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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13 October 2006 : 1:35:01 PM
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I heard this puzzle quite a few years ago and I was never properly able to figure it out. See how you do:
3 men hire a hotel room for the night (make up your own reasons why!). The receptionist says the room costs £30, they each pay £10 and go on up to their room. Later on, the receptionist realises she has made a mistake. The room should only have been £25. So she sends a Porter up to the room with 5 £1 coins. The Porter realises that £5 isn't easily split 3 ways, so he pockets £2 himself. He knocks on the door and informs the men that they were overcharged and gave them the £3 back. The man at the door says to his friends "It looks like we've only had to pay £9 each" (are you still with me?!)
3 X £9 = £27. + £2 in the porters pocket = £29.
Where has the other £ gone?!
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Deva
Dinosaur
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Posted - 13 October 2006 : 2:10:04 PM
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The original £30 does not exist (each guy got £1 back) so it's a total of £27 which is actually spent.
The £2 in the porter's pocket is part of the £27, not part of the £30.
There is no missing £ : 3 + (2 + 25) = 30. |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 13 October 2006 : 2:21:42 PM
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Yeah, that's exactly what I thought !
I'm gonna have to come up with a better one for you...
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 14 October 2006 : 7:20:53 PM
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OK, 'nother one for ya:
A man is running down a long corridor as fast as he can, carrying a briefcase. All of a sudden, the lights along the way go dim for a few seconds before returning to normal. The man stops running, and turns back the other way and begins to cry.
What is going on?
For those not as smart as Deva who don't know the answer, you can ask questions about it, but I can only answer yes or no.
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Deva
Dinosaur
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Posted - 16 October 2006 : 12:36:50 PM
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| When the lights go dim, is this because the power is being drained, say by an electric chair? Is the reprieve contained within the briefcase? |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6986 Posts |
Posted - 17 October 2006 : 10:12:25 AM
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Is there a fire?
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 October 2006 : 10:13:38 AM
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Oh, I get what Deva is implying. That's credible. The powering on of the electric chair has caused the lights to flicker, and the man with the briefcase (solicitor) knows he is too late.
"It's hard to work in a group when you're omniscient."
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 20 October 2006 : 1:17:55 PM
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Deva's done it again! Right, I'm banning you from the next one
OK, this on'e not so good, but here goes:
A man is making his way home. Waiting for him there is a man in a mask who intends on stopping him from ever getting home. The man knows the man in the mask is waiting for him, but he isn't too concerned about it. why?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2255 Posts |
Posted - 20 October 2006 : 6:24:37 PM
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Is the man an undercover agent or something so he is expecting him to leap out for him, but will end up getting arrested?
Probably way off the mark...
'Boronak! Gozak! ni Kararnosa!' |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 21 October 2006 : 12:12:37 PM
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Sorry Graeme, way off the mark. Come on Deva, show 'em how it's done!
You can ask questions to which I can answer yes or no aswell.
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 30 October 2006 : 10:36:25 PM
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Well, it's been a week. Do you give up?!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6986 Posts |
Posted - 31 October 2006 : 10:53:19 AM
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Okay, I'll have a go...
The important words here are 'home' and 'mask', and the brain teaser revolves around the definition of those words. The most obvious thought is 'home' means the man's house, and that the man wearing the mask wants to hide his identity. But that's not always the case. 'Home' can mean 'home base'; that suggests to me a baseball game, and the man in the mask is the catcher at home base waiting to catch the baseball to tag the other guy 'heading home' out.
"We're Starfleet Officers, weird is part of the job."
Star Trek Voyager - Capt. Janeway
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 October 2006 : 11:17:27 AM
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That is certainly the one I heard many years ago - is it the one you were looking for, Cori?
Cheers
John
Captain, Star Fleet
"to boldly split infinitives that no man (or woman) has split before" |
Edited by - John Prigent on 31 October 2006 11:17:47 AM |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6986 Posts |
Posted - 31 October 2006 : 2:55:30 PM
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Reminds me of one I heard years ago, a man turns up at the British Museum with a hoard of silver coins. The coin curator looked at them and discovered they were all stamped with a variety of dates between 123 and 50BC. Why did he call the Police?
"We're Starfleet Officers, weird is part of the job."
Star Trek Voyager - Capt. Janeway
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8364 Posts |
Posted - 31 October 2006 : 4:22:08 PM
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Because no-one knew they were in BC before the year dot. Therefore the coins were forgeries.
Cheers
John
Captain, Star Fleet
"to boldly split infinitives that no man (or woman) has split before" |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 31 October 2006 : 8:09:45 PM
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Well done Ankhsy, that is correct. Took you all a while though!
OK, an easy one.
A man walks into a hotel and says to the receptionist, "Could I have a glass of water, please?"
The receptionist quickly pulls out a gun and points it at the man.
The man says "Thankyou", and leaves.
Why?
See if you can get it before the year is out!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8364 Posts |
Posted - 01 November 2006 : 10:12:14 AM
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It's a water pistol and he squirts water into the glass that the man is holding.
Cheers
John
Captain, Star Fleet
"to boldly split infinitives that no man (or woman) has split before" |
Edited by - John Prigent on 01 November 2006 10:12:56 AM |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6986 Posts |
Posted - 01 November 2006 : 11:18:54 AM
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Correct with my bit, John!
As to the second, I don't get it.
"We're Starfleet Officers, weird is part of the job."
Star Trek Voyager - Capt. Janeway
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
667 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 11:44:49 AM
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The man had hiccups and wanted the water to try to cure them. But the receptionist instead pulls out a gun, giving the man a shock and curing his hiccups.
Am I right? If so, I've got the next puzzle waiting.
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"Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat" - Any man can fly when he rides on the back of an eagle |
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6986 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 12:37:39 PM
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Sounds right, Carus. Where is Cori?
"We're Starfleet Officers, weird is part of the job."
Star Trek Voyager - Capt. Janeway
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 12:55:57 PM
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Sorry, been away for a few days. Back now though.
You are correct once again and I've ran out of ideas for now. Anyone else want to have a go?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8364 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 1:15:50 PM
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Come on, Carus, give us your puzzle!
Cheers
John
Captain, Star Fleet
"to boldly split infinitives that no man (or woman) has split before" |
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
667 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 1:44:09 PM
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This is one I used in a Doctor Who fanfic. Rest assured, unlike in the story you will not be blown up if you get it wrong:
“You are taking a package to one of three identical triplets, Faithful, who always tells the truth, Faithless, a liar, and Doubtful who is sometimes a truth-teller, sometimes a liar. Because they are identical, so you cannot tell which is which, and they will not tell you. They make the following statements: A states that he loves cats; B insists that C always tells the truth, whilst C maintains that A hates cats. Which brother can you be reasonably sure is Faithful?”
Hint: It is impossible to be 100% certain.
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"Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat" - Any man can fly when he rides on the back of an eagle |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 2:00:53 PM
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Wow! That's twisted my head up a bit, but here goes;
If A is Faithful, then B&C could very easily be either Faithless or Doubtful.
B cannot be Faithful as he is the only one who can tell the truth and wouldn't declare that C always tells the truth.
C must be Faithful. If A is Faithless, then C's statement makes sense and B could easily be Doubtful. B can't be Faithless if C is Faithful as B would be telling the truth.
In conclusion:
A is Faithless, B is Doubtful and C is Faithful.
Alternatively, A could be Faithful and B&C could be either Faithless or Doubtful.
My money's on the 1st statement. How did I do?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2255 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 2:10:09 PM
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Owwwwww my head!!!! You could be right but I ain't putting any money on that one.
'With all these new personalities floating around, it's a shame we can't find one for you'
The Doctor to Tuvok, Star Trek Voyager (Infinite Regress) |
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
667 Posts |
Posted - 06 November 2006 : 6:08:57 PM
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Originally posted by Coritanian
My money's on the 1st statement. How did I do?
Let's just say you're lucky there isn't a bomb in this case...
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"Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat" - Any man can fly when he rides on the back of an eagle |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 07 November 2006 : 7:55:18 PM
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OK, can we get the rubber-walled room ready for Carus, please?!
An easy one for younow. Everyone's heard this one, I'm sure:
A farmer sits by a riverbank with a Fox, a Chicken and a bag of grain. He has a rowing boat and he has to get everything across the river with him. However, he can only fit 1 of each of them in the boat with him at a time. He knows the Chicken will eat the grain and the Fox will eat the Chicken if he has to leave them alone together.
How does he get them all across? (assuming of course, that he can't throw them across or take the bridge blah, blah, blah, etc!)
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 November 2006 : 10:20:05 PM
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Um... he lets the chicken eat the grain, and the fox eat the chicken, and then rows the fox across?
And here's the solution for mine - it is A (but you went for C) for the following reasons (brace yourselves):
Let us assume that Faithless claims to love cats, Faithful claims that C always tells the truth and Doubtful says that Faithless hates cats. This is, of course, impossible: Faithful insists that Doubtful always tells the truth, which he doesn’t. If Doubtful loved cats, Faithless claimed that Faithful always told the truth and Faithful said that Doubtful hated cats there would likewise be contradictions, because Faithless would be lying about Faithful always telling the truth, which in itself would be a lie! The same applies if Doubtful says he loves Cats, Faithful claimed that Faithless always told the truth and Faithless said he hated cats, because Faithful would be lying about Faithless, and therefore couldn’t be Faithful. Which leaves us with three possible solutions: Faithless claims he likes cats, Doubtful says that Faithful always tells the truth, and Faithful says that Faithless hates cats, which is true. But, it could be that Faithful loves cats, Doubtful says that Faithless always tells the truth, and Faithless says that Faithful hates cats, all of which is plausible. Again, Faithful could like cats, Faithless could claim that Doubtful always tells the truth, and Doubtful could say that Faithful hates cats, which again works. This leaves us with a two in three chance that it is Faithful who claims to like cats, and therefore you should deliver the package to brother A.
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"Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat" - Any man can fly when he rides on the back of an eagle |
Edited by - Carus Andiae on 07 November 2006 10:22:36 PM |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 07 November 2006 : 10:46:41 PM
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel much better now! Thankyou for clearing that one up for me, Carus. I wasn't wrong in my assumptions, but you did ask which one can we reasonably assume to be Faithful. Good one that, a real mind-stretcher (hence the freakout I just had!)
BTW, your guess is wrong for mine!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2255 Posts |
Posted - 08 November 2006 : 08:47:10 AM
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In response to Cori's
He takes the Chicken over 1st
Then returns for the Fox and takes him over
He returns for the Grain taking the Chicken with him.
Leaving the chicken he takes the grain over.
Knowing the Fox wont eat the grain, he can safely return for the Chicken. :-)
Did well for this early in the morning...
'With all these new personalities floating around, it's a shame we can't find one for you'
The Doctor to Tuvok, Star Trek Voyager (Infinite Regress) |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
1858 Posts |
Posted - 21 November 2006 : 5:38:05 PM
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Belated congrats, Graeme. Can't think of any good ones at the minute, so try a crap one instead!
In marble halls as white as milk
lined with a skin as soft as silk
within a fountain crystal clear
a golden apple does appear.
No doors are there to this stronghold
yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
What am I?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Just a brainteaser for you
