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IRh
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Lizard
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posted October 15, 2003 12:56 PM |
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Archimedes!
Damn angelito you beat me!
And 1 kg of Iron weights a biiiit more than 1 kg of Wood. Estimately 0.1%. Because of Archimedes force - we suppose we weight in the air - and for wood brick is larger than iron one with the same mass, it is lighter. If we weighted in the water, the last one would have even negative weight!
errrr... understand something?
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angelito
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proud father of a princess
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posted October 15, 2003 04:30 PM |
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Quote:
Damn angelito you beat me!
Sorry IRh, didnīt want to offend you 
But now i will refresh my own Riddle-thread.
Letīs see if i donīt have some new riddles for you 
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Thunder
Responsible
Famous Hero
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posted October 16, 2003 10:30 PM |
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Some classics:
1) When it comes in,
From sea to shore,
Twenty paces you'll see,
No less, no more.
2) When people come for me to meet,
They come to me with heavy feet.
The one I hold,
When I get my chance,
Will turn and spin,
And start to dance.
3) I saw him where he never was,
And where he could not be.
And yet within this place,
I saw a wavering face,
Staring back at me.
4) Everyone offers this thing.
But few will take it when it
is offered by someone else.
5) Plow and hoe, reap and sow,
What soon does every farmer grow?
6) Put into a pit.
Locked behind a steel grate.
Guarded all through the night,
still it goes out.
7) Whoever has it is angry,
Whoever loses it is angrier,
Whoever wins it has it no more.
8) What is this thing that having it,
You can no longer give it away,
But lacking it, for the moment at least,
You can give it to those who must pay?
9) Our valiant leaders will keep this.
But only after they have given it.
10) Ten troll's strength,
Ten troll's length,
One troll can pick it up,
No troll can stand it up.
11) Although my cow is dead,
I continue to beat her.
What a racket she makes!
12) Twins on either side of
a ridge that smells.
They shall never see
each other directly.
13) A strange earthen house,
That brings nought but disdain.
And yet those who stay there,
Never do complain.
14) Men seize it from its home,
tear apart its flesh,
drink the sweet blood,
then cast its skin aside.
15) Look in my face,
I am somebody.
Look at my back,
I am nobody.
16) When it is stout,
People gladly tread.
When it is thin,
People walk in dread.
17) All about the house,
With his Lady he dances.
Yet he always works,
And never romances.
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IRh
Famous Hero
Lizard
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posted October 17, 2003 05:13 PM |
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Quote:
But now i will refresh my own Riddle-thread.
Letīs see if i donīt have some new riddles for you
Thanks interesting things here
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IRh
Famous Hero
Lizard
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posted October 19, 2003 04:23 PM |
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2) When people come for me to meet,
They come to me with heavy feet.
The one I hold,
When I get my chance,
Will turn and spin,
And start to dance.
> Electric chair?
3) I saw him where he never was,
And where he could not be.
And yet within this place,
I saw a wavering face,
Staring back at me.
> Mirror.
6) Put into a pit.
Locked behind a steel grate.
Guarded all through the night,
still it goes out.
> Radiation.
8) What is this thing that having it,
You can no longer give it away,
But lacking it, for the moment at least,
You can give it to those who must pay?
> Credit.
11) Although my cow is dead,
I continue to beat her.
What a racket she makes!
> Tambour.
12) Twins on either side of
a ridge that smells.
They shall never see
each other directly.
> Eyes
13) A strange earthen house,
That brings nought but disdain.
And yet those who stay there,
Never do complain.
> Grave.
14) Men seize it from its home,
tear apart its flesh,
drink the sweet blood,
then cast its skin aside.
>fruits?
15) Look in my face,
I am somebody.
Look at my back,
I am nobody.
> coin?
17) All about the house,
With his Lady he dances.
Yet he always works,
And never romances.
> Vacuum cleaner.
My Q: Santa Claus, the God and the ordinary man walked along the road and saw a penny. Question. Who will take it?
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Vadskye91
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posted October 22, 2003 02:28 PM |
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the man because Santa used elfin slave labor and doesn't need it, God can make his own pennies if he wants some, and man is greedy and always looks out only for himself.
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Thunder
Responsible
Famous Hero
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posted October 22, 2003 07:39 PM |
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2) Wrong
3) Not actually but close -> wavering face.
6) Radiation may be good answer, but not to this riddle. Answer is much more practical, and medieval answer to these riddles work best.
8) Wrong.
11) Yes, Drums (close enough).
12) Correct, Eyes.
13) Correct, Grave.
14) Fruits? Correct, but specifically orange.
15) Wrong.
17) Wrong but very close. Think medievals.
So riddles 11, 12, 13 and 14 have all been solved. Waiting the solutions for the rest.
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IRh
Famous Hero
Lizard
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posted October 23, 2003 07:48 PM |
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the man because Santa used elfin slave labor and doesn't need it, God can make his own pennies if he wants some, and man is greedy and always looks out only for himself.
No. A man because he's only to exist 
> 3) Not actually but close -> wavering face.
Oh yes, water.
> 17) Wrong but very close. Think medievals
I don't remember the correct word, so I write the modern variant.
> 15) Look in my face,
> I am somebody.
> Look at my back,
> I am nobody.
May be here is mirror?
> 8) What is this thing that having it,
> You can no longer give it away,
> But lacking it, for the moment at least,
> You can give it to those who must pay?
>> Credit.
But it is looking correct, isn't it?
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angelito
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
proud father of a princess
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posted October 24, 2003 02:03 AM |
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Quote:
1) When it comes in,
From sea to shore,
Twenty paces you'll see,
No less, no more.
a mile ?
Quote:
2) When people come for me to meet,
They come to me with heavy feet.
The one I hold,
When I get my chance,
Will turn and spin,
And start to dance.
a single in a musicbox ?
Quote:
3) I saw him where he never was,
And where he could not be.
And yet within this place,
I saw a wavering face,
Staring back at me.
water ?
Quote:
4) Everyone offers this thing.
But few will take it when it
is offered by someone else.
opinion ?
Quote:
5) Plow and hoe, reap and sow,
What soon does every farmer grow?
Asparagus ?
Quote:
6) Put into a pit.
Locked behind a steel grate.
Guarded all through the night,
still it goes out.
light or candle ?
Quote:
7) Whoever has it is angry,
Whoever loses it is angrier,
Whoever wins it has it no more.
a law case ?
Quote:
8) What is this thing that having it,
You can no longer give it away,
But lacking it, for the moment at least,
You can give it to those who must pay?
Debt ?
Quote:
9) Our valiant leaders will keep this.
But only after they have given it.
Sorry, donīt know what "valiant" means
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10) Ten troll's strength,
Ten troll's length,
One troll can pick it up,
No troll can stand it up.
a huge rock ball ?
Quote:
15) Look in my face,
I am somebody.
Look at my back,
I am nobody.
a mirror ?
Quote:
16) When it is stout,
People gladly tread.
When it is thin,
People walk in dread.
ice ?
Quote:
17) All about the house,
With his Lady he dances.
Yet he always works,
And never romances.
a broom ?
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Vadskye91
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Supreme Hero
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posted October 24, 2003 03:11 AM |
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#4 is advise
#5 is tired
#6 is fire
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Thunder
Responsible
Famous Hero
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posted October 24, 2003 06:33 PM |
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To IRh:
3) Yes, Water.
15) Yes, Mirror.
To angelito:
1) No.
2) No. But I can tell that IRh's answer was close.
7) No.
8) No. Answer doesn't have anything to do with money.
10) No.
16) Nope, but you are on the right tracks. Artificial.
17) Yes, Broom.
To Vadskye91:
4) Correct, advise.
5) Correct, weary.
6) Correct, fire.
Good job people! But riddles 1, 2, 7, 10 and 16 still remain unanswered. If you manage to solve them, I'll post more riddles.
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delfontes
Known Hero
Sorcerer Extraordinaire
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posted October 24, 2003 06:59 PM |
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1) When it comes in,
From sea to shore,
Twenty paces you'll see,
No less, no more.
Fog?
2) When people come for me to meet,
They come to me with heavy feet.
The one I hold,
When I get my chance,
Will turn and spin,
And start to dance.
Gallow?
7) Whoever has it is angry,
Whoever loses it is angrier,
Whoever wins it has it no more.
Argument or dispute?
10) Ten troll's strength,
Ten troll's length,
One troll can pick it up,
No troll can stand it up.
A rope?
16) When it is stout,
People gladly tread.
When it is thin,
People walk in dread.
It wasn't Ice? (Thought about this one for too long, cheated, disqualified myself, and still think Ice worked just as well.)
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angelito
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
proud father of a princess
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posted October 24, 2003 09:05 PM |
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Quote:
8) No. Answer doesn't have anything to do with money.
With money? Perhaps I didnīt use the correct english word, but i meant the "noun" of "guilty". So this has nothing to do with money (in latin: culpa!)
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Thunder
Responsible
Famous Hero
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posted October 25, 2003 10:31 AM |
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To Delfontes:
1. Yes, fog.
2. Yes, gallows.
7. Yes, dispute.
10. Yes, rope.
Since there is only two remaining and haven't been solved yet, I'll post the answer.
16. Answer is bridge. Bridge is (usually) artificial.
8. Answer is death.
More riddles:
1) Be you ever so quick,
With vision keen,
By your eyes,
We are never seen.
Unless, perchance,
It should come to pass,
You see our reflection,
In a looking glass.
2) Silently he stalks me,
Running as I run,
Creeping as I creep.
Dressed in black,
He disappears at night,
Only to return with the sun.
3) Buckets, barrels, baskets, cans;
What must you fill with empty hands?
4) Up and down they go,
but never move...
5) Three fools did once sacrifice,
To win a contest long ago.
Dobe Oyle, a Kingdom lad,
gave his blood to start.
A goblin man, Ethorat,
hacked out his dying heart.
Sou Oyle, Dobe's sister, won,
she cast away her soul.
6) Two legs it has,
And this will confound:
Only at rest,
Do they touch the ground.
7) Held firmly in the hands,
Like a sword it cuts deep.
Bloodless strokes, all,
Then forward we leap.
8) You seek it out,
When your hunger's ripe.
It sits on four legs,
And smokes a pipe.
9) Pounds all day,
Beats all night,
Never rests.
10) After the final fire,
the winds will blow.
And these, which are already dead,
will cover the ones who have yet to die.
11) Rounds as an apple
Deeps as a cup,
All the Bitter Sea
Can't fill it up.
12) Though not a plant, has leaves.
Though not a beast, has spine.
Though many wouldn't need this thing,
'Tis more valuable than wine.
13) This odd thing seems to get wetter,
The more it dries.
14) Inside a burning house,
This thing is best to make.
And best to make it quickly before,
The fire's too much to take.
15) What is it of yours that you
see every day, but our Leader
sees only rarely?
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UndeadLord
Known Hero
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posted October 25, 2003 02:18 PM |
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I am not good in english so some riddles were hard to understand. But good riddles anyway. Here is one that I did understand. Or I hope so...
2.Shadow is black and comes out when there is light and it always follows you. Shadow
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Vadskye91
Promising
Supreme Hero
Back again
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posted October 26, 2003 01:08 PM |
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2) Silently he stalks me,
Running as I run,
Creeping as I creep.
Dressed in black,
He disappears at night,
Only to return with the sun.
A shadow
9) Pounds all day,
Beats all night,
Never rests.
Heart.
14) Inside a burning house,
This thing is best to make.
And best to make it quickly before,
The fire's too much to take.
water?
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Knowledge is power...
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Celfious
Promising
Legendary Hero
From earth
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posted May 10, 2004 04:42 AM |
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Dont awnser this if you did before.
Its one of the type that hard to figure out (unless you were lucky to grasp the correct train of thought, or quizical knowledge surpases edgar, ect)
After I figured it out, and reviewd it, the awnser was more obvious than when I had first figured it out. Anyways.
Which one is wrong?
AA says BB is wrong
BB says CC is wrong
CC says BB is wrong
Which one is actualy wrong? (consider these to be logical sources of data, except 1 has malfunctioned)
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What are you up to
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Athimus_Phaeni
Famous Hero
Final Fantasy Fan
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posted May 10, 2004 05:02 AM |
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Considering:
1) AA says BB is wrong
2) BB says CC is wrong
3) CC says BB is wrong
BB is wrong.
So 1 is true, and AA is right.
3 is true, and CC is right.
2 is false, because CC is right. So BB is wrong.
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But I won't be
Burned by the reflection
Of the fire in your eyes
As you're starying at the sun
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this_other_guy
Famous Hero
{0_o} heh...
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posted May 10, 2004 09:12 AM |
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AA is wrong..?
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Shirastro
Famous Hero
Happy happy joy joy
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posted May 10, 2004 09:31 AM |
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1) Be you ever so quick,
With vision keen,
By your eyes,
We are never seen.
Unless, perchance,
It should come to pass,
You see our reflection,
In a looking glass.
This one could be "light"
2) Silently he stalks me,
Running as I run,
Creeping as I creep.
Dressed in black,
He disappears at night,
Only to return with the sun.
shadow
3) Buckets, barrels, baskets, cans;
What must you fill with empty hands?
glowes ???
7) Held firmly in the hands,
Like a sword it cuts deep.
Bloodless strokes, all,
Then forward we leap.
Is it a pen or a brush?
9) Pounds all day,
Beats all night,
Never rests.
Heart
10) After the final fire,
the winds will blow.
And these, which are already dead,
will cover the ones who have yet to die.
Leafs???
14) Inside a burning house,
This thing is best to make.
And best to make it quickly before,
The fire's too much to take.
Haste???
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