| Author | Message | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 767 Registered: 9-2009 |
They roar; We sing! | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 155 Registered: 11-2009 |
They: H?A?M? animals? We: H?A?M? is this holiday-related, by any chance? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 770 Registered: 9-2009 |
They: H?A?M? animals? We: H?A?M? is this holiday-related, by any chance? Interestingly, no to all. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1337 Registered: 7-2009 |
Word play relevant? Rhyming/homonyms? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 771 Registered: 9-2009 |
Word play relevant? Rhyming/homonyms? Nope. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1339 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are they toys? Brands/Companies? Sports mascots? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 772 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they toys? Brands/Companies? Sports mascots? No to all. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 158 Registered: 11-2009 |
Are they machines? natural features? "roar" - create loud noises? go really fast? "sing" - produce melodious sounds with voices? confess to crimes? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 774 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they machines? This. natural features? "roar" - create loud noises? This. go really fast? They do this also. "sing" - produce melodious sounds Yes - for svv of "melodious". with voices? No. confess to crimes? No. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 159 Registered: 11-2009 |
whoops -- posted prematurely, before completing my questions... almost like a double-post, Galfisk, which I'm WAY better at than you, even... are We machines? natural features? animals? are They animals? extraterrestrials relevant? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2009 |
are They automobiles? other vehicles? | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 958 Registered: 3-2004 |
Any performance relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 776 Registered: 9-2009 |
are We machines? This. natural features? animals? are They animals? extraterrestrials relevant? No to the rest. are They automobiles? other vehicles? Yope to both, explore. Very much OTRT. Any performance relevant? No. | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 960 Registered: 3-2004 |
Are "they" a mix of different things? are they mobile, but not primarily for transportation? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 778 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are "they" a mix of different things? No, they are all similar. are they mobile Most are., but not primarily for transportation? Most are used in transportation. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 161 Registered: 11-2009 |
bicycles relevant? how about motorcycles? | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 964 Registered: 3-2004 |
They: Harley Davidson? Norton? Triumph? We: Yamaha? Kawasaki? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 780 Registered: 9-2009 |
bicycles relevant? No. how about motorcycles? Yes. They: Harley Davidson? Norton? Triumph? We: Yamaha? Kawasaki? Good guess and OTRT, but all of the above are related to "them". | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1939 Registered: 5-2003 |
Engines relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 782 Registered: 9-2009 |
Engines relevant? Yes! | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 162 Registered: 11-2009 |
type of engine relevant? number of cylinders relevant? | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 968 Registered: 3-2004 |
Engines with two "Babylonian amulets" are roaring? with four are singing? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 785 Registered: 9-2009 |
type of engine relevant? Yes. number of cylinders relevant? Yope. | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 969 Registered: 3-2004 |
...or maybe roaring Two-stroke enginges? and singing four-stroke engines? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 787 Registered: 9-2009 |
Engines with two "Babylonian amulets" are roaring? with four are singing? Haha, no. ...or maybe roaring Two-stroke enginges? and singing four-stroke engines? Not this either. All of the above engines roar. | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 971 Registered: 3-2004 |
Then you're no HD owner, if you say that a Japanese MC engines roar... ;-) Engines not using combustion technique relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 789 Registered: 9-2009 |
Engines not using combustion technique relevant? No, but... | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 973 Registered: 3-2004 |
Otto Cycle relevant? Atkinson Cycle? Hybrid motorcycles? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 791 Registered: 9-2009 |
Otto Cycle relevant? Yes. Atkinson Cycle? No. Hybrid motorcycles? Depends. | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 975 Registered: 3-2004 |
So "We" are motorcycles with Otto Cycle engines? or the Otto Cycle engines themselves? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 793 Registered: 9-2009 |
So "We" are motorcycles with Otto Cycle engines? or the Otto Cycle engines themselves? Wrong way around: "They" are two- and four-stroke combustion engines. Now who are "We"? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 163 Registered: 11-2009 |
are We: electric engines (I suppose that's motors...)? internal combustion at all? other alternative energy source? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 795 Registered: 9-2009 |
are We: electric engines (I suppose that's motors...)? No, they usually either hum or scream. I like the ones that hum - but that's irrelevant to the puzzle =) internal combustion at all? Yes. other alternative energy source? No. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 164 Registered: 11-2009 |
do We have a bewildering number of cylinders? like a purring twelve-cylinder engine? I suppose I should ask specifically: are We motorcycles? scooters? autos? trucks? planes? where I live, many float planes fly overhead to the other islands in my archipelago, or on to Alaska -- DeHavilland Beavers, mostly, with throbbing radial engines -- and while some might say they roar, I have such a soft spot for them they sound mellifluous to me! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 796 Registered: 9-2009 |
do We have a bewildering number of cylinders? No. like a purring twelve-cylinder engine? No. I suppose I should ask specifically: are We motorcycles? scooters? autos? trucks? planes? "We" are mostly found in planes. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 165 Registered: 11-2009 |
Are We turbine engines? turbo-props? turbo-jets? Floyd R. Turbo? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 797 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are We turbine engines? turbo-props? turbo-jets? These! Floyd R. Turbo? No. ***SPOILER*** Our jump plane at the skydiving club is a turboprop, while the airplane club next door flies piston planes. I much enjoy the high pitched singing of turbines over the unmuffled roar of the piston engines. I also find turbines to be much more elegant contraptions. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 167 Registered: 11-2009 |
thanks; nice puzzle. I'm not aviation-oriented, other than my fondness for those float planes. They're loud, I suppose you could say they roar, but like the purring of a large, soft cat. At least, they sound that way to me. And I appreciate the nature of the radial engine, as well. But clearly, they don't sing as well as the ones you describe -- more of a basso profundo, if anything, compared to your plane's tenor, perhaps? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1942 Registered: 5-2003 |
I love aviation -- mostly military, though. I had an idea about this one from the start. Good to see I was right. Great puzzle! |
