The Riddles Thread

[Perfection]

Which is irrelevent since the Earth is not hollow.

No, it's relevant in how you calculate the gravity at a specific depth.

 

[Arakhor]

In a one-story pink house...

"In a pink bungalow..." would be better, because then you're not drawing attention to its single storey.

 

[Mise]

"In a pink bungalow with no stairs -- remember that it's important later! -- ..."

it is a dark and stormy night. you are driving through a driving rainstorm when you stop at a rural motel to rest for the night. when you stop by the front desk, the owner of the motel is sitting under an awning nearby. you go up to the man and he says: "i got some good news and some bad news. bad news is that the storm has knocked out the power to the motel and it won't be fixed until morning. good news is that there are free rooms available."

not wanting to drive further in the storm, you decide to accept the man's offer and take the room. the owner hands you a flashlight and you go to your room. after you unpack, you both go to sleep.

in the middle of the night, you feel an arm grab you. and another. you realize that the owner and another man are restraining you. after the struggle, the owner yells at you, "sorry son, but today is not your lucky day. we're going to have to kill you. but we'll let you choose how you'll go. we have an electric chair and my buddy's shotgun. should you survive, we'll let you go, but we don't anticipate you surviving either method!"

except you can survive, very easily in fact. how?

I would assume that they were lying about the power being out in order to make it really dark and easier to get away with my murder. I would take my flashlight and shine it into their eyes, blinding them permanently because it's really bright. Then I'd grab the shotgun and shoot the one who isn't the buddy. There's only one round in it though -- they were planning to kill only me of course! So I knock the buddy out and tie him to the electric chair, making sure to put the shotgun in his hand before I bolted. I turn the power back on, electrocuting buddy. Now it looks like the guy tied to the chair murdered the other guy, but got electrocuted anyway.

Easy.

 

[Borachio]

You wake up. To find yourself tangled up in the bedclothes, and alone.

Easy.

(Btw, that is a recurrent dream of mine. That, and sharks nibbling at my toes while talking in Italian. So, I'm an old hand at waking up out of all sorts of awkward situations.)

 

[Kaitzilla]

It's still the middle of the night and the power was knocked out until morning. Unless they have a lightning rod to power the chair it seems safe enough.

tim's got it

I thought the murderous innkeeper was lying about the power being out.
A very nice riddle.

 

[onejayhawk]

What is the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom?

J

A pickpocket snatches watches.

J

 

[Arakhor]

That's less a riddle and more a rather risqué joke.

 

[Perfection]

Group 1: A M
Group 2: B C D E K
Group 3: F G J L N
Group 4: H I O

What group does P belong in? How about Q? Why?

Group 1: A M T U V W Y
Group 2: B C D E K
Group 3: F G J L N P Q R S Z
Group 4: H I O X


Really though N S Z should be in a 5th group

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Group 1: A M T U V W Y
Group 2: B C D E K
Group 3: F G J L N P Q R S Z
Group 4: H I O X


Really though N S Z should be in a 5th group

Well done Perf. Yes, they should.

 

[peter grimes]

I was thinking geologic time, but it doesn't work at all

 

[Perfection]

What's long and thin,
covered in skin
red in parts
and put in tarts?

 

[Phrossack]

What's long and thin,
covered in skin
red in parts
and put in tarts?

A tongue?

 

[madviking]

Group 1: A M T U V W Y
Group 2: B C D E K
Group 3: F G J L N P Q R S Z
Group 4: H I O X


Really though N S Z should be in a 5th group

explain?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

explain?

One word hint that will probably completely reveal the answer contained within:

Spoiler :

Symmetry

Ruin chance to get feeling of accomplishment at your pleasure, but I would ponder a bit more first.

 

[madviking]

ah i got it now, thanks.

 

[Mise]

Aha! I knew it had something to do with the letters!

 

[El_Machinae]

rhubarb?

 

[onejayhawk]

One word hint that will probably completely reveal the answer contained within:

Spoiler :

Symmetry

Ruin chance to get feeling of accomplishment at your pleasure, but I would ponder a bit more first.

Spoiler :

You should have said, "reflect a bit more."

J

 

[Perfection]

rhubarb?

Yurp

 

[Joecoolyo]

I like this silly one --
In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink!
What color were the stairs?

I've got an easy/stupid one like that too.

A plane crashes directly on the border of the United States and Mexico. In which country do they bury the survivors?