Riddles Thread

**Janszoon** · 12-08-2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Quarter to 2

I guess I know who's getting my nomination for smartest member now.

midnight rain · 12-08-2012, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I guess I know who's getting my nomination for smartest member now.

Definitely. If you got that on your own, props.

Feel free to post another if you want.

Thom Yorke · 12-08-2012, 12:52 PM

Imagine you are in a room with no doors. The walls are made of smooth, solid rock with no places to establish a firm grip, no weak points to break through, and no windows. The floor is made of plexiglass, also with no breakable points, and below, about 200 feet down, you can see nothing but lava. The roof is made of regular, breakable glass, but it is 500 feet above you. You can see that on the other side of the glass is a room filled with water. However, it looks like the roof will hold unless you can somehow come in contact with it to break it yourself. Regular physics apply (ie. gravity exists and is holding you down). You are provided with nothing but a 30 foot long rope, and a pair of regular household scissors. How do you get out of the room safely?

midnight rain · 12-08-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Imagine you are in a room with no doors. The walls are made of smooth, solid rock with no places to establish a firm grip, no weak points to break through, and no windows. The floor is made of plexiglass, also with no breakable points, and below, about 200 feet down, you can see nothing but lava. The roof is made of regular, breakable glass, but it is 500 feet above you. You can see that on the other side of the glass is a room filled with water. However, it looks like the roof will hold unless you can somehow come in contact with it to break it yourself. Regular physics apply (ie. gravity exists and is holding you down). You are provided with nothing but a 30 foot long rope, and a pair of regular household scissors. How do you get out of the room safely?

Aight before I try and think of this, I'm confused by one part of it.

You say "You can see that on the other side of the glass is a room filled with water", is that referring to the roof? Is the room above you filled with water, and you can see it through the glass?

Thom Yorke · 12-08-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

Aight before I try and think of this, I'm confused by one part of it.

You say "You can see that on the other side of the glass is a room filled with water", is that referring to the roof? Is the room above you filled with water, and you can see it through the glass?

Yeah, the water is above you, on the other side of the glass roof. There is lava below you, on the other side of the plexiglass beneath your feet.

Trollheart · 12-08-2012, 01:18 PM

Is this a proper riddle, ie does it have a logical, workable solution, or is it like the man who eats the calendar to survive, ie eats the dates? In other words, is it a smartass funny solution like "use the scissors to cut yourself some slack" or something like that? Or has it a real, proper solution? And have we been given ALL of the pertinent information?

Thom Yorke · 12-08-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

use the scissors to cut yourself some slack

Bingo!

Haha no, there's a logical solution here. And yes, all the pertinent information has been given.

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Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Imagine you are in a room with no doors. The walls are made of smooth, solid rock with no places to establish a firm grip, no weak points to break through, and no windows. The floor is made of plexiglass, also with no breakable points, and below, about 200 feet down, you can see nothing but lava. The roof is made of regular, breakable glass, but it is 500 feet above you. You can see that on the other side of the glass is a room filled with water. However, it looks like the roof will hold unless you can somehow come in contact with it to break it yourself. Regular physics apply (ie. gravity exists and is holding you down). You are provided with nothing but a 30 foot long rope, and a pair of regular household scissors. How do you get out of the room safely?