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Riddles and enigmas
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:23 am
by Junesun
Let's post riddles and enigmas and anything of that kind in this thread.
I'll start with one that some of you may have heard before... it involves maths but it's fun, trust me and try it.
A mother is 21 years older than her child. In 6 years, the child will be 5 times younger than the mother.
Question: where is the father?
(Please don't post the solution here if you know it. PM me)
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:27 pm
by Nalaris
Let's see if anyone knows this treasure...
This thing all things devours,
Birds, beasts trees and flowers,
kills kings, ruins towns
and beats high mountains down
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:33 am
by Stan
I think the answer to Nalaris' is Time.
I have sent the answer to Junesun's to Junesun.
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:20 am
by SekoETC
I know this is wrong but on first attempt I got that the father is in jail for pedophilia since the mother was just 13 and half ... but the kid is -7.5,
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:46 am
by Junesun
Keep trying, Seko.
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:23 am
by BarbaricAvatar
Doesn't this thread belong in 'Forum Games'?
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:53 pm
by N-Aldwitch
Just post the answer with a few [ b ]'s and [ i ]'s warning that the answer is below or something XD
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:52 pm
by Stan
What do you mean [b] and [i]'s? Bold and italics? Not sure what that means.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:16 am
by Phalynx
Does it involve a stepmom?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:06 am
by Stan
He's in bed with the mom.
If M is the age of the mother in Years and,
if C is the age of the child in Years then,
M = 21+C
In 6 years, C+6=(M+6)/5
So, 5C+30 = M+6 therefore,
5C+30 = 21+C+6
So, 4C = -3
Therefore, C = -3/4 (of a year, which is -9 months which is conception)
M = 20 1/4.....to confirm, in 6 Years they will be as follows:
C = 5 1/4 and
M = 26 1/4
26 1/4 is exactly 5 times older than 5 1/4.
Simple algebra problem.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:17 am
by Michabean
But the question was, "Where is the Father?"
I believe the answer would be in bed with the mother.
Oops! You wrote that. Sorry.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:25 am
by SekoETC
Aww man, I got that on my second attempt but I didn't realize -3/4 was nine months. I was thinking because it's negative, it must be wrong again.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:46 am
by Pie
Not enough information to the first question...
AND I WANTED TO ANSWER THE SECON'T QUESTION!!!
But i think it would actually be... Oxigen. no wait... you don't eat oxigen...
WIND!!! no.. you don't eat wind...
THE SUN!!!! if you think about it.... cinda.. like.. if you eat a plant, and ten you eat that thing that ate the plant, your eating what the plant ate, wich would be the sun...
but does the sun make mountains crumble.... yea... it makes the snow crumble... so that would make the rocks crumble to.. and stuff..
but does it distroy casteles... well... If a castle gets trampled by an avalanch...
But... can you eat time? so, that means that time isn't the answer...
so... I MUST BE RIGHT!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:53 am
by Sho
More common form of Nalaris's riddle:
This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.
Stan got it right.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:56 am
by the_antisocial_hermit
Pie wrote:Not enough information to the first question...
There is... and Stan posted the answer... shoulda paid attention..
Stan wrote:He's in bed with the mom.
If M is the age of the mother in Years and,
if C is the age of the child in Years then,
M = 21+C
In 6 years, C+6=(M+6)/5
So, 5C+30 = M+6 therefore,
5C+30 = 21+C+6
So, 4C = -3
Therefore, C = -3/4 (of a year, which is -9 months which is conception)
M = 20 1/4.....to confirm, in 6 Years they will be as follows:
C = 5 1/4 and
M = 26 1/4
26 1/4 is exactly 5 times older than 5 1/4.
Simple algebra problem.