Bench Press for your Brain

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:27 pm

[b][i][color=\"gray\"][font=\"tahoma\"]Well... i thought i might post this just for something to do.

The words "Black" and "White" are opposite in meaning. Name two more words, one rhyming with black and the other rhyming with white, that are also opposite in meaning.

Let's turn this into a game... the person who answers must post another brain teaser, or riddle, something that makes you think, aslong as it has something in it that can be answered, it should be fine. [/b][/i][/color][/font]

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:58 pm

how about \"slack\" and \"tight\" .... and here\'s a really tough brain teaser .... Name two words in the english language that are both antonyms and homonyms.

In case you don\'t know:

[b]antonym[/b] - words of opposite meaning
[b]homonym[/b] - words that when pronounced, sound the same. They may have different meanings or spellings.

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:11 pm

[b][i][color=\"gray\"][font=\"tahoma\"]slack & tight were correct... (*mumbles something about "fdj" and "Being too smart for his own good"*)

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As for your noggin tickler, i might have to think about that one for a while, lol. I have to go to work today so that will give me time to think

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:17 pm

lol..... this is a really tough one .... so I\'ll add a little clue:

Think of the building of a barn and the taking down of a barn.

As well one of the words is rarely used and many people have never heard of it. That\'s what makes this one so tough.

Post by **Shydragonchic** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:59 pm

raise & raze

Jane is 5\'6\"
Tom is taller than Jane by 1/2 the difference in height between the shortest person and the next shortest.
Sam is 3 inches shorter than Tom.
Jill is 1 inch taller than Sam.
Fred is 3 inches shorter than Jane.
George is 1 foot shorter than Fred.

How tall is every one?

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 6:41 pm

[color=\"green\"]can you make that into centimeters?? otherwise im stoofered

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Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:23 pm

I can only get this far:

Fred: 5\'3\'\'
George: 4\'3\'\'

lol

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Sp3culuM · Post by **Sp3culuM** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:28 pm

6'0 TOM
5'10 JILL
5'9 SAM
5'6 JANE
5'3 FRED
4'3 GEORGE

I don't know any decent riddles so err.. [b]what gets wetter the more it dries?[/b]

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:31 pm

[color=\"green\"]a towel

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how many squares are there in the attached image?? [/color]

radar · Post by **radar** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:58 am

More than 64

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mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:01 am

[b][i][color=\"gray\"][font=\"tahoma\"]65?[/b][/i][/color][/font]

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:23 am

[color=\"green\"]nope, lots more

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hint..i dont mean 1x1 squares..i mean ALL [/color]

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:00 pm

256? im too lazy to count so im just guessing lol

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:01 pm

or maybe 512 i got tired of counting and said 8 * 8 * 4 and 8 * 8 * 8 lol:S

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:03 pm

[color=\"green\"]nerp..too many

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Post by **Marko** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:11 pm

around 96-ish, maybe more.

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:47 pm

(8 x 8) + (7 x 7) + (6 x 6) + (5 x 5) + (4 x 4) + (3 x 3) + (2 x 2) + (1 x 1) = 204 squares

I\'m not sure if that\'s correct but it makes sense to me

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:09 pm

[color=\"green\"]yup..thats correct fdj

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:33 pm

Cool, now I guess this means it\'s my turn for a brain teaser.... how about this:

Billy and his new bride Brenda were speeding down a country road toward the city. Suddenly Billy\'s car began to sputter and eventually came to a complete stop. Realizing he was out of gas, Billy decided to go get help. Before leaving, he told Brenda to lock all four doors and keep the windows rolled up tight. When Billy returned to the car he found his new bride dead and another person in the car. The windows and doors were still locked and closed, and the car was undamaged.

How did Brenda die, and who was the other person?

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:06 pm

[color=\"green\"]she asphyxiated (sp?) and the other person was Billy\'s reflection in the glass =) [/color]

Post by **Marko** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:16 pm

smart reply, lol it would be funny if the car was a convertible, and she did all those thigsn except pull and close the canvas which forms the roof.

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:05 am

Nice guess Vercz, but unfortunately it\'s not the correct one. Oh and Hoax, the car is not a convertible.

Here\'s some hints:
She was NOT murdered
She did NOT commit suicide

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:51 pm

she was already pregnant and she died in child birth? lol!
that'd make sense why they were speeding down a country road to the city and didnt bother with gas etc

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:14 am

That\'s correct Rift!

/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' /> ... good job .... looks like it\'s your turn for a Brain Teaser ... hehehe

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:51 pm

okay mmm here's one from school:

replace the following letters with 0 - 9 to make the equation true
INTERNET + MAINTAIN = FIREWALL

Just a note, if the I in internet equals 3 then the I in maintain and firewall will also equal 3.

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:50 am

Do the numbers all have to be different? Because if they can be the same then if they were all set equal to zero OR if just F and M were equal to each other it would work.

eg. 00000000 + 00000000 = 00000000
OR
00000000 + 10000000 = 10000000
00000000 + 20000000 = 20000000
00000000 + 30000000 = 30000000
etc.

If they all have to be different, I\'ve got a brute force program (with about 9 embedded loops) working on it right now

/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' /> .... may take a few hours/days though...lol

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:42 pm

sorry i meant to explain that better, not just that if A = 5 then the rest of the A's should, but each different letter should be different, all matching letters can have the same value as one another.

Post by **Jim** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:01 pm

jake you cheater

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:08 pm

lol.... cheating is fun!

How about:

INTERNET + MAINTAIN = FIREWALL
49267962 + 35492549 = 84760511

That is:
I = 4
N = 9
T = 2
E = 6
R = 7
M = 3
A = 5
F = 8
W = 0
L = 1

I\'ll post a new brain teaser tonight... can\'t think of one off hand and I\'ve gotta run right now.

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:13 pm

Hey Rift, do you know of anyone that has solved that last problem without writing a computer program?
My dad (not knowing how to program) has been busting his brain trying to work it out and has had little success.

Okay, I\'ve got one....

[b]When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day?[/b]

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:52 pm

Saturday?

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:01 pm

Nope, sorry Josh

Jimmy · Post by **Jimmy** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:20 pm

Wednesday

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 12:45 am

no it\'s not Wednesday, sorry Jimmy .... 2 down 5 to go, lol

Mr_S · Post by **Mr_S** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 2:07 am

tomorrow?

Explanation

When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day?

day after tomorrow is yesterday = today

today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow (used to confused you - which worked for 5 mins b4 i looked at the next bit)

[i][u][b]What is the day after this day?[/b][/u][/i] <---- this day being today, the following day will logically and technically speaking be tomorrow

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Am i right?

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 9:25 am

Merry Christmas Mr Snakey

/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' /> ..... well I\'m certainly NOT going to say that you are wrong. However, I should have clearly stated that the answer should be the actual name of a day of the week, although you definately appear to be on the right track!

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Rift · Post by **Rift** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:05 am

When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day?

if "this day" means wednesday then the day after 'this day' is thursday? lol

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 12:27 pm

Rift you are correct! .... the answer is Thursday. However, I\'m not sure but I think you may have made a lucky assumption by assuming \"this day\" was Wednesday.

Here\'s the logic:

First set up all days of the week in such a structure.... hmm... I need columns
okay, forget trying to explain it in here.... one sec
Okay I\'m back and have [url=\"http://members.shaw.ca/flyingdoggyjake/DayTeaser.html\"]made a web page to explain it[/url].

The real confusion in this one is the different instances in time referred to in the use of the word today. As you can see Mr_S was correct when he said tomorrow, but that was a little too easy. Mr_S also made the important connection that \"This day\" refers to \"Today\" when \"today\" refers to the present.

Anyway, way to go Rift! ..... Looks like it\'s your turn.

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 2:17 pm

okay.. here we go..

make four nines equal one hundred... in otherwords

take 9, 9, 9, 9 and make it into 100

fuseku · Post by **fuseku** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:03 pm

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Rift · Post by **Rift** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:36 pm

actualy that is wrong it's not 9, 9, 9, 9 it's only 9 9 9 9 and since that was a funny attempt but wrong even in technicality ill be more descriptive:P... it's a valid mathmatical statement using four nines that make it sum up to one hundred lol

fuseku · Post by **fuseku** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 6:31 pm

:'( meanie!

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 7:17 pm

[color=\"green\"]99+(9/9)

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an easy one: A doctor gives you 3 pills telling you to take one every half hour.

How long would the pills last? [/color]

mobil1_oils · Post by **mobil1_oils** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 7:33 pm

[b][i][color=\"gray\"][font=\"tahoma\"]1 1/2 hours? [/b][/i][/color][/font]

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 7:46 pm

1.5 Hr.

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 9:22 pm

[color=\"green\"]you\'d think that wouldnt you...

but its not, nope

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Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:03 pm

errrr? Umm ok.. *Thinks harder*

so how do I know how long the pills last in the system of your body?

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:21 pm

[color=\"green\"]no, its not about that..just think how you take pills and stuff..when the doc gives you pills..you... [/color]

Post by **Marko** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:48 pm

[u]one hour[/u]

you get the pills from the doctor, you take one, then half an hour later, you take another, thats 2 pills and then you take another, which is 3 pills.

e.g
10:00 pm - pill one
10:30 pm - pill two
11:00 pm - pill three

Total time = 1 Hour

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:55 am

[color=\"green\"]yay for hoax

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