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Topic: Riddles..... (have any good ones?) (Read 12139 times)
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neo_b
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Oops, those answers are now hidden.
That's the answer to the coin riddle. Too bad I actually don't have coins like that... might be able to do some neat "magic" tricks with them...
About the prisoner riddle... I don't think so, I've never heard of cartalk. Thanks for not revealing the answer, though- it's usually good for a few pages of guessing... 
How 'bout this one... it's very easy, so y'all don't answer unless you're actually guessing. Technically, it's not even a riddle, but meh, here goes...
#7: Red-green color blindness is a condition where a person cannot distinguish the colors red and green from each other. Now, stoplights have both green and red lights. A red-green color blind person cannot distinguish between these colors, yet they can apply for driver's licenses like everyone else. Why is this the case?
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neo_b
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That's the right answer, Zeep-Eeep! I guess that one was a bit simple, though. I'm curious to see people try #6, though. 
As for your riddle, I thought it was "humidity", but that seemed too obvious...
Here's an old trick question:
#8: Which weighs more, an ounce of feathers or an ounce of gold?
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Culture20
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Okay, then which weighs more, a fluid ounce of gold or a fluid ounce of water? (It's that wacky English measurement system again!)
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neo_b
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Sorry DJ, ounces of feathers and gold do not weigh the same, and neither do pounds of feathers and gold.
I'm not entirely sure from your post, but you might be on the right track, though.
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neo_b
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As for the "ounce" question, there are some other theories I'd like to put forward. An "ounce" can also be defined as a "small amount of matter" or "an atom of". Using the first, we wouldn't know the answer.
Using the atom approach, I think we could assume the gold atom would weigh more.
However, if we were in a zero gravity environment, neither would have any weight. Which would seem appropriate for a UQM forum.
Well, points for creativity, but the ounce & pound questions assume the usual gravity and non-atom masses. 
For Terminator's riddles, I'm not sure, but I think I've heard a version of #9: The man was in some sort of failing aerial vehicle, and the passengers needed to reduce the weight of the aircraft (they got rid of their clothes first, but it wasn't enough). They drew straws, and the unlucky fellow drew the short one and had to jump. However, I think that Zeep-Eeep's answer is a better one...
Never heard of #10, but could it be: Romeo and Juliet were frozen in a glass container? Glass can shatter when frozen, but the ice has since melted...
#11 we already have a variation of in #3.
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ok, ok, enough with the ounce pound thing, lets get back on topic! 
How about:
#12 (Really cheap one) A plane crashs on the border of two countries. (precisely, by the inch) now, where do they bury the survivors?
(if you know the answer, don't say it aloud )
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