Riddles

Tuzenbach · Nov 20, 2005

Here's one of mine from a thread of about a year and a half ago. I'd be impressed if someone were to find that thread!

An army ten-thousand blades strong
Still hath cause to fear the dark.
Why?

arscott · Nov 20, 2005

A solution I've heard for the glass one is to hold the glass at a diagonal and fill it in such a way that the water goes from the lip of the glass to the highest point where the wall meets the base (see attached img.) However, that only works for certain kinds of glass.

I'd say a number of foodstuffs smell terrible until killed and prepared, most notably the Pig.

I'd guess a rose for the great help to women one, but I'm not sure.

And an army of grass has ten thousand blades, but it will die without the sunlight.

Hypersmurf · Nov 20, 2005

arscott said:
A solution I've heard for the glass one is to hold the glass at a diagonal and fill it in such a way that the water goes from the lip of the glass to the highest point where the wall meets the base (see attached img.) However, that only works for certain kinds of glass.

Given that the problem stated "or any container", it needs to be a solution that will work for all kinds of glass

(The glass on my desk has angled sides, so I immediately discounted anything that relied on uniform diameter

-Hyp.

Tuzenbach · Nov 21, 2005

And an army of grass has ten thousand blades, but it will die without the sunlight.

Which is, of course, merely a "lawn". Nevertheless, however.......you are correct sir!

Balgus · Nov 21, 2005

Hypersmurf said:
[sblock]We need a second container - a helmet, perhaps.

One character picks up the glass. Reduce Person is cast on him. His size in every dimension is halved, decreasing volume by a factor of eight; the same change affects any equipment he wears or carries, including the glass.

He fills the glass four times, pouring it into the helmet. The helmet now contains four-eighths the volume of the glass at its regular size - one half.

Hmmm- interesting. Never thopught of using magic...

But the residual liquid in the glass and helmet at each pouring will affect the weight.

Seems like the smelly scented riddle is getting better answers than I had hoped. Please don't hurt me when I tell you my answer
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a pig- how sweet it smells on the spit

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And arscott gets it

And also the glass riddle also. Great job.

Balgus · Nov 21, 2005

The answer to #5 if y'all hadnt guessed it already:

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A stove, a fire, and smoke

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Tuzenbach · Nov 21, 2005

Balgus said:
The answer to #5 if y'all hadnt guessed it already:

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A stove, a fire, and smoke

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Surely you mean #3, yes?

Balgus · Nov 21, 2005

Tuzenbach said:
Surely you mean #3, yes?

You are orrect Thir. It is Number 3

My apologies

Tuzenbach · Nov 21, 2005

I got an idea for a riddle today, but my mind is clouded with my school work. Wanna help craft it?

It involves describing something that can easily be mistaken for a pirate (one eye, one leg, yadda yadda yadda) but ends up being a needle. That's as far as I got. Anyway, the idea is to confuse the guesser into believing the answer to be, well, "a pirate"!

Any further thoughts? Thanks!

Balgus · Nov 21, 2005

have you guys heard of the game dirty minds? It has a plethora of 'think one thing, and turn out to be another' clues.

Like What is about 6 inches long and has a head?

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a dollar bill

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Or
Schwarzeneggar has a long one, Spike Lee has a short one, the Pope doesn't use his, and Madonna doesn't have one?

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a last name

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