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theres a guy he walks up to a fork in the road, one road leads straight to heaven and one to hell. There are two brothers, ones on the road to heaven and the other one on the road to hell. One of the brothers always lies, and the other one always tells the truth. If you had to ask only one, one question so that you could get to heaven, what would you ask?

[color="green"]i know this ..but ill let others have a go first [/color]

"Yo Punk! You want in or am I just stain' here fo mah health?!"

eek i know this one too from a paradox book ive got, i wont say either just to see how long it takes someone to figure it out lol

i was close

Jake... merry xmas to you as well matey been a while since i seen you around.. still hop on messenger occasionally?

[quote]Jake... merry xmas to you as well matey  been a while since i seen you around.. still hop on messenger occasionally?[/quote]

I rarely use messenger Mr_S, PM's in this forum is about the best way to get in touch with me.

[quote]theres a guy he walks up to a fork in the road, one road leads straight to heaven and one to hell. There are two brothers, ones on the road to heaven and the other one on the road to hell. One of the brothers always lies, and the other one always tells the truth. If you had to ask only one, one question so that you could get to heaven, what would you ask?[/quote]

hmmm, this is a tough one. I'm thinking that there's got to be a way to word a question that you already know part of the answer to, so you can determine if they are telling the truth or not. I've got a question though, can it be assumed that the brother who tells the truth is standing infront of the road going to heaven and that the brother who lies is standing infront of the road going to hell?

[color="green"]no, no assuming

i think its.. you ask one (either) what the other one would say, then take the opposite to that ...hehee. its on a movie called Labryinth

argh..riddle..edit in...later *writes sticky note and attaches to forehead*[/color]

ahhh that makes sense Vercz ..... nice going!

[color="green"]Study this paragraph and all things in it. What is vitally wrong with it? Actually, nothing in it is wrong, but you must admit that it is most unusual. Don't just zip through it quickly, but study it scrupulously. With luck you should spot what is so particular about it and all words found in it. Can you say what it is? Tax your brains and try again. Don't miss a word or a symbol. It isn't all that difficult?


---have fun [/color]

gawd, i'm sorry i just read this topic lol

Is it that there isn't a single "e" in the paragraph?

Dang...I read it twice and missed that, lol

[color="green"]yup FDJ well done [/color]

Cool ..... okay I've got one:

Suppose you have an open topped box that is 5cm x 5cm x 5cm. (capacity: 125 cubic centimeters) Inside the box is a steel ball-bearing that is 25 cubic centimeters in size. Next to the box is a two liter pail filled with mercury. How many cubic centimeters of mercury would you have to pour into the box to completely submerge the ball bearing?

[b][i][color="gray"][font="tahoma"]The ball bearing would float in mercury wouldn't it?[/b][/i][/color][/font]

[color="green"]~73 cubic centimeters..if it doesnt float [/color]

[quote]~73 cubic centimeters..if it doesnt float[/quote]
Unfortunately that is the wrong answer Vercz, but nice try.... I don't even remember how to find the volume of a sphere.

[quote]The ball bearing would float in mercury wouldn't it?[/quote]
Way to go mobil! ..... yes that's correct, mercury is so dense that steel floats in it, therefore it would be impossible to submerge the ball-bearing in an open topped box.

[color="green"][quote name='FDJ']Way to go mobil! ..... yes that's correct, mercury is so dense that steel floats in it[/quote]

its not dense, it just has learning difficulties

*ducks beer cans and rotten vegetables* [/color]

[b][i][color="gray"][font="tahoma"]See, i'm not just a pretty face...

Hmmm, another brain twister, here's a good one:

Twist your mental abilities and see if you can make another word (from the english language) by filling in the gaps.

I _ _ R _ V _ _ A _ I _ N [/b][/i][/color][/font]

[color="green"]I R Vain lmfao [/color]

[b][i][color="gray"][font="tahoma"]Close... . [/b][/i][/color][/font]

How about IMPROVISATION?

Yall are too fast lol.. I was getting ready to ask that *kicks jake's doggy tale*

[quote]*kicks jake's doggy tale*[/quote]
lol.... Yelp!

Okay, well I'll assume that IMPROVISATION is the correct answer and put up a new one:

There are several possible answers to this one and it's rather easy.
[b]Name a word in the english language that has seven syllables.[/b]

[b][i][color="gray"][font="tahoma"]Congrats fdj, "Improvisation" was correct.

And as for your 7 syllable one... hmmm... not too sure on that, will think about it at work today lol... not like i have anything better to do at work. [/b][/i][/color][/font]

I can only think of one that just has 6; Idiosyncrasy

availability?

here's a paradox one:
It wasn't my sister, nor my brother, but still was the child of my father and mother. Who was it?

availability only has 6

I'd have to agree with Josh .... "availability" only has 6 syllables.

Oh and to make sure that there is no question as to whether or not a word is indeed a word in the english language, it might be a good idea to check [url="http://www.hyperdictionary.com/"]this online dictionary[/url].

HERE'S A HINT: think of prefixes and suffixes (they add syllables)

unconventionality

Way to go Josh! .... nice work

Just incase anyone is interested here are some other words that people have come up with:

unconstitutionally
unenthusiastically

and if WingX had only added "un" to his word it would have had 7 syllables (ie. unavailability)

Anyway, good job Josh.... looks like it's your turn

Well uhm, I'm pretty sure Jake can get this one.. I'm just assuming though for some reasons that I won't say:P

[b]What's black when you get it,
Red when you use it,
And white when you're all through with it?[/b]

[color="green"]uhm..charcoal??

and wing: its you!!! ..not your sister or brother, but still a child of your mother and father..YOU! [/color]

yerp vercz..

[color="green"]here's a nice festive one ..just for ada

What do reindeer have that no other animals on earth have?? [

hehe.. [/color]

the opportunity to guide santa's sleigh

[color="green"]nawww...seen that movie "olive the reindeer" ..or something similar..HUMPH! [/color]

Baby reindeer! ;D!!!

damn u evil josh, i actualy knew that one lol

[color="green"]hehe..yes, well done josh [/color]

Wingy can take this one, because I am not very good at making the questions (nor am I good at answering haha)

I have six pairs of white socks and six pairs of blue socks in my drawer. In complete darkness, how many socks must I take from the drawer in order to be sure I get a pair that match?

soz for the late reply, but i couldn't get on the forum

how about three?
The first two could be different colors, but if that's the case the third one MUST match one of the two colors.
Is that correct?

i think your right jake, even if the first two werent two dif colours, then they'd have to be the same:P

Okay, well assuming that is correct (my apologies if there's some trick part of the question I'm missing), I'll put up another one:

[b]There are seven coins which look identical. One of the seven coins weighs slightly less than the other six. Using a balance scale, how could you determine which is the light coin in just two weighings?[/b]

good doggy

my guess is:

put 3 on each side of the scale (obviously one left out)

if at this stage they balance out, then the one left out is the lightest...

if one side topples, whichever side is the lightest (obviously the one which is above the other)

take 2 coins from that side (2 of the three coins), and put them on opposite ends of the scale

if the scales balance, then the one you left out of this last weighing is the lightest...

if they tip, then the lightest (highest) is your lightest



- meh

:\ dang, you lost me on that one the first time through, had to read it again...seems right.

Way to go ner0, that is correct! .... looks like it's time for a ner0 brain teaser.

meh I can't think of anything

feel free to add your own anyone