The Incredible Puzzle Thread

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  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    Just want to point out that it doesn't have to be an ellipse, it CAN be a circle with A as not-the-center.

    Here is an example, and I showed where the center is, too.

    I could still assume it's a quarter of a circle/elipse if A were in the first quadrant (Top - left part of the center). It's not, so, in this case AD can't be related to a Radius of an imaginary circle, so, I can't solve this problem if I don't know the lenght of either AB or AC (Nope, either knowing AF or AE will help us in that case, because we'll still missing AB and AC).
  • edited May 2010
    The geometry puzzle reminded me of another site I vistited before -

    http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml

    - and some puzzles called sangaku. For example:

    http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/medium.shtml#sangaku1

    japtempgeo1-2.gif
    Find the side length of the internal square and the radii of the internal circles, in terms of a.

    (I haven't figured it out, yet. Maybe I'm getting too mathematical here, anyway.)

    The berkeley site has a bunch of other puzzles and riddles, though.
  • PsyPsy
    edited May 2010
    Klatuu wrote: »
    http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/medium.shtml#sangaku1

    japtempgeo1-2.gif
    Find the side length of the internal square and the radii of the internal circles, in terms of a.

    (I haven't figured it out, yet. Maybe I'm getting too mathematical here, anyway.)

    I like this. I'm 1/3 of the way done
  • PsyPsy
    edited May 2010
    Psy wrote: »
    I like this. I'm 1/3 of the way done

    Awesome, so, from top to bottom

    The radius of the upper circle is
    R/16
    The radius of the lower circle is OH GOD I GOT IT WRONG brb doin math
    The edge of the square is
    3R/5
  • edited May 2010
    GinnyN wrote: »
    It's (((40 / 2) - 5) / 3) * 4.

    What's about, the only place in the world if you go 1 mile to the south, 1 mile to the east, and 1 mile to the north and come back to the exactly same point?

    Chile, after an earthquake moves you back 1 mile to the west.
  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    Just want to point out that it doesn't have to be an ellipse, it CAN be a circle with A as not-the-center.

    Here is an example, and I showed where the center is, too.

    dcd37s.png

    Oh, God, look what I've created...
  • edited May 2010
    Klatuu wrote: »
    This is a thread to discuss some of your other favorite puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, armchair treasure hunts, etc.
    Well, it's actually it's own game, but Deadly Rooms Of Death is basically a long string of more or less brain-wrenching puzzles that combined make up the (mostly user-designed) level sets (called holds) for the game.

    Puzzle + hack'n'slash galore = WIN, at least for me... :D

    (And there's the online high scores - solving a room in less moves than anybody else is often another puzzle in it's own right... ;))

    Try it, the demo is free, and you can play any of the user-made levels with it - the only difference is that the demo has only one set of level graphics instead of 6 and IIRC less music...

    np: Jamie Lidell - Compass (Compass)
  • edited May 2010
    Just moved it here from the wrong thread, oh well.

    Here is another one, let's name it: One line tells it all.

    Which adventure is this line of a walkthrough refering to?

    "Pick up a jawbone and tusk from the grave."
  • edited May 2010
    that's not really a puzzle. its more of an ambiguous fanboy reference that a limited number of people can solve. a puzzle has to have something to do with lateral thinking, etc.

    But it's the Dig you're talking about, right?
  • edited May 2010
    Sure it is, it's a puzzle, riddle however you prefer calling it, which involves a specific knowledge; and yes, you are right on the solution.
  • edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    Sure it is, it's a puzzle, riddle however you prefer calling it, which involves a specific knowledge; and yes, you are right on the solution.

    Okay, then here is mine, what's the name of the guy I was in love with in 2003?
    Good luck :p
  • edited May 2010
    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    Okay, then here is mine, what's the name of the guy I was in love with in 2003?
    Good luck :p

    Is it Mr. Avistew?
    Neelo wrote:
    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

    A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as it could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
  • edited May 2010
    Is it Mr. Avistew?

    It's not my husband, and even if it was his name isn't Mr Avistew :p
  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    Okay, then here is mine, what's the name of the guy I was in love with in 2003?
    Good luck :p
    That's not the same as this is your personal knowledge. Knowledge about games which everyone can buy is a different thing and you should be clever enough knowing that already. :O)

    Hmmm, let me think of my school time, maybe this is more after your taste:

    ADVENTURES RETURNED HURRAY = BEWFOUVSFT EFOSVUFS GZTBQS

    MBVHIJOH FMQSVQ DTKUDOOBG = ?
  • edited May 2010
    LAUGHING ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~

    too tired
  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    It's not my husband, and even if it was his name isn't Mr Avistew :p

    Mr.... Stewart?
  • edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    That's not the same as this is your personal knowledge. Knowledge about games which everyone can buy is a different thing and you should be clever enough knowing that already. :O)

    I don't know, seems to me to be more a quiz than a puzzle. The way I see it, for a puzzle you're given all the tools. Just asking someone to guess which movie/game/country/language has this or that in it isn't really the same, because either they already know or they don't and won't figure it out.

    Well, for a line from a walkthrough you can google it easily, but many would consider that cheating.
  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    Well, for a line from a walkthrough you can google it easily, but many would consider that cheating.

    *A-hem* Yes... And that is... Bad? Yes, very bad. Bad cheaters!
  • edited May 2010
    @Hayden
    No

    @Avistew
    It definately fits better into the quiz section but still i find there is a puzzle part as well, without the certain knowledge you'll also fail to solve a lot of riddles, so...

    Oh and of course using google is meh. :O)
  • edited May 2010
    hehe... you said goggle. They make things underwater visible.

    What can you see clearly anywhere, but only if someone else speaks it?
  • edited May 2010
    I thought you were tired! ;O)
  • edited May 2010
    what? im never too tired to think up a good puzzle!

    What has no way of speaking, writing or typing, yet communicates to millions of people every day?
  • edited May 2010
    This reminds me of a nice one, but it only works in german:

    Wie heißt ein am Metall hängendes Raubtier?
  • edited May 2010
    Hmmm... a metal hanging on the predator, you say...

    Too hard. Too tired.

    What has many eyes yet cannot see, can form an ear yet cannot hear, and although it may summon a mouth, it cannot cry in fear?

    (Hint: Try figuring out the letters)
  • edited May 2010
    You're offering too many too fast, actually the internet is full of those and i'm not Bilbo Beutlin.
  • edited May 2010
    Is the first the air and the second the eyes?
  • edited May 2010
    no, but nice try
  • edited May 2010
    what? im never too tired to think up a good puzzle!

    What has no way of speaking, writing or typing, yet communicates to millions of people every day?

    A book? The book doesn't write, it is already written...
    ...
    Lots of animals?
  • edited May 2010
    The book would work. It wasn't what I was thinking, but you're really close to it with the animals one. don't click here if you want to figure it out!
    It's a lolcat. Yeah, so sue me
  • edited May 2010
    Hey, the eyes work as well. ;O)
  • edited May 2010
    yeah, lots of things work. That's prolly my worst one of the three (so far)
  • edited May 2010
    Oh, oh, there is one I made up when I was a kid! What's two, then one, then three?
  • edited May 2010
    an only slightly messed up benjamin button?
  • edited May 2010
    an only slightly messed up benjamin button?

    What?
    Just remember I'm the one would made up that riddle (kid or not) and the answer should become fairly obvious.
  • edited May 2010
    What has many eyes yet cannot see, can form an ear yet cannot hear, and although it may summon a mouth, it cannot cry in fear?

    (Hint: Try figuring out the letters)

    C'mon, people! This is my best one!
  • edited May 2010
    Avistew wrote: »
    What?
    Just remember I'm the one would made up that riddle (kid or not) and the answer should become fairly obvious.

    When you said that "you" made it up i immediately thought it was going to be messed up, so:

    A guy. Because, going down, you have:
    - 2 nipples;
    - 1 belly button
    - and 3 er... legs.
  • edited May 2010
    Without investing further time into it: a potato.
  • edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    Without investing further time into it: a potatoe.

    How does a potato go 2, 1, 3?
  • edited May 2010
    I was trying to answer the one with the eyes, the mouth and the ear.
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