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Riddles

DarkWolf January 22nd, 2016

Riddles!

This topic is about short riddles, because not everyone likes to do the larger logical puzzles. If you do like those, then click here.

If you've guessed the riddle, you can immediately post another one yourself. Let's keep it going. yes

I will start with this riddle:

What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 27th, 2018

You carry this everywhere, yet it never gets heavy. What is it?

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DarkWolf OP May 27th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Your name?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 27th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Name is correct! smiley

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

Where is the ONLY place that you walk forward & backward at the same time?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 27th, 2018

@KLM3278

A treadmill? (or something of the sort)

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Good answer, but not what I'm looking for ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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DarkWolf OP May 27th, 2018

@KLM3278

Nice riddle, I don't think I've heard it before.

Could it be in a mirror? If you walk away from a mirror, your reflection would go the other way, therefore it would look like you're walking forwards and backwards at the same time. Might be a bit far-fetched though smiley

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Thank you!!! No, your answer isn't what I'm looking for ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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DarkWolf OP May 27th, 2018

@KLM3278

If it's not in a mirror, my last guess would be that it is when walking in a circle. Technically you are moving forward, but you're also moving back to the point you started at the same time.

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

@DarkWolf

NO! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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observeroflife May 27th, 2018

@KLM3278

A moving bus, or perhaps an airplane in flight?

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

@observeroflife

Good guess but no ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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DarkWolf OP May 27th, 2018

@KLM3278

I'm out of serious answers (maybe a hint? angel) , but maybe it's while doing the moonwalk? cheeky

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Here is the answer then ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

"Where is the ONLY place that you walk forward & backward at the same time?"

Answer: In the snow!!! โ„๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒจ When you walk forward you leave your tracks behind you โ˜ƒ๏ธ

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 27th, 2018

How many bricks does it take to complete a building made entirely of bricks?

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KLM3278 May 27th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Just ONE ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 28th, 2018

@KLM3278

Absolutely! smiley

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observeroflife May 28th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

How's it supposed to be one?, this is totally bonkers!, I mean you can't make a building with just one brick can you?, if it was it wouldn't be called a building

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 28th, 2018

@observeroflife

Here's a quick explanation: the riddle asks how many bricks you need to COMPLETE a building made entirely of bricks. The building will only be complete once you place the last brick. Any bricks placed before that does not complete the building, but adds to it - it will only be complete with the last brick, the one you place right at the end. Hope this helps, this riddle is pretty tricky to understand at first smiley

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observeroflife May 29th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Yeah I got it.

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 28th, 2018

A chemist was found murdered in his home. The police have narrowed it down to six suspects, and know that two of the suspects worked together. The suspects are: Felice, Maxwell, Archibald, Nicolas, Jordan and Xavier. A note was also found with the body, which read: 26-3-58/28-27-57-16.

Who are the murderers?

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PhoenixAsh May 28th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply Felice and Nicolas?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 28th, 2018

@PhoenixAsh

Yes! The numbers are all atomic numbers from the Periodic Table of Elements.

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 28th, 2018

What does this message say?

G T Y O R J O T E O U I A B G T

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IndecisiveClementine186 May 28th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Does it say

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 29th, 2018

@IndecisiveClementine186

Yes, good job!

For anyone wondering, the letters are arranged in something that's called a Caeser cipher. Arrange the letters into groups of 4, and read them downwards to decipher it.

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 29th, 2018

You're a prisoner in a room with 2 doors. Each door has a guard. One of the doors will guide you to freedom, while the other door means certain death - you don't know which one's which. One of the guards always tells the truth while the other always lies - again, you don't know which one's which.

You must choose and open one of the doors, but you can only ask one question to one guard to help you pick the correct door.

What question do you ask so you can pick the door to freedom?

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stuckintime92 May 29th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

You ask "Which door would the other guard is the door to escape?" and then you take the opposite door.

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 30th, 2018

@stuckintime92

Correct! smiley

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 30th, 2018

You draw a line. Without touching it in any way, how do you make the line longer?

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IndecisiveClementine186 May 30th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Do you draw a smaller line near it, then it is the longer line?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 30th, 2018

@IndecisiveClementine186

Yes yes

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 30th, 2018

A simple math question:

a + b + c = 30

Find the values of a, b and c using only the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. You can only use each number once in the equation, and you must add them to receive 30 - no brackets, multiplication, division, subtraction or anything like that is permitted.

Can you find the values of a, b and c?

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PhoenixAsh May 30th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

a = 25 b = 4 c = 1?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 30th, 2018

@PhoenixAsh

Good try, but not correct. You're not allowed to put digits together to create new numbers (should've clarified that, sorry).

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DarkWolf OP May 30th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Would this be allowed?

5^2 (5 to the power 2) + 4 + 1?

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 31st, 2018

@DarkWolf

Not allowed (I really should've clarified it in the post since the original question had a list of things not allowed, but I just got lazy lol - but that's kinda what I meant to say by "anything like that")

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 31st, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Just so it's clear, you're ONLY allowed to ADD the digits as they are PRESENTED in the question to get 30.

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TrulyMadlyDeeply May 31st, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

Any more tries?

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DarkWolf OP June 5th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

I don't know the answer, would you mind sharing it with all of us? enlightened

SuperAwesomeDragon June 5th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply
The suspense is killin me. GIVE US THE ANSWER PLEASE

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TrulyMadlyDeeply June 6th, 2018

Haha okay, here's the answer: the question asks, "Can you solve the values of a, b and c?", not "Solve the values of a,b and c" or "What are the values of a, b and c?". The answer is no. You can't solve the values of a, b and c AND satisfy all the needs in the question.

(Here in the UK, to study medicine at uni, we had to do an extra exam and do well in that to get in. This was one of the questions when I did it, and only 6 people out of over 15000 entrants got it right.)

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PhoenixAsh June 6th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply omg :')))

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DarkWolf OP June 6th, 2018

I have 2 heads, 6 feet, 8 hands and one mouth. What am I?

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SuperAwesomeDragon June 6th, 2018

@DarkWolf
An anatomically inaccurate doll

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DarkWolf OP June 6th, 2018

@SuperAwesomeDragon

There might very well be one that excists, but it's not the answer.

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SuperAwesomeDragon June 6th, 2018

@DarkWolf
These riddles feel vague to me sometimes. Can I get a hint?

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DarkWolf OP June 7th, 2018

@SuperAwesomeDragon

Let's just say it might have a similar (ish) answer as the riddle @TrulyMadlyDeeply posted before. Maybe it's not too big of a hint, but it might give you an idea.

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TrulyMadlyDeeply June 8th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Is it a coin? or 2 coins? (I honestly have no idea)

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DarkWolf OP June 9th, 2018

@TrulyMadlyDeeply

It's not coin(s).

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stuckintime92 June 8th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Fictional?

This one's really annoying me. I can't work it out.

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DarkWolf OP June 8th, 2018

@stuckintime92

I have known this riddle for quite a long time. And because I knew this one, I should really have known the math riddle from @TrulyMadlyDeeply too. But I took that one too serious, more like a logical puzzle. You all are doing the same to this riddle.

The riddle asks what I am. Well, after saying I have 2 heads, 6 feet, 8 hands and one mouth, I'm definitely a liar. That's the answer.. what am I? a liar.

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stuckintime92 June 8th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Ah, good one wink

TrulyMadlyDeeply June 9th, 2018

@DarkWolf

Ahhh, I see... I really should've gotten it since I posted the math riddle lol

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