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Consider the meaning of life



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Munkeh111 said:
Consider the meaning of life

 

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iclim4 said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Kasz216 said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Kasz216 said:
I've got a good math riddle. Either it will take you like, 5 minutes...(like it did me.) Or it could take a day or even longer to figure it out. (like it did everyone else in my highschool math class.)

You have 10 stacks of coins that each have 10 coins in each stack.

Each coin weighs 1 Kilogram. Except for one stack of coins that instead weighs 2Kilograms each.

You have a scale, however you can only use it once.

How do you figure out which stack has the coins that weigh 2 Kilograms?

One truth prevails.

Take 1 coin from the first stack, 2 coins from the 2nd stack, 3 coins from the 3rd stack...etc and put them all on the scale.

If they all weighed 1 kilogram each, the total weight would be 55 kilograms. The number of kilograms the weight is off corresponds to the stack that is 2 kilograms.

56 = 1st column.
57 = 2nd column.
...etc.

Ah yeah it would be 55 coins. I had it as 45 coins in my mind for some reason.

But yeah... bingo.

I was the only person to get it right in my freshman geometry class... which was embarrising cause the teacher then made me explain the thing. Ah memories.

 

45 is what you get by letting the first column be 0 and doing 1 through 9 for the rest.

If the first column is the 2 kilogram one, then the scale is not off at all. ^_^

My favorite puzzles are the "Lateral Thinking" style of puzzles. They make you think outside the box and challenge the assumptions that you often make without even realizing it.

Can't you just weigh them by hand?
You should be able to tell which stack weighs 10 kilograms and which weighs 20 kilograms.
That way, you don't even have to use the scale. =P

 

Fine.  Instead of 1 and 2 kilograms... it's 1 kilogram and 1.1 kilograms. 

The 1 and 2 are just to make it easier to explain mathmatically.

 



iclim4 said:
kirby007 said:
get some porn movies the stories are always mindboggling

I completely agree, the plot is so hard to predict in porn.

Anyway here's one.
Picture yourself in a bright beautiful sunny day, where the temperature is a comfortable warm that doesn't reach the point of being too hot. Few fluffy clouds cover the sky but there was one that stubbornly stopped right under the sun, thus creating a dim atmosphere. It's the kind of day that is perfect for picnics.

You we're driving home from work in your new smart car, surprisingly there was no traffic.
Not a single car in sight.
As you approached the bus station you regularly pass everday, something interesting caught your eye.
3 people were waiting for the bus.

One was a familiar face.
Your bestfriend from your childhood.
The type of friend you trusted with everything and even at one point saved your life.
Unfortunately, he had to move because of his parents job and you haven't seen nor spoke with him for more almost a decade.

The second face made your heart swoon.
It was something that you couldn't explain.
She/He was the love of your life.
She/He was your soulmate

The third face was tragic.
An old lady cringing in pain, crutching her heart.
It was obvious she needed quick medical attention and should be brought to the nearest medical facility

Now your smart car is very small and can only and only carry one passenger.
What do you do? 

 

 That's a no brainer:
1. Get your mates number so you can call him later to arrange a drinking session
2. Get the chick in the car
3. The world is full of old people so 1 less is neither here nor there.



Mistershine said:

 That's a no brainer:
1. Get your mates number so you can call him later to arrange a drinking session
2. Get the chick in the car
3. The world is full of old people so 1 less is neither here nor there.

Thinking with your penis huh?

1 and 2: Get their numbers so you can call them. You said that for 1 I don't see how it can't be done with 2.

3. Pick up and help that person.



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1. Get him into the car since he is leaving.

2. Do some small talk and get a date.

3. Call 911 and get her medical attention.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

dtewi said:
1. Get him into the car since he is leaving.

2. Do some small talk and get a date.

3. Call 911 and get her medical attention.

 

An even better answer! That sure could work too! :3



Wait a minute......

Why do I need to get them into my car? I could go with them on the bus.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

Here is a riddle that I just made up on the spot right now:

There are two people sitting in front of you.

One of them always tells the truth and one always lies.

You have two questions to ask. Figure out who is the liar.

And you are not allowed to use factual questions as in: "What is 2+2?". Only subjective questions.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

Timmah! said:
Munkeh111 said:
Consider the meaning of life

 

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No, that is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.