| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 580 Registered: 12-2010 |
Yesterday, a friend of mine told me an interesting "fun fact" which would have made a nice puzzle. But I just checked it and found out that this "fact" is only partly true. I'll run this as a mix of a normal and a scrund puzzle, I'll give you the puzzle statement that I would have used and you can guess both the fact and the scrund. I hope I didn't confuse you too much (: You would say that - compared to similar objects - it is rather long, but scientifically seen, it is one of the shortest. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3784 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it manmade? Alive? Is it longer than a: finger? Pen? Soda bottle? Cane? Person? Car? Railroad car? Train? One of the shortest: in absolute length? In comparison to something else? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3785 Registered: 9-2009 |
Or is length in time relevant? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 36 Registered: 2-2011 |
"you" = you? i hope it's not rude? is it a tangible object? or a sound? a wavelength? would scientifically be with the aid of a scientific instrument? eg a microscope? a measuring instrument? or scientifically in a more philosophical way, from a scientific point of view? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12138 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Scientifically seen" - actually viewed? With the naked eye? Or from a certain scientific perspective? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 582 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it manmade? Alive? this Is it longer than a: finger? Pen? this Soda bottle? Cane? Person? Car? Railroad car? Train? One of the shortest: in absolute length? In comparison to something else? yes to both Or is length in time relevant? no "you" = you? you = people in general i hope it's not rude? no is it a tangible object? this or a sound? a wavelength? would scientifically be with the aid of a scientific instrument? noish eg a microscope? a measuring instrument? noish or scientifically in a more philosophical way, from a scientific point of view? it's rather something like that - I wouldn't call it philosophical though, but it has to do with a point of view "Scientifically seen" - actually viewed? With the naked eye? Or from a certain scientific perspective? this-ish | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1943 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is a spesific science relevant? biology? botany? anatomy? zoology? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 583 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is a spesific science relevant? biology? this botany? anatomy? zoology? and more specifically this | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12145 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the "object" an animal? Fungus? Plant? Bacteria? Protist? Other microorganism? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 584 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the "object" an animal? part of it Fungus? Plant? Bacteria? Protist? Other microorganism? | ||
| Tortiekitten (Tortiekitten)
New member Username: Tortiekitten Post Number: 264 Registered: 11-2010 |
hmmmmm...a living pen Does it have to do with a squid's "pen"? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3176 Registered: 9-2010 |
doriana kitteh just said it was longer than a pen, not that it was a pen, silly sibling! :-P | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 42 Registered: 2-2011 |
is this part of an animal a limb? a tooth or tusk? an organ? a mammal? reptile? bird? fish? insect? compared with the same part of of all animals or just that kind? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 585 Registered: 12-2010 |
Does it have to do with a squid's "pen"? your kitteh sibling is right, I was talking about the length of it (: - so, no pen involved is this part of an animal a limb? a tooth or tusk? an organ? none of these a mammal? reptile? bird? this fish? insect? compared with the same part of of all animals no or just that kind? compared to other birds | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 48 Registered: 2-2011 |
a beak or bill? tail? crest? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 586 Registered: 12-2010 |
a beak or bill? this tail? crest? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 52 Registered: 2-2011 |
is this because although it looks long, using the scientific defintion of a beak or bill - like where it starts and ends - means that it's actually quite short? do scientists measure the beak from the nostrils to the tip and some birds have the nostrils down at the end of their beak? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 587 Registered: 12-2010 |
is this because although it looks long, using the scientific defintion of a beak or bill - like where it starts and ends - means that it's actually quite short? I'd love to say YES!, but see next answer do scientists measure the beak from the nostrils to the tip and some birds have the nostrils down at the end of their beak? Very OTRT! But remember that there's a scrund involved, and try to find out what bird I'm talking about | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 54 Registered: 2-2011 |
kiwi? do they really not have nostrils at the end of their beak? or do scientists not measure the length from the nostril? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 588 Registered: 12-2010 |
kiwi? YES! do they really not have nostrils at the end of their beak? no, they do or do scientists not measure the length from the nostril? That's it, and it's time for the ********SPOILER******** Kiwis are the only birds whose nostrils are at the end of their beaks. My friend told me that since they are measured from the nostrils to the end, kiwis have really short beaks although they look long. I wanted to make a puzzle out of it, but checked the fact before only to find out that it's not true. Nice work everyone, and congratulations for the solve, Shez! (: | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12148 Registered: 4-2010 |
Clever! Sorry I missed it. |
