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****, that one is true. You never need to put a cap under a three foot table. Okay Elrond, go ahead, your turn.Quote:
Originally posted by Elrond
The third lad lies, because a table with three feet is always stable (as long as no one moves it). The result is that it could not be moving "all the time".
Nope, that is only the case for a four or more foot table, but never a three foot. If one leg is a bit longer/shorter, all that will happen is that the desk will not be horizontal, but it will not shake/be unstable.Quote:
Originally posted by saturno7
I thought of that, but suppose that one of the feet was shorter than the rest.
A famous one then, that's all I have:
It's better than God
It's worse than the Devil
The poor have it
The rich need it
It you eat it, you die
What is it?
A heart?Quote:
Originally posted by Elrond
The poor have it
The rich need it
It you eat it, you die
What is it?
No, you can eat a heart and no die (if it's no yours). Actually, I like heart!
I have to go, so if you can't find an answer that works for all, may be I'll give it tomorrow, but I'm quite sure some people will find the answer!
That's what I implied, you can need a heart when you're overly rich, but you cannot eat your own heart or actually not have a heart in the literal sense. Isn't this somekind of metafor anyway?Quote:
Originally posted by Elrond
No, you can eat a heart and no die : if it's no yours.
That's ridiculous! Nothing's better than god!Quote:
Originally posted by Elrond
It's better than God
It's worse than the Devil
The poor have it
The rich need it
It you eat it, you die
Worse than the devil? Impossible! Nothing again!
Everyone knows the poor have nothing!
Rich people need nothing, they're rich! Geez!
If you eat poison you die ;)
Hmmm... I'd have to say either me :D or nothing.
I can honestly say I answered every riddle in this thread before looking at the answer. Anyway, I'll wait for Elrond's approval before offering a question of my own.
That's the score:
1. Simon and Gabriel - 2pts
2. Saturno, Elrond and me (SeventhStar) - 1pt
but honestly I have no idea about Elrond's riddle! :rolleyes:
Solarflare is right, the answer is "nothing".
Nothing is better than God.
Nothing is worst than the devil.
The poor have nothing.
The rich need nothing.
If you eat nothing, you die!
And I agree also that the riddles so far have not been really difficult to answer. The problem is that it's very hard to create new riddles, and most of the other are well known. I didn't knew the ones about the Saloon and the fly, but they were quite obvious as well.
Solarflare, it's your turn to ask a question.
wow! I would've never guessed. I thought it was a joke... Ha!
Okay so Score:
1. Simon and Gabriel - 2pts
2. Saturno, Elrond, solarflare and me (SeventhStar) - 1pt
Problem is that hes American so the next question will be tomorrow. But that's life...
;) :p :D
That is an opportunity to think out the riddle you woud ask next time you win, as less time would go lost with that then.Quote:
Originally posted by SeventhStar
Problem is that hes American so the next question will be tomorrow. But that's life...
;) :p :D
Yes but last night I thought of lots of riddles so I am prepared now. I hope he asks a good one! Hear that solarflare?! ;)
Uh oh. I hope you do not want to ask how long an astronaut lives near the event horizon of a black hole provide he survived the stretching forces. :D :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by SeventhStar
Yes but last night I thought of lots of riddles so I am prepared now. I hope he asks a good one! Hear that solarflare?! ;)
I can only suggest that it's in the neighbourhood of 1*(10^(-3452)) seconds :DQuote:
Originally posted by Simon666
Uh oh. I hope you do not want to ask how long an astronaut lives near the event horizon of a black hole provide he survived the stretching forces. :D :eek: :eek:
Actually I think it is infinite instead of infinitely short for an outside observer and also to the astronaut if he measures time by the time that passes for the outside observer. If the astronaut measures the time by his own watch he would experience that he almost immediately falls behind the event horizon.Quote:
Originally posted by SeventhStar
I can only suggest that it's in the neighbourhood of 1*(10^(-3452)) seconds :D