Quiz - Mind Trap

chux · Post by **chux** » 21 Jun 2003, 19:27

Yeah, it means "I ate nothing, I owe nothing", it shoul dhave been I80,I00

Antz's thing - Theres no obvious pattern to the numbers themselves, so you must have to do something to them first...any more clues?

Vaitork · Post by **Vaitork** » 5 Oct 2003, 09:55

Jalli wrote:Question 4: When Mister Y laid in is bathtub and relaxed, he started playing with his 2 feet long toyboat which was filled with screws and nuts ( thx zworqy). Then by an accident he knocks over his boat so that the screws and sulkines fell into the water. What will happen to the water level?

Cloud wrote:Q4: It will get lower

Jalli wrote:Cloud made no. 4

Could somebody explain why??

I'm hosting this trivia somewhere else and I don't know why this is the answer...

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 5 Oct 2003, 11:04

When something floats on top of water it will "force away" its weight. When it is on bottom of water it will force away its volume. Since nuts and screws weigh a bit, but haven't that big volume, then the water level will get lower.

Vaitork · Post by **Vaitork** » 5 Oct 2003, 17:18

Thanx Jalli

could I ask you in case in needed some other explanation? Btw... U told us this was a commercial game, how is it called?

chux · Post by **chux** » 5 Oct 2003, 18:06

its called Mind Trap
We need some more riddles here, come on people, buy the game!

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 6 Oct 2003, 12:55

Let`s say, I just caught a fish...

Its head is 9 cm long. Its tail is equal with lenght of the head and half of the body. The body is as long as head + tail.

How long is that fish?

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 6 Oct 2003, 14:08

8-ball wrote:How long is that fish?

72 cm

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 6 Oct 2003, 20:15

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 6 Oct 2003, 20:36

Ky.Jelly wrote:36cm

I assumed that the fish consisted of the head, the body and the tail. If the body = the whole fish, the answer is 36. If it's what I thought the answer is 72.

Red · Post by **Red** » 6 Oct 2003, 20:40

72 cm, I believe too.

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 6 Oct 2003, 20:59

27 cm, guys!

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 6 Oct 2003, 21:04

if the head is 9 cm and the tail is the same as the head this means the tail is also 9cm

so far head and tail together = 18cm.

it then says that the tail is half the length of the body, tail = 9cm so body must = 18 cm, this means that the fish is 36cm in length, this is further inforced wen he says the body equals the head plus the tail which is 18cm as we know already,

therefore fish = 36cm, in length

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 6 Oct 2003, 22:38

Head: 9cm

Tail: 9cm + 1/2body

Body: Head + Tail = 9cm + 9cm + 1/2 body

1/2body = 18cm => Body = 36cm

Tail = 9cm + 1/2body = 9cm + 18 cm = 27 cm

Fish: Head + Tail + body = 9cm + 27cm + 36 cm = 72cm

Vaitork · Post by **Vaitork** » 6 Oct 2003, 22:45

Mag is right:

A=9

C=A+B/2 --> C=9+B/2
B=A+C ----> B=9+C

B=9+9+B/2
B=18+B/2
B-B/2=18
B/2=18
B=36

C=9+36/2
C=9+18
C=27

A+B+C=72

Edit: Dammit Jalli

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 6 Oct 2003, 22:46

Ky.Jelly wrote:it then says that the tail is half the length of the body

o well, misread that one, next!

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 6 Oct 2003, 22:53

A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

Vaitork · Post by **Vaitork** » 6 Oct 2003, 23:33

Repeated

Jalli wrote:Question 4: Captain Curt went to a hardware-store to buy something for his house. He asked the employee: "How much is it for one?" The employee answered 15 dollars. Captain Curt looked a bit astonished and asked: "Well, how much is twelve then?" "30 dollars," the employee replied. Captain Curt scratched his head and then asked: "if I buy two hundred, how much is that?" "45 dollars," answered the employee. What was it the captain wantet to buy?

chux wrote:Question 4: Numbers for his house, $15 per number

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 7 Oct 2003, 09:15

Jalli wrote:Body = 36cm
Body = 9cm + 27cm + 36 cm = 72cm

Doesn't make sense...

Anyway, I've changed my mind. 36 cms is right.

Body = 9 (head) + 9 (head part of tail) + body/2 (half body part of tail)

=> x = 18 + x/2 => x=36

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 7 Oct 2003, 11:02

Sorry, a small typo, was supposed to be a + in front of "body = ...." so that the Fish = head + tail + body and so on. My fault, edited now...

The fish is still 72cm btw

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 7 Oct 2003, 11:50

zworqy wrote:
Jalli wrote:Body = 36cm
Body = 9cm + 27cm + 36 cm = 72cm
Doesn't make sense...

Anyway, I've changed my mind. 36 cms is right.

Body = 9 (head) + 9 (head part of tail) + body/2 (half body part of tail)

=> x = 18 + x/2 => x=36

Huh? What is the "head part of tail"? Why is x = 18 + x/2? It doesn't say anything about half of the entire fish (I assume that's what you mean by x), anywhere.

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 7 Oct 2003, 12:49

MagnusB wrote:
zworqy wrote:Body = 9 (head) + 9 (head part of tail) + body/2 (half body part of tail)

=> x = 18 + x/2 => x=36
Huh? What is the "head part of tail"? Why is x = 18 + x/2? It doesn't say anything about half of the entire fish (I assume that's what you mean by x), anywhere.

head part of tail = the part of the tail that was as long as the head
body = entire fish. If not, it should have been called torso, not body.
My body is the entire me anyway.

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 7 Oct 2003, 13:01

zworqy wrote:head part of tail = the part of the tail that was as long as the head
body = entire fish. If not, it should have been called torso, not body.
My body is the entire me anyway.

Fish don't have torsos, a fish body is what's between the head and the tail. And the whole fish can't be head + tail. Just imagine a fish that's just a head and a tail... there's got to be something between there.

Imagine that this is a fish:

(‾‾‾X)
^^ This part is the body.

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 7 Oct 2003, 14:25

nice work guys

it is 72 cm long

anyone has another riddle?

chux · Post by **chux** » 7 Oct 2003, 18:16

yeah, its 72, and the fish is split into 3 parts, Head, Body and Tail...whether or not this is aqua-anatomically correct doesnt matter, they could be called anything.
Anyway, no, I dont have a riddle

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 7 Oct 2003, 18:32

All the following is ONE riddle:

A) I am white's first move in the game of kings I have how many choices?

B) Number of ways of winnings 0s and Xs

C) "As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Every wife had seven sacks, every sack had seven cats, every cat had seven kitts. Kitts, cats, sacks, wives, how many were going to St. Ives?"

D) How many rings not owned by elves?

U = (CD) + (AB)

U = The answer

Please use BODMAS, also spell your answer, for example 2 would become two. And lastly good luck!

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 7 Oct 2003, 18:40

answer to C is 1 as the man was the only one actually gong to St Ives, ill get back to you on the rings

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 7 Oct 2003, 20:03

ok i have now sat here and tried to work it out for about 2 hours and there are some things that arnt clear and that are not definate.

B is an open question, there are 209088 possible ways to win 0's and X's, but that is dependant on every move, but this question does not define what answer is needed,

C as i said before is quite obviously 1

A i will assume you are talking about chess there are 400 possible opening
moves. Where a move is defined as both the black player and white player moving a piece. If a move is defined as just one player making a move,then there are 20 possible opening moves. yet again another open question, and it may not even be chess at all

D still not sure, cant be bothered finding the book to count it, it also does not say at what point you want this taken at, caus they held a different number of rings at different times

and finally its the equation that gets to me, (in new zealand we use BEDMAS) but im sure it means that same damn thing. another i have just noticed as i type this is, why does the equation start with U= im sure that all the equations we did in school were X=, unless of course over there you use U= or in fact it is just there to confuse me or there is more to it than there seems, and actualy now by looking at the equation some more, the order of the AB CD is kinda wierd, shouldnt it be (AB) + (CD) i suppose it the same whichever way you put it, just a little weird if you ask me,

damn that last 5 minutes was beta than the last 2 hours, but shit, this riddle has got me stuck, i need hints and clarification and i need it fast

cheers

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 7 Oct 2003, 21:41

wtf is BODMAS???

and Ky, A must be 20, he clearly says WHITE'S first move...

Vaitork · Post by **Vaitork** » 7 Oct 2003, 21:50

A = 20 (Been said)
B = Something with Tic-Tac-Toe?
C = 1 (Been said)
D = 16 + 1 (the One ring)
U = 17+20B
U = ???

I have n.f.i. of what BODMAS are

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 7 Oct 2003, 21:57

as i said in new zealand we got BEDMAS, its a order for working through equations it goes; Brackets Exponent Division Multiplication Addition and Subtraction, of course it doesnt matter wether mulitplication come before division or if subtraction comes before addition, but the rest of the order matters,

viatork - he said how many rings where not owned by the elves, it says at the start that x were giving to kings of mean and x to the dwarf lords and shit so they arnt held by the elves, therefore the answer is not 17

i personally think that the answer has nothing to do with the equation and has something to do with the order of the letters and the mentioning of BODMAS, this is standard, why should they mention it otherwise, this "BODMAS" must be part of the answer???

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 7 Oct 2003, 22:27

I think the answer is something like U = 1337 (You are leet) or some other words you can make out of numbers...

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 7 Oct 2003, 23:59

ok this riddle is getting to me, i just cant get it outta my head

A = 20 There are twenty possible moves in chess when it is your first turn.

B = 8 There are 8 possible ways to win in TicTacToe. ( i have the other answer is not needed)

C = 1 Only one person was going to St. Ives.

D = 17 Three rings were given to the elves, seven to the dwarves, nine to the humans, and one was forged in Mount Whatever. Add all the ones the elves do not own and you get 17.

U = (CD) + (AB)

U = (1 * 17) + (20 *

U = 17 + 160

U = 177

or another answer i get is 185

this is because i think white has 21 moves as there first move caus the dude can always give up, if giving up is a move then

U = (CD) + (AB)

U = (1 * 17) + (21 *

U = 17 + 168

U = 185

but personally i dont think that is right, sorta to easy

Vaitork · Post by **Vaitork** » 8 Oct 2003, 00:25

Ky.Jelly wrote:viatork - he said how many rings where not owned by the elves, it says at the start that x were giving to kings of mean and x to the dwarf lords and shit so they arnt held by the elves, therefore the answer is not 17

Also Ky.Jelly wrote:D = 17 Three rings were given to the elves, seven to the dwarves, nine to the humans, and one was forged in Mount Whatever. Add all the ones the elves do not own and you get 17.

Did I miss your point here, Ky?

and it's Vaitork

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 8 Oct 2003, 00:29

ye i shoulda researched that first sorry vaitork. jus the way you worded it made me think you just counted all the rings,

anyway, this isnt helping solve the riddle damn it

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 8 Oct 2003, 00:42

Maybe you should know that literally hundreds of people have been trying to solve this riddle for months, and no one has made it. The guy who made the riddle (his name is Owen), is a bit... weird. He makes some very good riddles some times, but most of them make no sense, and you spend most of the time reading them wondering if all the grammatical mistakes and typos are subtle clues of some sort.

Pretty much everything you're doing here has been tried again and again a long time ago already. Keep trying to solve the riddle if you want, but I doubt any of you are going to get it (no offense).

edit: speling

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 8 Oct 2003, 01:30

so fooken jalli has posted some mongo riddle he doesnt even have an answer to, that bites

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 8 Oct 2003, 10:16

Heh, when you post answers, I can easily find out wether it's correct or not...

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 8 Oct 2003, 20:44

so am i close or not,

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 8 Oct 2003, 21:37

That I can't know...

chux · Post by **chux** » 8 Oct 2003, 23:30

Ky.Jelly wrote:in new zealand we got BEDMAS, its a order for working through equations it goes; Brackets Exponent Division Multiplication Addition and Subtraction

In England we have BODMAS and BIDMAS...O and I Mean either 'Other' or 'Indeces', Indeces being the little number you put above things that have been squared, cubed, etc

Revolt · Post by **Revolt** » 9 Oct 2003, 09:15

we got that as well in AUS chux

BigRed · Post by **BigRed** » 28 Oct 2003, 10:20

K, i got this game. It's american though so some questions are ez because they're like how can your birthday be in summer but in July which is easy cause aus is in the southern hemisphere. But anyway....

What is the closest relation that your father's sister's sister-in-law could be to you?

Dee Septor the famous magician, said he could put a bottle in the centre of the room and crawl into it. How?

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 28 Oct 2003, 10:26

BigRed wrote:K, i got this game. It's american though so some questions are ez because they're like how can your birthday be in summer but in July which is easy cause aus is in the southern hemisphere. But anyway....

What is the closest relation that your father's sister's sister-in-law could be to you?

Dee Septor the famous magician, said he could put a bottle in the centre of the room and crawl into it. How?

1. Yo mama
2. Put bottle in room, then walk out of the room and crawl back into the room.

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 28 Oct 2003, 14:24

Actually, if your aunt (fathers sister) is digusting and a criminal, she can be married to your brother and then you're your own father's sister's sister-in-law, if you're a girl.

chux · Post by **chux** » 29 Oct 2003, 00:57

Isnt mother closer than that?

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 29 Oct 2003, 08:17

chux wrote:Isnt mother closer than that?

How can your mother be closer to you than yourself?

chux · Post by **chux** » 29 Oct 2003, 17:13

is it yourself? Yeah...just a longer description i guess
Anyway, any more riddles?

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 29 Oct 2003, 20:44

nah topic fooked me off after mongo Jalli posted that balle sax quiz that has fooked my life, its damn inpossible, i have spent hours and hours on it, it sax

Jalli · Post by **Jalli** » 30 Oct 2003, 15:20

There is something special about the number 40, something that no other number has. What is it?

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 30 Oct 2003, 22:06

It's the only number between 39 and 41.

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