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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?

Dec-21-2004 16:44

Elvenwonder you are right....although I guess a bone would work too. My my, everybody is so resourceful.

Here is another:

Governor Gamble, who was looking for a very smart person to be his advisor, was down to the final three applicants. He told the three men that he had five hats; three white and two green. He explained that he was going to put one hat on each of their heads. The first man to correctly state the colour of his own hat, and explain how he arrived at that conclusion, would land the job. After the hats were placed, the first man looked at the other two and said he did not know the answer. The second man looked at the first and the third, and said he did not know. The third man, who was blind, correctly stated the colour of his hat, and then went on explaining his reasoning. What colour was the blind man's hat, and how did he know?

Dec-21-2004 16:53

The blind man's hat is green.

The other two didn't know what color their hats were because each seeing man saw one white hat and one green hat.

Dec-22-2004 03:45

Nop wrong. But you are reasoning in the right direction.

Dec-22-2004 05:04

it was white? the first one saw two white and second saw white and green?

Dec-22-2004 07:03

But the second one if he saw white and green, could still had a white or a green hat.

Dec-22-2004 08:32

His hat must of been white. The other 2 must of been green. See Majandra's reasoning. :) If the other 2 wear wearing green, that is the only way they would have seen 1 green and 1 white and not be able to tell what hat they were wearing.

Dec-22-2004 09:32

Another riddle for some one to answer.

A race car driver enters a local race on a small oval track. The race is ten laps long. He completes the race in its entirety and wins. How many times did he pass the start/finish line during the race?

Dec-22-2004 09:51

11 times.

Dec-22-2004 10:02

Nop reasoning is wrong. We don't know what the first one exactly saw, except that it wasn't two green hats. The secound also didn't see two green hats. So based on that reasoning, the third would still not know, as he is blind.

Dec-22-2004 10:03

Ngah. Colorblind me.

Did he start directly on the start/finish line or a few cars behind it?