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    That's correct, well the solution I had was:
    \ / | | | | | |

    take four away:

    \ / | |

    but your's is definately correct too.

    Another one?

    Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies, and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.
    Who is lying?
    Last edited by Moros; 01-31-2008 at 19:56.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajaxfetish
    I'm going to say 3 because I'm suspecting it's a man with his father and his grandfather.

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    If you are in an elevator traveling faster thatn the speed of light, what happens to the light when you turn a flashlight on?
    ~My thanks to Einstein for this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Good Ship Chuckle
    If you are in an elevator traveling faster thatn the speed of light, what happens to the light when you turn a flashlight on?
    ~My thanks to Einstein for this one.
    It lags the elevator. Depends on where you point it also...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moros
    Don't you mean one?
    errr . . . yes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwordsMaster
    It lags the elevator. Depends on where you point it also...
    Ding...ding...ding!
    Your are correct, come on down! Here's your prise--->
    Don't spend it all at once.

    When you turn on the flashlight, the light will seem as if it is bending down to the floor, but this is actually because the elevator catches up to the light.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moros
    Another one?

    Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies, and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.
    Who is lying?
    None of them.
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    Posted by Moros
    Another one?

    Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies, and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.
    Who is lying?


    They are all lying..?
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    .
    Another one?

    Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies, and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.
    Who is lying?
    You are!
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    A certain small town in north dakatoa has 5% of there population unlisted. If you where to select 105 names at random out of the phone book how many of them would be unlisted?
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    None. By being listed in the phonebook, you cannot be unlisted.

    Add punctuation to the following phrase to make something gramatically and logically coherent:

    is is not not not is not is is is is not is not is it not
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    'is' is not 'not', 'not' is not 'is'; 'is' is 'is', 'not' is 'not'. is 'it' 'not'?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xdeathfire
    None. By being listed in the phonebook, you cannot be unlisted.

    Add punctuation to the following phrase to make something gramatically and logically coherent:

    is is not not not is not is is is is not is not is it not

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moros
    That's correct, well the solution I had was:
    \ / | | | | | |

    take four away:

    \ / | |

    but your's is definately correct too.

    Another one?

    Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies, and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.
    Who is lying?
    As has been said, it has to be everyone, no one person can be telling the truth
    Last edited by sapi; 02-01-2008 at 13:40.
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    Its Dirk.

    Dirk says Kirk is lying, But Kirk is lying because he said both are lying. Only 1 is, therefore his statement is false.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen
    Its Dirk.

    Dirk says Kirk is lying, But Kirk is lying because he said both we lying. Only 1 is, therefore his statement is false.
    If Dirk is telling the truth, isn't Kirk lieing, thus Irk telling the truth, and thus Dirk lieing?

    Or are we allowed to take Kirk's statement as 50% false?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen
    If a third of six is three, what is half of twenty?
    5 came to mind.. since a third is 1/3 and a half is 1/5

    Your version is logic too though :P

    That's correct, well the solution I had was:
    \ / | | | | | |

    take four away:

    \ / | |
    I don't understand how is that related to 7?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drisos
    I don't understand how is that related to 7?
    The first 4 matches in his line are laid out like roman numerals.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Somebody Else
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    'is' is not 'not', 'not' is not 'is'; 'is' is 'is', 'not' is 'not'. is 'it' 'not'?
    Thats essentially the answer, except I had is it not? without any ""
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    5 came to mind.. since a third is 1/3 and a half is 1/5

    Your version is logic too though :P
    But a half is 1/2, isn't it, and 1/5 one fifth (.2)?
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    I just read that too.
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
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    Ahem.

    If you are in an elevator travelling faster than the speed of light, holding a flashlight, and you attempt to turn it on, you will be unconscious before your thumb manages to trigger the light.

    Either this or that circumstance's warped sense of gravity would cause a somewhat nightmarish, garish result.

    My respect is found in Einstein's memory however.

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    I don't believe anyone gave the right awnser to the riddle of the (potential) three liars.

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    OP of it clarify?
    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu
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    Quote Originally Posted by KukriKhan View Post
    but I joke. Some of my best friends are Vietnamese villages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moros
    Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies, and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.
    Who is lying?
    Irk and Dirk are lying.

    It sounds fairly illogical, yet Irk says that Dirk lies, Dirk says that Kirk lies and Kirk says that both Irk and Dirk are lying.

    I'm not sure if this is right - I never was very good at riddles
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    Still not correct.

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    Dirk is telling the truth. The others are not. Let there be cake.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Somebody Else
    Dirk is telling the truth. The others are not. Let there be cake.
    correct.

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    Make 1000 by using only the number Eight. (you can't use 88, 888 or something only 8) You can use the following math functions:
    'x' (or '.' ) , ':' (or '/' ), '+', '-' and '(' or ')'

    No composed numbers, so
    888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000
    is wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moros
    Make 1000 by using only the number Eight. (you can't use 88, 888 or something only 8) You can use the following math functions:
    'x' (or '.' ) , ':' (or '/' ), '+', '-' and '(' or ')'

    No composed numbers, so
    888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000
    is wrong.
    8 = 1000
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    8 (base 10) = 1000 (base 2)
    probably not the answer you are looking for...
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