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A riddle
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John Hale
Yarn Weaver
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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?
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jstkdn
Well-Connected
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Dec-22-2004 17:33
Hmmm I think Lomine got it!
The hat was white. The first man didn't see two green hats as I would have known his hat was white. The second man knew that the first man did not see two green hats. If the blind man was wearing a green hat, the second man would have seen that. But because the second man didn't know for sure what color his own hat was, the blind man could deduce his hat was white.
Another, easier one:
Dee Septer, the famous magician, had a water glass that was filled to the top. HOlding the glass above his head he let it drop to the carpet without spilling a single drop of water. How could Dee manage to drop the glass from a height of over 6 feet and not spill any water?
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Bryola
Well-Connected
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Dec-22-2004 17:40
a water glass is still a water glass if it is empty
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The Mad One
Well-Connected
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Dec-22-2004 17:54
The glass wasn't filled with water, it was filled with milk.
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Lomine
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Dec-22-2004 18:04
It was filled with air? Heh.
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S.H
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Dec-22-2004 20:23
Mad One:Is it a drill?
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Fonzie
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Dec-22-2004 21:23
i'd have to agree with bryola on this one, but if the glass IS full with water, it wouldnt have touched the ground because he dropped it above his ahead, therefore all the water spilled onto his head
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Dr. Falco Maltese
Well-Connected
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Dec-22-2004 21:33
Or the class is enclosed in another container? Wrapped tightly in plastic wrap? Something like that?
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Dr. Falco Maltese
Well-Connected
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Dec-22-2004 22:38
glass, I mean, of course!
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lauraandgabriel
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Dec-22-2004 23:13
Here's another riddle to continue:
In a room the are are four people and each person is standing at a corner of the room.
The question: Where can you put an apple where all but one person can see it?
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jstkdn
Well-Connected
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Dec-23-2004 05:11
Correct, the story does not say the glass was filled with water, just said it was a water glass. :) So any answer that said, there was no water in there, was correct!!!!
Another:
Even though the odds are always in favour of the gambling house, why does the establisment insist on a house limit on stakes?
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