The Riddle Thread

thewrongvine

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wow anman your riddle is too hard even for me! (heh, even for me) i can figure it out.. no solution pops to my head.
il just wait for the judging day i guess...
 

SilverHawk

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I said no one had yet got the answer right. I will PM someone if they do.

Can you explain to me why my answer isn't right?

(The answer is no - because it's right. :p It may not be the same answer you're thinking of, but it works, without using any loopholes.)

Edit:

Reposted for convenience:

You ask, "Which door would the other guard say was the door to freedom?", then walk through the door that the guard doesn't point to.

So that's my answer. :p
 

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Yeah I guessed that already ^ and I can't see how it's wrong
 

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Here's my riddle, easy, just thought up. People here do seem do like short ones though.
I appear once within a century.

I occur twice within a decade.

I never happen in a billion days.

Fear me, for I am the beginning of the end.

I might change it though, if someone solves it. It's simple.
 

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As for this:
"You are in a room, which has 2 doors out of it, Door 1 (D1) and Door 2 (D2). There are two guards in front of each door, Guard 1 (G1) and Guard 2 (G2).
One door leads to death, the other leads out to freedom. One of the guards ALWAYS lies and the other ALWAYS tells the truth. They have agreed to answer 1 question and 1 question only. You can not ask G1 one question then G2 another... What question could you ask to make sure you got out on the open door?"

The question to ask is:
"Will that guy over there say that this is the Door to Freedom?"
If the guy you ask says 'No', then you go in to the specified door.

If the guy you ask says 'Yes', then you go in to the other door.

Why?

The Liar will say "No" if its the right door because he knows that the Truthful guy will say yes. He will have to lie, and will say No.
The truthful guy will say "No" if its the right door because he knows that the Liar will say "No" in order for him to lie.

Vice versa for Yes.
 

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Here's my riddle, easy, just thought up. People here do seem do like short ones though.
I appear once within a century.

I occur twice within a decade.

I never happen in a billion days.

Fear me, for I am the beginning of the end.

I might change it though, if someone solves it. It's simple.

C THE ANSWER IS C! Century, deCade, billion but i dont get the end of the begining vice versa thing.. about the door thing... explain more plz, cuz anman told me asnwer... it was different lol
 

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no. Twice within a decade? decade- one C. Doesn't work
 

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C THE ANSWER IS C! Century, deCade, billion but i dont get the end of the begining vice versa thing.. about the door thing... explain more plz, cuz anman told me asnwer... it was different lol


C does not occur twice within a Decade lol Nice try though :p

"Made by man, but now man's maker
I am the long dead king you see every day
You love me dearly in your heart's greed
But as sanity slips I am gone

What am I? "

I was about to say "God" since he kinda fits in... but I guess money works too.

"about the door thing... explain more plz, cuz anman told me asnwer... it was different lol"

Say you march up to a guy and point to the Door of Death.
"Will that guy overthere [point to the other guy] say that this is the door to freedom?"
If that guy says No, then go in.
That is because if you ask the Liar, and you are asking if the other guy [the Truthful guy] if he would say this is the door to freedom, then the Liar must lie and say No.
If you are asking the Truthful guy if the door of death is the door of freedom andif the other guy [the Liar] would say that this is the door of freedom. He would also say no. Since he knows that the other guy will Lie and he must tell the truth.

Get it?
 

thewrongvine

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LOL I must be blind! When i read it... an imaginary C would appear in decade... lol

ok... is it the number 1? wait... a billion has 1 too...

ahh, i know this one, my teacher told our class like in the begining of the school year, i remember the problem but i just cant remember the answre... :)
 

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LOL I must be blind! When i read it... an imaginary C would appear in decade... lol

ok... is it the number 1? wait... a billion has 1 too...

ahh, i know this one, my teacher told our class like in the begining of the school year, i remember the problem but i just cant remember the answre... :)

woah, your teacher told you this riddle?
I thought i made it off the top of my head :p great minds think alike?

-sighs- another great example of how every single great idea is already taken. :eek:
 

SilverHawk

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Here's my riddle, easy, just thought up. People here do seem do like short ones though.
I appear once within a century.

I occur twice within a decade.

I never happen in a billion days.

Fear me, for I am the beginning of the end.

I might change it though, if someone solves it. It's simple.

It's amazing that you all got so close to the answer without actually getting it. :p The answer is:

E
 

Syndrome

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:rolleyes:

You got it right!! :banghead: NUUUUUUUU

Anyways, looks like I gotta change it right?
 

duyen

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No, you don't have too, it's not graded on if someone figures it out or not.
 

Seb!

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yeah I've heard it before too.

It was on an episode of arthur! :D
 

thewrongvine

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yea i got it too.
on the way to school this morning, i was thinkig about it and im like C doesnt work... so i say, what does decade have 2 of - E and begining of EEENd lol.
 

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it was on an episode of WHAT?! :eek: Do you mean like the Arthur which has mouse ears?

well, does it still count then? i figured it out from the top of my head, but i didn't realize that a teacher [from thewrongvine] had said it already.

lol, the beginning of the end part should throw people off since it would seem like its an acopalyptic event or something.
 

Seb!

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yeah the one with mouse ears! It was the one where he was on a quiz show, and the last question was your riddle. But idk ask Hortonon.
 

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well, does it still count then?

yea sure, it counts. You thought of it without any help so it wouldnt be fair if i canceled it..

hey, has anyone figured out my riddle, 4th page or so...?
 
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