his $8 and I’m left with $2.
If someone buys a ticket for $7 and sells it for $8. Then buys the same ticket for $9 and sells it for $10. How much did he earn?
Post by: Mordyk on February 06, 2018, 09:41:49 PM
I saw this from BRIGHTSIDE on YouTube. At first I thought right away that one answer was correct. Then I saw other people's answers and changed my mind. After thinking about it for a few minutes I think I understand it. Here goes...$2
If someone buys a ticket for $7 and sells it for $8. Then buys the same ticket for $9 and sells it for $10. How much did he earn?
Post by: Dr Moose on February 06, 2018, 10:13:13 PM
I saw this from BRIGHTSIDE on YouTube. At first I thought right away that one answer was correct. Then I saw other people's answers and changed my mind. After thinking about it for a few minutes I think I understand it. Here goes...
If someone buys a ticket for $7 and sells it for $8. Then buys the same ticket for $9 and sells it for $10. How much did he earn?
Think of it has 2 separate transactions.
Buying at $7 to sell at $8 you got $1 net.
Now, buying at $9 to sell at $10, you net an additional $1.
You are now left with your $2 net.
Post by: skyguy918 on February 06, 2018, 10:17:11 PM
I saw this from BRIGHTSIDE on YouTube. At first I thought right away that one answer was correct. Then I saw other people's answers and changed my mind. After thinking about it for a few minutes I think I understand it. Here goes...
If someone buys a ticket for $7 and sells it for $8. Then buys the same ticket for $9 and sells it for $10. How much did he earn?
This is supposed to be a riddle? It seems like a basic math problem.
What's the other possible answer?
Post by: etech0 on February 06, 2018, 10:20:22 PM
This is supposed to be a riddle? It seems like a basic math problem.Without thinking it through I'm assuming people would guess $3, since he started out investing $7 and ended up with $10. You have to notice that in the middle he's investing another dollar.
What's the other possible answer?
Post by: gingyguy on February 06, 2018, 10:26:22 PM
Without thinking it through I'm assuming people would guess $3, since he started out investing $7 and ended up with $10. You have to notice that in the middle he's investing another dollar.thats not riddle material its just a math question that needs a little thought
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on February 06, 2018, 10:28:48 PM
Without thinking it through I'm assuming people would guess $3, since he started out investing $7 and ended up with $10. You have to notice that in the middle he's investing another dollar.+3 :)
Post by: etech0 on February 06, 2018, 10:46:47 PM
thats not riddle material its just a math question that needs a little thoughtAren't many riddles like that?
Post by: joe1234 on February 06, 2018, 11:02:06 PM
This is supposed to be a riddle? It seems like a basic math problem.You'd be surprised... on WhatsApp people were swearing on 0
What's the other possible answer?
Post by: etech0 on February 06, 2018, 11:21:50 PM
You'd be surprised... on WhatsApp people were swearing on 0huh?
Post by: aygart on February 06, 2018, 11:24:46 PM
huh?It's WhatsApp
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on February 06, 2018, 11:28:52 PM
You'd be surprised... on WhatsApp people were swearing on 0Was it #HannityWA?
Post by: Freecountry on February 06, 2018, 11:44:55 PM
I saw this from BRIGHTSIDE on YouTube. At first I thought right away that one answer was correct. Then I saw other people's answers and changed my mind. After thinking about it for a few minutes I think I understand it. Here goes...Of course it's $2 the math is done as follows $8-$7=$1, $10-$9=$1 that is 2 transactions that he eared $1 on, so $1+$1=$2. The fact that it was the same ticket makes no difference.
If someone buys a ticket for $7 and sells it for $8. Then buys the same ticket for $9 and sells it for $10. How much did he earn?
Post by: etech0 on February 06, 2018, 11:52:36 PM
It's WhatsAppMaybe he invested that $2 in bitcoin and now it's gone
Post by: Freecountry on February 07, 2018, 12:00:21 AM
Post by: lubaby on February 07, 2018, 12:03:32 AM
Maybe he invested that $2 in bitcoin in 2010 and now he’s a millionaire.FTFY
Post by: lubaby on February 07, 2018, 12:05:12 AM
A store was selling a bat and a ball together for one dollar and ten cents if the bat costed 1 dollar more than the ball then how much did the ball cost?5 cents?
Post by: etech0 on February 07, 2018, 12:10:21 AM
A store was selling a bat and a ball together for one dollar and ten cents if the bat costed 1 dollar more than the ball then how much did the ball cost?
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x + (x + 1) = $1.10
2x + 1 = 1.1
2x = .1
x = .05
5 cents
Post by: etech0 on February 07, 2018, 12:10:53 AM
FTFYThere are millionaires on WhatsApp?
Post by: Freecountry on February 07, 2018, 12:13:41 AM
5 cents?Yes, amazingly most people I asked this question to said ten cents.
Post by: noturbizniss on February 07, 2018, 12:15:12 AM
You'd be surprised... on WhatsApp people were swearing on 0Buy 7 sell for 8 so u have 1 for profit. Then buy for 9 so u lost 1 dollar. Sell for 10 and back to zero.
Bad math but I understand the error.
Post by: noturbizniss on February 07, 2018, 12:17:44 AM
Ur in prison.
2 guard
1 always lies
1 always tells truth
You don't know which is which
2 doors
1 to freedom
1 to death
You have 1 question to 1 guard only.
What do u ask to get out
Post by: tzifanya54 on February 07, 2018, 12:22:43 AM
May have been asked.Ask what the other one will say
Ur in prison.
2 guard
1 always lies
1 always tells truth
You don't know which is which
2 doors
1 to freedom
1 to death
You have 1 question to 1 guard only.
What do u ask to get out
Post by: Freecountry on February 07, 2018, 12:27:39 AM
Post by: Definitions on February 07, 2018, 12:29:58 AM
That's what I thought originally. But after seeing people saying two, I realized they're right. It's simply subtracting the total spent (7+9=16) from the total earned.(8+10=18) equaling 2.
Buy 7 sell for 8 so u have 1 for profit. Then buy for 9 so u lost 1 dollar. Sell for 10 and back to zero.
Bad math but I understand the error.
Then came the hardest part, trying to understand why I made the mistake to begin with.
Post by: etech0 on February 07, 2018, 12:30:38 AM
You don't lose a dollar when you buy it for 9, the 8 paid you back for the 7 plus
Buy 7 sell for 8 so u have 1 for profit. Then buy for 9 so u lost 1 dollar. Sell for 10 and back to zero.
Bad math but I understand the error.
Post by: etech0 on February 07, 2018, 12:30:56 AM
A famous riddle may have been asked before. Three guys walk into a hotel and ask for a room for the night the hotel representative says it cost $30 for the three of them so they each pull out $10 and hand it to the representative after they go to their room the representative of the hotel realizes there was a sale and it only costed $25 so he calls over a hotel employee and gives him $5 and tells him to give it back to those three guys the employee takes the $5 and heads to the room on the way to their room the employee decides to keep two and only give them back three since $5 cannot be split evenly among 3 people so in the end each guy got back $1 that means they each paid $9 9 times the three of them is 27 plus the two that the employee stole is 29 what happened to the 30th dollarIf I've heard it before should I give the answer, or give everyone a chance?
Post by: Definitions on February 07, 2018, 12:32:46 AM
Ask what the other one will sayYes I remember that being the answer. But the important part is not to listen to whoever you ask. It's a famous riddle.
Post by: noturbizniss on February 07, 2018, 12:36:04 AM
A famous riddle may have been asked before. Three guys walk into a hotel and ask for a room for the night the hotel representative says it cost $30 for the three of them so they each pull out $10 and hand it to the representative after they go to their room the representative of the hotel realizes there was a sale and it only costed $25 so he calls over a hotel employee and gives him $5 and tells him to give it back to those three guys the employee takes the $5 and heads to the room on the way to their room the employee decides to keep two and only give them back three since $5 cannot be split evenly among 3 people so in the end each guy got back $1 that means they each paid $9 9 times the three of them is 27 plus the two that the employee stole is 29 what happened to the 30th dollarEach paid9 and the employee had 2 dollars. Makes 25. The 2 is supposed to be subtracted not added
Post by: etech0 on February 07, 2018, 08:08:12 AM
A famous riddle may have been asked before. Three guys walk into a hotel and ask for a room for the night the hotel representative says it cost $30 for the three of them so they each pull out $10 and hand it to the representative after they go to their room the representative of the hotel realizes there was a sale and it only costed $25 so he calls over a hotel employee and gives him $5 and tells him to give it back to those three guys the employee takes the $5 and heads to the room on the way to their room the employee decides to keep two and only give them back three since $5 cannot be split evenly among 3 people so in the end each guy got back $1 that means they each paid $9 9 times the three of them is 27 plus the two that the employee stole is 29 what happened to the 30th dollarThey each paid $9 so that's $27, of that $27 $2 went to the rep and $25 went to the hotel.
In other words, they paid $27 for the room and the remaining $3 (of the $30) went back to them.
Post by: SSLPhD on February 08, 2018, 11:43:16 AM
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on February 08, 2018, 11:48:11 AM
What English word has two synonyms that are antonyms of each other?Cleave
Post by: SSLPhD on February 08, 2018, 11:52:38 AM
Cleave:-)
Post by: skyguy918 on February 08, 2018, 12:15:13 PM
What English word has two synonyms that are antonyms of each other?This is just wording the question badly to make it sound more 'riddle-y'. The actual question is basically name a contronym (or autantonym). And there are many answers, though cleave is certainly a prominent example.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym#Examples_of_English-language_auto-antonyms
Post by: yuneeq on February 14, 2018, 12:22:45 PM
Post by: lubaby on February 14, 2018, 12:27:18 PM
What has 4 letters, sometimes 9, but never 5Correct ;)
Post by: yuneeq on February 14, 2018, 12:33:40 PM
Correct ;)
Actually it has 2 letters
Post by: ChaimMoskowitz on February 14, 2018, 12:35:18 PM
Correct ;)Correct has 7 letters. I am confused. :)
Post by: skyguy918 on February 14, 2018, 12:59:39 PM
What has 4 letters, sometimes 9, but never 5'What' has 4 letters, 'sometimes' 9, but 'never' 5
ETA: This is another one that's worded badly to make it harder. The 'but' in the last part of the sentence doesn't make as much sense once you know what's going on.
Actually it has 2 lettersActually 'it' has 2 letters
Post by: aygart on February 14, 2018, 01:00:48 PM
'What' has 4 letters, 'sometimes' 9, but 'never' 5Naturally
ETA: This is another one that's worded badly to make it harder. The 'but' in the last part of the sentence doesn't make as much sense once you know what's going on.
Post by: srap on February 14, 2018, 06:38:33 PM
'What' has 4 letters, 'sometimes' 9, but 'never' 5Therefore, I'd word it differently to make it a bit harder, more "riddley", and throw people off.
ETA: This is another one that's worded badly to make it harder. The 'but' in the last part of the sentence doesn't make as much sense once you know what's going on.
Actually 'it' has 2 letters
What has 4 letters, sometimes 9, but never 4. (since 'but will never have anything other than 3. IOW, play off the 'but', not the 'never'!
Post by: ~King Lake~ on May 16, 2019, 12:01:06 PM
on a cold winter rainy -terrible weather- day, you drive down the street with your car passing by a bus shelter you see 2 people sitting there
1) an old and sick person who looks like he is about to die due to the -terrible weather- and needs a hospital ASAP.
2) a person from a different country you've been looking for a very a long time to speak with and is never here and now you need to grab the opportunity.
but the only problem is that in your car you have place "only" for 1 more person there is 'absolutely' no way another person could get into your car.
whom would you take?
Post by: JoeyShmoe on May 16, 2019, 12:22:30 PM
what would you do if:Let the friend take the sick person to the hospital and then come pick you up
on a cold winter rainy -terrible weather- day, you drive down the street with your car passing by a bus shelter you see 2 people sitting there
1) an old and sick person who looks like he is about to die due to the -terrible weather- and needs a hospital ASAP.
2) a person from a different country you've been looking for a very a long time to speak with and is never here and now you need to grab the opportunity.
but the only problem is that in your car you have place "only" for 1 more person there is 'absolutely' no way another person could get into your car.
whom would you take?
Post by: TimT on May 16, 2019, 12:29:05 PM
Let the friend take the sick person to the hospital and then come pick you upAh, but here’s where it gets tricky. This friend left his driver’s license at the hotel.
Post by: ~King Lake~ on May 16, 2019, 12:44:37 PM
Ah, but here’s where it gets tricky. This friend left his driver’s license at the hotel.the
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-terrible weather-is so bad, that he isn't scared of being pulled over ;)
Post by: Definitions on May 16, 2019, 12:54:21 PM
what would you do if:Well if he's dying due to the weather have him warm up in the car. Then talk to your friend with the window down or go outside the car.
on a cold winter rainy -terrible weather- day, you drive down the street with your car passing by a bus shelter you see 2 people sitting there
1) an old and sick person who looks like he is about to die due to the -terrible weather- and needs a hospital ASAP.
2) a person from a different country you've been looking for a very a long time to speak with and is never here and now you need to grab the opportunity.
but the only problem is that in your car you have place "only" for 1 more person there is 'absolutely' no way another person could get into your car.
whom would you take?
Post by: Yonah on May 16, 2019, 12:57:58 PM
Yes, amazingly most people I asked this question to said ten cents.
This is a psychology experiment - I don't believe it is a Twersky/Kahneman experiement, but I believe they used it in their seminal System 1/System 2 paper - the basis for the Book "Thinking Fast and Slow"
the point is our brains are lazy, and without thinking most people miss the 'more than' clause in the problem. Here's an explanation and variation on the problem - https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/a-new-twist-on-a-classic-puzzle.html
Post by: Yonah on May 16, 2019, 01:00:04 PM
Post by: Yonah on May 16, 2019, 01:02:26 PM
How is this possible?
Post by: skyguy918 on May 16, 2019, 01:03:33 PM
In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how many days would it have taken for the patch to cover a quarter of the lake?46
Post by: TimT on May 16, 2019, 01:10:36 PM
A man and his son are in a car accident. The man dies at the scene, and the son is rushed to the hospita in critical condition and needs immediate surgery. The doctor takes one look at the boy's face and says - "I can't operate, he's my son" and walks out of the OR.1)doctor is his mother
How is this possible?
2)gay couple
Post by: ExGingi on May 16, 2019, 01:11:20 PM
A man and his son are in a car accident. The man dies at the scene, and the son is rushed to the hospita in critical condition and needs immediate surgery. The doctor takes one look at the boy's face and says - "I can't operate, he's my son" and walks out of the OR."The" son, is the father of "the man" who died, with the grandfather of the person that died being the doctor, and the father of the person that survived in critical condition.
How is this possible?
Another alternative is a natural father whose son was adopted by the other.
Post by: Yonah on May 16, 2019, 01:21:52 PM
1)doctor is his mother
2)gay couple
"The" son, is the father of "the man" who died, with the grandfather of the person that died being the doctor, and the father of the person that survived in critical condition.
Another alternative is a natural father whose son was adopted by the other.
The simplest answer is that the Doctor is his mother. People "of a certain age" fail this, because they aren't around enough female doctors to think that way.
Post by: davidrotts63 on May 16, 2019, 01:23:42 PM
"The" son, is the father of "the man" who died, with the grandfather of the person that died being the doctor, and the father of the person that survived in critical condition.He clearly wrote his son. But I like the thinking
Another alternative is a natural father whose son was adopted by the other.
Post by: ExGingi on May 16, 2019, 01:31:51 PM
He clearly wrote his son. But I like the thinking
He wrote his son first, and then the son. But in any event, it seems like @TimT was right. Though if you got it on time before the edit, you can see that he too wasn't thinking straight at first. Pun intended.
Post by: TimT on May 16, 2019, 01:36:28 PM
He wrote his son first, and then the son. But in any event, it seems like @TimT was right. Though if you got it on time before the edit, you can see that he too wasn't thinking straight at first. Pun intended.I’m thinking like a millennial. Now don’t insult me as I’m not currently near a safe zone.
Post by: skyguy918 on May 16, 2019, 02:08:53 PM
...People "of a certain age" fail this, because they aren't around enough female doctors to think that way.I'm not sure this is the reason. I think the way the question is framed plays a big role as well. There are 8 words in the riddle that are gender specific, and all refer to males.
Post by: aygart on May 16, 2019, 03:55:54 PM
what would you do if:Call an ambulance to take the sick person to the hopital
on a cold winter rainy -terrible weather- day, you drive down the street with your car passing by a bus shelter you see 2 people sitting there
1) an old and sick person who looks like he is about to die due to the -terrible weather- and needs a hospital ASAP.
2) a person from a different country you've been looking for a very a long time to speak with and is never here and now you need to grab the opportunity.
but the only problem is that in your car you have place "only" for 1 more person there is 'absolutely' no way another person could get into your car.
whom would you take?
Post by: ~King Lake~ on May 16, 2019, 05:06:09 PM
Call an ambulance to take the sick person to the hopitalI did not ask for advice ;D ;D
Post by: yuneeq on May 16, 2019, 08:52:05 PM
Let the friend take the sick person to the hospital and then come pick you up
If this is the answer, the riddle has holes.
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a person from a different country you've been looking for a very a long time to speak with and is never here and now you need to grab the opportunity.
According to this, if the reason he can't leave the person from another country is because that person won't have enough time, then letting him drive the old man won't solve anything. And if he has plenty of time, that person could also wait at the bus stop while he drives the old man himself.
Post by: ~King Lake~ on May 21, 2019, 05:27:19 PM
2. If a plane crashes right on the border between Canada and the United States, where should they bury the survivors?
3. Imagine you are walking now in to a dark room and you see there an oil lamp a newspaper and some kindling wood, but you only have one match! What will you light first?
4. One day a man got caught in the pouring rain, unfortunately he did not have an umbrella, hat or anything he could use to stay dry, but not a single hair on his head got wet! How so?
5. How can it be that every single person in a plane crash died, but two people survived?
6. What do you sleep on, sit on and brush your teeth with?
7. In some months there are 31 days, in others there are 30, how many months have 28 days?
8. A man dressed in all black from head to toe was walking in the middle of the road, all of a sudden, a huge black car with its headlights off came around the corner and screeched to halt not to hit him, how did the driver of the car see the man in black?
9. There was 3 highly important rooms in the house of a highly important man, 1) filled with valuable top secret documents, 2) full of money, 3) full of expensive jewelry. But one day the house went up in flames and all the 3 rooms were catching fire, which of the rooms did the police start to extinguish the first and foremost?
10. What’s the biggest problem with snow boots?
Post by: yos9694 on May 21, 2019, 05:33:28 PM
2. Survivors
3. Match
4. Bald
5. Married
6. Bed, chair, toothbrush
7. All
8. Daytime
9. The policy waited for the firefighters to show up
10. They melt
Post by: Luvtotravel on May 21, 2019, 08:44:36 PM
what would you do if:This riddle is missing the third factor which is the third person waiting is a friend who once saved his life. And therefore the answer is let friend take sick guy to hospital and u get to spend the bus ride catching up with the overseas guy
on a cold winter rainy -terrible weather- day, you drive down the street with your car passing by a bus shelter you see 2 people sitting there
1) an old and sick person who looks like he is about to die due to the -terrible weather- and needs a hospital ASAP.
2) a person from a different country you've been looking for a very a long time to speak with and is never here and now you need to grab the opportunity.
but the only problem is that in your car you have place "only" for 1 more person there is 'absolutely' no way another person could get into your car.
whom would you take?
Post by: ~King Lake~ on May 21, 2019, 08:54:10 PM
This riddle is missing the third factor which is the third person waiting is a friend who once saved his life. And therefore the answer is let friend take sick guy to hospital and u get to spend the bus ride catching up with the overseas guyOhhhh now you reminded me :-[ ::)
Post by: Definitions on May 21, 2019, 09:28:29 PM
Quote
Lateral Thinking Puzzles, unlike most puzzles, are inexact. In a sense, they are a hybrid between puzzles and storytelling. In each puzzle, some clues to a scenario are given, but the clues don't tell the full story. Your job is to fill in the details and complete the story. Obviously, there is usually more than one answer to any given puzzle, but, in general, only one solution is truly satisfying.
A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.
What's the situation?
Post by: YitzyS on May 21, 2019, 09:36:53 PM
A man lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. In the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. Otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.He's too short to reach the 12 button without his boots or the help or another?
What's the situation?
Post by: Definitions on May 21, 2019, 09:39:41 PM
He's too short to reach the 12 button without his boots or the help or another?Yup.
Although it makes more sense to say his umbrella than his boots
Post by: YitzyS on May 21, 2019, 09:41:46 PM
Yup.Indeed.
Although it makes more sense to say his umbrella than his boots
Post by: etech0 on May 21, 2019, 09:44:08 PM
Yup.that's how i heard it
Although it makes more sense to say his umbrella than his boots
Post by: YitzyS on May 21, 2019, 09:46:43 PM
that's how i heard itIt makes more sense. Otherwise he would also go direct on snow days. And an umbrella gives greater access than the limited height of boots.
Post by: Definitions on May 21, 2019, 09:50:11 PM
A man is found hanging in an otherwise empty locked room with a puddle of water under his feet.
What happened?
Post by: Definitions on May 21, 2019, 09:51:06 PM
It makes more sense. Otherwise he would also go direct on snow days. And an umbrella gives greater access than the limited height of boots.That's a good cheshbon. I was thinking more simple that most people don't wear boots when it rains
Post by: chinagel on May 21, 2019, 09:58:35 PM
Next. This was a little harder (at least for me) and kind of unrealistic.Ice
A man is found hanging in an otherwise empty locked room with a puddle of water under his feet.
What happened?
Post by: Definitions on May 21, 2019, 10:00:31 PM
IceYup!
You thought of that or you heard of this before?
How in the world is that realistic?
Post by: gingyguy on May 21, 2019, 10:11:29 PM
Yup!thats called living (or dying) in the slow lane....
You thought of that or you heard of this before?
How in the world is that realistic?
Post by: chinagel on May 21, 2019, 10:11:41 PM
Yup!Took me a minute. I probably heard a similar question (ice to water), though I don't think that specific scenario.
You thought of that or you heard of this before?
How in the world is that realistic?
There are a hundred quarters on a table, 40 heads and 60 tails. You must make 2 groups with all of the quarters with each group having the same amount of heads. You can't see which are heads or tails. How do you do it?
Post by: etech0 on May 21, 2019, 10:26:24 PM
There are a hundred quarters on a table, 40 heads and 60 tails. You must make 2 groups with all of the quarters with each group having the same amount of heads. You can't see which are heads or tails. How do you do it?Can you feel them?
Post by: chinagel on May 21, 2019, 10:28:09 PM
Can you feel them?No. Not that type of answer, just math.
Post by: skyguy918 on May 21, 2019, 10:30:01 PM
Took me a minute. I probably heard a similar question (ice to water), though I don't think that specific scenario.Grab
There are a hundred quarters on a table, 40 heads and 60 tails. You must make 2 groups with all of the quarters with each group having the same amount of heads. You can't see which are heads or tails. How do you do it?
Vsauce guy just did a video on this (his current channel is D!NG), only with a deck of cards.
Post by: chinagel on May 21, 2019, 10:35:16 PM
Grab a bunch (any number) and flip them over. That's it.So if i grab 10 and they were heads and are now tails, but I don't know, how does that get me closer.
Vsauce guy just did a video on this (his current channel is D!NG), only with a deck of cards.
The answer is to separate 40. So now 40-X (X is the number of heads in the 40 pile) is how many heads are in the 60 pile and 40-X is how many tails are in the 40 pile. Then just flip the 40 pile.
ETA: Now I see your edit :)
Post by: SrulyS on May 22, 2019, 01:02:08 AM
there was a prison with 2 doors
May have been asked.
Ur in prison.
2 guard...
2 doors
Are there any other answeres to it?There is another answer, some would say a better answer...
Post by: good sam on May 22, 2019, 07:58:37 AM
There is another answer, some would say a better answer...I heard the question asked about two bridges or two paths. The prison version is weird, how does he get past the guards?
Post by: myi on May 22, 2019, 01:32:17 PM
I heard the question asked about two bridges or two paths. The prison version is weird, how does he get past the guards?
The guard is not a problem to get past, all they do here in this riddle is to answer one question of yours and allows the prisoner one attempt to leave.
If he makes the wrong choice (meaning picks the door which leads to another room in the prison)then they keep him there for the rest of his life!
This is three years old. 🙃
Post by: YitzyS on August 29, 2019, 05:20:36 PM
i heard this week’s @NPR puzzle and now i cannot rest until i know the answer https://t.co/3AyrYesVmJ pic.twitter.com/i4trSTlE3Y
— Jessica Misener (@jessmisener) August 27, 2019
Post by: YitzyS on August 29, 2019, 10:05:10 PM
This is driving me nuts. Any ideas?Bump... I'm not going to be able to sleep. Someone help!i heard this week’s @NPR puzzle and now i cannot rest until i know the answer https://t.co/3AyrYesVmJ pic.twitter.com/i4trSTlE3Y
— Jessica Misener (@jessmisener) August 27, 2019
Post by: Definitions on August 29, 2019, 10:49:31 PM
Bump... I'm not going to be able to sleep. Someone help!Reminds me of a clock.
Equidistant for what reason? 60/30 degrees maybe is relevant.
I saw the comments on Twitter I definitely like the idea of continuing the letters around and that's somehow supposed to tell you something.
I'm clueless
Post by: yitzgar on August 29, 2019, 10:53:15 PM
Post by: Yonah on August 30, 2019, 09:25:49 AM
You go through the Door between the letters H & M.
The logic - since the sequence is the clue, and the letters appear on the wall sequentially, it would make sense that the person who painted them on the walls entered through the non-booby trapped door and began painting. When they completed the task with "M", they walked out of the room from the door they started with.
This is driving me nuts. Any ideas?i heard this week’s @NPR puzzle and now i cannot rest until i know the answer https://t.co/3AyrYesVmJ pic.twitter.com/i4trSTlE3Y
— Jessica Misener (@jessmisener) August 27, 2019
Post by: YitzyS on August 30, 2019, 09:32:54 AM
Here's a solution:That is the most sensible answer I've heard all day. Still not absolutely positive that it's the expected one though.
You go through the Door between the letters H & M.
The logic - since the sequence is the clue, and the letters appear on the wall sequentially, it would make sense that the person who painted them on the walls entered through the non-booby trapped door and began painting. When they completed the task with "M", they walked out of the room from the door they started with.
Post by: Yonah on August 30, 2019, 03:40:04 PM
A horse farmer takes you to his track and asks you to find the 3 fastest horses out of the 25 he owns. There are three parameters/givens to this test:
- Regardless of how many times you run them, the horses are relatively consistent - meaning if horse "A" is faster than horse "B" in one race, he is ALWAYS faster than Horse "B".
- You can't use a stop watch
- You can only race five horses at a time on the track.
What is the minimum number of races you need to run to find horses 1,2, and 3, and how do you set them up?
Post by: yitzgar on August 30, 2019, 04:14:06 PM
The three fastest horses:6?
A horse farmer takes you to his track and asks you to find the 3 fastest horses out of the 25 he owns. There are three parameters/givens to this test:
- Regardless of how many times you run them, the horses are relatively consistent - meaning if horse "A" is faster than horse "B" in one race, he is ALWAYS faster than Horse "B".
- You can't use a stop watch
- You can only race five horses at a time on the track.
What is the minimum number of races you need to run to find horses 1,2, and 3, and how do you set them up?
Post by: etech0 on August 30, 2019, 04:17:11 PM
6?That's what I thought at first but that really just gets you the one fastest one (I think). Pretty sure I can do it in 9, not sure if there is a faster way.
Post by: yitzgar on August 30, 2019, 04:22:36 PM
That's what I thought at first but that really just gets you the one fastest one (I think). Pretty sure I can do it in 9, not sure if there is a faster way.Ya I see what you are saying
Post by: aygart on August 30, 2019, 04:24:56 PM
Post by: Definitions on August 30, 2019, 04:26:03 PM
That's what I thought at first but that really just gets you the one fastest one (I think). Pretty sure I can do it in 9, not sure if there is a faster way.Why only the fastest? After you get the 5 winners you make the 6th race and get who's in first second and third. No?
Post by: aygart on August 30, 2019, 04:26:52 PM
Why only the fastest? After you get the 5 winners you make the 6th race and get who's in first second and third. No?What if the second of the first race is faster than the first of the second race?
Post by: etech0 on August 30, 2019, 04:28:34 PM
What if the second of the first race is faster than the first of the second race?+1
Post by: aygart on August 30, 2019, 04:29:32 PM
Post by: Definitions on August 30, 2019, 04:29:43 PM
What if the second of the first race is faster than the first of the second race?Oh I see
Post by: whYME on August 30, 2019, 04:49:19 PM
Here's a solution:That was kind of my first thought when I saw this but I feel like it's too simplistic
You go through the Door between the letters H & M.
The logic - since the sequence is the clue, and the letters appear on the wall sequentially, it would make sense that the person who painted them on the walls entered through the non-booby trapped door and began painting. When they completed the task with "M", they walked out of the room from the door they started with.
Post by: Yonah on August 30, 2019, 05:01:25 PM
The three fastest horses:
A horse farmer takes you to his track and asks you to find the 3 fastest horses out of the 25 he owns. There are three parameters/givens to this test:
- Regardless of how many times you run them, the horses are relatively consistent - meaning if horse "A" is faster than horse "B" in one race, he is ALWAYS faster than Horse "B".
- You can't use a stop watch
- You can only race five horses at a time on the track.
What is the minimum number of races you need to run to find horses 1,2, and 3, and how do you set them up?
@yitzgar @etech0 @aygart @Definitions you guys are on the right track.
The answer is 7 - and here is why:
You group them in groups of 5, and Run 5 different races - let's call the groups A,B,C,D,E; and within their groups as 1-5; So A1 is the fastest horse in group A and A5 is the slowest.
In the 6th race, you run all of the first place horses, let's say that the Order of the 6th race is A1,B1,C1,D1,E1
After race 6, given that they're all relatively consistent speed was, you know the following:
- A1 is the fastest horse
- All of the horses in Groups D and E are out
- A2 and A3 might be the 2nd and 3rd fastest, but A4 and A5 are out
- B1 and B2 might be the 2nd and 3rd fastest, but B3,4,5 are out (since B1 can be 2nd at best, B3 can be 4th at best)
- C1 could be third at best - C2-5 are out.
So 2nd and 3rd place have 5 remaining horses:
A2, A3, B1,B2,C1
And they race to determine the places.
Post by: Definitions on August 30, 2019, 05:07:18 PM
That was kind of my first thought when I saw this but I feel like it's too simplisticAlso why start from H
@yitzgar @etech0 @aygart @Definitions you guys are on the right track.I was just in middle of writing it down :) this is what I narrowed it down to so far ( 8 ).
The answer is 7 - and here is why:
You group them in groups of 5, and Run 5 different races - let's call the groups A,B,C,D,E; and within their groups as 1-5; So A1 is the fastest horse in group A and A5 is the slowest.
In the 6th race, you run all of the first place horses, let's say that the Order of the 6th race is A1,B1,C1,D1,E1
After race 6, given that they're all relatively consistent speed was, you know the following:
- A1 is the fastest horse
- All of the horses in Groups D and E are out
- A2 and A3 might be the 2nd and 3rd fastest, but A4 and A5 are out
- B1 and B2 might be the 2nd and 3rd fastest, but B3,4,5 are out (since B1 can be 2nd at best, B3 can be 4th at best)
- C1 could be third at best - C2-5 are out.
So 2nd and 3rd place have 5 remaining horses:
A2, A3, B1,B2,C1
And they race to determine the places.
(https://i.ibb.co/6s8yKFP/20190830-170528.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Th1wQt8)
I should've remembered that I only have to find the top three. Oh well. It's a good riddle
Post by: etech0 on August 30, 2019, 05:43:22 PM
@yitzgar @etech0 @aygart @Definitions you guys are on the right track.Nice!
The answer is 7 - and here is why:
You group them in groups of 5, and Run 5 different races - let's call the groups A,B,C,D,E; and within their groups as 1-5; So A1 is the fastest horse in group A and A5 is the slowest.
In the 6th race, you run all of the first place horses, let's say that the Order of the 6th race is A1,B1,C1,D1,E1
After race 6, given that they're all relatively consistent speed was, you know the following:
- A1 is the fastest horse
- All of the horses in Groups D and E are out
- A2 and A3 might be the 2nd and 3rd fastest, but A4 and A5 are out
- B1 and B2 might be the 2nd and 3rd fastest, but B3,4,5 are out (since B1 can be 2nd at best, B3 can be 4th at best)
- C1 could be third at best - C2-5 are out.
So 2nd and 3rd place have 5 remaining horses:
A2, A3, B1,B2,C1
And they race to determine the places.
Post by: Yonah on September 03, 2019, 08:35:09 AM
Also why start from H
Based on my opinion of the solution, the actual letter you start with is irrelevant information. The relevant information is the sequence, and where it begins and ends.
Post by: Yonah on September 04, 2019, 03:10:39 PM
In front of you are 9 marbles and a balance (a scale that has two sides where you can weigh one side against the other). The marbles are all of identical size, and 8 of the 9 have an identical weight.
Using the balance, you need to find the odd-weight marble, and identify if it is heavier or lighter than the other 8 - but you can only use the balance 3 times.
How do you do it?
Post by: CountValentine on September 04, 2019, 03:20:13 PM
Post by: whYME on September 04, 2019, 03:47:51 PM
Would I start with four on each side?no, 3 on each side.
Post by: CountValentine on September 04, 2019, 03:48:48 PM
no, 3 on each side.Why wouldn't 4 work?
Post by: Definitions on September 04, 2019, 03:51:28 PM
An oldie but Goodie:Oh I remember this one. It took my classmates like 2 days of bein hasedarim to figure it out in 11th grade.
In front of you are 9 marbles and a balance (a scale that has two sides where you can weigh one side against the other). The marbles are all of identical size, and 8 of the 9 have an identical weight.
Using the balance, you need to find the odd-weight marble, and identify if it is heavier or lighter than the other 8 - but you can only use the balance 3 times.
How do you do it?
I don't remember the answer off hand though
Post by: whYME on September 04, 2019, 03:52:00 PM
Why wouldn't 4 work?What's the second step if you do 4-4?
you can only use the balance 3 times.
Post by: CountValentine on September 04, 2019, 03:54:06 PM
What's the second step if you do 4-4?You hope it balances. :)
What is the second step with 3-3?
Post by: whYME on September 04, 2019, 04:05:57 PM
What is the second step with 3-3?if it balances you know the odd one is in the 3rd group, so put on 2 from group 3.
If it doesn't balance you replace one of the current groups with the 3rd group. Lets say you take the lighter 3 off, if it balances now you know one of the first 3 is lighter but if the heavier one is still heavier you know one of those three is heavier.
Put on 2 of the three with the odd-weighted one to determine which of the three it is.
Post by: aygart on September 04, 2019, 04:06:06 PM
You hope it balances. :)If one is heavier then weigh two of the heavier group. If they are equal weigh two of the unweighed group. If one is heavier then you have it if not then the unweighed one is it. Not sure why you would need a third time.
What is the second step with 3-3?
Post by: aygart on September 04, 2019, 04:07:04 PM
Why do you need this step?
If it doesn't balance you replace one of the current groups with the 3rd group. Lets say you take the lighter 3 off, if it balances now you know one of the first 3 is lighter but if the heavier one is still heavier you know one of those three is heavier.
Post by: whYME on September 04, 2019, 04:10:55 PM
Why do you need this step?
If one is heavier then weigh two of the heavier group. If they are equal weigh two of the unweighed group. If one is heavier then you have it if not then the unweighed one is it. Not sure why you would need a third time.You need to figure out if the odd one is heavier or lighter
Post by: CountValentine on September 04, 2019, 04:11:51 PM
Why do you need this step?You not only need to find the odd ball but also if it is heavier or lighter. That is why 4/4 will not work.
Post by: SrulyS on September 04, 2019, 04:20:17 PM
Post by: SrulyS on September 04, 2019, 04:29:09 PM
Post by: CountValentine on September 04, 2019, 04:37:01 PM
If you want a much harder riddle try the same thing with 12 marbles. You still need to determine whether the odd one is heavier or lighter and you still get only 3 weighings.So it is harder to google the answer for 12 than 9? :)
Post by: aygart on September 04, 2019, 04:42:09 PM
You need to figure out if the odd one is heavier or lighterI missed that.
Post by: CountValentine on September 04, 2019, 04:42:56 PM
I missed that.So did I and that is why I said 4/4.
Post by: Yonah on September 04, 2019, 06:08:07 PM
An oldie but Goodie:
In front of you are 9 marbles and a balance (a scale that has two sides where you can weigh one side against the other). The marbles are all of identical size, and 8 of the 9 have an identical weight.
Using the balance, you need to find the odd-weight marble, and identify if it is heavier or lighter than the other 8 - but you can only use the balance 3 times.
How do you do it?
The solution, succinctly:
1. Split the 9 marbles into 3 groups of 3, call them A,B, and C
2. Weigh A vs B
3a. If A = B, the odd marble is in group C, Then weigh the three marbles in the group against each other, two will be equal, and you will know which is the odd one out, and if it's lighter or heavier.
3b. If A > B, then weigh A vs C; If A > C, you know that group A contains the marble, and it's heavier. If A = C, then group B contains the Marble and you know that the odd marble is lighter.
4. (Only if A<>B) - weigh two of the marbles in the "Odd" group, if they're equal, you know that the third marble is the odd one, and you've already established if it's lighter or heavier. If they're not equal, then the one on the side you've established is the odd one out.
Post by: yossig on September 04, 2019, 08:59:12 PM
There was a king that wanted to refill his collection of gold, so he ordered from 10 different companies an order of 10 gold bricks each, each brick weighed 10 pounds.
Somehow he figured out that one company defrauded him and sent him 10 bricks that weighed only 9.9 pounds, though, they all looked and feel exactly the same and it’s impossible to notice anything.
He wanted to challenge his Jewish financial advisor so he called him in and told him, listen, I’m giving you a digital scale and you can place how many bricks you want on it and I want you to tell me which company sent the lighter bricks,
but,
you can only use the scale once
Can you help him?
Post by: etech0 on September 04, 2019, 09:12:39 PM
Post by: yossig on September 04, 2019, 09:25:33 PM
Jewish financial adviser brings along 9 scales of his own. Problem solved!you could do better then that ;)
Post by: etech0 on September 04, 2019, 09:29:16 PM
you could do better than that ;)Jewish financial adviser uses his extensive networking skills to make a friend in each company and get inside information on who was cheating the king.
Post by: AussieMan on September 04, 2019, 09:52:25 PM
but,What does use mean?
you can only use the scale once
Can you help him?
Can he put all Bricks on and Then take them off one at a time?
Post by: lubaby on September 04, 2019, 09:54:32 PM
Here’s a interesting one,Scale is digital, so you need to turn it on first at 0 and then add bricks to get weight.
There was a king that wanted to refill his collection of gold, so he ordered from 10 different companies an order of 10 gold bricks each, each brick weighed 10 pounds.
Somehow he figured out that one company defrauded him and sent him 10 bricks that weighed only 9.9 pounds, though, they all looked and feel exactly the same and it’s impossible to notice anything.
He wanted to challenge his Jewish financial advisor so he called him in and told him, listen, I’m giving you a digital scale and you can place how many bricks you want on it and I want you to tell me which company sent the lighter bricks,
but,
you can only use the scale once
Can you help him?
So yes, you can only use it once, but it’s already on. And since gold bricks are heavy (even if only 10 pounds), you start stacking them on top of each other on the “on” scale. As soon as the weight is off you have your answer.
Post by: etech0 on September 04, 2019, 10:01:19 PM
This will be easier if you keep the bricks grouped by supplier until this is done.
Post by: bubbles on September 04, 2019, 10:09:33 PM
Post by: Definitions on September 04, 2019, 11:30:52 PM
If you want a much harder riddle try the same thing with 12 marbles. You still need to determine whether the odd one is heavier or lighter and you still get only 3 weighings.Oh actually I think this is the version we did in 11th grade
Post by: yuneeq on September 04, 2019, 11:38:57 PM
Put 1 from the first company 2 from the second etc and then see the final decimal reading
+1 I got the same answer
Post by: yossig on September 05, 2019, 09:38:48 AM
Put 1 from the first company 2 from the second etc and then see the final decimal readingthis is the correct answer, and you put them all on together
Post by: yossig on September 05, 2019, 11:33:59 AM
If you want a much harder riddle try the same thing with 12 marbles. You still need to determine whether the odd one is heavier or lighter and you still get only 3 weighings.can do this one in 4 times easy
Post by: Yonah on September 05, 2019, 01:30:55 PM
can do this one in 4 times easy
But that's not the point :)
Here is my proposed solution - first split the 12 marbles into 3 groups of 4, let's call them A,B, and C. Then weigh A vs. B
There are two possibilities - if A and B are equal, then we know that the odd marble is in Group C. We take any 3 marbles from Group A+B and weigh them against 3 of the 4 in group C. If they are equal, the remaining group C marble is the odd one, and we weigh it against any other marble to determine if it's heavier or lighter. If the 3 from group C do not equal the other three = we know that one of those 3 is the odd one, we know if it is heavier or lighter, and we can weigh two of the three remaining marbles against each other to determine which is the odd one out
Here's the Tricky Part - say group A and B are not equal - for the sake of illustration, let's say A is heavier than B. Given this, we know the following:
- Group C are all the same weight
- If the odd marble is one from Group "A" it must be heavier
- If the odd marble is one from group "B" then it must be lighter.
- We then take 1 marble from Group "B"- let's call it B1 and combine it with any 3 from group C - we then weigh that marble against the 3 remaining marbles in group b, with one of the 4 from A - let's call that 1 A1.
So our Two Groups:
A1, B2, B3,B4
and
B1, C1,C2,C3
We know that C4 is not the odd one
We put A2,A3,A4 on the side - they are still unknown
Here are the possibilities:
- If the side with A1 remains heavier - we know that the marble is either A1 or B1. We weigh one of them against any other marble to find the odd one. If it's A1 then the odd marble is heavier, and if it's B1 then the odd marble is lighter
- If the side with A1 is lighter - we know that the odd marble is one of the three B's on that side, and that it is lighter - we weigh any two against each other to find the odd one out.
- If the two sides are equal, then one of A2,A3,A4 must be the odd ones out, and the odd one is heavier - we weigh any two against each other to find the odd one out.
Post by: Yonah on September 09, 2019, 12:46:32 PM
This is driving me nuts. Any ideas?i heard this week’s @NPR puzzle and now i cannot rest until i know the answer https://t.co/3AyrYesVmJ pic.twitter.com/i4trSTlE3Y
— Jessica Misener (@jessmisener) August 27, 2019
They posted the official answer, I had the right doors, but wrong logic:
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/08/758703217/sunday-puzzle-gs-l-s
Quote
Challenge answer: The correct door is the one between the M and the H. If you write the word OUT between M and H, you get the word MOUTH. The puzzle said "Only one door provides an opening," which is what a mouth is. And a door with OUT written on it should naturally be an exit.
Post by: aygart on September 09, 2019, 12:53:42 PM
They posted the official answer, I had the right doors, but wrong logic:I think it is more that you used logic while they did a stupid play on words in the question which makes no sense.
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/08/758703217/sunday-puzzle-gs-l-s
Post by: yitzgar on September 09, 2019, 01:15:01 PM
Post by: stooges44 on September 09, 2019, 01:19:18 PM
The riddle was worded in such a way that one would have assumed that there was a logical exit, not just a play on words.
+1
Post by: Yonah on September 09, 2019, 01:37:38 PM
The givens:
-There is a group of 4 people who need to cross a bridge
-It's dark, and there is only 1 flashlight, and it's needed to cross the bridge
-Only 2 people can cross the bridge at one time
-If you walk the flashlight across, someone will need to walk it back for the next group
-The 4 people each have a different max speed, in minutes, to cross the bridge - 20,15,10, and 5 minutes respectively
-The bridge is too long for the flashlight to illuminate the far side from one end, and it's to treacherous to walk n the dark.
What is the fastest time you can get all 4 people across the bridge, and what sequence do you use? (Hint, the time answer is always the same, but there is more than one valid sequence)
Post by: etech0 on September 09, 2019, 02:29:22 PM
Post by: whYME on September 09, 2019, 02:42:04 PM
65?I got 55
Post by: whYME on September 09, 2019, 02:46:58 PM
Another oldie but goodie that I'm sure most of you have heard:I think you messed up with the times for each person. I don't think it's supposed to be so simple/straightforward.
The givens:
-There is a group of 4 people who need to cross a bridge
-It's dark, and there is only 1 flashlight, and it's needed to cross the bridge
-Only 2 people can cross the bridge at one time
-If you walk the flashlight across, someone will need to walk it back for the next group
-The 4 people each have a different max speed, in minutes, to cross the bridge - 20,15,10, and 5 minutes respectively
-The bridge is too long for the flashlight to illuminate the far side from one end, and it's to treacherous to walk n the dark.
What is the fastest time you can get all 4 people across the bridge, and what sequence do you use? (Hint, the time answer is always the same, but there is more than one valid sequence)
Post by: skyguy918 on September 09, 2019, 02:55:26 PM
<5&10
>5
<15&20
>10
<5&10
10+5+20+10+10=55
The times don't matter. If it's A<B<C<D, the answer will be something along the lines of A+3B+D.
ETA: Different exact amount of time here, but the principle holds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_and_torch_problem.
Post by: Yonah on September 09, 2019, 03:02:58 PM
55
<5&10
>5
<15&20
>10
<5&10
10+5+20+10+10=55
The times don't matter. If it's A<B<C<D, the answer will be something along the lines of A+3B+D.
ETA: Different exact amount of time here, but the principle holds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_and_torch_problem.
55 is the correct answer, and there are two ways to do it - the way you described or
<5+20
>5
<5+15
>5
<5+10
Is also 55 minutes
I think you messed up with the times for each person. I don't think it's supposed to be so simple/straightforward.
I think so too - I think there needs to be a broader gap between the two faster and two slower people.
Post by: skyguy918 on September 09, 2019, 03:13:52 PM
55 is the correct answer, and there are two ways to do it - the way you described orDidn't notice that. Yes, it's supposed to be designed such that the fastest person ferrying the other 3 across is slower than the other solution.
<5+20
>5
<5+15
>5
<5+10
Is also 55 minutes
I think so too - I think there needs to be a broader gap between the two faster and two slower people.
Post by: Yonah on September 09, 2019, 03:14:11 PM
You are a software developer for an e-commerce website. One Monday morning, the warehouse manager complains that there is a bug in the system. You've designed your software so that order numbers are sequential - i.e. 1,2,3, etc, but he claims that over the weekend, a handful of orders got order numbers out of sequence. He's concerned that with Black Friday coming up in a few weeks, that this is indicative of a bigger problem that might surface during the holiday shopping season, and a code release too close to holiday might cause other problems to crop up - obviously he wants it fixed immediately.
Some of your advance techs have looked at it, and can't find any problems with the orders except that the order numbers were out of sequence. They also tell you that this bug was limited to about 1 hour on Saturday night, but they can't find the source. But all of the orders received before and after appear to be fine and in the correct sequence.
You laugh at them, and tell them it's not a bug, and you know exactly why it happened.
What's the explaination?
Post by: Yikes2179 on September 09, 2019, 03:19:07 PM
Post by: Definitions on September 09, 2019, 03:21:37 PM
Switching from DST caused some orders to be out of order+1
Post by: YitzyS on September 09, 2019, 03:23:26 PM
They posted the official answer, I had the right doors, but wrong logic:A good riddle is one in which you harbor no ill feelings against the person who asked it to you when you learn the answer. I can't say this fits that category.
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/08/758703217/sunday-puzzle-gs-l-s
Post by: whYME on September 09, 2019, 03:47:05 PM
I think it is more that you used logic while they did a stupid play on words in the question which makes no sense.My first thought when I saw this solution was "this belongs on a Laffy Taffy"
Post by: YitzyS on September 09, 2019, 04:37:03 PM
Another oldie but goodie that I'm sure most of you have heard:You gotta make it more dramatic!
The givens:
-There is a group of 4 people who need to cross a bridge
-It's dark, and there is only 1 flashlight, and it's needed to cross the bridge
-Only 2 people can cross the bridge at one time
-If you walk the flashlight across, someone will need to walk it back for the next group
-The 4 people each have a different max speed, in minutes, to cross the bridge - 20,15,10, and 5 minutes respectively
-The bridge is too long for the flashlight to illuminate the far side from one end, and it's to treacherous to walk n the dark.
What is the fastest time you can get all 4 people across the bridge, and what sequence do you use? (Hint, the time answer is always the same, but there is more than one valid sequence)
I heard it like this:
There were four people stuck on a boobytrapped island, which will blow up in exactly 17 minutes. There's a rickety bridge off the island, but that will also blow up in 17 minutes. it takes the people 1, 2, 5, and 10 minutes... etc.
Post by: Definitions on September 09, 2019, 08:17:45 PM
You gotta make it more dramatic!Heard it the same way from here
I heard it like this:
There were four people stuck on a boobytrapped island, which will blow up in exactly 17 minutes. There's a rickety bridge off the island, but that will also blow up in 17 minutes. it takes the people 1, 2, 5, and 10 minutes... etc.
Post by: yuneeq on September 10, 2019, 01:49:06 AM
They posted the official answer, I had the right doors, but wrong logic:
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/08/758703217/sunday-puzzle-gs-l-s
I saw someone post this answer last week (thought I saw it here, must've been twitter), but that's how you know it's a bad riddle - while it "solved" the riddle, it didn't sound correct.
Post by: skyguy918 on September 10, 2019, 10:41:00 AM
I saw someone post this answer last week (thought I saw it here, must've been twitter), but that's how you know it's a bad riddle - while it "solved" the riddle, it didn't sound correct.The one I saw on twitter was along the lines of '[explanation of possible answer], but that better not be their actual answer'.
Heard it the same way from hereThey have a lot of good ones there. The channel is full of all sorts of stuff, but there's a playlist just for the riddles (can't get it to post as non-embedded, shows up as the first video, but if you click through you'll be in the playlist):
Post by: Yonah on January 29, 2020, 12:37:04 PM
Post by: etech0 on January 29, 2020, 12:37:22 PM
Post by: Yonah on January 29, 2020, 01:03:51 PM
sanity
good answer, not the one I was looking for
Post by: grodnoking on January 29, 2020, 01:30:20 PM
Post by: yuneeq on January 29, 2020, 01:41:16 PM
You can feel me, but you can't touch me. You get me when you are really young, but you can lose me at anytime. Sometimes when you lose me, I am only gone for a second or two, other times you may need to work hard to get me back, and ultimately, you might need a little help to keep me. What am I?
Breath
Post by: Yonah on January 29, 2020, 01:45:01 PM
You can feel me, but you can't touch me. You get me when you are really young, but you can lose me at anytime. Sometimes when you lose me, I am only gone for a second or two, other times you may need to work hard to get me back, and ultimately, you might need a little help to keep me.
In some sports, your opponents want to take me away from you - but only for a moment. Afterwards, they sometimes help you get me back
What am I?
Post by: yuneeq on January 29, 2020, 01:51:00 PM
A lot of good guesses, which are all plausible, but not the answer, I think I need to add one more qualifier:
Balance?
Post by: etech0 on January 29, 2020, 01:53:04 PM
Balance?Nice!
Post by: yuneeq on January 29, 2020, 02:16:11 PM
Nice!
Thanks. I think my first answer fits better (without the qualifier) than this answer does.
Post by: Yonah on January 29, 2020, 04:22:05 PM
Balance?yup
Post by: YitzyS on June 30, 2020, 08:39:41 PM
there are 16 circles in this picture pic.twitter.com/FSKci9034D
— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey) June 30, 2020
Post by: lubaby on June 30, 2020, 08:40:56 PM
Correctthere are 16 circles in this picture pic.twitter.com/FSKci9034D
— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey) June 30, 2020
Post by: Joeymc on June 30, 2020, 10:11:42 PM
Once you see it you can't unsee it!there are 16 circles in this picture pic.twitter.com/FSKci9034D
— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey) June 30, 2020
Post by: CountValentine on June 30, 2020, 10:34:15 PM
Once you see it you can't unsee it!Not true!
Post by: YitzyS on June 30, 2020, 10:41:36 PM
Post by: yitzgar on July 01, 2020, 12:06:46 AM
Not true!+1
Post by: good sam on July 01, 2020, 12:28:00 AM
Nobody doesn't get it? I'm waiting to swoop in and be the savior by explaining where you can find them. Can't anyone let me be a hero around here?I see it but how would you explain it?
Post by: YitzyS on July 01, 2020, 12:29:28 AM
I see it but how would you explain it?Thanks, finally! Here you go...
Post by: YitzyS on July 01, 2020, 12:30:10 AM
I see it but how would you explain it?That's called a baal chesed!
Post by: good sam on July 01, 2020, 12:30:29 AM
Thanks, finally! Here you go...Well that's easy. I meant how to explain in words. Maybe just let your eyes go lazy.
Post by: YitzyS on July 01, 2020, 12:32:57 AM
Well that's easy. I meant how to explain in words. Maybe just let your eyes go lazy.This guy wrote it pretty well, I would say.
Couldn’t see it for a while. Wasn’t until I went searching for 16 of anything that I got it.
— Dave Bluestone (@dbluestone) June 30, 2020
Below is my tip for those about to give up:
See 4 rows each with 5 squares —> 20 squares
What separates the squares —> 16 vertical lines
Now look again at those lines —> CIRCLES
Post by: srap on July 01, 2020, 11:04:40 AM
Nobody doesn't get it? I'm waiting to swoop in and be the savior by explaining where you can find them. Can't anyone let me be a hero around here?:) . Remember who is your select crowd. Great illusion, thanks.
Post by: justaregularguy on July 01, 2020, 07:28:41 PM
who is it?
(this is actually part of a joke for those familiar)
Post by: Definitions on July 01, 2020, 07:39:05 PM
your mother has a child and its not your brother and its not your sister.Me
who is it?
(this is actually part of a joke for those familiar)
Post by: Euclid on July 01, 2020, 07:45:49 PM
your mother has a child and its not your brother and its not your sister.This has a different answer these days.
who is it?
(this is actually part of a joke for those familiar)
Post by: ~King Lake~ on July 01, 2020, 08:32:58 PM
your mother has a child and its not your brother and its not your sister.Your father 😉
who is it?
(this is actually part of a joke for those familiar)
Post by: justaregularguy on July 01, 2020, 11:01:39 PM
Meyes you got it.
This has a different answer these days.ug
Your father 😉ug
@Definitions turn to post a riddle (lets do it like the missing word game thread)
Post by: Luvisrael on July 01, 2020, 11:05:49 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/Pmc669H/FBFA4-D0-C-9102-4800-8-A24-3-D60-F88-EDE4-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yf6QQYj)
Post by: CountValentine on July 01, 2020, 11:10:29 PM
Find the camel.Ok, now what? :)
Post by: justaregularguy on July 01, 2020, 11:11:30 PM
Ok, now what? :)now tell me where it is
Post by: CountValentine on July 01, 2020, 11:12:28 PM
now tell me where it isLook small.
Post by: Luvisrael on July 01, 2020, 11:14:18 PM
Ok, now what? :)pat yourself on the back.
Post by: Luvisrael on July 01, 2020, 11:14:46 PM
now tell me where it iscmon, read your signature
Post by: CountValentine on July 01, 2020, 11:15:10 PM
pat yourself on the back.My arm is tired. ;)
Post by: coffeebean on July 01, 2020, 11:15:50 PM
your mother has a child and its not your brother and its not your sister.Well technically if your mother still didn't decide the gender of the baby....
who is it?
(this is actually part of a joke for those familiar)
Post by: mmgfarb on July 01, 2020, 11:19:40 PM
your mother has a child and its not your brother and its not your sister.You obviously
who is it?
(this is actually part of a joke for those familiar)
Post by: justaregularguy on July 01, 2020, 11:20:50 PM
cmon, read your signatureand you are 100% right about that
Post by: Luvisrael on July 01, 2020, 11:22:10 PM
wow i found it- more like it found me, it like popped out of the picture at me! that was weirdand you are 100% right about thatyeah that is weird. Got good stuff? ;)
Post by: Luvisrael on July 01, 2020, 11:22:52 PM
Well technically if your mother still didn't decide the gender of the baby....what right does a mother have to decide a child’s gender?! Leave that to the child...
Post by: justaregularguy on July 01, 2020, 11:25:45 PM
You obviouslyso the joke goes as follows:(credit to @MeirS) Obama meets the Queen. "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?"
"Well," said the Queen. "The important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."
Obama frowned and then asked, "but how do I know if the people around me are really intelligent? "
The Queen took a sip of champagne.
"Oh, that's easy: you just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle. Watch:
The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you? "
Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, Your Majesty? "
The Queen smiled and said.
"Answer me this please, Tony. Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answered, "That would be me!"
"Yes, very good," said the Queen.
Obama went back home to ask Joe Biden the same question.
"Joe, answer this for me. Your mother and father have a child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"
"I'm not sure," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one."
He went to his advisers and asked everyone.
But none could give him an answer.
Frustrated, Biden went to work out in Congressional gym and saw Paul Ryan there.
Biden went up to him and asked, "Hey, Paul, see if you can answer this question. Your mother and father have a child, and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?"
Paul Ryan answered, "That's easy; it's me!"
Biden smiled and said, "Good answer, Paul!".
Biden then went back to speak with President Obama.
"Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle.
"It's Paul Ryan!"
Obama got up, stomped over to Biden and angrily yelled into his face,
"NO, you idiot! It's Tony Blair!"
Post by: YitzyS on July 01, 2020, 11:57:47 PM
Find the camel.I'm stumped. Can someone help out?
(https://i.ibb.co/Pmc669H/FBFA4-D0-C-9102-4800-8-A24-3-D60-F88-EDE4-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yf6QQYj)
Post by: Luvisrael on July 01, 2020, 11:58:39 PM
I'm stumped. Can someone help out?if you want the answer you can just google it. You want a hint?
Post by: justaregularguy on July 01, 2020, 11:59:54 PM
I'm stumped. Can someone help out?no find it!
once u see it u cant not see it
Post by: Luvisrael on July 02, 2020, 12:00:42 AM
no find it!like all of them. You end up being mad at yourself for not seeing it
once u see it u cant not see it
Post by: YitzyS on July 02, 2020, 12:14:46 AM
if you want the answer you can just google it. You want a hint?
Post by: CountValentine on July 02, 2020, 07:32:19 AM
once u see it u cant not see itThis time it is actually true.
Post by: YitzyS on July 20, 2020, 09:54:53 PM
Post by: etech0 on July 20, 2020, 09:55:34 PM
Which historical war got renamed 30 odd years after it was over?easy
Post by: Joeymc on July 20, 2020, 09:56:02 PM
easy+1
Post by: YitzyS on July 20, 2020, 09:56:19 PM
easyIndeed. But it's not something most people ever thought about.
Post by: YitzyS on July 20, 2020, 09:57:23 PM
easy
+1
Indeed. But it's not something most people ever thought about.IIRC, it was fodder for Encyclopedia Brown or Gemarakup.
Post by: etech0 on July 20, 2020, 09:58:27 PM
Post by: Joeymc on July 20, 2020, 09:59:09 PM
Well maybe let's give some other people a chance to think about it before we post the answer :)+1
Post by: justaregularguy on July 20, 2020, 11:29:39 PM
Which historical war got renamed 30 odd years after it was over?What was the Thirty Years War called BEFORE it ended?
Post by: YitzyS on July 20, 2020, 11:33:45 PM
What was the Thirty Years War called BEFORE it ended?Not what I was referring to. This war was called one thing for nearly 30 years after the war ENDED, and then the name was changed.
Post by: etech0 on July 20, 2020, 11:36:20 PM
Post by: Euclid on July 20, 2020, 11:40:54 PM
Not what I was referring to. This war was called one thing for nearly 30 years after the war ENDED, and then the name was changed.Wasn't it closer to 20-25 years later?
Post by: Euclid on July 20, 2020, 11:42:08 PM
Post by: justaregularguy on July 20, 2020, 11:49:22 PM
Not what I was referring to. This war was called one thing for nearly 30 years after the war ENDED, and then the name was changed.Im assuming the name was changed because a "second world war" broke out... I know what youre referring to i was just spurred by your riddle to ask mine.
now who has an answer to my riddle bc id love to know actually. The Holy War? it was basically between the Holy Roman Church and Protestant Church I think
Post by: YitzyS on July 20, 2020, 11:49:57 PM
Wasn't it closer to 20-25 years later?Perhaps. I'm not certain when exactly the name change happened.
Post by: YitzyS on July 20, 2020, 11:51:24 PM
The term "world war" was first used in September 1914 by German biologist and philosopher Ernst Haeckel, who claimed that "there is no doubt that the course and character of the feared 'European War' ... will become the first world war in the full sense of the word," citing a wire service report in The Indianapolis Star on 20 September 1914.
Prior to World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War." Contemporary Europeans also referred to it as "the war to end war" or "the war to end all wars" due to their perception of its then-unparalleled scale and devastation. After World War II began in 1939, the terms became more standard, with British Empire historians, including Canadians, favouring "The First World War" and Americans "World War I".
Post by: username on July 20, 2020, 11:53:16 PM
Post by: CountValentine on July 21, 2020, 08:47:07 AM
Post by: yos9694 on July 21, 2020, 09:53:00 AM
What does covid-19 and gold have in common?
Most people never got any
Post by: CountValentine on July 21, 2020, 09:59:15 AM
Most people never got anyNot the answer I was looking for but a good one. :)
Post by: Lurker on July 21, 2020, 10:01:02 AM
What does covid-19 and gold have in common?
No one knows if having it today will be worth anything in a year from now.
No one knows how high the numbers will go.
Both have caused political unrest around the world.
@ExGingi has had and gotten rid of both.
Post by: etech0 on July 21, 2020, 10:02:26 AM
What does covid-19 and gold have in common?fools?
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 10:03:21 AM
No one knows if having it today will be worth anything in a year from now.Wrong
No one knows how high the numbers will go.
Both have caused political unrest around the world.
@ExGingi has had and gotten rid of both.
Post by: CountValentine on July 21, 2020, 10:04:13 AM
No one knows how high the numbers will go.:)
Post by: Lurker on July 21, 2020, 10:27:37 AM
Wrong
Never held, or never reduced your position?
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 10:33:19 AM
Never held, or never reduced your position?
Would like to increase my current position in both. ;D
Or rather I wish I would have more of both so I could reap more of the benefits.
Post by: Lurker on July 21, 2020, 10:35:23 AM
Would like to increase my current position in both. ;D
Walked right into that one... smh.
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 03:43:58 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/QCcprYYG/riddle.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/30JyX1Hn)
Post by: Mikes@Micro on July 21, 2020, 03:56:08 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/QCcprYYG/riddle.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/30JyX1Hn)Is that a lifejacket?
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:20:49 PM
Is that a lifejacket?It's a baby riding on his back. But the baby's head is conflated with the adult head, so it only looks like the adult head. But if you look closely, you'll see that most of it is actually the baby's head.
Post by: Kobe Bryant on July 21, 2020, 04:21:05 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KcLmFx1b/Screenshot-20200721-162014-Whats-App.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jxhSc5K)
Post by: Kobe Bryant on July 21, 2020, 04:21:37 PM
It's a baby riding on his back. But the baby's head is conflated with the adult head, so it only looks like the adult head. But if you look closely, you'll see that most of it is actually the baby's head.Quite an old pic.
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 04:43:08 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KcLmFx1b/Screenshot-20200721-162014-Whats-App.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jxhSc5K)
402
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:44:57 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KcLmFx1b/Screenshot-20200721-162014-Whats-App.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jxhSc5K)402?
Post by: Kobe Bryant on July 21, 2020, 04:45:34 PM
402?PEMDAS
Post by: Kobe Bryant on July 21, 2020, 04:46:54 PM
402I am getting responses from 20 to 460, lol
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:47:09 PM
PEMDAS?
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 04:48:24 PM
PEMDAS+ good eyesight and attention to detail
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:48:40 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KcLmFx1b/Screenshot-20200721-162014-Whats-App.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jxhSc5K)2+(8+2+10+20)x10=402
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:49:47 PM
+ good eyesight and attention to detailAnd knowing basic math sequence.
But what does PEMDAS stand for?
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:50:11 PM
And knowing basic math sequence.Oh, is that the math sequence?
But what does PEMDAS stand for?
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:51:21 PM
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 04:51:53 PM
2+(8+2+10+20)x10=402
Can only get that with
+ good eyesight and attention to detail
And knowing basic math sequence.
But what does PEMDAS stand for?
Lmgtfy.com/?q=pemdas (http://Lmgtfy.com/?q=pemdas)
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 04:52:05 PM
Oh, is that the math sequence?Order of math operations:
Parens
Exponent
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:53:55 PM
Order of math operations:This may not be the thread for it... but is multiplication and division equal, and addition and subtraction equal? That's how I remember it...
Parens
Exponent
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
meaning that in an example that has both, you start from the left and don't give any of them precedence over the other?
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 04:54:50 PM
This may not be the thread for it... but is multiplication and division equal, and addition and subtraction equal? That's how I remember it...Yes:
(P)(E)(MD)(AS)
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 04:55:52 PM
Yes:The thing is that PEMDAS is a general rule of thumb and not always true.
(P)(E)(MD)(AS)
ETA: I mean it's not a simple application every time, and can be tricky.
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 04:56:06 PM
Yes:Thanks!
(P)(E)(MD)(AS)
So do anti-vaxxers call it PEDMSA?
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 04:58:05 PM
Thanks!
So do anti-vaxxers call it PEDMSA?
Not sure what you mean by that, but I like it nonetheless.
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 05:01:31 PM
Not sure what you mean by that, but I like it nonetheless.If the M=D and the S=A, why should we conform to the mathematical norm and use the established acronym, when we can flip it around. In fact, that is the REAL way to do it, not the way big-math is forcing everyone so that they can make money.
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 05:03:16 PM
If the M=D and the S=A, why should we conform to the mathematical norm and use the established acronym, when we can flip it around. In fact, that is the REAL way to do it, not the way big-math is forcing everyone so that they can make money.
So just replace both the M and the D, as well as the S and the A with W (or WIWITB).
Post by: yuneeq on July 21, 2020, 05:16:52 PM
Post by: etech0 on July 21, 2020, 05:17:21 PM
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 05:18:07 PM
Please excuse my dear aunt sallyA siman that needs a siman is not a great siman!
Post by: justaregularguy on July 21, 2020, 05:22:05 PM
Please excuse my dear aunt sallywhat did she do?
Post by: Kobe Bryant on July 21, 2020, 06:24:11 PM
+ good eyesight and attention to detailCorrect.
Post by: jj1000 on July 21, 2020, 06:33:02 PM
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 06:43:56 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.Died before 8th day?
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 06:46:34 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.By giving him a bris?
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 06:47:47 PM
By giving him a bris?That's not a פטור
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 06:49:03 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.If his older brothers died after getting a bris?
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
ETA: First born... ???
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 06:52:57 PM
Post by: justaregularguy on July 21, 2020, 06:54:17 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.if they shechted the mother while the baby was still inside..? oh wait i think im confusing a few things.. :P
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
Post by: Definitions on July 21, 2020, 08:13:38 PM
Died before 8th day?Don't they make a bris even if the baby dies?
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 08:14:50 PM
Don't they make a bris even if the baby dies?Only after 8 days.
Post by: ExGingi on July 21, 2020, 08:16:00 PM
Don't they make a bris even if the baby dies?
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
Post by: Euclid on July 21, 2020, 08:17:20 PM
Ok? He was patur his whole life...
(Not sure if patur, or just not mechuyav yet...)
Post by: Definitions on July 21, 2020, 08:20:51 PM
Only after 8 days.I hear
That's also what I thought but didn't bring that up
Post by: Mootkim on July 21, 2020, 08:29:06 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.If his brothers from one parent died from bris but he is firstborn to the other parent?
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 10:05:04 PM
Post by: etech0 on July 21, 2020, 10:06:21 PM
Not sure if this was posted yet, one of my favorite jewish riddles.How about this:
How is it possible a first born, healthy, jewish, boy, that has an arla, would be patur from bris for life?
If someone gives him one
Post by: YitzyS on July 21, 2020, 10:10:41 PM
How about this:
If someone gives him one
By giving him a bris?
Post by: etech0 on July 21, 2020, 10:12:29 PM
@jj1000 ??
Post by: jj1000 on July 22, 2020, 12:09:06 AM
Post by: Mikes@Micro on July 22, 2020, 12:12:21 AM
Post by: jj1000 on July 22, 2020, 12:17:58 AM
If he לא עלינו dies before becoming mechuyav bmitzvos at age 13.He lives a perfectly healthy life until 100 and is the first child of both his parents...
Post by: Mikes@Micro on July 22, 2020, 12:29:30 AM
He lives a perfectly healthy life until 100 and is the first child of both his parents...He lives in the desert where its dangerous to give a bris. Like Moshe Rabeinu a"h
Post by: jj1000 on July 22, 2020, 12:32:07 AM
He lives in the desert where its dangerous to give a bris. Like Moshe Rabeinu a"hAnd he never left that place his whole life? lol
No...
Post by: Yo ssi on July 22, 2020, 12:37:55 AM
And he never left that place his whole life? lolAssuming it has nothing to do with hotofas dam / conversion?
No...
Post by: jj1000 on July 22, 2020, 12:40:21 AM
Assuming it has nothing to do with hotofas dam / conversion?I said he's Jewish...So no.
Post by: yuneeq on July 22, 2020, 01:02:25 AM
Post by: jj1000 on July 22, 2020, 01:48:50 AM
he’s the oldest, but not ready to get a bris right away.I said he's healthy...
Post by: yuneeq on July 22, 2020, 02:26:17 AM
I said he's healthy...
2 scenarios where he’s always been healthy -
1. The other siblings simply had a bris first. The minhag is to do the oldest first, but I didn’t see a Halacha against it. But the better answer is -
2. The oldest son was born Ben hashmashot Friday night, with a delayed bris until Sunday, while the others were born on Shabbos. Hence the other siblings had an earlier bris.
Post by: jj1000 on July 22, 2020, 02:43:22 AM
He’s born as part of a set of triplets, he’s the oldest, but not ready to get a bris right away. In the meantime the other 2 siblings get a bris and die. Then the oldest triplet becomes healthy and is patur.
Nicely done!
2. The oldest son was born Ben hashmashot Friday night, with a delayed bris until Sunday, while the others were born on Shabbos. Hence the other siblings had an earlier bris.
You got it!
Post by: CountValentine on July 22, 2020, 07:03:43 AM
Post by: Yo ssi on July 22, 2020, 08:48:31 AM
Nicely done!How about if the great grandfather, grandfather and father died from their bris? ;)
You got it!
Post by: yuneeq on July 22, 2020, 11:30:01 AM
Nicely done!
You got it!
It’s a great riddle that’s secretly told over to members of the triplets club. Thanks for sharing!
Post by: justaregularguy on July 22, 2020, 05:10:36 PM
Post by: Mootkim on July 22, 2020, 08:34:57 PM
now please explain why the son is patur? whats the connection w the other siblings? but pls dont post a source you know im not going to look it upif the 2 siblings before him died because of the bris Milah, it creates chazaka for that family to die by bris and therefore exempts the rest of the brothers in that family from needing to do bris
Post by: YitzyS on July 22, 2020, 09:28:55 PM
How is it possible that triplets, all who are healthy, have their bris milah on three separate days.
Post by: chinagel on July 22, 2020, 09:37:04 PM
There's another riddle that I'm sure they share in the triplets groups. Old and easy, but I'll share it anyways.1st born friday, 2nd bain hashmashos, 3rd shabbos.
How is it possible that triplets, all who are healthy, have their bris milah on three separate days.
Post by: YitzyS on July 22, 2020, 09:38:07 PM
1st born friday, 2nd bain hashmashos, 3rd shabbos.Yup.
Another, also an easy classic:
How is it that there are two boys, and the younger one has his bar mitzva weeks before the older one?
Post by: Euclid on July 22, 2020, 09:40:18 PM
Yup.Leap year.
Another, also an easy classic:
How is it that there are two boys, and the younger one has his bar mitzva weeks before the older one?
Post by: YitzyS on July 22, 2020, 09:41:33 PM
Leap year.The younger one first?
Post by: YitzyS on July 22, 2020, 09:43:27 PM
The younger one first?Just fooling around. Yes, leap year is the answer. When the older one was born at the end of Adar 1 and the second one was born at the beginning of Adar 2.
The year of the bar mitzva was a regular year, so the younger one was bar mitzva first.
See Shvus Yaakov Chelek 1 siman 9 (https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1519&st=&pgnum=6).
Post by: Yonah on July 27, 2020, 09:02:56 AM
Post by: Yonah on July 27, 2020, 09:10:17 AM
There are a lot of times we lein for a week (or more) days in a row - Succos, Pesach, Chanukah. If Rosh Chodesh is Tuesday and Wednesday, we lein 4 days in a row - in what situation would we lain more than 4, but less than 7 days in row?
In how many situations do we take out 3 sifrei torah on shabbos morning, and what is the maximum number of times that it can happen in a given calendar year?
I once met a man who redeemed his firstborn son twice! How is that possible?
Post by: Yehudaa on July 27, 2020, 09:59:17 AM
There are a lot of times we lein for a week (or more) days in a row - Succos, Pesach, Chanukah. If Rosh Chodesh is Tuesday and Wednesday, we lein 4 days in a row - in what situation would we lain more than 4, but less than 7 days in row?
When Rosh Hashana falls out Thurs & Fri and Tzom Gedaliah is nidche to Sunday. (5 days- Thurs through Mon)
Post by: Yonah on July 27, 2020, 10:42:27 AM
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There are a lot of times we lein for a week (or more) days in a row - Succos, Pesach, Chanukah. If Rosh Chodesh is Tuesday and Wednesday, we lein 4 days in a row - in what situation would we lain more than 4, but less than 7 days in row?
When Rosh Hashana falls out Thurs & Fri and Tzom Gedaliah is nidche to Sunday. (5 days- Thurs through Mon)
Correct :)
Post by: Yo ssi on July 27, 2020, 11:17:02 AM
In how many situations do we take out 3 sifrei torah on shabbos morning, and what is the maximum number of times that it can happen in a given calendar year?2 situations, I believe once a year
Post by: Mootkim on July 27, 2020, 01:25:12 PM
Married a second lady who also had her first child a boy.
I once met a man who redeemed his firstborn son twice! How is that possible?
Post by: yitzgar on July 27, 2020, 01:46:00 PM
2 situations, I believe once a year3, 2
Post by: yos9694 on July 27, 2020, 05:12:04 PM
3, 2
One of those can't fall out on Shabbos
Post by: yitzgar on July 27, 2020, 05:33:45 PM
One of those can't fall out on Shabbos? Shabbos Chanukah r"ch. Is one. Other two are shekalim and hachodesh that fall on r"ch, but both can't be on the same year. Hence, 3 and 2, respectively
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 10:58:23 AM
? Shabbos Chanukah r"ch. Is one. Other two are shekalim and hachodesh that fall on r"ch, but both can't be on the same year. Hence, 3 and 2, respectively
Correct! Only one of Shekalim and Hachodesh can fall out on Shabbos in the same year.
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 11:00:14 AM
Married a second lady who also had her first child a boy.
Correct - Pidyon haben is based on the mother - so if a man was married twice and had a son with each wife that was her firstborn, they would each have a pidyon haben.
Post by: yuneeq on July 28, 2020, 11:03:22 AM
I once met a man who redeemed his firstborn son twice! How is that possible?
Married a second lady who also had her first child a boy.
Correct - Pidyon haben is based on the mother - so if a man was married twice and had a son with each wife that was her firstborn, they would each have a pidyon haben.
The question is worded wrong. He only has 1 firstborn.
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 11:08:09 AM
The question is worded wrong. He only has 1 firstborn.
Fair enough - sorry about that
Post by: yitzgar on July 28, 2020, 11:10:39 AM
Correct! Only one of Shekalim and Hachodesh can fall out on r"ch in the same year.
Ftfy
Post by: ckmk47 on July 28, 2020, 11:14:46 AM
I once met a man who redeemed his firstborn son twice! How is that possible?
How about: I once met a man who made a pidyon haben for his son twice! How is that possible?
The question is worded wrong. He only has 1 firstborn.
Post by: etech0 on July 28, 2020, 11:18:13 AM
How about: I once met a man who made a pidyon haben for his son twice! How is that possible?That could be if someone redoes it if they find a Cohen of more certain lineage. I've heard of that.
How about: I once met a man who made a pidyon haben for two of his sons! How is that possible?
Post by: aygart on July 28, 2020, 11:26:43 AM
3, 2And simchas torah in EY :)
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 02:17:21 PM
And simchas torah in EY :)
Simchas torah does require 3 seforim anywhere, no? V'Zos, Maftir, and Bereishis? How is EY different in that regard - an no, I didn't include it in my chesbon.
Which leads me to a few more leining riddles:
- What is the most commonly read haftorah, how many times is it read per year?
- What is the most commonly read torah section, and the max number of times per year it is read?
- What haftorah is read on different days in Golus and in EY (hint, not everyone reads it in EY)?
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 02:32:23 PM
Simchas torah does require 3 seforim anywhere, no? V'Zos, Maftir, and Bereishis? How is EY different in that regard - an no, I didn't include it in my chesbon.דרשו 5
Which leads me to a few more leining riddles:
- What is the most commonly read haftorah, how many times is it read per year?
- What is the most commonly read torah section, and the max number of times per year it is read?
- What haftorah is read on different days in Golus and in EY (hint, not everyone reads it in EY)?
פסל לך-עשה עמך
12x
I think you referring to הפטרת פרשת זכור
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 02:34:35 PM
Post by: ExGingi on July 28, 2020, 02:50:59 PM
- What haftorah is read on different days in Golus and in EY (hint, MOST PEOPLE DON'Tnot everyonereadsit in EY)?
FTFY
עוד היום בנוב לעמוד
And another FTFY: Golus and EY aren't mutually exclusive. People in EY are in Golus just like people outside EY, if not more so.
Post by: ExGingi on July 28, 2020, 02:58:18 PM
What is the only haftorah that is read multiple time every single year (by shacharis- to exclude דרשו )?
רני ושמחי בת ציון on Shabbos Chanuka even on ראש חודש and on בהעלותך. But IINM there are more.
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 02:59:16 PM
דרשו 5Correct
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פסל לך-עשה עמךwrong
12x
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I think you referring to הפטרת פרשת זכורNo
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 03:01:04 PM
FTFY
עוד היום בנוב לעמוד
And another FTFY: Golus and EY aren't mutually exclusive. People in EY are in Golus just like people outside EY, if not more so.
Would it have made you happier if I said Chutz La'aretz? But that is the correct haftorah
Post by: SrulyS on July 28, 2020, 03:03:04 PM
Simchas torah does require 3 seforim anywhere, no? V'Zos, Maftir, and Bereishis? How is EY different in that regard - an no, I didn't include it in my chesbon.
You asked about Shabbos morning.
In how many situations do we take out 3 sifrei torah on shabbos morning, and what is the maximum number of times that it can happen in a given calendar year?
Only in Eretz Yisroel can Simchas Torah be on Shabbos.
Post by: PlatinumGuy on July 28, 2020, 03:06:21 PM
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 03:07:16 PM
רני ושמחי בת ציון on Shabbos Chanuka even on ראש חודש and on בהעלותך. But IINM there are more.
I don't have the time and/or patience to do the math, but I believe that there are at least 2 shabbatot rosh chodesh per year that aren't otherwise holidays where we would lein the Rosh Chodesh haftorah. Machar Chodesh is a little less likely only because if Rosh Chodesh is 2 days, and one is shabbos, we lein Shabbos Rosh Chodesh and not machar chodesh.
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 03:08:46 PM
Not exactly a riddle, but there are 7 Brachos that are recited every year, only once per year.
IINM, one of them is the Bracha on flowering trees said in Nisan
Post by: Yonah on July 28, 2020, 03:15:39 PM
- What is the most commonly read torah section, and the max number of times per year it is read?The answer is the last two paragraphs of the Rosh Chodesh Leining. In a 385 day year, there are 7 "full"months which mean it is read a max of 20 times - 19 times on Rosh Chodesh, and one on Shabbos Pinchas. In a 353 day year, it would be read only 17 times, since there are three fewer days of rosh chodesh
Post by: ExGingi on July 28, 2020, 03:24:47 PM
I don't have the time and/or patience to do the math, but I believe that there are at least 2 shabbatot rosh chodesh per year that aren't otherwise holidays where we would lein the Rosh Chodesh haftorah. Machar Chodesh is a little less likely only because if Rosh Chodesh is 2 days, and one is shabbos, we lein Shabbos Rosh Chodesh and not machar chodesh.
I was going to say Rosh Chodesh, but then I figured that if one of them is Rosh Chodesh Teves, then there might be only one in that year - as is the case THIS YEAR.
Post by: yos9694 on July 28, 2020, 03:29:15 PM
רני ושמחי בת ציון on Shabbos Chanuka even on ראש חודש and on בהעלותך. But IINM there are more.
There are more- the one from Noach is also read on Re'eh/Ki Tzeitzei
Post by: yitzgar on July 28, 2020, 03:30:10 PM
What is the only haftorah that is read multiple time every single year (by shacharis- to exclude דרשו )?Actually אחד שהם שתים. The haftara for נח which is I think ראה and כי תצא
Post by: aygart on July 28, 2020, 03:54:34 PM
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:13:46 PM
What haftorah (same from beginning till end) is read EVERY single year- two times- at shacharis
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:19:06 PM
Second day succos and pekudeiWe don't always lain pekudei. Pekudei has one extra posuk
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:19:43 PM
Actually אחד שהם שתים. The haftara for נח which is I think ראה and כי תצאWe don't always lain noach. Falls out on רח
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:22:59 PM
I don't have the time and/or patience to do the math, but I believe that there are at least 2 shabbatot rosh chodesh per year that aren't otherwise holidays where we would lein the Rosh Chodesh haftorah. Machar Chodesh is a little less likely only because if Rosh Chodesh is 2 days, and one is shabbos, we lein Shabbos Rosh Chodesh and not machar chodesh.Regarding ר"ח lots of times we do not lain השמים כסאי
חנוכה, שקלים, החודש, ראש השנה, (וי"א ג' דפרענותא וז' דנחמתא )
So it may happen that we lain it twice in a year but definitely not every year
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:27:09 PM
רני ושמחי בת ציון on Shabbos Chanuka even on ראש חודש and on בהעלותך. But IINM there are more.Correct answer. IINM there are no more
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:31:20 PM
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 04:33:04 PM
Second day succos and pekudeiהאזינו and שביעי של פסח
But we don't always lain האזינו
Post by: username on July 28, 2020, 04:41:16 PM
Not exactly a riddle, but there are 7 Brachos that are recited every year, only once per year.Repost...
Who can list the 5 brachos that are said every year only once a year (in chutz laaretz)?
Post by: dealben on July 28, 2020, 08:12:49 PM
How is it possible to lain the same haftora two weeks in a row?There are those who are noheg to say haftora of kedoshim, on both achrei and kedoshim, even when they're not together. Very rare occurrence though, that there should be no overriding haftora on both weeks
Post by: ExGingi on July 28, 2020, 08:49:39 PM
Correct answer. IINM there are no more
That's an easy one to remember after ever learning this (https://he.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3140160).
Post by: Jeremiah on July 28, 2020, 11:56:33 PM
There are those who are noheg to say haftora of kedoshim, on both achrei and kedoshim, even when they're not together. Very rare occurrence though, that there should be no overriding haftora on both weeksInteresting. Is it even possible?
I'm thinking of a different one. I do think that everyone has the same minhag for my answer
Post by: ExGingi on July 29, 2020, 12:05:06 AM
How is it possible to lain the same haftora two weeks in a row?
If you have a minyan fasting בה״ב. They will say דרשו two weeks in a row (just not on Shabbos).
Post by: Jeremiah on July 29, 2020, 12:08:00 AM
If you have a minyan fasting בה״ב. They will say דרשו two weeks in a row (just not on Shabbos).Correct.
My answer is on shabbos
Post by: dealben on July 29, 2020, 02:01:40 PM
How is it possible to lain the same haftora two weeks in a row?פורים דמוקפין that falls out on Shabbos, they lein the same haftora as Shabbos Zachor (the previous Shabbos)
Post by: Jeremiah on July 29, 2020, 02:20:30 PM
פורים דמוקפין that falls out on Shabbos, they lein the same haftora as Shabbos Zachor (the previous Shabbos)Winner!
Post by: dealben on July 29, 2020, 02:55:03 PM
Winner!Thanks
Interesting. Is it even possible?I just looked it up; according to most minhagim, it only works out in a שנה מעוברת with a calendar setup of זחג. Last time that happened was in 5757 and should next occur in 5784. And what's most fascinating is that the ones who have this minhag to say the same haftora twice in a row, are certain kehilos in yerushalayim. And the reason is because they have another such scenario: פורים משולש!
( I hope all this learning is allowed today ;D )
Post by: Yonah on July 29, 2020, 02:55:58 PM
How is it possible to lain the same haftora two weeks in a row?
Probably not the answer you are looking for, but if I was in E"Y where they were one week ahead in torah reading and then came back to Chutz La'aretz.
This year for example, if You were in Israel for the Shabbos of June 6th, and returned to the US for the Shabbos of June 13th, and had maftir on each shabbos you would have lained the same haftorah (Behaloscha) two weeks in a row.
Post by: ExGingi on July 29, 2020, 03:01:28 PM
Probably not the answer you are looking for, but if I was in E"Y where they were one week ahead in torah reading and then came back to Chutz La'aretz.
This year for example, if You were in Israel for the Shabbos of June 6th, and returned to the US for the Shabbos of June 13th, and had maftir on each shabbos you would have lained the same haftorah (Behaloscha) two weeks in a row.
That would have been קים ליה בדרבה מיניה - reading the same parsha two weeks in a row, and it wouldn't be a tzibbur.
Post by: yungermanchik on August 25, 2020, 03:21:53 PM
Post by: dealben on August 25, 2020, 10:54:52 PM
Which pesukim do we say the most times in a weekday shachris? (top two)(7X) 'ה' הושיעה וגו
Post by: yungermanchik on August 25, 2020, 11:04:36 PM
(7X) 'ה' הושיעה וגוcorrect, that was one of them. but where did you count 7, I only got up to 4 or 5 on mon/thurs.
1)hodu
2)yehi chevod
3)lamnatziech
4)uva litzion
(5)v'hu rachum)
Post by: Jeremiah on August 25, 2020, 11:06:11 PM
correct, that was one of them. but where did you count 7, I only got up to 4 or 5 on mon/thurs.+3 in קרבנות
1)hodu
2)yehi chevod
3)lamnatziech
4)uva litzion
(5)v'hu rachum)
Post by: yungermanchik on August 25, 2020, 11:07:57 PM
+3 in קרבנותoh!
Post by: aygart on August 25, 2020, 11:17:33 PM
+3 in קרבנותAnd another 3in EIN kelokeinu
Post by: ~King Lake~ on August 25, 2020, 11:20:51 PM
And another 3in EIN kelokeinuAnd kriyas shma a 3'rd time for those putting on R"T tefilin
Post by: yungermanchik on August 25, 2020, 11:22:42 PM
And another 3in EIN kelokeinuI said WEEKDAY. Just kidding, but I was thinking about Nusach Ashkenaz.
Post by: yungermanchik on August 25, 2020, 11:30:23 PM
(7X) 'ה' הושיעה וגוAND for the second most common (or most common for those who don't say karbanos/ein keilokienu)?
Post by: good sam on August 26, 2020, 01:23:31 AM
AND for the second most common (or most common for those who don't say karbanos/ein keilokienu)?There's nothing new on DDF
See thread
What is the pasuk most frequently mentioned in tefilla?
Post by: good sam on August 26, 2020, 01:25:50 AM
AND for the second most common (or most common for those who don't say karbanos/ein keilokienu)?
Okay, so I went back to check. For a standard day's davening, ה' ימלך wins for Ashkenaz.
ה' ימלך
- יהי כבוד
- אז ישיר x2
- ברכת קר"ש x2
- ובא לציון
- עלינו x3
ה' הושיעה
- קטרת x3
- הודו
- יהי כבוד
Even if you add 1 to ה' הושיעה for תחנון on Mon and Thur, it's not particyularly close. But obviously, as you said, for nusach sefard ה' הושיעה wins handily (an extra ג"פ 3's, and once in each תחנון).
Post by: dealben on August 26, 2020, 10:38:32 PM
I said WEEKDAY. Just kidding, but I was thinking about Nusach Ashkenaz.Wow I never knew nusach ashkenaz doesn't say ה' הושיעה in ואנחנו לא נדעץ. I wasn't counting vehu rachum
Post by: Yonah on December 02, 2020, 09:34:38 PM
A friend of theirs had two stacking discounts - of 25% and 10%, and got a different price - also not $65, but not $68.40 - what was their price?
Post by: yungermanchik on December 02, 2020, 09:41:05 PM
1)Someone wants to buy an item that costs $100. They have three stacking discounts of 20%,5% and 10% - for a total of 35% off. They add the items to their cart, they apply the discounts, but instead of the expected price of $65 their total comes out to be $68.40 before any taxes or shipping charges. They called the support line and are told the calculation is accurate - what happened?1) 100x.80x.95x.90
2)A friend of theirs had two stacking discounts - of 25% and 10%, and got a different price - also not $65, but not $68.40 - what was their price?
2)67.50
Post by: Yehudaa on December 02, 2020, 09:57:34 PM
Someone wants to buy an item that costs $100. They have three stacking discounts of 20%,5% and 10% - for a total of 35% off. They add the items to their cart, they apply the discounts, but instead of the expected price of $65 their total comes out to be $68.40 before any taxes or shipping charges. They called the support line and are told the calculation is accurate - what happened?
A friend of theirs had two stacking discounts - of 25% and 10%, and got a different price - also not $65, but not $68.40 - what was their price?
@Dan can walk you through the math here: :)
https://www.dansdeals.com/shopping-deals/apparel-deals/clothing/smoking-hot-brooks-brothers-black-friday-sale-120-non-iron-dress-shirts-low-21-82-shipped-multiple-stacking-pr
Post by: Yo ssi on December 02, 2020, 10:17:47 PM
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-prisoner-hat-riddle-alex-gendler
Post by: Randomex on January 17, 2021, 08:43:27 AM
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=119048.msg2390571#msg2390571
Post by: yuneeq on January 17, 2021, 10:34:08 AM
Anybody familiar with the hat riddle?
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-prisoner-hat-riddle-alex-gendler
Watched the question and this is what I came up with, will watch the answer now-
Person in the back will never guess his own hat color so instead he sets everyone else up. He will say the color that has even amount of hats among the 9.
Since their are 9 people ahead of him, there can’t be an even distribution of black and white hats among those 9. For example if there are 6 black and 3 white, the person in the back can say Black to signal that black is even. Or there are 4 white and 5 black, he will say White. If he says Black, now the person in front of him can either see that a) there are in fact an even number of black hats, and therefore his hat must be white, or b) there are odd number of black hats, meaning his hat is black.
Now, if 2nd person says black, he is able to guess right while also signaling to the 3rd person that there are odd amount of black hats, and he can easily guess his color as well. And so on until they all get saved from these evil aliens.
Post by: Joeymc on January 17, 2021, 10:57:13 AM
They will randomly select a prisoner, and bring him into a room.
There is a broken clock in the room, the prisoner must change the time when he is brought in. He can do nothing else in the room.
They do not know the starting position of the clock hands.
This will repeat indefinitely, until one prisoner will declare that all of the prisoners have been in the room at least once.
If this is true they are released, if not they are executed.
What do the prisoners do?
Post by: yuneeq on January 17, 2021, 11:11:45 AM
There are 21 prisoners, the guards announce the following.
They will randomly select a prisoner, and bring him into a room.
There is a broken clock in the room, the prisoner must change the time when he is brought in. He can do nothing else in the room.
They do not know the starting position of the clock hands.
This will repeat indefinitely, until one prisoner will declare that all of the prisoners have been in the room at least once.
If this is true they are released, if not they are executed.
What do the prisoners do?
This riddle is missing info because it’s too easy to solve. If the prisoners can discuss with each other and know that there are 21 prisoners, they can just set the clock at 1:01 for the first, next guy moves it to 1:02, until clock hits 1:21.
Post by: Yo ssi on January 17, 2021, 11:15:14 AM
Watched the question and this is what I came up with, will watch the answer now-Nice, now the question is how to answer the riddle when there's 3 hat colors.
Person in the back will never guess his own hat color so instead he sets everyone else up. He will say the color that has even amount of hats among the 9.
Since their are 9 people ahead of him, there can’t be an even distribution of black and white hats among those 9. For example if there are 6 black and 3 white, the person in the back can say Black to signal that black is even. Or there are 4 white and 5 black, he will say White. If he says Black, now the person in front of him can either see that a) there are in fact an even number of black hats, and therefore his hat must be white, or b) there are odd number of black hats, meaning his hat is black.
Now, if 2nd person says black, he is able to guess right while also signaling to the 3rd person that there are odd amount of black hats, and he can easily guess his color as well. And so on until they all get saved from these evil aliens.
Post by: yitzgar on January 17, 2021, 11:17:51 AM
This riddle is missing info because it’s too easy to solve. If the prisoners can discuss with each other and know that there are 21 prisoners, they can just set the clock at 1:01 for the first, next guy moves it to 1:02, until clock hits 1:21.Not if they don't know what the clock said. Maybe it started at 121 and he's the first?
Post by: Joeymc on January 17, 2021, 11:20:11 AM
This riddle is missing info because it’s too easy to solve. If the prisoners can discuss with each other and know that there are 21 prisoners, they can just set the clock at 1:01 for the first, next guy moves it to 1:02, until clock hits 1:21.Sorry.
The prisoners can discuss before they are split up, they know there are 21 of them.
The prison guards pick randomly each time, they may pick the same guy 10 times before another guy is picked once.
Each time a prisoner comes in they must change the clock even if they have already been there.
There is no set amount of time between the guards choosing one prisoner and the next.
Post by: good sam on January 17, 2021, 11:25:19 AM
There is no set amount of time between the guards choosing one prisoner and the next.Why is this relevant? Does the clock move at all by itself? The term broken clock is a bit vague.
Post by: aygart on January 17, 2021, 11:36:58 AM
Sorry.They do the same thing and if the is already on 101 for the first guy he moves only the hour to 201. The same for anyone going a second time. They move the hour without changing the minute.
The prisoners can discuss before they are split up, they know there are 21 of them.
The prison guards pick randomly each time, they may pick the same guy 10 times before another guy is picked once.
Each time a prisoner comes in they must change the clock even if they have already been there.
There is no set amount of time between the guards choosing one prisoner and the next.
Post by: Joeymc on January 17, 2021, 11:48:51 AM
Why is this relevant? Does the clock move at all by itself? The term broken clock is a bit vague.No, the clock doesn't move by itself
Post by: Joeymc on January 17, 2021, 11:49:40 AM
They do the same thing and if the is already on 101 for the first guy he moves only the hour to 201. The same for anyone going a second time. They move the hour without changing the minute.What if the clock started on 1:07? No one knows if he is first or not
Post by: etech0 on January 17, 2021, 12:04:32 PM
Post by: yitzgar on January 17, 2021, 12:05:26 PM
Everyone agrees that the first person to enter moves it to 1:00But what if the clock started at 1:00? The first one will think he is second
Post by: Shaya E on January 17, 2021, 12:06:36 PM
What if the clock started on 1:07? No one knows if he is first or notDoesn't matter. As long as any prisoner sees it 21 minutes layer than he previously saw it, he knows 21 men went once. Every time someone goes more than once he only moves the hour.
Post by: yuneeq on January 17, 2021, 12:07:27 PM
What if the clock started on 1:07? No one knows if he is first or not
In that case, the answer is you continue at whatever time you see and add 1. You can run through the cycle 2x and the second time around make the guess when the time hits xx:28.
Post by: Yo ssi on January 17, 2021, 02:34:31 PM
Nice, now the question is how to answer the riddle when there's 3 hat colors.(The same exact riddle with 3 hat colors totally put on at random)
Post by: Joeymc on January 17, 2021, 11:05:42 PM
There are 21 prisoners, the guards announce the following.I'll change it up a little.
They will randomly select a prisoner, and bring him into a room.
This will repeat indefinitely, until one prisoner will declare that all of the prisoners have been in the room at least once.
If this is true they are released, if not they are executed.
What do the prisoners do?
Instead of a clock, say there are 2 light switches in the room.
The light switches are not connected to anything and can either be in the off position or the on position.
Each time a prisoner is brought in he must flip one switch. He can do nothing else.
The prisoners do not know the starting position of the switches and they have no way of knowing which order or how many times they will be brought in to the room.
Post by: Yo ssi on January 18, 2021, 01:54:59 AM
I'll change it up a little.Should I spoil it?
Instead of a clock, say there are 2 light switches in the room.
The light switches are not connected to anything and can either be in the off position or the on position.
Each time a prisoner is brought in he must flip one switch. He can do nothing else.
The prisoners do not know the starting position of the switches and they have no way of knowing which order or how many times they will be brought in to the room.
Post by: YitzyS on January 18, 2021, 05:20:30 AM
Post by: Shaya E on January 18, 2021, 01:31:14 PM
Should I spoil it?No!
#ImNotACheater
Post by: Kobe Bryant on January 21, 2021, 07:33:21 AM
I couldn’t resist so I Googled it. #ImACheaterDumb down version of “ 100 Prisoners and A light Bulb”
Post by: Definitions on January 31, 2021, 01:39:33 AM
Quote
The Paradox of the Court, also known as the counterdilemma of Euathlus or Protagoras' paradox, is a paradox originating in ancient Greece. It is said that the famous sophist Protagoras took on a promising pupil, Euathlus, on the understanding that the student pay Protagoras for his instruction after he wins his first court case. After instruction, Euathlus decided to not enter the profession of law, but to enter politics instead, and Protagoras decided to sue Euathlus for the amount owed.[1]
Protagoras argued that if he won the case, he would be paid his money. If Euathlus won the case, Protagoras would still be paid according to the original contract, because Euathlus would have won his first case. Euathlus, however, claimed that if he won, then by the court's decision he would not have to pay Protagoras. If, on the other hand, Protagoras won, then Euathlus would still not have won a case and would therefore not be obliged to pay. The question is then, which of the two men is in the right?
Not really a riddle.
I think the student is right not because of his claim but due to the case not being a case to begin with.
Post by: yuneeq on February 01, 2021, 10:21:42 AM
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_the_Court
Not really a riddle.
I think the student is right not because of his claim but due to the case not being a case to begin with.
There are a couple likely outcomes not considered. Case being dismissed is not a “win”. Case being settled.
Post by: Definitions on February 01, 2021, 11:02:49 AM
There are a couple likely outcomes not considered. Case being dismissed is not a “win”. Case being settled.You're saying the same thing as me?
Post by: Randomex on March 01, 2021, 11:46:10 PM
Post by: YitzyS on March 02, 2021, 12:13:31 AM
What is the meaning of my current signature?Was wondering the same
Post by: Euclid on March 02, 2021, 12:18:38 AM
What is the meaning of my current signature?https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/learn-read-ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs
Post by: Randomex on March 02, 2021, 12:42:16 AM
Note: The green "?" represents the main thing to be guessed while other-colored "!"s denote sub-ideas. Cubes represent details.
(https://i.postimg.cc/L6kcQWZL/1.png) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4xJrD1zM/2.png) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/JhFvBV9V/3.png) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mDFqYpsc/4.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Post by: whYME on March 02, 2021, 01:46:51 AM
What is the meaning of my current signature?A visual representation of your username?
Post by: whYME on March 02, 2021, 01:53:01 AM
Reposting (since there was no response the first time):Maybe post a solved sample that explains a little better what we're supposed to be doing here?
Note: The green "?" represents the main thing to be guessed while other-colored "!"s denote sub-ideas. Cubes represent details.
I have no idea how this works but I'll take a stab at this one:
(https://i.postimg.cc/L6kcQWZL/1.png)When a seafaring vessel hits a giant ice cube in freezing cold water, most of the group will probably get dead.
Post by: yuneeq on March 02, 2021, 03:06:00 AM
Maybe post a solved sample that explains a little better what we're supposed to be doing here?
I have no idea how this works but I'll take a stab at this one:When a seafaring vessel hits a giant ice cube in freezing cold water, most of the group will probably get dead.
Titanic
Umbrella
Harry Potter
———
Post by: whYME on March 02, 2021, 03:12:16 AM
TitanicAha.
Umbrella
Harry Potter
———
So for the last one, mosquito?
Post by: yuneeq on March 02, 2021, 03:15:42 AM
Aha.
So for the last one, mosquito?
I was thinking mosquitos or bats but neither fit well for me.
Post by: YitzyS on March 02, 2021, 07:49:50 AM
I was thinking mosquitos or bats but neither fit well for me.It could also be covid-related. Bat soup. Still not sure what the last line is.
Post by: TimT on March 02, 2021, 08:09:38 AM
What is the meaning of my current signature?Your random thoughts at any given time.
Post by: Randomex on March 02, 2021, 09:16:12 AM
Do these count?
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=119048.msg2390571#msg2390571
Concept is rather like Charades, but instead of acting, you place tokens on a board of symbols that represent ideas.
Here are a few examples from the print-and-play demo version (board states that a player might potentially create):
The given answer for the last one was bat. (I think the idea of the last line was that they can make the night unpleasant/scary.)
(You can play it online for free, by the way.)
Post by: Randomex on March 02, 2021, 09:24:10 AM
Hints:
If you don't know a certain phrase, you can't understand it.
Finish each group before trying to interpret the next group.
Post by: whYME on March 02, 2021, 02:22:37 PM
The given answer for the last one was bat. (I think the idea of the last line was that they can make the night unpleasant/scary.)I was thinking that as well but mosquitos seem to fit a little better. (even though they're not only unpleasant at night, they sure can make the night unpleasant.)
If I would've said bat I would've specified vampire bat. I don't think most bats feed on blood.
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 10:29:18 AM
Post by: YitzyS on March 03, 2021, 10:32:08 AM
Correction: It was actually mosquito (I misremembered it).I'm still waiting for the meaning of your signature...
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 10:37:50 AM
Post by: Lurker on March 03, 2021, 10:39:07 AM
So am I (from any of you).
Something to do with S Paddy's Day?
Post by: Mootkim on March 03, 2021, 10:42:28 AM
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 10:59:51 AM
Something to do with S Paddy's Day?
No.
Is it read from left to right? Can you give answer to one of the sections?
1. Yes.
2. Yes, but only via PM.
Post by: YitzyS on March 03, 2021, 11:01:24 AM
1. Yes.Um... how much longer are you going to make us wait? Is there a reason why he can't post his projection publicly?
2. Yes, but only via PM.
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 11:04:57 AM
(I was constrained by the available emojis and by space. The last two sections
are increasingly vague but should work once you know what you're looking for.)
Post by: YitzyS on March 03, 2021, 11:09:59 AM
He is free to post his guess. I just don't want to publicly confirm a partial answer.Can you share if one would need a knowledge base of secular music or culture to understand it?
(I was constrained by the available emojis and by space. The last two sections
are increasingly vague but should work once you know what you're looking for.)
Post by: yoshyosh on March 03, 2021, 11:10:18 AM
Post by: Mootkim on March 03, 2021, 11:21:58 AM
Something about music curing violence but not for 3 weeks from the 17 of tammuz?Where are you seeing violence?
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 11:25:57 AM
Can you share if one would need a knowledge base of secular music or culture to understand it?
If you don't know a certain phrase, you can't understand it.
That phrase might fall into that. It's a technical phrase, though, not the name of a particular cultural artifact or creator.
(Also, you're expected to use Google.)
(Also, expect a different emoji-rebus signature once I've come up with one. This was probably too much of a stretch.)
(Edit: Added "or" - the omission was a mistake.)
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 11:26:50 AM
Where are you seeing violence?
I think he's seeing the second emoji as a fist.
Post by: Lurker on March 03, 2021, 11:30:49 AM
I think he's seeing the second emoji as a fist.
He's seeing pill = cure, and 4 violins = for violence.
Post by: Mootkim on March 03, 2021, 11:33:52 AM
Something to do with S Paddy's Day?3-17 interesting
Post by: Mootkim on March 03, 2021, 11:35:47 AM
Post by: Lurker on March 03, 2021, 11:41:20 AM
Post by: Yo ssi on March 03, 2021, 11:56:11 AM
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 12:02:20 PM
Post by: yuneeq on March 03, 2021, 07:07:10 PM
Post by: S209 on March 03, 2021, 07:22:13 PM
Post by: YitzyS on March 03, 2021, 08:59:11 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/zB1LKTvY/Screenshot-2021-03-03-205407.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Don't forget to give this post a like, though, and whatever other positive buttons you could push that have been added in the future by @Yo ssi or his children as they ramp up the DDF interface.
I made this effort today so that the next generation can benefit, and naturally, I'm
planting a random joke here in 2021 for Shabbosabba to like on 2029 ;D
Post by: Randomex on March 03, 2021, 09:13:19 PM
Post by: Lurker on March 03, 2021, 09:22:16 PM
I probably would've done that myself before changing signatures.
But @YitzyS wouldn't have gotten likes if you had done that... :)
Post by: shabbosabba on March 03, 2021, 09:35:15 PM
Hi guy browsing this thread in the future, after Randomex's signature went on to change 175 more times. I did you a favor. Here's a screenshot of his current signature, so that you can know what we are all talking about.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zB1LKTvY/Screenshot-2021-03-03-205407.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Don't forget to give this post a like, though, and whatever other positive buttons you could push that have been added in the future by @Yo ssi or his children as they ramp up the DDF interface.
I made this effort today so that the next generation can benefit, and naturally, I'm
I was gonna give this post a like, but I decided to wait until 2029. Otherwise @YitzyS won't have a reason to be excited when he wakes up on March 3rd 2029 (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=60501.msg2408553#msg2408553) :P
Post by: YitzyS on March 03, 2021, 09:43:42 PM
I gave the post a like, but I took it back and decided to wait until 2029. Otherwise @YitzyS won't have a reason to be excited when he wakes up on March 3rd 2029 :PFTFY
So my team tells me. And if you think Lurker is a lurker, you should meet my team...
Post by: Lurker on March 03, 2021, 09:49:46 PM
FTFY
So my team tells me. And if you think Lurker is a lurker, you should meet my team...
At almost 5k posts, I think my name has lost some meaning...
Post by: YitzyS on March 03, 2021, 09:52:14 PM
At almost 5k posts, I think my name has lost some meaning...You can still identify as a lurker.
Post by: yoshyosh on March 04, 2021, 09:34:33 AM
Maybe they had 3 concerts but were cancelled
Post by: AsherO on March 04, 2021, 10:42:33 AM
Hi guy browsing this thread in the future, after Randomex's signature went on to change 175 more times. I did you a favor. Here's a screenshot of his current signature, so that you can know what we are all talking about.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zB1LKTvY/Screenshot-2021-03-03-205407.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Don't forget to give this post a like, though, and whatever other positive buttons you could push that have been added in the future by @Yo ssi or his children as they ramp up the DDF interface.
I made this effort today so that the next generation can benefit, and naturally, I'm
I’ll wait for 2029 like Shabbosabba...
Post by: 3yummyboys on March 15, 2021, 10:44:48 AM
Post by: Yo ssi on March 15, 2021, 12:06:42 PM
It's gonna take Random's ex to get this one. :PSo far my prediction is panning out.
Post by: YitzyS on March 15, 2021, 12:08:33 PM
I think we need a hint ...@Randomex's last post was 10 days ago... hope he comes back soon to clear this up.
Post by: AsherO on March 15, 2021, 12:26:59 PM
@Randomex's last post was 10 days ago... hope he comes back soon to clear this up.
Maybe he’s disappointed nobody cracked the code
Post by: Randomex on March 15, 2021, 07:50:31 PM
Post by: yuneeq on March 16, 2021, 02:29:40 AM
Hint: Someone's already pointed you in the right direction.
How about you tell us who
Post by: Yo ssi on March 16, 2021, 03:17:01 AM
How about you tell us whoI'd assume
Something to do with liking the sound of ?https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_String_Quartet
Maybe they had 3 concerts but were cancelled
Post by: yuneeq on March 16, 2021, 08:30:17 AM
I'd assume
That phrase might fall into that. It's a technical phrase, though, not the name of a particular cultural artifact or creator.
(Also, you're expected to use Google.)
(Also, expect a different emoji-rebus signature once I've come up with one. This was probably too much of a stretch.)
(Edit: Added "or" - the omission was a mistake.)
Vitamin String quartet is out
Post by: Lurker on March 16, 2021, 08:34:26 AM
Post by: Yo ssi on March 16, 2021, 12:13:08 PM
Good music is the Vitamin String Quartet, but they have a concert during the 3 weeks, so I can't go.That fits in with the first 17, but what about the other 2?
Post by: Mootkim on March 16, 2021, 01:42:57 PM
Good music is the Vitamin String Quartet, but they have a concert during the 3 weeks, so I can't go.He said that the callendars have nothing to do with the 3 weeks
Post by: Lurker on March 16, 2021, 01:44:21 PM
That fits in with the first 17, but what about the other 2?
He said that the callendars have nothing to do with the 3 weeks
Sorry, it wasn't really a serious guess.
Post by: YitzyS on March 16, 2021, 05:50:06 PM
Post by: Mootkim on March 16, 2021, 06:38:17 PM
Someone else raised the notion that the 3 17s meant St. Patrick's Day, which is March 17th.I believe he said no to that as well
Post by: S209 on March 16, 2021, 06:49:49 PM
Post by: Yo ssi on March 16, 2021, 10:02:23 PM
17 is just the default emoji for calendars/datesThis is the one thing that Mr. random himself claims it ain't random, just sayin.
Post by: S209 on March 16, 2021, 10:04:35 PM
This is the one thing that Mr. random himself claims it ain't random, just sayin.Where?
Post by: Randomex on March 16, 2021, 10:26:29 PM
Post by: Randomex on March 18, 2021, 03:10:39 PM
of the first two and the nature of the meaning of the third and fourth will be considered an answer.
Post by: Mootkim on March 18, 2021, 03:33:32 PM
This has gone on too long (and was a bad idea). The meaning of the first 3 groups or the meaningGood music - healthy quartet - 3 years - no
of the first two and the nature of the meaning of the third and fourth will be considered an answer.
Post by: Lurker on March 18, 2021, 03:38:24 PM
Post by: Yo ssi on March 18, 2021, 04:54:13 PM
We 'll ssi.uh-huh :P
Post by: Lurker on March 21, 2021, 11:46:34 AM
This has gone on too long (and was a bad idea). The meaning of the first 3 groups or the meaning
of the first two and the nature of the meaning of the third and fourth will be considered an answer.
Never would have gotten Three Days Grace from the last 2 clues.
Post by: YitzyS on March 21, 2021, 11:48:05 AM
Never would have gotten anything from any of the clues. Nor would I have cared to.FTFY
Post by: Randomex on March 21, 2021, 11:51:55 AM
Never would have gotten Three Days Grace from the last 2 clues.
Really?
The key was working out that the third and fourth groups were supposed to point to a specific track.
Post by: Lurker on March 21, 2021, 12:06:32 PM
Really?
The key was working out that the third and fourth groups were supposed to point to a specific track.
The last clue was really throwing me.
Post by: S209 on March 21, 2021, 12:11:37 PM
Post by: yuneeq on March 21, 2021, 01:35:47 PM
Post by: YitzyS on March 21, 2021, 01:46:11 PM
Randomex should make this his new signature. Why?
Post by: YitzyS on March 21, 2021, 02:53:13 PM
Here's a new riddle. (or more accurately, a cypher.)Now that a reasonable amount of time as elapsed, I will reveal the answer.
Randomex should make this his new signature. Why?
The emoji numbers (which are easily seen when you click "quote" on the post) correspond with the letters in the alphabet that make up the words "randomex." 18=r, 1=a, 14=n, etc.
Post by: Randomex on March 21, 2021, 02:55:56 PM
a cypher
(I was working on that when you posted the answer.)
Post by: YitzyS on March 21, 2021, 02:59:40 PM
you made it too easy by saying that
Post by: YitzyS on March 21, 2021, 03:00:38 PM
(I was working on that when you posted the answer.)I'm impressed! Yes, it was not the hardest thing, but I am still impressed that you put in the effort to crack it.
Post by: ~King Lake~ on March 21, 2021, 03:04:30 PM
Here's a new riddle. (or more accurately, a cypher.)
Randomex should make this his new signature. Why?
Randomex is boardHe has an idea how to push some timeMakes that new signature and laughes at every body trying to figure it outfeels accomplishedgets scared that someone is on the right path to getting the answerLaughs again as everyone is totally off againfeels even better BOOM! Someone figured it out
Post by: Randomex on March 21, 2021, 03:12:48 PM
Post by: Randomex on March 21, 2021, 03:14:44 PM
the effort to crack it
None was really required once you'd given away the nature of the representation (letters).
Post by: YitzyS on March 21, 2021, 03:15:01 PM
(No.)The like on that post is for your signature...
Post by: Randomex on March 21, 2021, 03:25:15 PM
Post by: Yo ssi on March 21, 2021, 06:29:45 PM
You could've liked some old post and PMd me to say that. :)But didn't. Thank you for letting us know!
Post by: Mootkim on March 22, 2021, 12:04:05 AM
Never would have gotten Three Days Grace from the last 2 clues.Did I miss the answer??
Post by: YitzyS on March 22, 2021, 12:05:56 AM
Did I miss the answer??Yes. Look here (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=117357.msg2421997#msg2421997).
Post by: Randomex on March 22, 2021, 12:45:06 AM
Yes. Look here (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=117357.msg2421997#msg2421997).
(https://i.postimg.cc/0y63TbcB/222.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Here (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=117357.msg2421993#msg2421993).
(I should've posted it here once my curiosity about whether anyone read my posts in that other thread had been satisfied.)
Post by: Yo ssi on March 22, 2021, 01:13:45 AM
Post by: Randomex on April 06, 2021, 12:00:42 PM
EDIT: I will make up to 2 exceptions. The first is that no hints should be necessary.
Post by: YitzyS on April 06, 2021, 12:16:31 PM
There will be no hints this time.There will be no effort to solve this time
Post by: yuneeq on April 06, 2021, 03:20:57 PM
There will be no hints this time.
EDIT: I will make up to 2 exceptions. The first is that no hints should be necessary.
American Pharaoh grand slam winner
Post by: Randomex on April 07, 2021, 07:28:19 AM
have been enough for that?)
Post by: YitzyS on April 08, 2021, 06:07:39 PM
(Hint: It takes knowledge of children's literature)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YCHByfb1/YE.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Post by: YitzyS on April 08, 2021, 06:55:49 PM
What does this spell?HINT #2
(Hint: It takes knowledge of children's literature)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YCHByfb1/YE.png) (https://postimages.org/)
It takes knowledge of RACIST children's literature
Post by: YitzyS on April 09, 2021, 12:31:59 AM
What does this spell?
(Hint: It takes knowledge of children's literature)
(https://i.postimg.cc/YCHByfb1/YE.png) (https://postimages.org/)
HINT #2And the answer is....
It takes knowledge of RACIST children's literature
Yekke
But only a filthy racist conservative who reads the abominable books of Dr. Geisel Seuss would know such a blasphemous piece of information.
Here are the pages from the now banned book, Oh Beyond Zebra:
(https://i.postimg.cc/xCGRy1vQ/Screenshot-2021-04-08-180406.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WF3gsjYY)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0j8Ct1nw/Screenshot-2021-04-08-180322.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ph68T7gW)
And in case someone here was so un-woke and fails to understand why this book as so terribly racist, I hereby risk getting banned from Dans Deals for life by presenting to you, in all its filthy glory, the stereotypical image (of an unidentified race) that got Oh Beyond Zebra pulled from publication:
(https://i.postimg.cc/CKTkPVLx/Oh-Beyond-Zebra.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sMmMxqhk)
Post by: shabbosabba on April 10, 2021, 09:46:36 PM
And the answer is....@mods Please suspend @YitzyS for promoting such insensitive and hurtful content. :) ;D
Yekke
But only a filthy racist conservative who reads the abominable books of Dr. Geisel Seuss would know such a blasphemous piece of information.
Here are the pages from the now banned book, Oh Beyond Zebra:
And in case someone here was so un-woke and fails to understand why this book as so terribly racist, I hereby risk getting banned from Dans Deals for life by presenting to you, in all its filthy glory, the stereotypical image (of an unidentified race) that got Oh Beyond Zebra pulled from publication:
(https://i.postimg.cc/kGXGbR1x/trump.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Post by: YitzyS on April 10, 2021, 09:48:05 PM
@mods Please suspend @YitzyS for promoting such insensitive and hurtful content. :) ;DI WILL NOT RESIGN!
Post by: etech0 on April 11, 2021, 12:05:49 AM
I WILL NOT RESIGN!Make DDF great again!
Post by: Randomex on April 21, 2021, 09:20:47 AM
Post by: whYME on April 21, 2021, 05:49:20 PM
The second hint has been given.I guess finding this hint is supposed to be a riddle of it's own?
Post by: SSLPhD on April 21, 2021, 06:40:31 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/CKTkPVLx/Oh-Beyond-Zebra.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sMmMxqhk)Spaz (typically with a single z) is an ableist word, not racist.
Post by: Yo ssi on April 21, 2021, 08:13:41 PM
I guess finding this hint is supposed to be a riddle of it's own?I think your the last one trying :P
Post by: Randomex on April 21, 2021, 09:12:56 PM
I guess finding this hint is supposed to be a riddle of it's own?
It wasn't supposed to be, but you've come a little late. This might help. (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45797.msg2426933#msg2426933)
Post by: Yo ssi on April 21, 2021, 09:33:07 PM
It wasn't supposed to be, but you've come a little late. This might help. (https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45797.msg2426933#msg2426933)Like 10 years to late?
Post by: yungermanchik on April 22, 2021, 08:24:45 PM
Example: נחור father of טרח and נחור son of טרח.
Bonus: which name is shared by the most people in the תורה and how many times/ who?
Post by: Mf1 on April 22, 2021, 08:39:32 PM
Post by: yungermanchik on April 22, 2021, 09:16:55 PM
There were two למךsYes, למך father of נח and למך descendant of קין
There are a whole bunch more. (please use an identifying "feature")
Post by: Mf1 on April 22, 2021, 09:23:56 PM
Is it Chanoch?
Post by: TzviR on April 22, 2021, 09:24:59 PM
I WILL NOT RESIGN!
(https://i.postimg.cc/Z5Xy7kSQ/A6298200-C3-CB-41-E7-A0-FA-2519-E6462-DF5.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Post by: Mf1 on April 22, 2021, 09:25:32 PM
And regarding the most shared name,בן
Is it Chanoch?
קין
ירד
מדין
ראובן
Post by: Mf1 on April 22, 2021, 09:26:47 PM
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/116603/what-is-the-most-shared-name-in-the-torah-in-tanach
Post by: Yo ssi on April 22, 2021, 09:30:10 PM
Nice, now the question is how to answer the riddle when there's 3 hat colors.I don't believe I got the answer to this one yet, feel free to google ;)
Post by: yungermanchik on April 22, 2021, 09:44:38 PM
Found hereCheating!
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/116603/what-is-the-most-shared-name-in-the-torah-in-tanach
Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 09:58:45 PM
Um... I don't want to make this awkward... but I'm still here.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Z5Xy7kSQ/A6298200-C3-CB-41-E7-A0-FA-2519-E6462-DF5.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 10:06:52 PM
Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 10:08:40 PM
Post by: yungermanchik on April 22, 2021, 10:11:19 PM
I have a sefer (https://www.feldheim.com/daas-doros-hebrew-only.html) that has a chart of all names in Tanach. While I can't check just in the Torah, rather in the whole Tanach, there are only three Chanoch'sThat is incorrect, there are 4 in the Torah as demonstrated:
בןThey probably left out בן מדין because the bnai keturah are a "mere footnote" in history
קין
ירד
מדין
ראובן
Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 10:22:52 PM
Although there are seven people with each of the names אליאל, יואל, מיכאל, שמעי, שמעיה
There are eight people with the name עזריה.
Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 10:28:03 PM
That is incorrect, there are 4 in the Torah as demonstrated:They probably left out בן מדין because the bnai keturah are a "mere footnote" in historyIndeed. They seem to only list the lineage of Adam and the shevatim. The list has a corresponding location of the name in a chart that comes along with the sefer. Here is a picture of the list and the two places on the chart.
(https://i.postimg.cc/C5yShbbn/IMG-3368.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R6TjG6sv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MTfzJ9f8/IMG-3369.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9R26GtBx)
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Post by: yungermanchik on April 22, 2021, 10:33:35 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/C5yShbbn/IMG-3368.jpg)
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Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 10:38:17 PM
It's actually there! two lines later but it's spelled chasser (like it is in the Torah)Found it! But my accounting was only exact spelling. When adding together chassars and moleis, there may be many more than 8 of a name...
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Post by: yos9694 on April 22, 2021, 10:50:24 PM
Post by: Yo ssi on April 22, 2021, 10:50:39 PM
I don't believe I got the answer to this one yet, feel free to google ;)For those asking for a recap:
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-prisoner-hat-riddle-alex-gendler
It's the above riddle with a slight twist, instead of two options of color hats, we up the game to three.
Post by: YitzyS on April 22, 2021, 11:43:43 PM
I decided to do a TR-style product review, so that I can share why I enjoy the sefer so much. Instead of doing it here, I made a new thread for it. Check it out here:
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=124331.msg2434283#msg2434283
Post by: EliJelly on April 23, 2021, 02:15:21 AM
Yes, למך father of נח and למך father in law of נח, descendant of קיןATFY
Post by: Yo ssi on April 26, 2021, 12:46:54 AM
For those asking for a recap:Currently* offering $5! (cashapp) to the first person to PM me with the correct answer. Please don't spam.
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-you-solve-the-prisoner-hat-riddle-alex-gendler
It's the above riddle with a slight twist, instead of two options of color hats, we up the game to three.
*Offer may expire at anytime without notice.
Post by: SSLPhD on April 26, 2021, 07:13:24 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/MTfzJ9f8/IMG-3369.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9R26GtBx)Error on נח's grandfather?
Post by: SSLPhD on April 26, 2021, 07:22:00 AM
Currently* offering $5! (cashapp) to the first person to PM me with the correct answer. Please don't spam.Label the colors {1,2,3…k}. The first one says the sum of the hats in front of him modk (the last n−1 persons). After this the second one can deduce which number corresponds to the color of his hat (by subtracting the sum that he can see minus the sum previously said).
*Offer may expire at anytime without notice.
The third person, having heard all of this, can now deduce the sum of the last n−2 people, and by substracting this from the sum of the hats he sees (last n−3) he can deduce which hat he has.
This process continues on to the last person. All of them are saved except for the first one, which survives with probability 1/k. It is clear that no matter which strategy we follow, the probability the first person survives is 1/k. So this strategy is optimal.
The maximum strategy number is hence n−1.
Source: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1602078/variant-of-prisoners-and-hats-puzzle-with-more-than-two-colors/1602086#1602086
Post by: Yo ssi on April 27, 2021, 10:31:34 PM
Currently* offering $5! (cashapp) to the first person to PM me with the correct answer. Please don't spam.Now dead, due to the lack of a PM :)
*Offer may expire at anytime without notice.
Post by: yungermanchik on April 27, 2021, 10:35:21 PM
The Sacred RacWhat is a Rac?
An Indian anthropologist, Chandra Thapar, made a study of foreign culture which had customs similar to those of his native land. One culture in particular fascinated him because it reveres one animal as sacred, much as the people in India revere the cow.
The tribe Dr. Thapar studied is called the Asu and is found on the American continent north of the Tarahumara of Mexico. Though it seems to be a highly developed society of its type, it has an overwhelming preoccupation with the care and feeding of the rac -- an animal much like a bull in size, strength and temperament. In the Asu tribe, it is almost a social obligation to own at least one if not more racs. Anyone not possessing at least one is held in low esteem by the community because he is too poor to maintain one of these beasts properly. Some members of the tribe, to display their wealth and social prestige, even own herds of racs.
Unfortunately the rac breed is not very healthy and usually does not live more than five to seven years, for it has a tendency to throw its shoes often. There are rac specialists in each community, perhaps more than one if the community is particularly wealthy. These specialists however, due to the long period of ritual training they must undergo and to the difficulty of obtaining the right selection of charms to treat the rac, demand costly offerings whenever a tribesman must treat his ailing rac.
At the age of sixteen in many Asu communities, many youths undergo a puberty rite in which the rac figures prominently. The youth must petition a high priest in a grand temple. He is then initiated into the ceremonies that surround the care of the rac and is permitted to keep a rac.
Although the rac may be used as a beast of burden, it has many habits which would be considered by other cultures as harmful to the life of the society. In the first place the rac breed is increasing at a very rapid rate and the Asu tribesmen have given no thought to limiting the rac population. As a consequence the Asu must build more and more paths for the rac to travel on since its delicate health and its love of racing other racs at high speeds necessitates that special areas be set aside for its use. The cost of smoothing the earth is too costly for any one individual to undertake; so it has become a community project and each tribesman must pay an annual tax to build new paths and maintain the old. There are so many paths needed that some people move their homes because the rac paths must be as straight as possible to keep the animal from injuring itself. Dr. Thapar also noted that unlike the cow, which many people in his country hold sacred, the excrement of the rac cannot be used as either fuel or fertilizer. On the contrary, its excrement is exceptionally foul and totally useless. Worst of all, the rac is prone to stampedes in which it runs down anything in its path, much like stampeding cattle. Estimates are that the rac kills thousands of the Asu in a year.
Despite the high cost of its upkeep, the damage it does to the land, and its habit of destructive stampedes, the Asu still regard it as being essential to the survival of their culture.
Who are the Asu?
Post by: Yo ssi on April 27, 2021, 10:38:58 PM
Label the colors {1,2,3…k}. The first one says the sum of the hats in front of him modk (the last n−1 persons). After this the second one can deduce which number corresponds to the color of his hat (by subtracting the sum that he can see minus the sum previously said).@SSLPhD curious if you just C&Ped or you understand what's going on?
The third person, having heard all of this, can now deduce the sum of the last n−2 people, and by substracting this from the sum of the hats he sees (last n−3) he can deduce which hat he has.
This process continues on to the last person. All of them are saved except for the first one, which survives with probability 1/k. It is clear that no matter which strategy we follow, the probability the first person survives is 1/k. So this strategy is optimal.
The maximum strategy number is hence n−1.
Source: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1602078/variant-of-prisoners-and-hats-puzzle-with-more-than-two-colors/1602086#1602086
Post by: EliJelly on April 27, 2021, 10:41:01 PM
What is a Rac?Car
Who are the Asu?
Usa
Post by: yungermanchik on April 27, 2021, 10:47:09 PM
CarNow for the 3rd Question on the famous assignment (http://www.abstractconcreteworks.com/essays/teaching/Composition-111/70-c-sacred-rac.html):
Usa
Do you think this article presents an accurate view of the Asu? :P
Post by: EliJelly on April 27, 2021, 10:58:26 PM
Now for the 3rd Question on the famous assignment (http://www.abstractconcreteworks.com/essays/teaching/Composition-111/70-c-sacred-rac.html):No, because it misses another thing they adore tremendously, the supreme killing machine - guns.
Do you think this article presents an accurate view of the Asu? :P
Post by: SSLPhD on April 27, 2021, 11:17:23 PM
@SSLPhD curious if you just C&Ped or you understand what's going on?The PhD is in Computer Science... Their wording answered the question; I can rephrase if anyone is interested.
Post by: Euclid on April 28, 2021, 12:06:32 AM
The PhD is in Computer ScienceNice! Not too many of these in the frum world :)
Post by: Randomex on April 28, 2021, 11:09:05 AM
Post by: Mootkim on April 28, 2021, 11:26:06 AM
Chess.How exactly?
Post by: justmeha on April 28, 2021, 11:35:45 AM
I can rephrase if anyone is interested.i would be
Post by: Yo ssi on April 28, 2021, 12:07:05 PM
i would beC'mon figure it out!
Post by: SSLPhD on April 28, 2021, 12:46:54 PM
i would beJust as in the 2-color hat, the person in the back has no way of knowing the color of their own hat. Their job is to give information to the people in front so that they can solve their own color.
The solution should work for any number of colors, but we'll do 3 as that was the riddle. Suppose we have red, green, and blue hats. In advance, they have time to work out a plan, and they assign a number from 1 to 3 to each one of those colors. For example, red is 1, green is 2, and blue is 3. Let's assume there are 6 people; I'll call them P1...P6, with P1 being in back, moving to P6 in front. P1 adds up the values of all the hats they see. For example, if they see RGBBG (their own is concealed), they would add 1+2+3+3+2=11. Then they do modulus 3 (sometimes the symbol % is used), which is just taking the remainder when the number is divided by 3. 11%3=2. (11/3 = 3 rem 2) P1 says "green," since 2 is green. (I suppose for 0 they would say "blue," and is fine.) This may be correct or incorrect, the original problem said something to the effect that all but one had to be correct. P1 is the sacrifice. P2 sees GBBG or 2+3+3+2=10. P2 now knows that their hat is RED, because 1 is the only number between 1 and 3 that can be added to 10 to get 2 when you mod it by 3. P2 says "red." P3 sees BBG or 3+3+2=8, and knows that their hat must be GREEN because if previous color is red, P2 must've seen values summing to 10, and 10-8=2=green. And so on.
I hope this is clear and doesn't give people a headache.
Post by: Randomex on May 05, 2021, 07:29:33 PM
(Ignoring the flag might make this one easier.)
Post by: whYME on May 05, 2021, 10:35:36 PM
Do you think this article presents an accurate view of the Asu? :PI would say that almost everything it says there is accurate, but it doesn't present an accurate view of the Asu.
(i.e. Lies by omission.)