| Author | Message | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 103 Registered: 2-2007 |
Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been on much, but I figured I'd give you all a quickie puzzle after I thought it up yesterday. Good luck! What should have worked for them didn't, but what shouldn't have worked for him did, to their amazement. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1007 Registered: 3-2006 |
Him = human? Adult? They (for whom it didn't work) = they (who were amazed)? They = human? adult? female? Is the title relevant? Anything to do with sports? Did they watch him do this thing that "worked"? Are they all trying to do the same thing? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 104 Registered: 2-2007 |
Him = human? Adult? Yep They (for whom it didn't work) = they (who were amazed)? The second they includes a few more people, but it's mostly irr. They = human? yes adult? female? no to rest Is the title relevant? not amazingly so, but slightly, yes Anything to do with sports? somewhere it may be, but I don't think so. Let's say no Did they watch him do this thing that "worked"? Yes Are they all trying to do the same thing? Yes | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 536 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is his occupation relevant? So "they" are boys? is their age relevant? Is this activity that worked or not related to work? leisure? everyday life? Are any objects involved? if yes, tools used to perform this activity? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 107 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is his occupation relevant? Nope So "they" are boys?The first "They" is boys, and the second one is the first "they" plus a few others that had been watching, but as I said earlier, it's mostly irr. is their age relevant? No Is this activity that worked or not related to work? leisure? This one everyday life? Are any objects involved? Yes if yes, tools used to perform this activity?Not tools, no | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 541 Registered: 8-2006 |
The leisure activity: sports? games? arts? culture? reading? handcraft? gardening? computer related? Are the relevant objects made of: metal? wood? paper? cardboard? glass? stone? concrete? tissue? organic material? plastic? rubber? Are they longer than 1 mm? 10 mm? 100 mm? 1 m? 10 m? 100 m? Is the number of the objects relevant? more than 1? 2? ... Are the boys members of a group? say a football team? Is he supervising them? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 110 Registered: 2-2007 |
The leisure activity: sports? games?This one arts? culture? reading? handcraft? gardening? computer related? Are the relevant objects made of: metal? wood? paper? cardboard? glass? stone?This one concrete? tissue? organic material? plastic? rubber? Are they longer than 1 mm? 10 mm? 100 mm? 1 m? 10 m? 100 m? About 5cm Is the number of the objects relevant? Not really Are the boys members of a group? say a football team? No, just my cousins Is he supervising them? Yesish | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 543 Registered: 8-2006 |
Are the objects pebbles? wrought stones? pawns of the game? other elements of the game? The game: a board game? chess? checkers? ludo? a card game? How many boys: 2? 3? 4? more? Is he a family member of the boys? Is what worked or not part of the game? a move? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1008 Registered: 3-2006 |
Skimming stones on water? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 111 Registered: 2-2007 |
Are the objects pebbles?Yes wrought stones? pawns of the game? other elements of the game? The game: a board game? chess? checkers? ludo? a card game? none of these How many boys: 2? 3? 4?This more? Is he a family member of the boys? Yes Is what worked or not part of the game?No, it was a part of the game a move? Skimming stones on water? Yes! Alright, so what worked for him that didn't work for them? | ||
| Sixtyeight (Sixtyeight)
New member Username: Sixtyeight Post Number: 235 Registered: 6-2007 |
were he and they all skipping stones? were they unable to skip them? were they able to skip them? was he able to skip them? was he unable to skip them? | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 550 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is this about the technique of skimming stones? the rotation? the speed? the angle between stone and water? the shape of the stones? Is the number of bounces relevant? Do they use different types of stones? Are any other objects or tools relevant? Is the water where they do this relevant? the sea? a lake? a river? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 114 Registered: 2-2007 |
were he and they all skipping stones? Yes! were they unable to skip them? Yes were they able to skip them? was he able to skip them? Yes was he unable to skip them? Is this about the technique of skimming stones? the rotation? the speed? the angle between stone and water? the shape of the stones?This one. It seems this shall be solved very soon Is the number of bounces relevant? Nope Do they use different types of stones? Shape, yes Are any other objects or tools relevant? No Is the water where they do this relevant? the sea? a lake? This, but irrel. a river? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 501 Registered: 4-2007 |
I know that it is better to skip flat stones; they go farther... did he use flat stones? did they use flat stones? did he use round stones? did they use round stones? | ||
| Blazingphoenix (Blazingphoenix)
New member Username: Blazingphoenix Post Number: 116 Registered: 2-2007 |
I know that it is better to skip flat stones; they go farther... This is true... Well, it should be, anyway did he use flat stones? No did they use flat stones? YES did he use round stones? YES did they use round stones? No I think this is good enough for a ********SPOILER********** My younger cousins and I were out at my cabin this last weekend, and we were all enjoying ourselves swimming in the lake. My younger cousins proceeded to take flat stones and toss them, groaning when they only got about one or two skips. Meanwhile, my older cousin took a medium-sized round stone, gave it a strong flick, and grinned as it got about 10-12 skips, much to the amazement of my younger cousins (and my aunts and uncles, who were watching everyone from the dock). Thank you all for giving it a go, seems I can't really come up with a good, long puzzle. Maybe someday soon, hmm? In the meantime, have a go at my CA rulebreaker below! ;] ~BlazingPhoenix~ |
