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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Ok, this is another one of those 'could save your life one day' puzzles, with Pictures!

Scenario:

It's 1939 and war has been declared in Europe. You are a Jewish woman trying to escape from Germany, seeking out sanctuary in Switzerland. There is a bridge linking the two countries but to get across it you first have to pass a German sentry who is stationed in a hut on the German end of the bridge.

The sentry comes out of the hut every ten minutes to check the bridge, which takes fifteen minutes to cross. His instructions are to shoot anybody trying to leave Germany and turn back anybody trying to enter.

How do you make good your escape?
[Off-topic] Scabes24:
Did he die because he never doubted himself and was academically perfect throughout his life but lacked the "real world" skills/experiences due to his perfect childhood which he soon realized after getting stranded in the middle of nowhere and starving enough to convince himself that eating a couple wild mushrooms which unfortunately contained a large amount of psilocybin and caused extreme hallucinations which led him to jump off a cliff, but as he was falling he finally noticed the great scenery of the nature and life surrounding him and, at first, earned him a moment of happiness, followed by a moment of peace, and finally, regret.. so much regret that he couldn't even bare staying alive for the rest of the fall, so he used the gun he somehow found while hallucinating in the woods earlier and managed to shoot himself 7 times on the way down in hopes that he would finally be rid of the source of his regret. The coin and straw don't mean anything, similar to the gun, they're just random "mushroom collectables"? So.. Am I close?

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[Off-topic] Scabes24:
Wooops..

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[Off-topic] mercianary:
Walk half way accross then start walking back to Germany.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Was the straw symbolic of the scarecrow from the wizard of oz, who had no spine, which of course would be indicative of somebody who has been propped up all their life..or perhaps the straw was just another shroom hallucination or possibly caused from brain damage suffered from impacting the mountain at speed?

Or perhaps it's all a conspiracy theory and there actually was no mountain to begin with..or perhaps no balloon!

Anyway, new puzzle is up so it is ON!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Well i wasn't expecting a correct answer so fast, but congrats! :)

Yes, wait for the guard to go back into his hut, start walking across and in ten minutes, when the guard is due to re-appear, turn around and walk back. He will then send you 'back' to Switzerland!
[Off-topic] Scabes24:
After the sentry finishes his ruitine check i would make my run for the center of the bridge and stay there for as long as i felt I needed (seeing as I wouldn't be attempting to escape or enter) and cross when the coast is clear.

Edit: I missed it again lol, off to bed then I guess

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[Off-topic] Scabes24:
Alright whip up one more before night night time ..plz :)

If I had a preference I would request a puzzle similar to the water bucket one..

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Try this one:

A baker used to send the cakes he had not sold to his old mother. He always asked his apprentice to deliver the cakes on his way home.

After a while, the baker started to suspect that the apprentice was eating some of the cakes, so he started to write the number of cakes on the box.

One day the apprentice ate a third of the cakes and corrected the number on the box by adding only one line.

How many cakes were in the box when the apprentice left the bakery?
[Off-topic] Scabes24:
Well now Ill never get to sleep lol.

How bout 6?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Why would it be 6?
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
ITS 9. written in Roman IX and the apprentice put a S before IX to make it SIX.
[Off-topic] Scabes24:
Because if it was originally 9 then simply putting a line above it would turn it into a 6..

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[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
S is a curved line both answers stand true.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Puzzles may be answered in more than one ways. Puzzler attempts to create one solution scenario but fails. And then refuses to accept alternative solutions.

That was me... now I stick to making racist jokes.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
..and he ate three of the cakes, Correct!

Ok, this one is so hard to get the head around that it's difficult even when you know the answer:

A brave knight is on a quest to slay the dragon, when he comes to a fork in the path. Each of the routes is protected by a guard. On a sign between them a message says, "One of these paths leads to the Dragon, the other to certain death. One of the Guards always tells the truth, the other always lies. You may ask one of the Guards a question".

The knight asked a question and continued on the correct path. What question did he ask?
[Off-topic] stephj:
"Which path would the other guard show me, that leads to the Dragon?"

Then take the other path.

OK try this one......

If a brick weighs seven pounds and half a brick, how much does a brick and a half weigh?
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
21 pounds.

Amirite?
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Knighted asked a guard.

"If I asked you if the path

you're guarding leads to the Dragon, would you say 'yes'?" If guard sayed yes, then Knight went through path which he was guarding, if he sayd no he choose the other.... liar is forced to say truth and the other will always say truth.
[Off-topic] Scabes24:
Oh lol,, I was thinking backwords. I thought he had already eaten them when he left the bakery.

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[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Here's a simple..

There were some birds seating on two trees. The birds from first tree said to others if one bird flies from your tree to ours we will double in number than you, the others said if one bird comes here from your tree here we will be equal in numbers. How many birds are there on both trees?
[Off-topic] Tomdg07:
Ask the guard which path would the other guard say leads to the dragon, than take the opposite!

Let's say path A is dragon, path B is certain death. If you asked each which path lead to the dragon the liar would say B and the other would say A. However if you ask them which path would the other guard say leads to the dragon, The liar will lie and say the other would say B, and the truthful guard will tell you the truth, being that they other guard would say path B do you know to take path A!!!
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
They werent born the same minute or seconds so therefore not twins :p:p

LOL I know its wrong but........ :D
[Off-topic] husam666:
she's the doctor?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Nope. Don't fall into the trap of looking for the clever, difficult answers. The actual answer is the one where you kick yourself for not thinking of it! :)

...never hurts to try, right?

Glad everybody is having a good go at it. I'd be disappointed if you weren't.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
By the way, these are known as 'lateral thinking puzzles' and personally, i'm crap at them! :o Most other people are too so don't feel bad if it hurts your brain :p
[Off-topic] deliriousDroid:
Their not twins... their Siamese twins:D

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Year is only relevant in that there is no trick in the timeline. She straight up had two boys that should by all rights be called twins, but aren't because of something else not mentioned in the question.

Think about multiple births for a second....
[Off-topic] husam666:
maybe the baby was pregnant

the exibit style,

yo dawg, i heard you like giving birth to babies, so we made your baby pregnant with a baby so you can give birth to a baby while your'e giving birth to a baby :confused:
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Siamese? :-D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Nobody has ever given that answer before! I guess it would count if you were being literal as they could be seen as one entity.

Still, i'm not allowing it :D The real answer is more elegant, and lateral puzzles aren't literal! :)
[Off-topic] deveron3:
They're fraternal?
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Because they are both sperm from 2 males.. XD lmao
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Multiple births is the giveaway clue....

Edit: i'll give the puzzles a break after this one, but perhaps leave one later for people to think on.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Theyre brothers?
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
Guesses:

She has 2 Vaginas? :confused: :eek::eek:

One comes out the back and one the front? :confused: :eek::eek::eek:

LMAO!!!
[Off-topic] deveron3:
They're triplets.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
More like not in the question..something omitted from it.

What could a multiple birth be if it's not twins...but something else?
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Theyre not twins as in their names arent, say ben and bill twin,but mum got married before they were born so theyre smiths
[Off-topic] husam666:
not in the same decade :p
[Off-topic] deveron3:
They're triplets I think...
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Different decade but same year? I thought that one tgrough already :p
[Off-topic] stephj:
To sakai4eva, 21 is correct.

In reply to 4silvertooth's birds poser - 7 and 5. That was a good one!
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Correct... only 7 and 5 stands true.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Scenario:

It is WWII and you are on a bombing mission over enemy territory. Your aircraft is fully laden with bombs, has a full complement of crew, and is in fully operational condition. As you approach the target the pilot gives the order for the Bomb-Bay doors to be opened. You hit the release mechanism and the doors open.

A minute later, the pilot announces you are over the target and gives the order for the bombs to be released. You press the button to release the payload but no bombs drop out.

Why?
[Off-topic] Archer:
Because we're flying upside-down :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Silly pilot! :rolleyes:

Well done JCM. :)
[Off-topic] Archer:
Really?? I was joking! lol
[Off-topic] RinZo:
Hahaha Nice!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you', and then leaves.

Explain..
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Watergun.

Amirite?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
No. :p

I've been trying to remember puzzles long since forgotten, and this one sprang to mind.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Irish?

I distinctly remembered this movie about a young songwriter who had to work in bars that shot a hose at the face of a fire inspector who wanted a drink of water.

Also, my boss farted twice.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Hiccups, water was for drinking backwards but the fright did the job.

Next :p

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[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Why do accounting firms have roughly 66% men and 33% women?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Why do i get the feeling i'd regret thinking about this for longer than, say, 10 seconds? :p

And we have a winner! :)

A man with dark hair and dark clothes is walking down a dark street, when a car with it's headlights off comes screaming around the corner. There is no Moon but the driver see's him and swerves past without hitting him.

How did the driver see him?
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
I don't care I just want to know if remaining 1% are eunuchs......

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[Off-topic] conantroutman:
He's either radioactive or its daytime.

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[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
It's frkn daytime, despite having a dark street.

@Conan: Those are the senior partners. The got their balls cut off so that they can easier serve the clients' wishes.

Correct answer in my signature. As always.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Very good! Ok, a harder one....

A man lies dead in a field. There is an unopened package beside him.

How did he die?
[Off-topic] :
Someone shot him. :p

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[Off-topic] Archer:
He got so excited about his Playboy delivery that he died of a heart attack before he could open it.

Bosh.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Heart attack caused by evil Jack in the box??

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[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Of heart attack. That was his medication.
[Off-topic] Archer:
The field is underwater and the package is scuba gear.

Bosh ;)
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Lolx! Your answer is funnier than mine :D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
No!

(Although the Playboy things sounds like it would work. Or instead of a jack in the box it's a playgirl in a box? Unopened package though... )

Try again.. :)
[Off-topic] Archer:
Someone killed him.
[Off-topic] m0jo:
Its Pandora's Box so he rather killed himself than opening it and releasing all evil over the world!

:D
[Off-topic] :
I would release the evil....:rolleyes:

Hmmm....I think aliens abducted him, probed him, removed his brain...put it in a box, and dumped his dead body there. Am I right or am I right?

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[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
+1 on that.

Anybody disagrees with the Don, I'ma blow his kneecap.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
This one has legs..i like it!

Entertaining, albeit incorrect answers so far. And..

Who is Pandora and does she mind you guys discussing her box on an open forum? :eek:
[Off-topic] :
A new quiz?! I accept your challenge and will do my best to answer every single one incorrectly, but I will make it as entraining as possible...or as long as it continues to entertain me :)

Pandora is some goth chick from guitar hero. And her box will be topics of my discussions however I please it to be, as long no one says "pics or it didn't happen"...we should be okay haha

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[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Nice. I'm gonna call the next one with suspected crabs/herpes Ms Pandora. She's gotta learn to keep her treasure box shut.
[Off-topic] Archer:
If this is right then it's almost obvious when you know.

Is it a parachute?
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Clever. +1 for that.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It is! So inevitably, somebody bludgeoned him to death with it!

Wait, that doesn't sound right....

:p
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Trains are moving from A to B and B to A at regular interval of 1hr. They complete their journey in 5 hr. How many trains comming from station B will cross the train

comming from station A that started at 10am??Assume the trains starts from both the stations at the same time.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Eeek, Math puzzle....
[Off-topic] Archer:
4?

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[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
No..
[Off-topic] Archer:
I guess I don't understand the question then :o
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Sorry but I refuse to deal with numbers on the grounds that I cannot count.

I'm sure sakai and his crabs will make mincemeat of that one though.....

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[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
There's train moving lets says 10am 11am ..... from both stations continuesly. We have to find how many train from B will cross the 10am train from A. The train started at 5am from B will reach A at 10am so 5am train from B will be the first one to cross like wise... come on people....
[Off-topic] m0jo:
5?

the trains needs 5h. every hour there is 1 new train at A (or B doesnt matter). in 5 hours = 5 Trains. The train coming from B meets them all. maybe 6 cause he also meets the last train that just starts when the train arrives.

???
[Off-topic] Archer:
I might be overthinking it, but do you class train B pulling in at train A's first station as crossing over, and vice-versa? Or does the train just turn round and do the journey again, therefore being the same train and not crossing another one? If so, the answer is 3. Though it could alternatively be 5 or 6, depending on how you look at it.
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
No. The answer is 11. (The answer is more confusing than question)

The following trains from B will cross the 10am train from A.

5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12noon 1pm 2pm 3pm.

Trains don't cross every hour that's what every one thinks, but they forget the relative motion of the train. The 10am train crosses a train every half hour if u do the math.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Where the hell did we get 5am from. I thought the trains left at 10am :confused:

Was it over 9000..? :D

Anyway, all these trains crossing paths sounds like an accident waiting to happen. Have adequate Health & Safety measures been implemented? It's not British Rail running this service is it? Coz if it is, there's no way there are two trains every hour!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Ohhhh i see! Well, i could have told you that, humph! I still don't believe that British Rail could run 11 trains at regular intervals. 3 would break down and the others would all arrive at the same time!

Good question OP. It does makes perfect sense with the answer known!

*A guy at work just walked by my desk while i was typing this and said "Ah, XDA... i got a SIM unlock for my Desire from there at the weekend".

How cool is that? :D
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Here's a easy one.. if you had a dollar which doubles itself everday, how long will it take to make you a billionaire.
[Off-topic] Archer:
What exchange rate and currency are we working with?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
28 days?

10chars
[Off-topic] stephj:
If the 10:00 train turns round to become the 15:00 return, you can do it in two trains less, so the number passed would then be 9.

O.K.......

There are three boxes, each containing two marbles. One has two black marbles, one has two white marbles and the final box has one of each.

They are labeled BB, WW and BW, seems logical captain!

Some joker has swapped all the labels round, no box has the correct label on it.

What is the minimum number of balls you have to draw out, to be certain exactly what is in every box?

And also..........

If you happen to meet two of the Jones sisters, it is an evens bet (50:50 chance) that they both will have blue eyes.

How many Jones sisters are there, and how many have blue eyes?
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Correct wasn't that easy and amazing..
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Only 1 marble.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Did that the old fashioned way!*

*Used a calculator and a pen. :D

Head asploded :eek:
[Off-topic] stephj:
That's correct!
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
That's how I did it. In circles are marbles others are labels.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
And now for something completely different..

How many faces are there in this picture...?
[Off-topic] stephj:
In a nutshell:

You open the BW box and take out one ball. It is either black or white but so is the other one in the same box, it's labeled wrong so they are both black or white.

If it's black, the BW box is all white and WW is mixed.

If it's white, the BW box is all black and BB is mixed.

Any takers on the Jones sisters?
[Off-topic] Archer:
I get 10, but 1 of them is dubious.
[Off-topic] Tomdg07:
maybe 4, of which 2 have blue eyes, or 8, of which 4 have blue eyes, or maybe 16 of which 8 have blue eyes.... and so on, im not seeing any definative/logical way answer to this with just one combination, just a mom who may have been very busy in bed :eek:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Not 'arf! :D

I think there are only two sisters and only one has blue eyes.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Forgive the profanity.
[Off-topic] :
10.

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[Off-topic] jorim.tielemans:
5 if an animal counts, otherwise 4.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It's funny how they just pop out at you! Most people can see between 7 and 10.

Something i learned yesterday may interest you guys. You all know those annoying re-captcha verification wotsits that you run into online?

Did you know that by using one you are contributing to a big academic effort to digitise the worlds literature? :eek:

It's #3 here:

http://www.cracked.com/article_19431_5-mind-blowing-things-crowds-do-better-than-experts.html

Now i don't feel so annoyed by them!
[Off-topic] Archer:
I hate to be the one to point this out, but that smells of bull to me. How would captcha ever know you'd got something wrong if it didn't already know what the words are?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You old skeptic! :p

http://www.google.com/recaptcha/learnmore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReCAPTCHA

I love science. Those egg-heads are a clever bunch!
[Off-topic] Archer:
Yeah, okay. I did think it may be something along those lines but it's better to know. We should get a gang together and try to fool Captcha. I think we should always enter the word "friend" as The C Word ;)
[Off-topic] :
Cholesterol? :confused:

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
New puzzle..

A man is sentenced to life inprisonment. He is given the choice of three rooms to decide from:

The first is full of raging fire, the second is full of blood thirsty murderers with knives, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten for three years.

Which room did he choose?
[Off-topic] :
Lions.

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[Off-topic] husam666:
the lions are dead :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
After three years of not eating? Yes they are! :D

Another riddle:

The one who made it didn’t want it.

The one who bought it didn’t need it.

The one who used it never saw it.

What is it?
[Off-topic] mercianary:
A coffin
[Off-topic] :
+1

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Very good! :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
How many cubes are there in the picture..?
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Here's an oldie:

What goes up a chimney down, but not down a chimney up?
[Off-topic] Tomdg07:
Umbrella
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Yeah, was a doddle.
[Off-topic] husam666:
edit, i didn't expect that to be a moving gif, but whatever :p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
lol husam! :D
[Off-topic] :
Hot air. No matter what you say, this answer IS correct. :)

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[Off-topic] husam666:
santa claus :p
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Explain, I see not what you mean.
[Off-topic] :
Heat will always rise, no matter what. So whether it be a chimney or whatever...unless you have a fan at the top of the chimney blowing down, it will always rise.

An alternative would also be smoke. But the fan idea would still apply.

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[Off-topic] deliriousDroid:
Okay, I know im a little late :p But did anyone else see the troll face in here?:D

Edit: Im not talking about the big white one, but the one i put a rectangle around
[Off-topic] :
I never saw that :eek:

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[Off-topic] Tomdg07:
But you can't open and or close heat or smoke....
[Off-topic] :
That wasn't the question though...? :eek:

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[Off-topic] :
Actually....I think I misread the riddle. I need some sleep haha

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[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Can the sisters have a single eye blue?

Than two sister both having each eye blue. Solves it... No logic just a guess.
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
An old Clock is slow and loses exactly 24 minutes per hour. The Clock is now showing 3.00 A.M. If the clock was corrected at midnight and it stooped 1 hour ago, What is the correct time now.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
3.01PM at GMT+8
[Off-topic] 4silvertooth:
Its 12.30 pm here but what's the solution.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
How does heat go up down but not down up?

Also, heat doesn't rise.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
TL;DR, so I went for the question.

Just me being a d1ck when it comes to puzzle when I'm bored and annoyed and too lazy to think.
[Off-topic] husam666:
edit2: F___ it, i know how to do it, too lazy to think of it :p

10clocks
[Off-topic] Scabes24:
2:48AM

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