Riddle - Page 7

**Lorax74** · 02-03-2007, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

What's red and green and goes a hundred miles an hour?

a bloody booger after sneezing?

**WhiskeySix** · 02-04-2007, 11:50 AM

a frog in a blender?

**CingularDuality** · 02-04-2007, 12:03 PM

A frog in a blender was what I had in mind, but a sneezed bloody booger would fit to, I suppose.

OK, I hope one of you comes up with a MUCH better riddle than mine...

**Lorax74** · 02-04-2007, 01:21 PM

Let's give this one a shot:

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

**CingularDuality** · 02-04-2007, 02:30 PM

Awww, I know this one... I know two answers to this one!

Calvin · 02-07-2007, 01:45 PM

Long ago, a mathematician used to cheat people.

Once he borrowed $4000 from a rich man.
After a few days, he borrowed $2000 from the same man.

Many days passed, the mathematician did not return the money to the rich man. The rich man went to themathematician and asked to return the money.
But to his great surprise, the mathematician replied that there is no need to pay the debt.

"See here, friend" said the mathematician " the sum of 4000 and 2000 is equal to zero, so I do not have any balance to pay".

The rich man took the matter to the court. When the judge came to know this, he was astonished. He asked the mathematician toprove that sum of 4000 and 2000 is zero, and not 6000.

The Clever mathematician agreed.
He said:

let a == 4000, b == 2000 and c == 6000

a + b == c

Multiply both sides by a + b

(a + b) (a + b ) == c (a + b)

a*a + ab + ba + b*b == ca + cb

a*a + ab - ca == cb - b*b - ba

a( a + b -c) == -b(b + a - c)

so a == - b

a + b == 0

Hence 4000 + 2000 = 0...........

Kerostasis · 02-07-2007, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calvin

Long ago, a mathematician used to cheat people.

Once he borrowed $4000 from a rich man.
After a few days, he borrowed $2000 from the same man.

Many days passed, the mathematician did not return the money to the rich man. The rich man went to themathematician and asked to return the money.
But to his great surprise, the mathematician replied that there is no need to pay the debt.

"See here, friend" said the mathematician " the sum of 4000 and 2000 is equal to zero, so I do not have any balance to pay".

The rich man took the matter to the court. When the judge came to know this, he was astonished. He asked the mathematician toprove that sum of 4000 and 2000 is zero, and not 6000.

The Clever mathematician agreed.
He said:

let a == 4000, b == 2000 and c == 6000

a + b == c

Multiply both sides by a + b

(a + b) (a + b ) == c (a + b)
***(4k+2k)(4k+2k) == 6k(4k+2k)
a*a + ab + ba + b*b == ca + cb
***4k²+4k(2k)+2k(4k)+2k² == 6k(4k)+6k(2k)
***16M+8M+8M+4M == 24M+12M
a*a + ab - ca == cb - b*b - ba
***16M+8M-24M == 12M - 4M - 8M
***24M-24M = 12M-12M
***0=0
a( a + b -c) == -b(b + a - c)
***0=0
so a == - b
***DIV/0 ERROR
a + b == 0

Hence 4000 + 2000 = 0...........

Are we just gonna keep recycling divide by zero problems? At least the hat-riddle was something new.

Diceman · 02-07-2007, 04:23 PM

icky · 02-07-2007, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calvin

a( a + b -c) == -b(b + a - c)

so a == - b

a + b == 0

Hence 4000 + 2000 = 0...........

You have proven this true as long as a+b does not equal c. DOH!

**Lorax74** · 02-07-2007, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorax74

Let's give this one a shot:

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Awww, I know this one... I know two answers to this one!

Do tell then, I only know one...

**CingularDuality** · 02-09-2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorax74

Do tell then, I only know one...

Startling and stringier.

Gabriel87 · 02-12-2007, 12:37 PM

Looks like no one is posting another riddle so if you guys don't mind i'll post one. I didn't see this one in the pages so here it is.

I walk on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three at night. What am I?

jonan_ · 02-12-2007, 12:54 PM

Is it the life of a human?
Crawl at birth(four), walk(two), then when you get old you need a cane(three)

Gabriel87 · 02-12-2007, 01:09 PM

yes

good job, not many people i know, know the answer or the reason why.

Kerostasis · 02-12-2007, 01:10 PM

I'm gonna say you're not human, you're actually a Sphinx looking for someone named Oedipus.

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02-07-2007, 01:45 PM	#96 (permalink)
Calvin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 22 Posts: 499	Re: Riddle Long ago, a mathematician used to cheat people. Once he borrowed $4000 from a rich man. After a few days, he borrowed $2000 from the same man. Many days passed, the mathematician did not return the money to the rich man. The rich man went to themathematician and asked to return the money. But to his great surprise, the mathematician replied that there is no need to pay the debt. "See here, friend" said the mathematician " the sum of 4000 and 2000 is equal to zero, so I do not have any balance to pay". The rich man took the matter to the court. When the judge came to know this, he was astonished. He asked the mathematician toprove that sum of 4000 and 2000 is zero, and not 6000. The Clever mathematician agreed. He said: let a == 4000, b == 2000 and c == 6000 a + b == c Multiply both sides by a + b (a + b) (a + b ) == c (a + b) aa + ab + ba + bb == ca + cb aa + ab - ca == cb - bb - ba a( a + b -c) == -b(b + a - c) so a == - b a + b == 0 Hence 4000 + 2000 = 0........... __________________ \|TG-33rd\|Calvin

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Gabriel87 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 21 Posts: 137	Re: Riddle Looks like no one is posting another riddle so if you guys don't mind i'll post one. I didn't see this one in the pages so here it is. I walk on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three at night. What am I? __________________ \|TG\|Gabriel87 Favorite quotes and sayings: Teacher,” Tommy you got a fairy godmother.” Tommy,” No, but we got an uncle we keep a close eye on.” *If anyone knows or has seen Markopilot please let him know that his gunner misses him and would like to talk to him agian. He knows me by Gabriel87.

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Gabriel87 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 21 Posts: 137	Re: Riddle yes good job, not many people i know, know the answer or the reason why. __________________ \|TG\|Gabriel87 Favorite quotes and sayings: Teacher,” Tommy you got a fairy godmother.” Tommy,” No, but we got an uncle we keep a close eye on.” *If anyone knows or has seen Markopilot please let him know that his gunner misses him and would like to talk to him agian. He knows me by Gabriel87.

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