[quote="Scalping Chief":c8719]IF IT TOOK YOU AN HOUR TO DIG A HOLE, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO DIG HALF A HOLE?[/quote:c8719]

It's a hole or it isn't.

However, you could dig a hole that is half the size of the former in 30 minutes, but that isn't what you were asking.

[quote="Scalping Chief":1dc68]IF IT TOOK YOU AN HOUR TO DIG A HOLE, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO DIG HALF A HOLE?[/quote:1dc68]

i would incinerate ur ass

30 of the most intelligent people in the world were transported to an island by Aliens to participate in an experiment which started on August 1st, 2004

The Experiment:

1) At 12:00am, a certain amount of people had a big red dot painted onto their back by some ultra-quiet sonic painter from above without anyone noticing.

2) When it's dawn, it was announced that all 30 people may walk around looking at other people's back, but one wasn't allowed to look at ones own back or communicate with other people in any way, otherwise the whole group of 30 people would be killed.

3) The person(s) whose back were painted should commit suicide at 12:00am the next day, or the whole group would be killed. The experiment will go on until all red-dotted person(s) are dead. The painting process will only be done once, and that is on the first day of the experiment.

Given:

1) These are the thiry most intelligent people in the world.

2) Each individual is willing to play by the rule and is prepared to die to save the whole group.

3) At least one person's back was painted.

On the August 8th, 2004 at 12:00am, the game was over.

How many person(s)'s back were painted, when exactly did he/she/they (if they, each of them) commit suicide, and why.

[quote="Unknown_Sniper":f3088]Nirvana the gods of music[/quote:f3088]

annoy: eek:

I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed 'n deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
I'm the tool of the Government
And industry too
For I am destined to rule
And regulate you

I may be vile and pernicious
But you can't look away
I make you think I'm delicious
With the stuff that I say
I'm the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I'm the slime oozin' out
From your..??? eek:

1?, August 8th, 2004 at 12:00am so they could all live?, didnt really think on this one oOo:

Ok I have three.

an easy one.

"In the Tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?"


a difficult one.

"We are very little creatures; All of us have different features. One of us in glass is set; one of us you'll find in a jet. Another you may see in tin, and a fourth is boxed within. If the fifth you should pursue, it can never fly away from you. What are we?"

And a stupid one

"I dance four feet to ev'ry line, with A and A I try to rhyme. And B and B make couples two, the answer my friend stands in front of you."

bullet

Correct for the easy one

a e i o u for the difficult one

Correct for the difficult one

Correct calmdown:

the stupid one is the riddle itself.

I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?

correct

A shadow

correct

all thirty

No. I've got many PMs asking me for answers ed:

Anyway, for those who are interested. Here's the tip that I gave:

Imagine if you were one of the thiry people. On the first day, you walked around and looked at the other 29 people's back, and you've found NO ONE with a red dot.

What do you do then?

I'd like to also add that the following questions, all of them, can be worked out by logic - I did, honestly.

[quote:44365]How many person(s)'s back were painted, when exactly did he/she/they (if they, each of them) commit suicide, and why.[/quote:44365]

Obviously assuming yourself to be the only red-dotted person in the group,
you would take your own life and the game would end. Otherwise, if no one
were painted, everyone would make the assumption and a collective suicide
would ensue. I'm hoping that the aliens play fair and actually paint one or
more humans.

Suppose two people have red dots on their backs: obviously, they will each
count 28 people with clean backs and one with a red dot. Now what ?

They will either deduce that one of them has a red dot or that both do. Now,
being one of these fellows and knowing that another has a red dot and that
you might also have one, how would you proceed ? Would you take a chance
and risk killing everyone by inaction or would you simply take your life ?

I will assume that they both take their lives. Now, since the game doesn't
end until August 8th ... (to be continued)

Badscripts riddle hurts my head.

Fuck I did the einstein riddle one but I can't do this :|

James and Craig were old school buddies. One day they met at a pub and Mark told Steve that he had 3 kids and asked him to guess their ages.

Mark:Their ages multiplied give 36.
Steve:Thats not enough.
Mark:Their ages put together are the same as the number of that building there
Steve:Thats not enough.
Mark:The oldest one has blonde hair.
Steve:Ahh, easy then...

What ages are Marks 3 kids??

[/quote:11d9c]
How could the expiriment end on august 8th? Wouldnt it HAVE to end on the 2nd? If all the red painted people killed themselves at the instructed time (12am aug 2nd), the game ends aug 2nd. If they dont kill themselves, the aliens would kill them all and the game would also be over aug 2nd. you lost me on that

The red dotted people can only kill themselves upon the realisation that
they are marked: it doesn't count unless they know for sure. So if you've
got 7 people with marks, it would wait until the 8th day for everyone to be
sure.

Suppose you're one of 4 marked people: on the first day, you see 3 marks
and 26 unmarked. You wait until the second day and they are still around...
That can mean that the other 2 marks haven't yet realized that they are
painted. You wait until the third day: if there are only 3 marks, it should be
the decisive and on the fourth day, none of them will be alive. On the fourth
day, however, they're still around... which can mean only one thing: you are
also marked. On the fifth day, every one of you would die. This works for all
of the marked (same logic).

So, if the game ends on the 8th day, there were 7 people with marks. They
all died on the same day...

beer:

In short, 7 people were painted. Among the whole 30 people 23 of them saw 7 dots, and 7 of them saw 6 dots, and it would take those 7 people 7 days to realize that they were also painted, and then the game was over.

haha interesting. 3 3 4?

Hehehe... it's a reading question. We're no longer dealing with
James and Craig: who the hell are Steve and Mark ? The goals
are to direct your attention elsewhere before you realize it and
confuse you with an unsolvable problem: by focusing on it, you
are unaware of the fact that you've fallen for a redirection...

lmfao. n1

pm me the answer because it is totally pissing me off mad: biggrin:

P.S. it's interesting but actually pretty easy. the_finger:

can someone explain it? I understand the 1st part of the riddle with the multiplication, but what's with the blonde?

this thread has made me actually think.. oOo:

Well. Here's what I think.

36 = 2 x 18, 2 x 2 x 9 or 2 x 3 x 6
36 = 3 x 12 or 3 x 3 x 4 or 3 x 2 x 6
36 = 4 x 9, 2 x 2 x 9 or 2 x 3 x 3
36 = 6 x 6, well, basically nothing we haven't seen before.

So it's either

2 x 2 x 9
2 x 3 x 6
3 x 3 x 4

Am I missing anything?

But it also says "it's Their ages put together are the same as the number of that building there".

People don't like 13, so

<strike>2 x 2 x 9</strike>
2 x 3 x 6
3 x 3 x 4

Oldest one has blonde hair... so meh... maybe the other two are twins?

<strike>2 x 3 x 6 </strike>
3 x 3 x 4

Well granted, the last tip wasn't 100% solid but logically that should stand.

thanks rock:

eek:

happy:

I thought there wasn't an answer? eek:

There isn't.

now i am really confused.......................................... .......................

too...much...brain....activity........

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STFU