Jokes and Riddles Centre - Page 15

Jack Simth · #**141** August 1st, 2003, 01:19 AM

Did you miss my answer to the dot problem? You haven't commented.

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geoschmo · #**142** August 1st, 2003, 01:20 AM

This is an old one, I am sure some of you have heard it...

You are standing in front of a room inside of which stands a lamp with a
lightbulb within it. You can not see when the light is on or off until you
enter the room. Once you enter the room you may not come back out again
until you solve this riddle...

Outside the room there are three switches.

You may turn any of the three swithes anyway you want to (but they only
have two positions: On/Off).

You cannot tell when the light goes on, but one of the switches does indeed
turn the light on and off (the light goes on when that particular switch is
in the on position and not so suprisingly off when it's in the off
position), while the other two switches do nothing.

Once you stop turning the switches on and off you must enter the room and
know exactly which switch turns the light on...

How can you do that?

Note: Here are a few answers to possible lines of thought and consequently
questions that people may have...

You have no tools with which to remove the panel nor to examine the wires
within the panel.

You are by yourself.

You cannot use mirrors.

There is no window within the room.

There are no switches or wires that are accesible from within the room.

Suicide Junkie · #**143** August 1st, 2003, 01:20 AM

Nope, I think that one was most excellently done, and was quite self-evidently correct.

Suicide Junkie · #**144** August 1st, 2003, 01:22 AM

Geo: that one's been posted before. I'll let it ride for those who haven't seen it.

Jack Simth · #**145** August 1st, 2003, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by geoschmo:
This is an old one, I am sure some of you have heard it...

You are standing in front of a room inside of which stands a lamp with a
lightbulb within it. You can not see when the light is on or off until you
enter the room. Once you enter the room you may not come back out again
until you solve this riddle...

Outside the room there are three switches.

You may turn any of the three swithes anyway you want to (but they only
have two positions: On/Off).

You cannot tell when the light goes on, but one of the switches does indeed
turn the light on and off (the light goes on when that particular switch is
in the on position and not so suprisingly off when it's in the off
position), while the other two switches do nothing.

Once you stop turning the switches on and off you must enter the room and
know exactly which switch turns the light on...

How can you do that?

Note: Here are a few answers to possible lines of thought and consequently
questions that people may have...

You have no tools with which to remove the panel nor to examine the wires
within the panel.

You are by yourself.

You cannot use mirrors.

There is no window within the room.

There are no switches or wires that are accesible from within the room.

Turn them all on, enter the room, and use the switch on the lamp.

Suicide Junkie · #**146** August 1st, 2003, 01:28 AM

Sorry Jack:

"There are no switches or wires that are accesible from within the room"

geoschmo · #**147** August 1st, 2003, 01:31 AM

And now for a joke, it's a little long, but one of my Favorites.

A young couple decides to become members at the local church. The minister tells them they are welcome to join, but that this church has a particular bit of doctrine. All new members as a show of their faith and dedication to God must abstain from any sexual relations for a period one month.

Being newlyweds and very much in love this is something of a difficulty for the couple, but they really want to be members of this church so they agree to the condition.

After a month they return for a meeting with the minister and he asks them how it went.

"Well Minister, it went ok for a few weeks. But then one day I turned around and my lovely bride was bent over getting some food out of the freezer. The very sight of her figure got my blood to racing and I had to have her. We tried to resist, but ended up making love right there on the floor in front of the freezer."

"Well my son, obviously you are a very passionate young man. But I am sorry, you are not suitable to join our church."

"That's ok Minister, I'm not suprised. They won't let us back in that grocery store either."

geoschmo · #**148** August 1st, 2003, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Geo: that one's been posted before. I'll let it ride for those who haven't seen it.

In this thread? I looked for it but didn't see it.

Jack Simth · #**149** August 1st, 2003, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by geoschmo:
You are standing in front of a room inside of which stands a lamp with a
lightbulb within it. You can not see when the light is on or off until you
enter the room. Once you enter the room you may not come back out again
until you solve this riddle...

Outside the room there are three switches.

You may turn any of the three swithes anyway you want to (but they only
have two positions: On/Off).

You cannot tell when the light goes on, but one of the switches does indeed
turn the light on and off (the light goes on when that particular switch is
in the on position and not so suprisingly off when it's in the off
position), while the other two switches do nothing.

Once you stop turning the switches on and off you must enter the room and
know exactly which switch turns the light on...

How can you do that?

Note: Here are a few answers to possible lines of thought and consequently
questions that people may have...

You have no tools with which to remove the panel nor to examine the wires
within the panel.

You are by yourself.

You cannot use mirrors.

There is no window within the room.

There are no switches or wires that are accesible from within the room.

Missed that Last part; most lamps have switches on them. Well, if it is an incindiary bulb, you could turn switch 1 on for an hour, turn switch 1 off, then turn switch 2 on, enter room and check bulb. If bulb is on, it's two. If it is off and hot, it's one. If it is off and cold, it's three (hot/cold determined by touch).

Suicide Junkie · #**150** August 1st, 2003, 01:44 AM

It wasn't this thread i'm sure, but somewhere on shrapnel...

Here's one with an SE4 theme:
A single, low-tech Terran ship is ambushed by a Phong Destroyer. The scoutship loses its engines and supply bays to the piercing Shard Cannons, but miraculously emerges victorious in the combat (run strategically).
How is this possible?

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