Lateral Thinking

alec said:
[spoiler:e1eb5e2d39]I would just step through the door opening, seeing the door itself is missing.[/spoiler:e1eb5e2d39]
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Sorry the answer isn't that obvious, but it is more ridiculous than that. So, to be more specific there are no openings into the room.
 
iridium_ionizer said:
Here's an even more ridiculous puzzler for you: You are trapped inside of room made of completely indestructible material with neither door nor window nor ventilation shaft. All that is with you in the room is a mirror and a table. How do you get out of the room?
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[spoiler:c48cd04cc5]You don't[/spoiler:c48cd04cc5]
 
iridium_ionizer said:
Here's an even more ridiculous puzzler for you: You are trapped inside of room made of completely indestructible material with neither door nor window nor ventilation shaft. All that is with you in the room is a mirror and a table. How do you get out of the room?
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Solution: [spoiler:c4ddedef19]You look in the mirror. You see what you saw. You take the saw. You cut the table in half. A half and a half make a whole. You go through the hole. You have now escaped the inescapable room. [/spoiler:c4ddedef19]
I profusely apologize to those offended by the ridiculousness, the impossibility, or the not-fitting-into-this-category-ness of this solution. It seemed like a good idea to post this puzzle at the time.
 
You are in a room, like the previous one, with walls and no exit, absolutely no opening whatsoever. Walls are made of super strong thick steel.

You can travel in absolutely any direction. How do you get out?
 
iridium_ionizer said:
iridium_ionizer said:
Here's an even more ridiculous puzzler for you: You are trapped inside of room made of completely indestructible material with neither door nor window nor ventilation shaft. All that is with you in the room is a mirror and a table. How do you get out of the room?
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Solution: [spoiler:03533d34a8]You look in the mirror. You see what you saw. You take the saw. You cut the table in half. A half and a half make a whole. You go through the hole. You have now escaped the inescapable room. [/spoiler:03533d34a8]
I profusely apologize to those offended by the ridiculousness, the impossibility, or the not-fitting-into-this-category-ness of this solution. It seemed like a good idea to post this puzzle at the time.
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That's actually one of the coolest puzzles I've ever heard.

Thanks.
 
Buxbaum666 said:
Zeal said:
Hints:

[spoiler:35a2a8f6f4]The man wear their helmets? Yes[/spoiler:35a2a8f6f4]
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Er... isn't the "Audience" supposed to come up with the yes/no questions and the host has to answer? Why are you giving the questions and answers along with the riddle?[/quote]

Well, its kinda hard to do that with a message board, so i figured i should put it all (the book sugested those hints..).

But they arent needed. :)


Kilus said:
Blakut said:
You can travel in absolutely any direction. How do you get out?
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Time Travel. In the past I wasn't in the room.
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Wasnt that in an Asimov short-story? Where the guy was doing a test to become demon cradle.
 
Here's an even more ridiculous puzzler for you: You are trapped inside of room made of completely indestructible material with neither door nor window nor ventilation shaft. All that is with you in the room is a mirror and a table. How do you get out of the room?
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I put on my robe and wizard hat.
 
Four men sat down to play. They played all night till break of day. They played for gold and not for fun. With separate scores for everyone. When they had come to square accounts. They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain. If no one lost, how all could gain?

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There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why?

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Why are there so many more horse's asses in the world, than
there are horses?

:D
 
alec said:
There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why?
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[spoiler:a82413664e]He´s a small fella, or "little people", and needs the umbrella to push number 10, but i already knew this one.[/spoiler:a82413664e]

A woman is running from "bandidos" in south america with 2 gold spheres, each with a weight of 4,5Kg. She comes across a bridge with a sign saying "max weight 50kg", which happens to be completely true. She weights 45,5Kg and doesnt has time to drop a shpere and come back for it after. How can she cross the bridge with both spheres? - the silly one

During the 2nd world war there was a bridge in a ravine between Germany and Switzerland. It was guarded by one German soldier that had orders to shoot whoever tried to run/espace through the bridge and send back who didnt had the right papers. He was on the German side and was posted inside a small "shack" from where he came out every 3 minutes to patrol the bridge.

One woman had to espace from Germany to Switzerland. She needed 5 mim to cross the bridge and there was no hiding spot, either above or under the bridge, where she could hide. How could she escape? - also silly ^^

Whats the answear for 3.? :p

Suaside have you tried to escape the room? If those puzzles are new (different presentation) it might entertain for some time.

Anyway, i think the riddle is for when the tank is not drifting.
 
Zeal said:
Suaside have you tried to escape the room? If those puzzles are new (different presentation) it might entertain for some time.
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it's either a play on words, or a play with images.

like somehow "leaving your body" through suicide for religious fags (congratz, your soul is now in Hell) or knocking yourself out ("out", get it? hurr durr).
or you set the scene up with the mirror so you see your reflection somehow leave the room.

either way, that kinda stuff is retarded.

such a riddle's only "correct" answer is that it is designed to make the person asking it reply with "no, i like your answer, but this is the real one". look how clever i am guys!

stuff like the Riddle of the Sphinx is alright, but this is downright annoying.

Zeal said:
Anyway, i think the riddle is for when the tank is not drifting.
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but also makes it incorrect and retarded. not to mention, the laws of relativity would like to have a word or two with you.

if the question was asked to a first grade class, yeah, nice to get them to think a bit, but that's all...



yeah, i'm a grumpy bastard, just ignore me, as i will ignore this thread as very little of interest seems to get posted here.
 
alec said:
Four men sat down to play. They played all night till break of day. They played for gold and not for fun. With separate scores for everyone. When they had come to square accounts. They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain. If no one lost, how all could gain?
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The most obvious answer here would be that they were all playing in separate games, were playing against a dealer (a la Blackjack/21), or something similar. That solution has no spark of ingenuity, though, and undoubtedly isn't the "correct" one.

Zeal said:
During the 2nd world war there was a bridge in a ravine between Germany and Switzerland. It was guarded by one German soldier that had orders to shoot whoever tried to run/espace through the bridge and send back who didnt had the right papers. He was on the German side and was posted inside a small "shack" from where he came out every 3 minutes to patrol the bridge.

One woman had to espace from Germany to Switzerland. She needed 5 mim to cross the bridge and there was no hiding spot, either above or under the bridge, where she could hide. How could she escape? - also silly ^^
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[spoiler:7d1de4a8b1]Again, this answer might be too simple, and it may not be logistically sound in the real world, but within the literal confines of the riddle, she would merely have to wait until the guard went into the shack, quietly make her way out as far as she could onto the bridge, and, as the soldier went to make his rounds, turn around and come at him from the Swiss side, apparently seeking to get into Germany.[/spoiler:7d1de4a8b1]
 
Yamu said:
alec said:
Four men sat down to play. They played all night till break of day. They played for gold and not for fun. With separate scores for everyone. When they had come to square accounts. They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain. If no one lost, how all could gain?
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The most obvious answer here would be that they were all playing in separate games, were playing against a dealer (a la Blackjack/21), or something similar. That solution has no spark of ingenuity, though, and undoubtedly isn't the "correct" one.
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Nah, that isn't the right answer. The correct answer is:

[spoiler:2307d24eb0]They're musicians.[/spoiler:2307d24eb0]
 
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