The Incredible Puzzle Thread

[taumel]

You're a winner! *tadaaa*

[GinnyN]

Originally Posted by Avistew

Just want to point out that it doesn't have to be an ellipse, it CAN be a circle with A as not-the-center.

Here is an example, and I showed where the center is, too.

I could still assume it's a quarter of a circle/elipse if A were in the first quadrant (Top - left part of the center). It's not, so, in this case AD can't be related to a Radius of an imaginary circle, so, I can't solve this problem if I don't know the lenght of either AB or AC (Nope, either knowing AF or AE will help us in that case, because we'll still missing AB and AC).

[Klatuu]

The geometry puzzle reminded me of another site I vistited before -

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml

- and some puzzles called sangaku. For example:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/rid...shtml#sangaku1


Find the side length of the internal square and the radii of the internal circles, in terms of a.

(I haven't figured it out, yet. Maybe I'm getting too mathematical here, anyway.)

The berkeley site has a bunch of other puzzles and riddles, though.

[Psy]

Originally Posted by Klatuu

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/rid...shtml#sangaku1


Find the side length of the internal square and the radii of the internal circles, in terms of a.

(I haven't figured it out, yet. Maybe I'm getting too mathematical here, anyway.)

I like this. I'm 1/3 of the way done

[Psy]

Originally Posted by Psy

I like this. I'm 1/3 of the way done

Awesome, so, from top to bottom

The radius of the upper circle is R/16
The radius of the lower circle is OH GOD I GOT IT WRONG brb doin math
The edge of the square is 3R/5

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by GinnyN

It's (((40 / 2) - 5) / 3) * 4.

What's about, the only place in the world if you go 1 mile to the south, 1 mile to the east, and 1 mile to the north and come back to the exactly same point?

Chile, after an earthquake moves you back 1 mile to the west.

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by Avistew

Just want to point out that it doesn't have to be an ellipse, it CAN be a circle with A as not-the-center.

Here is an example, and I showed where the center is, too.

Oh, God, look what I've created...

[Leak]

Originally Posted by Klatuu

This is a thread to discuss some of your other favorite puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, armchair treasure hunts, etc.

Well, it's actually it's own game, but Deadly Rooms Of Death is basically a long string of more or less brain-wrenching puzzles that combined make up the (mostly user-designed) level sets (called holds) for the game.

Puzzle + hack'n'slash galore = WIN, at least for me...

(And there's the online high scores - solving a room in less moves than anybody else is often another puzzle in it's own right... )

Try it, the demo is free, and you can play any of the user-made levels with it - the only difference is that the demo has only one set of level graphics instead of 6 and IIRC less music...

np: Jamie Lidell - Compass (Compass)

[taumel]

Just moved it here from the wrong thread, oh well.

Here is another one, let's name it: One line tells it all.

Which adventure is this line of a walkthrough refering to?

"Pick up a jawbone and tusk from the grave."

[The Highway]

that's not really a puzzle. its more of an ambiguous fanboy reference that a limited number of people can solve. a puzzle has to have something to do with lateral thinking, etc.

But it's the Dig you're talking about, right?

[taumel]

Sure it is, it's a puzzle, riddle however you prefer calling it, which involves a specific knowledge; and yes, you are right on the solution.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by taumel

Sure it is, it's a puzzle, riddle however you prefer calling it, which involves a specific knowledge; and yes, you are right on the solution.

Okay, then here is mine, what's the name of the guy I was in love with in 2003?
Good luck

[Neelo]

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by Avistew

Okay, then here is mine, what's the name of the guy I was in love with in 2003?
Good luck

Is it Mr. Avistew?

Originally Posted by Neelo

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as it could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by The Highway

Is it Mr. Avistew?

It's not my husband, and even if it was his name isn't Mr Avistew

[taumel]

Originally Posted by Avistew

Okay, then here is mine, what's the name of the guy I was in love with in 2003?
Good luck

That's not the same as this is your personal knowledge. Knowledge about games which everyone can buy is a different thing and you should be clever enough knowing that already. :O)

Hmmm, let me think of my school time, maybe this is more after your taste:

ADVENTURES RETURNED HURRAY = BEWFOUVSFT EFOSVUFS GZTBQS

MBVHIJOH FMQSVQ DTKUDOOBG = ?

[The Highway]

LAUGHING ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~

too tired

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by Avistew

It's not my husband, and even if it was his name isn't Mr Avistew

Mr.... Stewart?

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by taumel

That's not the same as this is your personal knowledge. Knowledge about games which everyone can buy is a different thing and you should be clever enough knowing that already. :O)

I don't know, seems to me to be more a quiz than a puzzle. The way I see it, for a puzzle you're given all the tools. Just asking someone to guess which movie/game/country/language has this or that in it isn't really the same, because either they already know or they don't and won't figure it out.

Well, for a line from a walkthrough you can google it easily, but many would consider that cheating.

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by Avistew

Well, for a line from a walkthrough you can google it easily, but many would consider that cheating.

*A-hem* Yes... And that is... Bad? Yes, very bad. Bad cheaters!