Brain T-zers, Puzzles , Riddles et al

by **daisy** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:55 pm

The Jackal wrote:
ycr007 wrote:
The Jackal wrote:Thats a lame answer.

But the correct one
I was expecting something else.....

like what? building a partition wall in one of the rooms

by **ycr007** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:56 pm

daisy wrote:try this
how can 6 nines to equal exactlly 100(you can add. divide, substract or use decimals... just no other numbers) 9 9 9 9 9 9

9*9+9+9+9/9

by **The Jackal** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:59 pm

ycr007 wrote:
daisy wrote:try this
how can 6 nines to equal exactlly 100(you can add. divide, substract or use decimals... just no other numbers) 9 9 9 9 9 9

9*9+9+9+9/9

Wasnt this done before?

by **ycr007** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:59 pm

A rich desert ruler one day called his two sons into his tent and instructed them to race their camels to a distant city to see which of them should inherit his mantle. The one whose camel was SLOWER would win. Trudging along meaninglessly for days, the brothers finally decided to stop by the next town they passed by and seek out the local headman for advice.

The next moment they were atop their camels and racing at full pelt.

What do you think the headman told them?

by **daisy** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:24 pm

ycr007 wrote:A rich desert ruler one day called his two sons into his tent and instructed them to race their camels to a distant city to see which of them should inherit his mantle. The one whose camel was SLOWER would win. Trudging along meaninglessly for days, the brothers finally decided to stop by the next town they passed by and seek out the local headman for advice.

The next moment they were atop their camels and racing at full pelt.

What do you think the headman told them?

didnt get it, can you explain more. what is wrong with their camels?

by **ycr007** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:32 pm

daisy wrote:
didnt get it, can you explain more. what is wrong with their camels?

Nothing's Wrong with the camels.....but the advice that the headman gave them

made them realise that it wud be advantageous to Run Fast than slow...

but what did they do before running away???

by **daisy** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:03 am

exchange their camels

by **ycr007** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:08 pm

daisy wrote:exchange their camels

Bingo.....

by **ycr007** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:14 pm

A bridge connecting two cities is strictly guarded by a soldier who sits within

a small cabin bang in the center of the bridge.He has instructions to send

back anyone attempting to cross it and it is an order he very strictly follows.

Gini, living in one of the towns, is very anxious to go over to the other side to

see his sweetheart, and standing at the foot of the bridge studies the movement of the guard to see if there is any way he can cross over safely.

He notices the guard disappears into his hut every five minutes and stays

there for another five before he comes out again. Gini estimates if he runs

very quickly he might just cross the center line in the five minutes the guard

is in his hut, but then the guard would surely see him and throw him back.

Could you help Gini get across?

by **rock_26iin** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:49 pm

ycr007 wrote:A bridge connecting two cities is strictly guarded by a soldier who sits within
a small cabin bang in the center of the bridge.He has instructions to send
back anyone attempting to cross it and it is an order he very strictly follows.

Gini, living in one of the towns, is very anxious to go over to the other side to
see his sweetheart, and standing at the foot of the bridge studies the movement of the guard to see if there is any way he can cross over safely.
He notices the guard disappears into his hut every five minutes and stays
there for another five before he comes out again. Gini estimates if he runs
very quickly he might just cross the center line in the five minutes the guard
is in his hut, but then the guard would surely see him and throw him back.

Could you help Gini get across?

When he reaches the point where the guard sits (the guard is inside the hut), then turns around as if going towards where he came from. When the guard comes out he thinks Gini is going there and so sends him back which is actually forward. Get it?

by **ycr007** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:59 pm

Correct .....

It is late at night and you have run out of cigarettes. You look at the butts lying in your ashtray and count ten of them. You figure you can make one cigarette out of every three.

How may cigarettes can you smoke before you are totally butt-less.

by **lizard king** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:05 pm

ycr007 wrote:Correct .....

It is late at night and you have run out of cigarettes. You look at the butts lying in your ashtray and count ten of them. You figure you can make one cigarette out of every three.

How may cigarettes can you smoke before you are totally butt-less.

5, and either way, i am not a cigarette person

by **rock_26iin** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:08 pm

ycr007 wrote:Correct .....

It is late at night and you have run out of cigarettes. You look at the butts lying in your ashtray and count ten of them. You figure you can make one cigarette out of every three.

How may cigarettes can you smoke before you are totally butt-less.

3.3

by **rock_26iin** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:41 pm

rock_26iin wrote:
ycr007 wrote:Correct .....

It is late at night and you have run out of cigarettes. You look at the butts lying in your ashtray and count ten of them. You figure you can make one cigarette out of every three.

How may cigarettes can you smoke before you are totally butt-less.

3.3

BTW, which butts are u talking of?

by **ycr007** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:27 pm

rock_26iin wrote:
rock_26iin wrote:
ycr007 wrote:Correct .....

It is late at night and you have run out of cigarettes. You look at the butts lying in your ashtray and count ten of them. You figure you can make one cigarette out of every three.

How may cigarettes can you smoke before you are totally butt-less.

3.3

BTW, which butts are u talking of?

But now......how many buts make a butt but butter

Lizard King wrote:5, and either way, i am not a cigarette person

Er.....I think it'll be 4.....3 butts=1 cig..... another 3 butts=1 cig....

yet another 3 butts=1 cig....these three butts=1 cig.....now u have only 2

butts......no cig can be made now i guess

by **daisy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:47 pm

i agree with YCRs answer.

you gave the puzzle, what is the correct one anyway YCR?

by **ycr007** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:52 pm

daisy wrote:i agree with YCRs answer.
you gave the puzzle, what is the correct one anyway YCR?

My answer is th corect ans i guess....and there's ur backing to prove it :wink:

by **daisy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:57 pm

ycr007 wrote:
daisy wrote:i agree with YCRs answer.
you gave the puzzle, what is the correct one anyway YCR?

My answer is th corect ans i guess....and there's ur backing to prove it

* waiting for the next riddle *

by **ycr007** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:58 pm

A man bets on number 16 on a roulette wheel 14 times and losses each time. On the 15th span he does a quick calculation and finds out that the number 12 had appeared twice in the 14 spans and is therefore, unable to decide whether to bet on 16 or 12 in the 15th span. Which will give him the best chance and what are the odds of winning on the bet that he takes?

by **daisy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:08 pm

ycr007 wrote:A man bets on number 16 on a roulette wheel 14 times and losses each time. On the 15th span he does a quick calculation and finds out that the number 12 had appeared twice in the 14 spans and is therefore, unable to decide whether to bet on 16 or 12 in the 15th span. Which will give him the best chance and what are the odds of winning on the bet that he takes?

he can bet on anything 16 or 12. the chances are 1 out of 35, since the roulette has numbers to 36.

by **ycr007** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:13 pm

Correct!!!Each of the span is an independent event and the outcome of the 15th span will not depend on the outcome of the earlier spans.

On the Keikei Island, there live two kinds of people -- knights and knaves. The knights always tell the truth, but the knaves always tell a lie.

John and Bill are residents of the Keikei Island.

Question 1

John says: We are both knaves.

Who is who?

Question 2

John: If Bill is a knave then I'm a knight.

Bill: We are different.

Who is who?

Question 3

Logician: Are you both knights?

John: Yes or No.

Logician: Are you both knaves?

John: Yes or No.

Who is who?

by **daisy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:26 pm

john is knave and bill is knight

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:44 pm

A bear has fallen from a height of 10 meters.

It took square-root of 2 seconds for it to fall on the ground

Now can you tell me the COLOR of the bear based on this information?

Don't think this is a foolish question... The answer to it is very logical...

by **ycr007** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:29 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:A bear has fallen from a height of 10 meters.
It took square-root of 2 seconds for it to fall on the ground

Now can you tell me the COLOR of the bear based on this information?

Don't think this is a foolish question... The answer to it is very logical...

must be a Polar Bear....Hence White.......

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:44 pm

ycr007 wrote:
CtrlAltDel wrote:A bear has fallen from a height of 10 meters.
It took square-root of 2 seconds for it to fall on the ground

Now can you tell me the COLOR of the bear based on this information?

Don't think this is a foolish question... The answer to it is very logical...

must be a Polar Bear....Hence White.......

y?

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