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Title: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 01:07
This was on DV a while back ago. See if you can guess the correct answer.

    [FONT face=Verdana size=2]I turn polar bears white
and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
and make your champane bubble.
If you squeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop.
Can you guess the riddle?


97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less. Can you guess the correct answer?[/FONT]


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Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: kingy on Dec 21 06 01:32
ahhh! are we suppose to answer?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 02:17
OMG, is this ELMO?  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 02:17
It's not LOVE is it?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Russ on Dec 21 06 02:23
Im still stuck on the polar bear part of it
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Ally on Dec 21 06 02:28
Is it Time?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: kingy on Dec 21 06 02:52
im pretty sure i know what it is, probably because of the fact that i think at a kindergarden level
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 03:00
[FONT face=Verdana size=2]Can you guess the riddle?[/FONT]

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[FONT face=Verdana size=2]Nope.  Don't know.  I'm absolutely clueless.[/FONT]
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: tenkani on Dec 21 06 03:25
Something about toe sucking?  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 03:28
LOL. Nope. It's none of the above and yes, there is an answer.
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 03:46
Toe sucking...*drools*

[img style="WIDTH: 378px; HEIGHT: 257px" height=354 src="vny!://home.cfl.rr.com/thegouldfamily/Personal%20Web%20Page_files/031502%20Toe%20Sucking.jpg" width=396]  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 21 06 03:47
No  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 03:48
[img]vny!://www.hobkirk.clara.net/hobkirkweb/images/ohno.bmp"].
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 03:49
Funny thing, PC... most came up with that answer NO but there is a logical answer.

  And oh my, purelife!!
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 21 06 03:54
Cold air or wind ?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 03:54
LOL Lise... that was just for laughs only.  PURE LAUGHS!
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 03:56
I laughs with teh Goddess.

  Oh PC... you are getting close. It has to do with air.
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 04:01
Wind?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: purelife on Dec 21 06 04:02
Oxygen?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 21 06 04:17
I'm stuck.......a clue perhaps ??? [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c018.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 04:20
Good guesses but nope.

  OK. Hint: You can't see this but you can certainly feel this.
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Russ on Dec 21 06 04:29
heat?

  cold?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 21 06 04:42
pressure ???
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 07:01
PC!!!! You got it!!!!! (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/21.gif)  

  This riddle was posted on the net as one of the hardest to solve out there. PC must be super brainy... of course we've always known that. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)

  From a poster on DV......



Polar bears are white because the pressure at the poles is low, so they have to be able to absorb heat.

Pressure makes you cry if it's too much.

Pressure in your bladder makes you have to pee.

Peer pressure makes girls comb their hair...Otherwise we wouldn't bother!

Celebrities usually crack under pressure.

Many normal people will shine under pressure.

Pancakes turn brown thanks to pressure generated by the heat.

Champagne will bubble until the pressure of the carbonation has disappeared.

If you squeeze something under pressure, BAM, there it goes.

If you are "looking" at pressure, you're in it, like in an airplane, and your ears pop.

Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 21 06 07:46
Aww Shucks.  Well, I may have guessed the right answer, but believe me,[FONT size=4] I don't get it[/FONT].

  We only comb our hair because of peer pressure ???  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: kingy on Dec 21 06 08:13
is the guy in that picture more scared that 'she' has a penis or that 'her' penis is bigger than his??
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: TehBorken on Dec 21 06 09:51
 Lise wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]This was on DV a while back ago. See if you can guess the correct answer.[/div]  
The answer is "No, I can't".

 
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 21 06 09:52
Uhm..... answer was 'pressure'. Unless I'm reading it wrong........? (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/8.gif)
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 21 06 10:00
I'm with you TehBorken.  After deciding there was nothing that addressed every one of those, I also decided the correct answer was, No.....I can't.
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Thread Cop on Dec 22 06 07:57
is it Co2?  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 22 06 08:00
[FONT face=Verdana size=2]97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less.[/FONT]

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[FONT face=Verdana size=2]I have some serious doubts, that 84% of kindergarten students came up with  'pressure' as their answer. [/FONT]  
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 22 06 09:10
On second thought, I think you guys might be right afterall. The answer is most probably 'NO'. You were right, PC. Sorry.
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 22 06 09:12
Don't be sorry......the thing about the kindergarten kids answering it was an afterthought.
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: TehBorken on Dec 22 06 09:23
Polar bears are white because the pressure at the poles is low, so they have to be able to absorb heat.

In a word, no. The pressure at the poles is not low, and it has nothing to do with heat absorption. [em]


Peer pressure makes girls comb their hair...Otherwise we wouldn't bother!

[/em]This is really reaching, and not very beliveable. Girls comb their hair for lots of reasons, but I doubt peer pressure is one of them. It's not why you comb your hair, is it?
[em]

Pancakes turn brown thanks to pressure generated by the heat.

[/em]Nope, they turn brown because the sugars in the flour and bread [a href="vny!://en.mimi.hu/gastronomy/carmelize.html"]carmelize[/a] and change their refractive index, just like when you make toast.
[em]


If you squeeze something under pressure, BAM, there it goes.

[/em]No, not always. Again, this is really reaching in my humble opinion.
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If you are "looking" at pressure, you're in it, like in an airplane, and your ears pop.

[/em]Arg, stop already. This is silly at best and completely ridiculoous at worst. "Looking at pressure"? C'mon, pressure is a quality, not something that can be directly observed.

Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Lise on Dec 22 06 09:27
OK. OK. It was just something that was posted by a poster on DV. I didn't write those. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Other/5.gif)
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: P.C. on Dec 22 06 09:43
(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Other/5.gif)  Oh lordy Lise, lol.......did you take your funny pills tonight ?
Title: Re: Riddle me this, riddle me that...
Post by: Russ on Dec 22 06 11:34
No matter what you  say... the right answer is still goats. just admit it.... it goes easier after the first time.
Title: Whose Fish?
Post by: TehBorken on Dec 23 06 07:07
Here's a puzzle from Coudal Partners, titled "Whose Fish?" supposedly created by Albert Einstein: [blockquote] This brainteaser, reportedly written by Einstein is difficult and Einstein said that 98% of the people in the world could not figure it out. Which percentage are you in?

There are five houses in a row in different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The five owners drink a different drink, smoke a different brand of cigar and keep a different pet, one of which is a Walleye Pike.

The question is– who owns the fish?
[em]Hints:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the left of the white house.
5. The green house owner drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Malls keeps birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
8. The man living in the house right in the center drinks milk.
9. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
10. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the one who smokes Dunhills.
12. The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Princes.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.[/em][/p] [em]There are no tricks, pure logic will get you the correct answer. And yes, there is enough information to arrive at the one and only correct answer. [/em][/p] [/blockquote] Sure enough, Coudal has the answer (and [a href="vny!://www.coudal.com/theotherfish.php"]another puzzle[/a] for those smart enough to figure this one out): [a href="vny!://www.coudal.com/thefish.php"]Link[/a][/p]