The riddle thread - Page 12

bracer · 08-25-17, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

They proceed in the same direction, at the same speed, and in order to maintain an equal distance between all three they must travel in a equilateral triangle formation.

Exactly! Now we need a fourth boat in this picture.

bracer · 08-25-17, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Are they all in the water under power?

If I understand correctly, that they are moving? Then yes!

Catfish · 08-25-17, 02:14 AM

They move at the edges of a triangular pyramid/tetrahedon, so one of the ships is a sub.

In case that is right Rockstar should get the credit..

bracer · 08-25-17, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

They move at the edges of a triangular pyramid/tetrahedon, so one of the ships is a sub.

In case that is right Rockstar should get the credit..

That is the solution! The fourth boat is a Uboat.
Yes, he was close. We'll have to ask if Rockstar thinks he would have solved the third dimension, otherwise it's your turn.

There is a few philosophical alternative solutions, is the PBY Catalina a boat or a plane? Make the pyramid above sea level instead of under.
Another one:
What if one boat is at the northpole, one boat just off the coast of australia, one off the coast of east Africa and one somewhere near south America. Forming a pyramid around the earth?

vienna · 08-25-17, 03:46 AM

bracer, you wouldn't happen to have been the author of this work, would you?...:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/...e-trigonometry

<O>

bracer · 08-25-17, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vienna

bracer, you wouldn't happen to have been the author of this work, would you?...:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/...e-trigonometry

<O>

Haha! No, but I have a replica of it here next to me for calculating AoB and torpedo settings. The battery never dies on that thing!

Rockstar · 08-25-17, 09:17 AM

Good one Bracer. I yield to Catfish.

Catfish · 08-25-17, 02:09 PM

Ok i did not find a real good one, but here goes:

Homicide: A man lies shot dead behind the wheel in his car. There is a pistol on the back-seat. All Windows are shut. The doors are locked and the car has no bullet holes.

How?

Aktungbby · 08-25-17, 07:33 PM

HE SHOT HIMSELF DEAD IN THE BACK SEAT; YOU DIDN'T SAY HOW FAR 'BEHIND THE WHEEL' HE WAS.

razark · 08-25-17, 08:28 PM

Someone shot him, then rolled up the window, tossed the gun in the back, and locked the door when they left.

Someone shot him, the bullet did not exit his body, then tossed the gun in the back, and locked the door.

Someone shot him and he dropped the gun in the back seat. The doors are locked, but open, which allows for no bullet holes.

Someone shot him, brought him to the car, and while moving the body into the trunk, his gun fell out and landed in the back seat. The body is in the trunk, because the wheel he is behind is the spare tire, not the steering wheel. The murderer then locked the doors to delay discovery.

Some unlikely series of events happened, leading to the situation described above.

Sean C · 08-25-17, 11:37 PM

It's a convertible?

Catfish · 08-26-17, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nathaniel B.

It's a convertible?

That.

Your turn

Sean C · 08-26-17, 07:58 AM

What can travel by itself, but is never alone; has a name, but does not exist.

Jimbuna · 08-26-17, 08:50 AM

A shadow

Sean C · 08-26-17, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

A shadow

Correct, sir! On to you...

08-25-17, 02:14 AM	#168
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08-25-17, 02:09 PM	#173
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,947 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Ok i did not find a real good one, but here goes: Homicide: A man lies shot dead behind the wheel in his car. There is a pistol on the back-seat. All Windows are shut. The doors are locked and the car has no bullet holes. How? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

08-25-17, 07:33 PM	#174
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 28,591 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	HE SHOT HIMSELF DEAD IN THE BACK SEAT; YOU DIDN'T SAY HOW FAR 'BEHIND THE WHEEL' HE WAS. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

08-25-17, 08:28 PM	#175
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,726 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Someone shot him, then rolled up the window, tossed the gun in the back, and locked the door when they left. Someone shot him, the bullet did not exit his body, then tossed the gun in the back, and locked the door. Someone shot him and he dropped the gun in the back seat. The doors are locked, but open, which allows for no bullet holes. Someone shot him, brought him to the car, and while moving the body into the trunk, his gun fell out and landed in the back seat. The body is in the trunk, because the wheel he is behind is the spare tire, not the steering wheel. The murderer then locked the doors to delay discovery. Some unlikely series of events happened, leading to the situation described above. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

08-25-17, 11:37 PM	#176
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