Riddle Thread.

[Tempestas]

Water?

 

[ashitaria]

Hint: "drying" does not necessarily mean "drying".

 

[Tempestas]

I'm bad with riddles. I want to know the answer so badly, I have to Google it. >< I'm out on this one.

 

[ashitaria]

XD.

I'm leaving it open for everyone!

 

[ckm]

A towel.

What gets bigger the more you talk away from it? /generic riddle

 

[ashitaria]

A towel.

What gets bigger the more you talk away from it? /generic riddle

I bet you knew that riddle before hand, didn't you?

Your turn.

 

[ckm]

Indeed.

I posted mine in my last post:

What gets bigger the more you talk away from it? /generic riddle

If everyone who already knows the answer is disqualified, the riddle would probably never get answered. So let it be a race!

 

[Tempestas]

Talk or walk? If it's walk.... the horizon?

 

[ckm]

Was that an answer? If so, no.

In not, I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Tempestas]

Yes, it was an answer. I was asking if "the more you talk away from it" was a typo, and if so, should it be "walk away from it."

 

[ashitaria]

LOL at the typo.

So wait, let me guess, light?

 

[ckm]

No. D;

Think, what gets bigger/deeper the more matter you take from it?

 

[Tempestas]

A hole?

 

[ckm]

Oui.

 

[ashitaria]

How can a hole become bigger the more you walk away from it?

 

[Tempestas]

.....Is that a yes or no?

I was going with this part:
"Think, what gets bigger/deeper the more matter you take from it?"

The more dirt (matter) you take from a hole, the deeper/bigger it gets.

 

[Dormouse]

But you can't walk away from a hole, unless you're floating upwards... In which case it appears to be getting smaller.

Technically, everything stays the same size, our perception just makes it appear smaller the further our distance from it.

 

[y4r5xeym5]

How can a hole become bigger the more you walk away from it?

Anyone who has ever ripped a seam in their pants due to a faulty chair will understand this one.

 

[ckm]

Oh, I just realised I said "talk away" in the original question instead of "take away". I apologise. The answer is a hole.

Yes, I know the logic isn't exactly fool-proof. In my defense it was 2 a.m.

 

[Geminii]

If anyone's interested...

Gives location without speaking;
Ever-spilling, never leaking;
Turns, yet never moves an inch
Ever-struck, yet ne'er a flinch
Bound to land yet gnawed by wave
Lifts no hand, yet thousands saved.

 

[y4r5xeym5]

A compass?

 

[ashitaria]

A dam...right?

Or clouds.

Or perhaps a river.

Am I right?

 

[Hawkeye]

lighthouse

 

[ashitaria]

I think either hawkeye or I got it.

I think a lighthouse fits the description better than a dam though.

A dam:

A dam shows itself without speaking, it's presence is reassuring.
Water spills, but never leaks.
It turns (as it is built that way) but never moves an inch.

Always struck with water, but never "flinches".

Base is supported by land, but is hit by waves.

Doesn't require any action, but saves thousands from being killed by flooding.

Flaws: Does not always "turn", is usually built straight and along river beds, also used for turbines and electricity. Also, considering the methodical tone, it is not likely that the answer would be a dam. A dam is too modern an answer. And it doesn't actually "reveal its presence without speaking" unless it is very very high (which contradicts the spilling part unless the water level is very high) or plain in sight. Unless signs count.

Lighthouse:

Shows itself without speaking- light.

Spills but never speaks- light.

Turns but never moves- light.

Struck with water- Stormy days?

Base supported by land, hit by waves- stormy days?

Flaws: IMHO, light houses are usually built a considerable distance away from the sea, but sometimes they are built upon rocks only several meters above water level. The light house fits the criteria, but it is all relative.

 

[Tempestas]

I was right! (with the hole)

My riddle: (since the last seems to be answered)

A woman shoots her husband, hangs him, and then holds him under water for more than five minutes.

Ten minutes later, they both go out for dinner.

How is this possible?

 

[ashitaria]

I was right! (with the hole)

My riddle: (since the last seems to be answered)

A woman shoots her husband, hangs him, and then holds him under water for more than five minutes.

Ten minutes later, they both go out for dinner.

How is this possible?

The woman is a cannibal.

 

[y4r5xeym5]

The woman is a photographer using somewhat outdated methods.

 

[Hawkeye]

A man was digging in his garden when he stumbled upon the remains of an old pot. It was broken into 5 large pieces. One of the pieces had a signature and the year 17 B.C. scribed on it.

The guy was thrilled to bits and immediately took them to the history museum to 'cash them in'. The archaeologist looked over the pieces for 5 minutes and then handed them back telling him they were fake.

How did he know?

 

[ashitaria]

A man was digging in his garden when he stumbled upon the remains of an old pot. It was broken into 5 large pieces. One of the pieces had a signature and the year 17 B.C. scribed on it.

The guy was thrilled to bits and immediately took them to the history museum to 'cash them in'. The archaeologist looked over the pieces for 5 minutes and then handed them back telling him they were fake.

How did he know?

Because pots weren't invented yet.

 

[Tempestas]

People weren't around yet?

 

[Hawkeye]

Because pots weren't invented yet.

People weren't around yet?

both pots and people were around waaaaaaaaaay before then.

 

[y4r5xeym5]

I'm betting it has something to do with the Gregorian Calendar, guys...

 

[ashitaria]

Because the vase was made out of material that was not properly harnessed at that time.

 

[Hawkeye]

I'm betting it has something to do with the Gregorian Calendar, guys...

smiley face ^^

 

[imchristinak]

A man was digging in his garden when he stumbled upon the remains of an old pot. It was broken into 5 large pieces. One of the pieces had a signature and the year 17 B.C. scribed on it.

The guy was thrilled to bits and immediately took them to the history museum to 'cash them in'. The archaeologist looked over the pieces for 5 minutes and then handed them back telling him they were fake.

How did he know?

unless the potter was a psychic to know when Jesus would be born......


Riddle:
There once lived a woman with three daughters. When the woman became old, she decided to give ALL her wealth to the smartest of her daughters since the old woman did not have enough money to split among her children.
She gave them each one coin and told them to buy with the coin anything that would fill the entire room. The eldest daughter went into a store and bought some hay. The middle daughter went and bought sacks of feathers.

The youngest daughter thought about it, then went to a small store and bought two tiny items. When the old woman asked to see what they had bought, the oldest daughter's hay only filled one corner of the room. The middle daughter's bag of feathers filled only two corners of the room. The youngest daughter smiled and produced her two items and they were able to fill the entire room. The old woman saw this and gave the third daughter the entire fortune. What were the two items?

 

[ashitaria]

unless the potter was a psychic to know when Jesus would be born......


Riddle:
There once lived a woman with three daughters. When the woman became old, she decided to give ALL her wealth to the smartest of her daughters since the old woman did not have enough money to split among her children.
She gave them each one coin and told them to buy with the coin anything that would fill the entire room. The eldest daughter went into a store and bought some hay. The middle daughter went and bought sacks of feathers.

The youngest daughter thought about it, then went to a small store and bought two tiny items. When the old woman asked to see what they had bought, the oldest daughter's hay only filled one corner of the room. The middle daughter's bag of feathers filled only two corners of the room. The youngest daughter smiled and produced her two items and they were able to fill the entire room. The old woman saw this and gave the third daughter the entire fortune. What were the two items?

I see two possibilities.

The Air and the Room.

A candle and smoke.

 

[imchristinak]

you're pretty close ashitaria! just need to change something in one of the pairs.

 

[Tempestas]

Candle and Matches?

To shamelessly steal Ashitaria's guess.

 

[semicolon]

Candle and Light?

 

[Hawkeye]

a candle (preferably scented) and a box of matches... Sillies


The light wouldn't fill the entire room unless it was really, really small.

 

[Geminii]

lighthouse

Yup.