Brain Teaser

[Killer Kitten]

I'm not very good at these, and this one has me stumped. Anybody out there have the answer? (I'm thinking DNA testing is not an option.)
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The king has died, and two men -- the only son of the king, and an imposter -- each claim to be his long lost son and rightful heir to the throne. Who's the true heir?

Years ago, to protect the queen and her unborn son in a time of peril, she had been sent into hiding. She died shortly after childbirth. There are no records of the people who raised either pretender, no birth certificates, no school or other records. To make it even harder, both men are identical in looks and about the same age.

The true prince knows he is the prince. The imposter knows he is not (but also knows the legend of the lost prince and is willing to risk death to garner the riches and power that await the new king).

You, as elder in the king's court, must determine the true heir. Questioning will not help, as the imposter is an accomplished liar. Nor may torture be used, as the true prince, whoever he may be, must not be harmed.

How will you identify the true prince?

[StrayRogue]

A blood test. The true prince is a hemophiliac.

[Soulpieced]

I don't think they had that technology in the age this is supposed to take place? On that note, I have no idea anyway.

[StrayRogue]

Blood typing has been around for a few hundred years, I think. And it's not the ability to do it either that caught him out: blood typing isn't very accurate, the impostor felt it was worth trying to get away with it. But the true heir was a hemophiliac and couldn't give blood for the test.

[Bobmuhthol]

I'm terrible with these. What makes him a hemophiliac?

[StrayRogue]

No fucking idea. I just got the answer from various riddle websites.

[Kitsun]

Send them into a pit to fight to the death. Since kings are the descendants of Gods, they wouldn't lose to a lowly imposter.

[Bobmuhthol]

That's the same as torture. The prince is not supposed to be hurt.

[Himmy]

Hemophilia was fairly common in some royal families, wasn't it? If I remember correctly, it was due to the inbreeding that 'kept the line pure'

[Skirmisher]

Taken from the CDC website.


Hemophilia

Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder that affects 18,000 persons (primarily males) in the United States. The disorder results from deficiencies in blood clotting factors and can lead to spontaneous internal bleeding and bleeding following injuries or surgery. These bleeding episodes can cause severe joint damage, neurological damage, damage to other organ systems involved in the hemorrhage, and, in rare cases, death. Treating the bleeding episodes involves the prompt and proper use of clotting factor concentrates.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/hemophilia.htm

I would not have guessed it offhand, but I guess the key phrase mentioned in one of the other first sites brought up in the search was that "Hemophilia is the oldest known hereditary bleeding disorder".

[Latrinsorm]

If hemophilia is the answer, it's a very crappy one, and here's why:
There are no records of the people who raised either pretender, no birth certificates, no school or other records.No medical records.

[Tsunami]

:yeahthat:

My first thought was they were twins, and the one being born first would be the rightful heir. But, it says the kings only son. Unless the imposter is a girl, and a twin, and was born second, and is pretty homely looking to look identical to her brother. Or he is feminine looking. :thinking:

[HarmNone]

I'm going to go with the hemophilia answer. No blood test is really necessary. Prick the fingers of each contender. The son who bleeds the longest is the true son.

[peam]

There is no way to come to the conclusion that hemophilia runs in the family.

[Satira]

Which is why this is a stupid brain teaser.

[Nilandia]

It looks like a modification to a classic riddle. I believe I heard it a while back where the king was alive and asked both claimants to submit to a blood test. The one who refused was accepted as the true heir, as the king knew the true prince was a hemophiliac.

And yes, hemophilia was known to plague royal European bloodlines. Most famous to suffer from it was Alexei, son of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. It was to treat Alexei that Rasputin found his way into the royal household and came to be such a large influence on the family.

Inbreeding was quite widespread, which led to the appearance of hemophilia. Just found this on the internet, which would give you an idea of the extent of the inbreeding.

"Nicholas II was the son of Tsar Alexander III and his empress, Marie Fedorovna, who had been born Princess Dagmar of Denmark. Nicholas, through his mother, was the first cousin of King George V of England. King George V of England, through his father, was also the first cousin of Nicholas' wife, Alexandra. Nicholas' wife, Alexandra, was also a first cousin to Kaiser William II of Germany and William II was also a distant cousin of Nicholas himself."

Nicholas was also the grandson of Queen Victoria, who is believed to have been the carrier of hemophilia and through her the disease spread to the other royal houses.

Nilandia

[peam]

I'd offer to split the kingdom.

[HarmNone]

Really difficult brain teasers often rely on a certain amount of conjecture on the part of the solver. That's what makes them so difficult. ;)

Here's one for you:

A metal horse with a flaxen tail.
The faster the horse runs, the shorter his tail becomes.

What is it?

[peam]

Sewing machine?

[HarmNone]

Close, peam, and a darn good answer! However, most sewing machines today are made of plastic. ;)

[Satira]

Iron!?

[Skirmisher]

HarmNone is hurting my brain!
:cry:

[The Ponzzz]

a train

EDIT TO ASK: What do I win?

[Edited on 10-8-2005 by The Ponzzz]

[The Ponzzz]

Ah shit, That may be wrong... It could also be what Peam said, but a needle and thread... But a train also could be the answer as well... But my second answer is a needle and thread...

[The Ponzzz]

Ok i'll ask one now, since I remembered one...

If you have six women and they each had six rooms. Each room has six dogs inside and each dog has six puppies. Assuming all are whole and healthy, how many legs are there?

[HarmNone]

Needle and thread is correct! Kudos to Ponzzz! :D

[Skirmisher]

Sure sure, I see how it is, ignore my aching brain.
:crutches:

[HarmNone]

Unless my math is off, 6,060 legs.

[Snapp]

That's what I got too, HN (plus a headache).

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by Snapp
That's what I got too, HN (plus a headache).

I'll be happy to share my Excedrin, Snapp. I just had to take a couple myself. :(

HarmNone hands Snapp two Excedrin and a glass of water....

[HarmNone]

Heh. It just occurred to me....were there any chairs in those rooms? :lol:

[The Ponzzz]

No it's 6060... Woo hoo... Here's another on my girlfriend just told me...

Always invisible, yet never out of sight. What are they?

[Tsunami]

Air? Unless of course you live in LA. :D

[xtc]

The answer is simple. You deem both as imposters and kill them both. You claim the throne for yourself (until the real heir can be found, of course no worries since you just killed him)

If the answer is hemophilia, it is stupid because although it is common in Royal families not every member would have it and it wouldn't be exclusive to them.

[The Ponzzz]

Nope, not air...

[HarmNone]

Heh. I've heard that one, so I'm going to let others guess. :D

[Latrinsorm]

Corneas.

Brainteaser:

A man is walking along a path. He comes to a fork in the road, upon which stand two identical twin brothers. The first brother can tell only the truth. The second brother can tell only lies. The man does not know which is which (what with them being identical). With only one (1) question, how can the man determine the correct path?

Brainteaser 2, courtesy of Selmer Bringsjord, who never bothered to respond to my email telling me whether I was right or not:
Someone who lives in Dreadsbury Mansion killed Aunt Agatha. Agatha, the butler, and Charles live in Dreadsbury Mansion, and are the only people who live therein. A killer always hates his victim, and is never richer than his victim. Charles hates no one that Aunt Agatha hates. Agatha hates everyone except the butler. The butler hates everyone not richer than Aunt Agatha. The butler hates everyone Agatha hates. No one hates everyone. Agatha is not the butler.

Now, given the above clues, there is a bit of a disagreement between three Norwegian detectives: Inspector Bjorn is sure that Charles didn't do it. Is he right? Inspector Reidar is sure that it was a suicide. Is he right? Inspector Olaf is sure that the butler, despite conventional wisdom, is innocent. Is he right?

[The Ponzzz]

Wrong on corneas...

Answers

1.) Which way would your brother say is the correct path?". The liar would lie tell you that the truthful man would say to go down the wrong path. The truthful man would tell the truth and say that the liar would tell you to go down the wrong path. They both point to the wrong path, so then the alternate is the proper path.

::takes a breath::

[The Ponzzz]

And for the second one, I'm pretty sure it is the butler, I saw this riddle before, and remember it destroying my mind...

[Satira]

I think Aunt Agatha killed herself!

[The Ponzzz]

I think the whole richer than their victum thing takes out suicide... But if hating everyone but the butler makes her hate herself, they yea, it's suicide....

[Satira]

She as rich as herself. Not richer than herself!

[Latrinsorm]

A killer always hates his victim, and is never richer than his victim.Aunt Agatha cannot possibly be richer than herself. Satira (as always) is right, knows everything, and cannot be argued with. Ever. :worship:

T3h Ponz nailed the first one. :thumbsup:

I give up on the cornea one. :help:

[The Ponzzz]

It's the Letters I and S :)

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by The Ponzzz
It's the Letters I and S :) Hehe, that probably works a lot better spoken than typed. Good one though.

[The Ponzzz]

Yea, someone give us another one!!

[Nilandia]

Well, I heard this a long time ago, but I'll take a stab at it. Just a couple, mind you. You don't want me digging up my books of these things, cause then I'll have a lot.

1)
On a road ride twenty-four kings,
Twenty four pears grew on a tree.
Each he took a pear,
How many pears left hanging there?

2)
There is a violent train derailment outside of Philadelphia. Though no one is injured, the police list reads, "Dead: Two" Why?

[The Ponzzz]

I can't figure out the last one... but the pear one is 23.

Each is a king. But the wording is wrong and you almost made me have a seizure...

[SpunGirl]

Hm. Is hemophilia really the answer?

I would ask each (separately, of course) why they think they are the heir. There would have to be something in their answers, since the riddle states that the true prince "knows" he is the heir. If the other one only knows the legend of the prince that went into hiding, it would have to be apparent in some kind of lack of knowledge. But I don't know how anyone would verify that. Argh!

Okay, here's an easy one: Fred and Mary are dead. There is broken glass and water all around. What happened?

-K

[Edited on 10-9-2005 by SpunGirl]

[The Ponzzz]

Spungirl, is that worded wrong?

[Nilandia]

Heh. I got the riddle from African-American folktales and that wording for "Each he took a pear" is exactly how it was stated. Don't look at me.

Goldfish, Spunn. ;)

[SpunGirl]

LOL, oops, sorry. Fixed!

-K

[SpunGirl]

Nilandia wins!

-K

[The Ponzzz]

Bah, i was thinking they were fish in a bowl, but the damn thing was all worded wrong!

[The Ponzzz]

This train one has me all pissed off, hahaha

[Nilandia]

By the by, I had to fiddle with the wording of the second riddle because if I gave it correctly as it's originally stated, it'd be too easy.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

I think i figured it out. the train was a cargo train, cargo fell out of the train and killed two people, other than that, I'm fucking done with this one...

[Nilandia]

Nope, sorry, Ponzzz.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

Damnit!!!! It didn't derail into people?

[SpunGirl]

One of the best brainteasers I ever heard was a long-ish one that you couldn't figure out right away, you had to ask questions with yes or no answers to get to the correct conclusion.

-K

[The Ponzzz]

Yea, we got two games here. One is called Crack the Case, and the other I can't seem to find is Yes and No answer riddles... They are fun...

[SpunGirl]

Okay, I'll post mine. Ask as many yes or no questions as you want in one post.

There was a small town by the sea. Down by the pier, a boat pulled unloaded a scraggly passenger. The man wandered up the street and stopped at the butcher's shop, where there was a sign in the window proclaiming, "Roast Albatross - Free Samples!" The man went inside and came back out a moment later yelling, "I'm free, I'm free!" He ran up the street jubilation.

What happened?

-K

[The Ponzzz]

Was the man's name Roast Albatross?

[SpunGirl]

LOL. No.

-K

[The Ponzzz]

Does the man have something to do with the fish?

[SpunGirl]

No! Silly.

-K

[peam]

The treatment for his severe allergy to poultry worked.

[Nilandia]

Now who in their right minds would want to want to roast an albatross? It's often considered a good luck symbol to sailors. For those who have heard of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Mariner is cursed to roam the seas because he killed one, and he has to wear its body around his neck.

Now, for my guess, the man's name was Samples. Once the bird was roasted, he was set free from some sort of curse.

And yeah, some of the best brain teasers are those where you can ask yes and no questions. Feel free to do that with the second riddle I posted.

I just thought of another, too. A woman walks into a diner and asks for a glass of water. The waiter pulls a gun on her. She thanks him and leaves. What happened?

Nilandia

[SpunGirl]

LOL. No. There's no way people would be able to guess it from just reading the story.

-K

[SpunGirl]

Originally posted by Nilandia
Now who in their right minds would want to want to roast an albatross? It's often considered a good luck symbol to sailors. For those who have heard of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Mariner is cursed to roam the seas because he killed one, and he has to wear its body around his neck.

Now, for my guess, the man's name was Samples. Once the bird was roasted, he was set free from some sort of curse.


Heh. The fact that the bird he ate was an albatross, and the albatross has to do with sailors and being at sea, is a very important point in the riddle.

But your guess is wrong:)

-K

[The Ponzzz]

Hehe, Hiccup! The man has the hiccups and the bartender scares the shit out of him. No need for the water anymore...

[The Ponzzz]

Umm double post...

Does the man know the butcher?

[Edited on 10-9-2005 by The Ponzzz]

[The Ponzzz]

Did the bird swallow something of his and he found it?!

[SpunGirl]

No.

-K

[Satira]

The man ate some albatross and it gave him good luck. His captain came in and told him he didn't have to come back with him on the boat. THE END.

[peam]

googlewhore.

[Satira]

WTF I just made that up off the top of my head to be retarded.

[Nilandia]

Ponzzz, you're correct on the riddle about the hiccups. Was a bit too easy, wasn't it? I felt sorry for you for the train wreck one. ;)

No one's answered that one yet, either!

Nilandia

[peam]

bizarro.
i love you.
bizarro.
i love you.


i'm helping.




i'm helping.

[SpunGirl]

Wrong about the bird giving him good luck. The boat he came in on was important, though. So is the fact that he was RAGGEDY MAN.

-K

[Satira]

OMG He was a raggedy Andy doll?!

[Nilandia]

Sounds like he might have been on a slave ship, then. I dunno.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

The man was from a distant land called Fylno and arrived on the Guinol Pride, a giant cargo ship. Days before he had encountered a bird with magical abilities. He took advantage of this bird and the bird turned him to a raggedy man.

So when he arrived and saw the bird was burnt to a crisp, he was like, OMFG, I WIN! And that is the end...

[Satira]

Okay he was on some kind of slave boat, he got off the boat and went in and asked where he was at. Some guy told him some country that meant he wasn't in slave territory anymore.

[Nilandia]

Hm... You gave me an idea, Satira. Maybe he was on a slaveship, and went into the shop to ask about the samples. He heard they were free, and mistook it to mean he was also free.

Nilandia

[Satira]

We'll never know until Kristin guides us to the truth!

[SpunGirl]

Okay, okay.

The answer is that he was on a boat that sank, and he was stranded on a desert isle with two companions, hence the raggedy clothes. One companion died. He and the remaining guy decided to eat him, along with an albatross they had killed. They mixed the meat around on the fire so neither man knew if he ate albatross or person.

Eventually they were rescued and brought to the pier. When the dude tasted the albatross, he knew that's what he had eated on the isle, and he was free, because he knew he wasn't a cannibal!

The end.

-K

[Nilandia]

Ew... :weird:

Nilandia

[Silvanostar]

:no2:

[Killer Kitten]

So nobody really knows the answer to my two princes riddle?

I was thinking the solution of dividing the kingdom, the pretender would jump at having half and the real prince wouldn't want the kingdom divided and weakened.

But I wasn't sure... Darn, I count on you guys to know everything!!!

[StrayRogue]

My answer was the correct one. Do a search on google.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Nilandia
Ew... :weird:Seconded.

Train:

Done hit a pair of cows. :(

[Lord Dainslef]

What row of numbers comes next?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

[Latrinsorm]

Answer:

1113213211

[Amber]

Originally posted by Nilandia

There is a violent train derailment outside of Philadelphia. Though no one is injured, the police list reads, "Dead: Two" Why?
There were two corpses already on the train?

and a new one...

Every weekday morning, Fred would wake up in his sixteenth floor apartment at 6:30, shower, and prepare for work. He'd leave his apartment, step into the elevator, push the button for the ground floor, and hail a taxi for a ride to work. Every weekday evening, Fred would step out of his taxi, enter his apartment building, step into the elevator, and if alone in the elevator, push the button for the eighth floor. Once the elevator stopped, Fred would step out and enter the stairway and climb the remaining eight flights to his apartment. Why?

[Nilandia]

Fred is a dwarf and can't reach the higher buttons. He could also reach higher if he had an umbrella.

No one has guessed the train riddle correctly as yet.

Edited to add: If no one guesses in about... 12 hours, I'll post the answer.

Nilandia

[Edited on 10/9/2005 by Nilandia]

[Killer Kitten]

Originally posted by Nilandia
There is a violent train derailment outside of Philadelphia. Though no one is injured, the police list reads, "Dead: Two" Why?

Nobody was injured, but two were killed?

[Nilandia]

Incorrect.

Nilandia

[SpunGirl]

They meant that engine #2 is dead.

-K

[Nilandia]

Sorry, incorrect. I would imagine police wouldn't be too interested in that.

Nilandia

[Amber]

They crashed in a cemetary, or morgue and two dead bodies were at the scene of the crash?

[SpunGirl]

Because they got killed by a train-crash crit, but then the on-board cleric rezzed them?

-K

[Nilandia]

Heh. No.

Nilandia

[SpunGirl]

TELL US THE ANSWER.

-K

[Nilandia]

Alright, alright. You twisted my arm.

Dead is the name of two passengers.

The original wording of the riddle, best given orally, is "While nobody was injured, there were two Dead on the police list."

Nilandia

[SpunGirl]

LOLz. Thanks, I can go back to work now without this weighing on my mind.

-K

[Vestarr]

ok i'll give this a try ::

a group of scientist find 2 perfecty preserved bodies in a block of ice.At fist glance they where able to tell they where Adam and Eve ..how? there was no fig leaf ..no snake just 2 naked bodies is all ..yes or no questions ..

an if this is the one ya was thinkin Spun dont yell out the answer ;)

[peam]

The male body was missing a rib and Eve had a black eye.

[Vestarr]

lol nopes ya couldnt tell from inside the ice his rib was missin

[Nilandia]

No belly buttons.

Nilandia

[Vestarr]

:::rasps::: Ok too easy lol

[Nilandia]

A man was found shot inside his car. There is no bullethole in the car, and the windows and doors are all closed. The doors are locked, too. How did that happen?

Nilandia

Edited to add, the gun cannot be found in the car despite a thorough search.

[Edited on 10/10/2005 by Nilandia]

[Jonty]

I don't get it.

Edit: I get it now.

[Edited on 10-10-2005 by Jonty]

[Jonty]

Originally posted by Nilandia
A man was found shot inside his car. There is no bullethole in the car, and the windows and doors are all closed. The doors are locked, too. How did that happen?

Nilandia

Edited to add, the gun cannot be found in the car despite a thorough search.

[Edited on 10/10/2005 by Nilandia]

Couldn't the shooter have just locked the car after he/she left?

[Nilandia]

You reminded me. There was no gunpowder found in the car, showing that no gun had been fired inside the car.

Nilandia

[peam]

Guy attempted a robbery, was shot, tried to flee to his car, died before he could start it.

[Nilandia]

Meantime, I'll start another one that will probably need a few more yes or no questions.

A man was found hanging from the ceiling of a large school gymnasium. There is nothing near him to show how he could have gotten himself high enough to fit his head through the noose, but there are no traces of another person being nearby. The only mark on his body are burns on his feet.

What happened?

Nilandia

[Nilandia]

Originally posted by emperor peam
Guy attempted a robbery, was shot, tried to flee to his car, died before he could start it.
Nope. Bloodspatter analysis quite clearly shows he was in the car when he was shot.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

Hmm, damn the Dead train one...

[The Ponzzz]

the car one: Is the man dead?

[The Ponzzz]

Ok first mystery:

Is the weapon found?
Is the killer still there?
Was he killed with an arrow?
Was there anything in the glovebox?
Was the car started?

Mystery 2:

What the man a worker at the school?
Did the man drop from above?
Does he have anything else on him?

[Ravenstorm]

Originally posted by Nilandia
A man was found hanging from the ceiling of a large school gymnasium. There is nothing near him to show how he could have gotten himself high enough to fit his head through the noose, but there are no traces of another person being nearby. The only mark on his body are burns on his feet.

He stood on a block of dry ice. The intense cold left burn marks and the dry ice sublimed from a solid into a gas, leaving no trace.

Raven

[Ravenstorm]

Originally posted by Nilandia
A man was found shot inside his car. There is no bullethole in the car, and the windows and doors are all closed. The doors are locked, too. How did that happen?

He used the cigarette lighter to heat up the gunpowder in the bullet enough that it fired?

Raven

[Nilandia]

Originally posted by Ravenstorm
He stood on a block of dry ice. The intense cold left burn marks and the dry ice sublimed from a solid into a gas, leaving no trace.

That is correct.

Nilandia

[Nilandia]

Originally posted by Ravenstorm
He used the cigarette lighter to heat up the gunpowder in the bullet enough that it fired?

Incorrect, sorry.

[Nilandia]

Originally posted by The Ponzzz
Is the weapon found?
Is the killer still there?
Was he killed with an arrow?
Was there anything in the glovebox?
Was the car started?

Weapon has not been found. Killer is not there. Not an arrow. Doesn't matter if anything was in the glovebox or if the car was started.

Nilandia

[Latrinsorm]

Guy is in a convertible (with the top down) and got sniped.

[Skeeter]

Originally posted by Lord Dainslef
What row of numbers comes next?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

rogue rogue

[The Ponzzz]

Was it a bullet wound?

[SayGoodbye]

I think I heard this one before, and I'm pretty sure Latrinsorm got the answer right.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by SayGoodbye
I'm pretty sure Latrinsorm got the answer right. Always a safe bet. :cool:

p.s: Yes, I realize that I've severely reduced the chances of my being right with this post.

[Nilandia]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm

Originally posted by SayGoodbye
I'm pretty sure Latrinsorm got the answer right. Always a safe bet. :cool:

p.s: Yes, I realize that I've severely reduced the chances of my being right with this post.
Hehe. Actually, you did get it right.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

Blah, it's always the obvious!!!!

Ok, I'll post one up...

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?

[peam]

It was daytime.

[The Ponzzz]

BOOM, to easy...

[The Ponzzz]

Someone else post one...

[Amber]

The maker sells it, the buyer can't use it, the user doesn't know he's using it. What is it?

[Nilandia]

A coffin.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

Yea, it's gotta be a coffin...

[The Ponzzz]

One snowy night, a man was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it. The man got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were Joe Fynn, Mark Fynn and Paul Fynn.
The next day the man got a note on his door that read

"? Fynn. He broke your window."

Which of the three Fynn brothers broke the window?

[Nilandia]

I got three new ones for you guys.

1)
Dee Septor claims that when he is in the far north, he can point his car north on an ordinary road, drive it for one mile, and without turning around, end up one mile south of where he started. How does he do it?

2)
As Sid boarded his flight, he noticed an old acquaintance at the back of the plane. He shouted a greeting to his friend, then knocked on the cockpit door to say hello to one of the pilots, who was also an old friend. Several moments later, Sid was arrested. Why?

3)
Several hundred years ago, a band of explorers were embarking on a sea journey to the far north which would last for three weeks. During this time their staples would consist of crackers and dried meat. They couldn't cook aboard the ship for fear of fire. When they arrived, they planned a celebration of roast lamb. The problem they faced was keeping the meat fresh for three weeks. If they tied a rope to the meat and trailed it in the cold water, predator fish would eat it. If they took ice and snow with them to keep the meat cool, the ice and snow would melt and the ship would fill with water. How could they keep the meat fresh until they arrived at their destination?

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

1). He's on the North Pole

[The Ponzzz]

2.) His friend on the back of the plane's name is Jack... My GF helped me with that one...

[The Ponzzz]

3.) Don't kill the lamb till they wanna eat it?

[The Ponzzz]

Which one of these three would see most clearly in total darkness? A cat, a dog, or an owl?

[Jonty]

None?

[The Ponzzz]

Nice... I have no more, my mind is fried...

[SayGoodbye]

Originally posted by The Ponzzz
One snowy night, a man was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it. The man got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were Joe Fynn, Mark Fynn and Paul Fynn.
The next day the man got a note on his door that read

"? Fynn. He broke your window."

Which of the three Fynn brothers broke the window?

The one who threw the snowball.

[Nilandia]

Correct on all but the first, Ponzzz.

On the second one, to clarify, Sid called out, "Hi, Jack!"

Nilandia

[Jonty]

Drive in reverse?

[Nilandia]

Exactly.

Nilandia

[The Ponzzz]

Ah damn, I wasn't looking at it right...

And no, my snowball one still has no right answers...

[Fission]

The snowball one... Mark, right?

Note says to question Mark, etc.

[The Ponzzz]

Nice...

[Fission]

Speak this thing's name and break it. What is it?

[peam]

Silence.

[Nilandia]

More fun ones!

1)
A man was standing in an empty room in which two very thin ropes were hanging from the ceiling. These two ropes were just far enough apart from each other that if he held one of them by its end and reached for the other it would still be a half meter beyond his reach. Using only a knife, the man was able to tie the ends of the two ropes together and still leave them attached to the ceiling. How?

2)
King Henry VIII gave his wife a bottomless container to put flesh and blood in. What did he give her?

3)
A detective was an eyewitness when a young man knocked the Queen of England down and severely cut her face. After several questions, the detective realized the young man was quite drunk. Instead of arresting him, he gave him a stern lecture on public intoxication and let him go. How could the detective be so lenient in the face of such an offense?

4)
Sid asked his wife to accompany him to a war movie being featured that night. During a scene when grenades were exploding and guns were firing, Sid decided that the time was right; he pulled out a gun and shot his wife. He then took her out of the theater without anyone trying to stop him. Why not?

Nilandia

[Jayvn]

2 is a skirt?

[Jayvn]

and 4 they were the only ones in the theater?

[Nilandia]

2 is incorrect, and for 4, they were not the only ones.

Nilandia

[The Korean]

4) Sid was in a drive-in movie theatre.

[The Korean]

1) Most ropes are usually braided, unless I'm just crazy. So, using the knife, he could cut loose one part of the braid and then use that piece to tie the 2 ropes together. <---- pulling this out of my ass, probably wrong.

[The Korean]

3) One of the princes?

[The Ponzzz]

1) Is very mathmatical... I remember doing this in college with graph maps... I don't remember how to get the answer, but The knife doesn't cut anything...

2) A ring?

3) Not sure...

4) Chris is right I'm guessing...

[The Korean]

Ok, who are you that you know my name? I don't pay attention much if you mentioned it before.

[Sean of the Thread]

1) Uhm out of my ass.. tie the knife to the end of one of the ropes and then whip it around the other and tie it after it grapples it?

[Nilandia]

Someone's gotten close to the two ropes one.

2 is indeed a ring.

3 is incorrect thus far.

4 is indeed a drive-in theater.

Nilandia

[SayGoodbye]

3. Was it a picture of the queen?

[Nilandia]

Correct. The guy knocked it off the wall and the shattered glass covering the picture cut her face.

Nilandia

[Chaddy]

1) He used the knife to shread his clothes which he tied together to link the two? What is his fascination with tying these ropes anyhow, does he just enjoy playing guinnea pig for riddles?

[Nilandia]

Incorrect.

Nilandia

[Ravenstorm]

Originally posted by Nilandia
1)
A man was standing in an empty room in which two very thin ropes were hanging from the ceiling. These two ropes were just far enough apart from each other that if he held one of them by its end and reached for the other it would still be a half meter beyond his reach. Using only a knife, the man was able to tie the ends of the two ropes together and still leave them attached to the ceiling. How?

He cut down one piece of rope. Tied it to the other. They were then still both attached to the ceiling.

Raven

[Nilandia]

Nope. Both ropes are intact and in the same state as they were at the start, just tied at the ends not fixed to the ceiling.

Nilandia

[Tisket]

Here's one:

The beginning of Eternity,
The end of time & space,
The beginning of every end,
and the end of every place.

What am I?

[Ravenstorm]

The letter E.

Raven

[Tisket]

ding ding

[Latrinsorm]

He uses the knife to cut a gas line. The resulting current in the air blows one of the ropes towards him while he holds the other, then he ties them together.

[Skirmisher]

Originally posted by Nilandia

A man was standing in an empty room in which two very thin ropes were hanging from the ceiling. These two ropes were just far enough apart from each other that if he held one of them by its end and reached for the other it would still be a half meter beyond his reach. Using only a knife, the man was able to tie the ends of the two ropes together and still leave them attached to the ceiling. How?

Nilandia

Just below where the rope meets the ceiling cut into it and slice it down the center until just near the end thereby in effect doubling its length.

If needed, do the same for the second.

Then tie them together.

[Apotheosis]

Originally posted by Tisket
ding ding

That's my line, biatch.

:whipit:

[Edited on 10-22-0505 by Yswithe]

[Kenn]

I don't know if it's just because I'm tired, or something was left out of the original brain teaser...

"There are no records of the people who raised either pretender, no birth certificates, no school or other records."

It doesn't say that there are no records of the people who raised the prince etc. Only the pretender.

Now for an easy one:
You have 3 horses and your opponent has 3 horses. Your fastest horse is just as fast as your opponent's, your slowest just as slow, and the middle horses are equal too.

How do you match your horses against your opponent's to secure the most victories?

[Sean of the Thread]

Originally posted by Kenn
I don't know if it's just because I'm tired, or something was left out of the original brain teaser...

"There are no records of the people who raised either pretender, no birth certificates, no school or other records."

It doesn't say that there are no records of the people who raised the prince etc. Only the pretender.

Now for an easy one:
You have 3 horses and your opponent has 3 horses. Your fastest horse is just as fast as your opponent's, your slowest just as slow, and the middle horses are equal too.

How do you match your horses against your opponent's to secure the most victories?

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

[Latrinsorm]

I thought of another answer that wasn't quite as insanely dangerous as my first one for the ropes.

The guy ties his knife to one of the ropes and gives it a good push, making it a pendulum. Then he grabs the other rope in his teeth, waits for the knife to come hurtling back towards him, unties the knife, and ties the two ropes together.

The horsies one:

Fast vs. medium, medium vs. slow, slow vs. fast. 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

[Killer Kitten]

Giving this thread a bump because I have two new riddles I don't know the answer to. Here they are:

Three women are wearing bathing suits. Two of them are sad, but they are smiling. The other is happy, but she is crying. Why is this?

Five men are traveling down a road when it begins to rain. They have no umbrellas or rain gear. Four of them quicken their pace, and arrive rather wet. The fifth makes no effort to move faster, yet he remains dry and reaches the destination at the same moment as the others. How is this possible?

[FinisWolf]

I read several of the pages, and unfortunately do not have enough time to read them all, so if this one has already been done, please forgive me.

You are locked in a room with no way out. All that is in the room is a bed, and a calendar. Obviously you need sustenance, so how do you survive?

Finis

[Farquar]

Killer Kitten:

1. Beauty Pageant

2. Four guys were pulling the fifth guy in a carriage or rickshaw of some kind.

Finiswolf

1. It's wordplay...drinking from the "springs" of the bed and eating the "dates" of the calendar.

[Edited on 11-4-2005 by Farquar]

[FinisWolf]

Yup, you got it.

Finis