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Lyra Cornwallis
Lyra Cornwallis
Lucky Stiff

Mar-12-2010 10:38

The game's very simple. You just have to post a riddle, and the person who posts next should try answering it, and should post their own riddle.

Example:
Why do birds fly South in winter?

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Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Mar-16-2010 00:24

Well, yes Cyrus does know one of the ages. You're on the right track, but keep in mind, the youngest daughter didn't say that she wanted to ride one, merely that she wished there was one when it opened. She could very well be thirty by the time that happens! *ducks objects thrown by Ben and HLI*

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Mar-16-2010 01:48

a) I don't have a pen and (b) I don't have the time but the fact there is a youngest and an oldest limits the possibilities of combinations. ie there wont be twins or triplets. So you'd have 15, 2 & 1 as your first combination and so on. I suspect this is all based around math (which I don't get at the best of times), otherwise I'd offer the theory you could rule out 1 & 2 as being obsolete as the youngest daughter speaks well enough to talk about the boardwalk, but I'm guessing that's a little too 'fluffy'.

Lyra Cornwallis
Lyra Cornwallis
Lucky Stiff

Mar-16-2010 10:06

That's wrong, Heimlich! The answer to mine is 'Everyone. A house can't jump at all!'

InTheShadows
InTheShadows
Old Shoe

Mar-16-2010 11:02

Cyrus knows the number to the bar, but still needs one more clue, which means there are at least 2 possibilities after subtracting his barnumber from 18. When he gets the last clue he suddenly knows, which means that this clue excludes all other possibilities. The clue says that one of them is younger than the other, which means the possibilities before this clue is that either they're the same age or they're not. Since he now knows their ages there can be only one possiblity with different ages. That's why they're 14, 3 and 1. I'm surprised the one-year-old can say whole sentences though :-P

And for you math-geeks out there: Why are all girlfriends or boyfriends evil?

Secret Spy_
Secret Spy_
Super Steeper

Mar-16-2010 11:11

Are they now? I didn't know that!

InTheShadows
InTheShadows
Old Shoe

Mar-16-2010 12:22

Sure they are. But you have to solve the riddle to know why.

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Mar-16-2010 16:03

InTheShadows got it! Nice job! I always give that one to students if I want them to be busy for a class.

InTheShadows
InTheShadows
Old Shoe

Mar-16-2010 23:20

I'm going to do the same myself with my class. Loved it. I'll be impressed if you know the answer to mine though :-P

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Mar-17-2010 06:03

I just read an article about evil numbers, but I'm still none the wiser!

InTheShadows
InTheShadows
Old Shoe

Mar-17-2010 07:48

Don't need much knowledge about numbers. Algebra would be nice to know though...

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