solve this riddle

[cembros]

Originally Posted by Grumpz

FULL MARKS FOR CREATIVITY!

Ah crap!

I ruined it, cuz I left something out. So now, when I add it, you'll know it's relevant to the answer!

CRAP!

The mote is square around the castle!

you may have ruined it but i still cant figure it out, dont answer it though. Lets let this ride and see if the thread picks up. I think ill have to sleep on this one

[Grumpz]

Ok, we're in a holding pattern!

[cembros]

Originally Posted by cembros

you may have ruined it but i still cant figure it out, dont answer it though. Lets let this ride and see if the thread picks up. I think ill have to sleep on this one

humm i want to say that you place the 4 ft plank in one of the corners creatin a right angle triangle and then place the 6ft plank from your bank to the middle of the hypotenuse of that triangle. only problem is how would you get the first plank of the other side

[cembros]

i know how you do it,you place the four foot plank on the 6ft horizontally, lift it over to the other side, lower it down and then place it on the other bank creating the right triangle. then place the 6ft plank as previously posted and mosey your way on over

[toef]

Originally Posted by cembros

humm i want to say that you place the 4 ft plank in one of the corners creatin a right angle triangle and then place the 6ft plank from your bank to the middle of the hypotenuse of that triangle. only problem is how would you get the first plank of the other side

Well he ruined the riddle.

You'd be attacking the castle. So you go to one of the corners of the moat, and lay the one piece of wood across it diagonally, a bit. Then you law the second piece from that first piece over to the other side.

I've attached a quick sketch. It's not done to scale, but you get the general idea.

Orange = castle
Green = grass/land
Blue = moat
Pink = pieces of wood

[cembros]

Originally Posted by toefer

Well he ruined the riddle.

You'd be attacking the castle. So you go to one of the corners of the moat, and lay the one piece of wood across it diagonally, a bit. Then you law the second piece from that first piece over to the other side.

I've attached a quick sketch. It's not done to scale, but you get the general idea.

Orange = castle
Green = grass/land
Blue = moat
Pink = pieces of wood

haha nice pic, thats exactly what i meant only i assumed you were on the inside of the castle

[toef]

Here's another classic riddle....


A man lives on the 10th floor of his apartment building. Every morning when he leaves for work, he gets in the elevator, hits Floor 1 (the ground floor) and when the elevator takes him down, he walks out and is on his way.

After hours at his boring job, he always goes straight home. If it's a rainy day, or if other people are in the elevator, he always takes the elevator up to the 10th floor. Otherwise, he always takes the elevator to the 7th floor, and takes the stairs for the final three flights.

Why?

[cembros]

Originally Posted by toefer

Here's another classic riddle....


A man lives on the 10th floor of his apartment building. Every morning when he leaves for work, he gets in the elevator, hits Floor 1 (the ground floor) and when the elevator takes him down, he walks out and is on his way.

After hours at his boring job, he always goes straight home. If it's a rainy day, or if other people are in the elevator, he always takes the elevator up to the 10th floor. Otherwise, he always takes the elevator to the 7th floor, and takes the stairs for the final three flights.

Why?

hummmmmm, well he has to work in the building but im still not getting it

[toef]

Originally Posted by cembros

hummmmmm, well he has to work in the building but im still not getting it

I may've used a bit of fuzzy wording... he doesn't work in the building, but when he leaves for work in the morning, he takes the elevator all the way down. When he comes home, he always only takes it up to the 7th floor, and walks up 3 flights of stairs (unless its a rainy day, or there are other people in the elevator, in which case he'll just go to the 10th floor).

[cembros]

Originally Posted by toefer

I may've used a bit of fuzzy wording... he doesn't work in the building, but when he leaves for work in the morning, he takes the elevator all the way down. When he comes home, he always only takes it up to the 7th floor, and walks up 3 flights of stairs (unless its a rainy day, or there are other people in the elevator, in which case he'll just go to the 10th floor).

ahhhhhhh i have to think about this one

[Purplegrasshopper]

Originally Posted by toefer

Here's another classic riddle....


A man lives on the 10th floor of his apartment building. Every morning when he leaves for work, he gets in the elevator, hits Floor 1 (the ground floor) and when the elevator takes him down, he walks out and is on his way.

After hours at his boring job, he always goes straight home. If it's a rainy day, or if other people are in the elevator, he always takes the elevator up to the 10th floor. Otherwise, he always takes the elevator to the 7th floor, and takes the stairs for the final three flights.

Why?

He's a midget and/or too short to reach the 10th button. If it's raining, he can reach the button with his umbrella. If there are others in the elevator, he can ask them to press the button.

Next.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by toefer

Well he ruined the riddle.

You'd be attacking the castle. So you go to one of the corners of the moat, and lay the one piece of wood across it diagonally, a bit. Then you law the second piece from that first piece over to the other side.

I've attached a quick sketch. It's not done to scale, but you get the general idea.

Orange = castle
Green = grass/land
Blue = moat
Pink = pieces of wood

I was wondering how you'd pull this off with a round/circular moat. I couldn't see it working at first, thinking it was rounded. Knowing it's square makes just a bit more sense!

Nice sketch.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

He's a midget and/or too short to reach the 10th button. If it's raining, he can reach the button with his umbrella. If there are others in the elevator, he can ask them to press the button.

Next.

This is correct.

[Grumpz]

Originally Posted by toefer

This is correct.

NO FAIR, I WAS SLEEPING!

[Grumpz]

Originally Posted by toefer

Well he ruined the riddle.

You'd be attacking the castle. So you go to one of the corners of the moat, and lay the one piece of wood across it diagonally, a bit. Then you law the second piece from that first piece over to the other side.

I've attached a quick sketch. It's not done to scale, but you get the general idea.

Orange = castle
Green = grass/land
Blue = moat
Pink = pieces of wood

That's a high end sketch, and I believe you've found your true calling!

And...Correct!

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by Grumpz

NO FAIR, I WAS SLEEPING!

East coast bias! I was sleeping, too.

[mikejet]

You are all wrong. Pour 4 gallons into the 5 gallon jug. It won't fit into the 3 gallon one. Why bother making it hard.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by mikejet

You are all wrong. Pour 4 gallons into the 5 gallon jug. It won't fit into the 3 gallon one. Why bother making it hard.

Surely you forgot your sarcastic smiley.

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by brettallica

Surely you forgot your sarcastic smiley.

I figured with that type of post it would be implied that sarcasm is involved. I have faith that most board members would grasp that.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by mikejet

I figured with that type of post it would be implied that sarcasm is involved. I have faith that most board members would grasp that.

So do I. There's a nice thread going on in another section of this forum, though, where people aren't really interpreting tone properly and it's leading to some hard feelings. Actually, that happens pretty much all day every day on any forum.

OK, back to the riddles!