Brain Teasers

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

You missed my joke by a mile, mon ami. The Regis I was refering to is Regis Philburn on the TV Show "Who Wants to Be a Millionare?" and he always asks "Is that your final answer?" Hee-Hee!http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/552.gif
OK now to your clue. What we have is a living thing that always flies solo, n'est c'est pas?

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Oh lol, didn't get that... thought you were talking about some regis from the ancient past or something. Anyhow:

What we have is a living thing that always flies solo, n'est c'est pas?

Actually to be honest... the living thing that we're talking about actually flies in groups. So why would it say "flies alone"? that's for me to know and for you to find out, Next! :smash:

(The reason I'm not saying the answer is because I like seeing people try to figure it out, it definetely felt good when I solved the "Tooth Riddle" my cousin gave me)

I want to see someone answer the questions:

1. What is the "group of flight"?

2. Other than (insert answer to number 1 here) what else is there?

3. What does this mean you should think about for the second part? ("away it flies alone")

4. What does it mean by "flies alone"?

5. What does this tell you about the living thing?

What's the answer?

(Notice how question number 2 is dependent on #1 and #3 on #2 and number #4 on #3 and #5 on #4. Meaning if you screw up number 1 you screw up everything, so knowing what the "group of flight" is is really necessary here)

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

one minute before... ie, 59 mins.


Three people check into a hotel. They pay £30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager suddenly remembers that the room rate is £25 and gives £5 to the bellboy to return to the people. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that £5 would be difficult to share among three people so he pockets £2 and gives £1 to each person. Now each person paid £10 and got back £1. So they paid £9 each, totalling £27. The bellboy has £2, totalling £29. Where is the missing £1?

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I just realized this is incorrect. Since the bellboy has 2F(can't do that sign thing) you don't add it to 27F you subtract from it(you don't count those 2 since they were never given to the manager). This gives you 25, which is what the manager has.

Absolutely my last try, or I surrender!http://www.websmileys.com/sm/mad/boese094.gif "group of flight"--pattren "not part of"--wren
a wren is a bird that usually flies in groups-- when startled they scatter-- "away it flies"-- since they go in different directions-- "alone". I might not have the correct answer but it will certainly fit the rules stated by the riddle!http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/alieneyesa.gif

Nope... sorry... not really the answer...

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Originally Posted by Nightshade

give up !NEVER
*spies darlin approaching with a slightly annoyed look
OkOk I give up!
whats the answer!! Oh but make it invisible so I can still think aboutt it ;)

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:) Never annoyed, Night just hoping everyone would surrender like me! But I'm actually glad to see Digital hasn't given the answer yet. It's rather fun reading everyone's guesses but for the life of me I'm totally lost. Hurry up and guess someone!

Oh, Well. Sorry guys, but I have sat on this one for weeks. It is truly a literary puzzle, one of many that I write for http://www.spaceports.com/~deshadow/tmsm/index.html . There is only one correct answer.

The Gambler’s Legacy by Jonathan Blade

The short, thin, grey-haired lawyer sat behind a massive desk in the book-lined library, glaring over his owlish glasses at his visitors. When he spoke, however, his voice was thunder unleashed.
“This is an outrage, Commissioner Weston! My client’s will is straightforward. There is absolutely no need for police evolvement! And certainly no excuse for an amateur!” He jabbed an angry finger at Weston’s companion, Lamont Cranston, little knowing that Cranston was really that terror of the underworld known as The Shadow!
“Young Mr. Graves, there,” He indicated a pale young man seated in a corner. “Is the only one who needs to be here at all, as he is the sole heir.”
Weston’s voice was cold. “Bilgslby, you’ve given us no proof that your client even HAD a fortune to leave anyone. Considering that Otis Wellingsforth was a confirmed gambler, he—“
Bilgslby cut him off sharply. “He was indeed.” He replied coldly. “I have here sworn statements from the three biggest gambling joints in the city. Two say Wellingsforth was in the clear, owing nothing. The other says he has $1000 in credit. All swear that was Wellingsforth’s way—take half his winnings and leave half for a stake next time."
“That is police evidence, Bilgslby!” Weston exploded.
“Client confidentiality!” the lawyer sneered. “I know my client had a large fortune. He left every cent to Harlan Graves, his nephew. But I can only show Mr. Graves this paper. He must then solve the puzzle for himself. Even I don’t know what it means.”
He held up a paper. On it were two dice. Each face showed one dot.
“That’s all?” gulped Harlan Graves. “I knew reading all these books would drive the old man batty! This is absurd!”
Cranston had turned and was examining the packed bookshelves. “Your Uncle seems to have been quite a bibliophile. Many of these books are of great value.”
“It was Uncle Otis’ other vice.” Graves sighed. “Shooting craps and collecting books! What a mess!”
“Did you ever shoot craps, Commissioner?” asked Cranston.
Weston turned red. “I—uh—er—well, yeah. So what?”
Cranston tapped the paper. “What would happen to the player who rolled this play? Should they be pleased?”
Weston laughed. “Hardly. Snake-eyes always looses.”
Cranston smiled. “Right. Now I need to find a book. Wellingsforth has it, I am certain. And once I find it, the puzzle is solved.”

WHAT BOOK DOES CRANSTON NEED TO FIND?

If you look, you may find the book! The Shadow Knows! HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!

Ok... let me change the riddle a little... won't really help that much though(then again it actually might, makes one thing obvious). I'm changing it because I feel it sounds better this way:

In its group it flies alone, not being in the group of flight. What is it?

another reason I changed it this way is because I can do the questions easier

the questions of the riddle:

1) What do you think it means when it says "group of flight"?

2) What other groups are there?

3) What types of groups are we talking about?

4) What would be the reason for it to fly alone in its group?

5) What can you deduct the answer is from this?

hope that makes it easier or... :crash:

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Originally Posted by DigitalCrash

Ok... let me change the riddle a little... won't really help that much though(then again it actually might, makes one thing obvious). I'm changing it because I feel it sounds better this way:

In its group it flies alone, not being in the group of flight. What is it?

another reason I changed it this way is because I can do the questions easier

the questions of the riddle:

1) What do you think it means when it says "group of flight"?

2) What other groups are there?

3) What types of groups are we talking about?

4) What would be the reason for it to fly alone in its group?

5) What can you deduct the answer is from this?

hope that makes it easier or... :crash:

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There's nothing wrong with your riddle D-man. I'm kicking myself, bucause I usually think logically and should have figured this out by now. A bat. A bat would need to fly alone because it locates its meals by echolocation. But they come out of the caves in huge, sky darkening flocks? Swarms? Anyway, my answer is a bat. :eek:

Alright, here is the answer to the riddle:

1) What is the "Group of Flight"?
Many people thought the "Group of Flight" was talking about the group of everything that can fly (airplanes, birds, insects, etc.) but it was really just a description of a group. The "Group of Flight" is simply, The Birds. If it's not from the "Group of Flight" that means it's not from the Bird Group, or IOW it's not a bird

2) What other groups are there?
If we're talking about birds as a group, then other groups would be:
Mammals, Insects, Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks, etc.

3) What types of groups are we talking about?
That's simple... Animal Groups.

4) What would be the reason for it to "fly alone" in its group?
Since we're talking about Animal groups not actual groups(where they gather together) the reason would obviously be that in its group it's the only one capable of flying, making it "fly alone" but you see it's not actually flying alone.

5) What can you deduct the answer is from this?
Well... think of a group that contains only one animal capable of flying(out of the animal groups). If you guessed Mammals you are right. The only ones that contain flying animals are: The Mammals, The Insects, and The Birds. Insects and Birds wouldn't count because they contain more than one animal capable of flying(plus the answer's not a bird). The mammals on the other hand do. So congrats Pendragon... you got it right! ^_^ The answer is the bat... even though... you pretty much guessed the answer... either way though congrats Pendragon! ^_^ You may all rest now... the answer's out in the open.

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

I'm kicking myself, bucause I usually think logically and should have figured this out by now. A bat.

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I find this pretty ironic... lol

yeah now we have Perns to deal with!!
Ok pen

so is the book called snake eyes?
how to annoy the newphew you leave your inheritence to?? oh wait that was Brewsters million ;)
Loser
oh how to get over a gambling habit
:D

I've no idea... lol, checkbook, rulebook, creditcardbook. I've never played Craps so that probably doesn't help.

It's a very famous book.

And D-Man, like Holmes, I seldom guess, it's a shocking habit! :lol: My logic just didn't follow the same steps, and there I'm like Watson "It makes sense once it has been explained..." Duh, where was my brain?" :rolleyes:

Well... I have yet to find a person who can figure out the riddle without my help. I'm going to tell my friends my riddle(I haven't done so yet)... and by the time I'm 30 I'll let them give up... :nod:

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Originally Posted by DigitalCrash

Well... I have yet to find a person who can figure out the riddle without my help. I'm going to tell my friends my riddle(I haven't done so yet)... and by the time I'm 30 I'll let them give up... :nod:

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I know how you feel, pal. No one has ever figured my little mystery out before either, including my editor and my friend who writes mystery novels. A good hint is that you are all making this much harder than it is. :nod:

Wellingsforth's Book? lol