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John Hale
John Hale
Yarn Weaver

Dec-8-2004 01:45

Hello all.
I'm fairly new to Sleuth and I thought I might share a little hobby of mine with you all. Here's something for that sad moment when the mysteries of the day are all done.

Thousands lay up gold within this house,
but no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
but no man wards it.
What is it?

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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Aug-10-2006 15:28

1. Scheming Suzie is afraid of monsters hiding under her bed. She usually runs form her bedroom door and leaps onto her bed so the monsters can't get her. Even though Suzie's bed is twelve feet from teh door, she manages to switch off her light and jump in to bed before her is dark. Since Suzie doesn't use any devide to flip the switch, how is she able to accomplish this remarkable feat?

2.Two train tracks run parallel to each other, except for a short distance where they meet and become one track over a narrow bridge. One morning, a tain speeds on to the bridge. Another train coming form the opposite direction, also speeds on to the bridge. Neither train can stop on the short bridge, yet there is no collision. How is this possible?

3. Picture a liter of milk, and a liter of Sangria. A cup of Sangria is poured in to the milk and mixed thoroughly. Then, a cup of this mixture is poured back in to the Sangria. Is the amount of Sangria now in the milk more, less, or the same as the amount of milk in the Sangria?

John Q. Publik
John Q. Publik
Old Shoe

Aug-11-2006 19:36

1. She goes to bed before the sun goes down.

2. They cross the bridge at different times.

3. By my calculations (and yes, I even broke out my calculator) it should be the same amount. If not, the difference is too infinitesimal for anyone to ever notice.


And this is probably one of my favorites of all time. Lewis Carroll fans should agree.

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?"

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Aug-11-2006 21:53

1. her light is in the middle of the room. she pulls a string hanging down from it to turn it off?

2. either what john said or, they stop before the bidge, let the other pass, then go.

3. no clue.

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Aug-12-2006 08:07

Mr. Publik,

"I think you might do something better with the time than wasting it in asking riddles that have no answers."

Barry

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Aug-12-2006 08:19

Here's one:

A helicopter was hovering 200 feet above the sea when the pilot suddenly turned off the engine. The rotor stopped but the helicopter did not crash. Why not?

I like this one because it relates to something in my real life (are you listening, Dollface?): I know how to fly a helicopter.

That's all you get. I'm uncomfortable revealing even that much about the real me so I'm not going to say if it has to do with my profession or not. Who knows? Maybe in another 100 days I might reveal another tidbit about the real me. But I make no promises.

*slips back into Sleuth mode by winking, bowing and tipping hat, and making a smooth exit*

Chwanes
Chwanes
Lucky Stiff

Aug-12-2006 15:15

Because it was on the ground in a place that was 200 ft above sea level....

This is biggie by the way :)

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Aug-12-2006 18:00

Well, very, very, very close. It was hovering. It wasn't on the ground. Can you add more detail?

Temperance Brennan24
Temperance Brennan24

Aug-12-2006 18:57

Something was holding it up? Or there's something about the "anatomy" of copters that allow them to stay up without the engine? Lol, I know nothing about them, so I don't even know how to explain what I mean... :)

yoyofoshow
yoyofoshow
Old Shoe

Aug-12-2006 20:47

It landed on a building that was 200ft high?

Barry Grant
Barry Grant
Old Shoe

Aug-13-2006 01:18

Remember, the riddle said: it was hovering 200 feet above the sea, not hovering 200 feet above sea level.

Ms. Brennan24: Nothing was holding it up. The engine was shut off while the helicopter was hovering. While many people think a helicopter would plummet to the ground in that case, they are mistaken. Like an airplane, a helicotper still has it's "wings": the main rotor which is the one on the top. It can still be controlled during the glide but would just descend at a greater rate; around 1500 feet per minute as opposed to the usual comfortable 500 feet per minute.

Not knowing where you live, I'm not sure this example will help, but where I live, we have these trees that lose these wing-like things that, when dropped by the tree, float down in a spinning fashion. They do not plummet. It's that concept. The maneuver for landing a helicopter without engine power is called "autorotation" and when done skillfully, all occupants will walk away from the "crash".

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