Riddles

WillJ · Feb 13, 2003

Originally posted by Perfection
It's a double decker track!

What's a double decker track?

DiamondzAndGunz · Feb 13, 2003

@ Turner: Take a train. Might give you some time to think :lol:

. Oh yeah, if you think you hate me now, you guys are really gonna hate me when you get the answer.

K-Man · Feb 13, 2003

Originally posted by Perfection
One of them is piloted by an insane conducter who jumps the train over the other

When I read this, I had a sudden recollection of that one scene from the movie Speed (movie was okay...this scene sucked though), where the bus jumped over the section of the freeway that was under construction. When it got to the gap, it just kicked the front up, and started gaining altitude until it landed on the other side. I mean, if it worked in the movies, that must be how the trains did it here! :rolleyes:

Perfection · Feb 13, 2003

Ones a toy train on the other train

Turner · Feb 13, 2003

A man on his deathbed informs his three sons that he will leave them his horses. To the eldest son he leaves half of his horses. To his second son he leaves one third of them, and to his youngest, he leaves one ninth. After he passes away, the three sons went to get their horses, but discovered there were 17 animals. They did not want to sell or kill any of the horses, an they could not think of a way to divide the horses exactly as their father wished. Just then their next door neighbor came riding along on his horse and listened to their problem. Immediately the neighbor thought of a way to divide the horses just as their father had wished.
What was his easy solution?

WillJ · Feb 13, 2003

Originally posted by Perfection
Ones a toy train on the other train

If one's on the other, they would have to be touching each other, plus they both wouldn't be on the track.

Perfection · Feb 13, 2003

Maybe ones a train on a wedding dress.

CrackedCrystal · Feb 13, 2003

Originally posted by Turner_727
A man on his deathbed informs his three sons that he will leave them his horses. To the eldest son he leaves half of his horses. To his second son he leaves one third of them, and to his youngest, he leaves one ninth. After he passes away, the three sons went to get their horses, but discovered there were 17 animals. They did not want to sell or kill any of the horses, an they could not think of a way to divide the horses exactly as their father wished. Just then their next door neighbor came riding along on his horse and listened to their problem. Immediately the neighbor thought of a way to divide the horses just as their father had wished.
What was his easy solution?

The neighbo'rs horse was one of the father's horses. This makes 18 horses...

18 / 2 = 9
18 / 3 = 6
18 / 9 = 2

For a total of 17 and the niegbor kept the 18th

DiamondzAndGunz · Feb 13, 2003

The neighbor added his horse to the 17, making 18. The eldest got 9, the second got 6, and the youngest 2, totaling 17. The neighbor then got his horse back.

Turner · Feb 13, 2003

@CC: Right, sorta. The neighbor's horse was his own, but for the sake of the kids sanity, he added his, which left a horse left over - his.

Edit: D&G - Right too.

DiamondzAndGunz · Feb 13, 2003

@ Perfection: No. Just no. Just.... No.

CrackedCrystal · Feb 13, 2003

I beat Diamondz [dance][dance][dance]

Do you realize this thread broke 500 posts?

Perfection · Feb 13, 2003

I'VE GOT IT, IT'S THE TRAINS IN SIM CITY 2000!

DiamondzAndGunz · Feb 13, 2003

@ Perfection: :lol:

That would be just peachy, but this riddle pertains to real life, real life trains, and real life train tracks.

@ crackedcrystal: yes, my internet has been slow lately.. hmm..

DiamondzAndGunz · Feb 13, 2003

You are on a ship, over the side hangs a rope ladder with half meter rungs. The tide rises a half meter per hour. At the end of five hours, how much of the ladder will remain above the water assuming that nine rungs were above the water when the tide began to rise?

Used left or right, I get to travel, over cobblestone or gravel. Used up, I vie for sweet
success, used down, I cause men great duress. What am I?

What can be heard and caught but never seen?

Perfection · Feb 13, 2003

1. 9

Turner · Feb 13, 2003

You are on a ship, over the side hangs a rope ladder with half meter rungs. The tide rises a half meter per hour. At the end of five hours, how much of the ladder will remain above the water assuming that nine rungs were above the water when the tide began to rise?

Five Rungs

Used left or right, I get to travel, over cobblestone or gravel. Used up, I vie for sweet
success, used down, I cause men great duress. What am I?

Thumbs

WillJ · Feb 13, 2003

Originally posted by DiamondzAndGunz
You are on a ship, over the side hangs a rope ladder with half meter rungs. The tide rises a half meter per hour. At the end of five hours, how much of the ladder will remain above the water assuming that nine rungs were above the water when the tide began to rise?

4

Edit: No wait, Perfection's right. The boat would rise along with the water.

Turner · Feb 13, 2003

I should have said "Thumbs on a steering wheel". . .

Yeah. . the ship would rise. Doh!

Perfection · Feb 13, 2003

9 you fools the boat rises with the water

Edit: Guess you figured it out, good for you!

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