The rules: The team that has solved that most riddles before 7 PM EST Wednesday wins. Myself and/or SSJT will be posting them at random times throughout that time period.
Obviously the first to correctly answer the riddle gets the points. If myself or SSJT sees you got the correct answer, we will tell you. If there are no correct answers yet, we will periodically tell you. If you use a process of elimination to get the right answer, or it's obvious you flat out guessed out of the blue, we will ask for an explanation before we give you credit.
All riddles / guessing will go on this thread.
Edited posts are considered invalid.
Teams are even in numbers - so everybody is in.
We will offer an explanation upon a riddle being solved.
ON ALL ANSWERS - PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH RIDDLE YOU'RE ANSWERING.
Good luck.
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Riddle #1:
What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #1:
What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211
(one "1", one "3", two "1's", three "2's", one "1")
That was a good one. I was trying all kinds of arithmetic and geometric sequences.
HOLY CRAP... YOU FREAK!
Correct!
Riddle #1 Explanation:
The next row is
1113213211
Starting with the second line, every line describes the line before it. In writing, it is:
One One
Two Ones
One Two One One
etc.
etc.
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:HOLY CRAP... YOU FREAK!
Correct!
(actually, a nerd emoticon might be more appropriate)
Riddle #2:
A man was in his car, and he was shot in the head. The man had no gun on him, no one was inthe car with him all the cars windows, and doors were closed and locked. Not one window was hit by the bullet. How did the man get shot in the head?
He was in a convertible? :laugh:
cant_think_of_a_witty_name Wrote:He was in a convertible? :laugh:
<claps hands>
Good answer! Good answer!
cant_think_of_a_witty_name Wrote:He was in a convertible? :laugh:
whattttttttt a lucky guess.
Correct.
The riddle does not say the man was shot while sitting in his car? It just says he was in his car and was shot in the head.
I'm getting a headache...after that number business :frown:
Luck my ass. :laugh: Why do I feel like GTS is Richard Dawson and we're all on the Feud?
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this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
Riddle #4
I went in the woods and got it.
When I got it I couldn't get it.
So I left it there, and took it home.
What is "it" ?
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
the Dumb Blonde....the others are fictional characters
(someone is going to get mad at this one)
The dumb blonde, cuz that's the only one out of the three that exists.
Riddle #5
This may seem impossible, but think about it.
What is the answer to (a-x) (b-x) (c-x) (d-x) ....... (z-x) ?
The "......." stands for all the rest of the letters up until Z.
emme3334 Wrote:The dumb blonde, cuz that's the only one out of the three that exists.
Incorrect.
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #5
This may seem impossible, but think about it.
What is the answer to (a-x) (b-x) (c-x) (d-x) ....... (z-x) ?
The "......." stands for all the rest of the letters up until Z.
zero
cant_think_of_a_witty_name Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #5
This may seem impossible, but think about it.
What is the answer to (a-x) (b-x) (c-x) (d-x) ....... (z-x) ?
The "......." stands for all the rest of the letters up until Z.
zero
Correct!
Explanation to Riddle #5:
you would eventually hit (x-x) which is zero.. multiplied by everything else, you get zero.
Current Standings
Riddle #1: whos_your_dawgy, Team Linux
Riddle #2: witty_name, Team Linux
Riddle #3: ??
Riddle #4: whos_your_dawgy, Team Linux
Riddle #5: witty_name, Team Linux
Riddle #6: emme3334, Team Windows
Team Linux 4, Team Windows 1
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georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #4
I went in the woods and got it.
When I got it I couldn't get it.
So I left it there, and took it home.
What is "it" ?
a splinter
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
The smart blonde. Godzilla lives in Japan and dumb blondes are full of air.
whos_your_dawgy Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #4
I went in the woods and got it.
When I got it I couldn't get it.
So I left it there, and took it home.
What is "it" ?
a splinter
correct
Riddle #6
What is greater than God,
More evil than the devil,
Poor men have it,
Rich men want it,
And if you eat it, you'll die
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #6
What is greater than God,
More evil than the devil,
Poor men have it,
Rich men want it,
And if you eat it, you'll die
nothing
emme3334 Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #6
What is greater than God,
More evil than the devil,
Poor men have it,
Rich men want it,
And if you eat it, you'll die
nothing
correct
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
Godzilla. It's the only choice I haven't guessed.
Riddle #7
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry".
ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What's the 3rd word that ends in "gry" ?
Currentt Standings:
Current Standings
Riddle #1: whos_your_dawgy, Team Linux
Riddle #2: witty_name, Team Linux
Riddle #3: emme3334, Team windows
Riddle #4: whos_your_dawgy, Team Linux
Riddle #5: witty_name, Team Linux
Riddle #6: emme3334, Team Windows
Riddle #7: whos_your_dawgy, Team Linux
Team Linux 5, Team Windows 2
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georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
none of the above
whos_your_dawgy Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
none of the above
I'll need an explanation before I give you credit.
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
None of them. Godzilla and a smart blonde don't exist and the dumb blonde couldn't find her way to the top.
emme3334 Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:this is a toughie too
Riddle #3
If Godzilla, A Smart Blonde, and A Dumb Blonde Jump Off the Empire State Building, Who Would Land First?
None of them. Godzilla and a smart blonde don't exist and the dumb blonde couldn't find her way to the top.
Judges...............
we will accept!
We were looking for:
- Godzilla and the smart blonde don't exist (check)
- The dumb blonde would need directions
That's close enough.
well...since the acceleration due to gravity is a constant 9.8 m/s^2, they'd all hit the ground at the same time (neglecting wind resistance)
whos_your_dawgy Wrote:well...since the acceleration due to gravity is a constant 9.8 m/s^2, they'd all hit the ground at the same time (neglecting wind resistance)
Incorrect. We don't live in a vaccum
Refer to emme's answer and my slight explanation.
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:whos_your_dawgy Wrote:well...since the acceleration due to gravity is a constant 9.8 m/s^2, they'd all hit the ground at the same time (neglecting wind resistance)
Incorrect. We don't live in a vaccum
Refer to emme's answer and my slight explanation.
lol
sometimes I think my professors live in a vacuum...but that's another subject
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #7
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry".
ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What's the 3rd word that ends in "gry" ?
"Language"
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #7
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry".
ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What's the 3rd word that ends in "gry" ?
I've seen this before and this is what I found when searching for it before:
The answer is supposedly "language."
I don't particularly like this explanation, but here it is: <a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/g/gry.html' target='_blank'>http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/l...uage/g/gry.html</a>
cant_think_of_a_witty_name Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #7
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry".
ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What's the 3rd word that ends in "gry" ?
"Language"
ehh..."got me by that much" (in my best Maxwell Smart voice)
whos_your_dawgy Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #7
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry".
ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What's the 3rd word that ends in "gry" ?
I've seen this before and this is what I found when searching for it before:
The answer is supposedly "language."
I don't particularly like this explanation, but here it is: <a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/g/gry.html' target='_blank'>http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/l...uage/g/gry.html</a>
Correct based on the link. Although that was dirty and I'll make the next ones harder b/c of that.
I would've posted it five minutes ago but I kept rereading it and saying "that can't be right." :laugh:
umm...didn't witty get it before I did?
I knew the link because I'd been forwarded that riddle quite a bit and was sick of it. But, make them harder. It'll separate the men from the boys (or women from the girls for you PC folks).
I can put a y on my grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and that will definitely be in my language. oooooooooooo that was rotten!!!!
@ witty for answering the crazy algebra question. jesus man, you been plotting trajectories for nasa in your spare time in oxford?
Hey, I wonder why there are no riddles up now?? Do we need to stay up until 11:30 to participate? :rolleyes:
Riddle #8
There is a circle bar. There are five people in it. The bartender, a lady in the center, two guys drinking, and a woman cleaning the corner. The lights go out, when they turn back on, the lady in the center is dead...............Who killed her, and how do you know that?
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Riddle #8
There is a circle bar. There are five people in it. The bartender, a lady in the center, two guys drinking, and a woman cleaning the corner. The lights go out, when they turn back on, the lady in the center is dead...............Who killed her, and how do you know that?
The woman cleaning the corner. Since it's a circle bar, there are no corners so it must be her.
