Ridelle

[ManInBlack]

Hey the Teen Scene has yet to catch this, so I'm running this by ya'll...don't let me down, mmkay?

It's 2:30 Thursday afternoon and Jeff has a class that starts at 3:10. Being that he is on campus, he doesn't have to worry about traffic. The class is 3 minutes from his dorm. Jeff makes the not-so-uncommon decision to take a nap in his spare time. Jeff approaches a dilemma...does he sleep until 3:01 or does he awake at 2:59 for that added boost of 2 minutes? The dilemma is solved when Jeff realizes how much time he will get to sleep (knowing that precious few minutes are valuable to a college student's nap). If Jeff sets his alarm for 3:01, he will sleep for 31 minutes...however if his alarm is set for 2:59, he will only sleep 27 minutes.

Here's the question: Where do the extra 2 minutes go?

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Vinnie]

What extra two minutes?

[ManInBlack]

It's 2:30 and if he sleeps till 3:01 he'll get 31 minutes of sleep. If he sets his clock for 2:59 he'll get 27 minutes of sleep. It's two minutes' difference in the time he will awake, but 4 minutes in the amount of time he'll sleep, so where are did the extra two minutes go?

Blessings,
Zechariah

[daisyflr99]

If it's 2:30 and he sleeps till 2:59, he will get 29 minutes of sleep...not 27.....so there are no 'extra' minutes

[Vinnie]

Originally posted by daisyflr99
If it's 2:30 and he sleeps till 2:59, he will get 29 minutes of sleep...not 27.....so there are no 'extra' minutes

I'm with you on this. This is like a straw man riddle or something.....

[Nicole]

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!!

[Vinnie]

What do you know? How this "numerical riddle" can logically violate and defy mathematical laws and still be considered a valid riddle that actually corresponds to the posited textbook mechanics of the universe?

Its a psuedo-riddle. Gollum should never have accepted Bilbo's riddle as a valid riddle. I do not accept this as a genuine riddle therefore, I can not be stumped by it ;)

[yaimulkes]

I have to side with Vinnie on this one, but not for that whole mathematical thing...everyone knows that the student would wake up at 3:31, after having reactively slapped the snooze button three times without actually awaking from slumber. Therefore he would rise, never realize the dilemma of the missing two minutes, check the clock, decided that going to class was a waste at that point, grab a bag of chips and call up his bro's to see what was on for the night. Ergo the riddle does not remain within the realistic limits of reality, and cannot be considered valid.

*slaps his snooze button three times and floats off into blissful dreamland*

[ManInBlack]

If the answer were a snake it woulda bit ya'll both. You're stumbling over it again and again and you still haven't found it. Admit it, you don't know the answer ;)

Blessings,
Zechariah

[HeatherlyButterfly]

i'll admit it... i don't have any idea. please tell us!

Love in Christ,
heather raye

[ManInBlack]

Not till Vinnie admits it...and Flannel hasn't even tried yet...

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Breni Sue]

There is no answer. This is a wild goose chase set up to fry our minds and drive us insane! Well, you are too late, because I am already insane! :biggrin:

[HeatherlyButterfly]

i agree with kyrie!

failed attempt to drive us crazy!

if i wasn't previously then Christmas morning with a 3 year old, a 5 year old, a 6 year old, a 16 year old, and their father who acts like he's about 8 years old.... well... you can imagine...

[Vinnie]

Originally posted by ManInBlack
Not till Vinnie admits it...and Flannel hasn't even tried yet...

Blessings,
Zechariah

Your psuedo-riddle is equivalent to "Ice cream has much bones no so. Explain how Bill lost the chocolate chips."

It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

:p

[FifthTrptSounded]

Originally posted by ilgwamh


Your psuedo-riddle is equivalent to "Ice cream has much bones no so. Explain how Bill lost the chocolate chips."

It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

:p

He spray-painted them gold and could no longer tell them apart from miniature Hershey's Kisses

[HeatherlyButterfly]

you guys are hilarious!!! :rofl:

[ManInBlack]

people just haven't THOUGHT! :p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Nicole]

I don't think anyone is going to get it...I wouldn't have got it if I hadn't of peeked at the computer screen when you told Anna the answer.

[ManInBlack]

Originally posted by heavenlyprincess
I don't think anyone is going to get it...I wouldn't have got it if I hadn't of peeked at the computer screen when you told Anna the answer.

So you admit...it's the best riddle you've ever heard...:p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Nicole]

not exactly what I was thinking.....lol


the riddle is better if people can actually get it eventually!

[Bohrdumb]

If alarm clock A is moving at an avg speed of 33.2kilometers an hour, and clock B is covered in rasberry jello than the coeffecient of x is equal to the ratio of your roommate's weight to his displacement in bed. Therefore we see that Survivor is on TV and the lost 2 minutes were swept under the carpet the last time you cleaned.

Elementary my dear Watson, elementary.

[HeatherlyButterfly]

Originally posted by Bohrdumb
If alarm clock A is moving at an avg speed of 33.2kilometers an hour, and clock B is covered in rasberry jello than the coeffecient of x is equal to the ratio of your roommate's weight to his displacement in bed. Therefore we see that Survivor is on TV and the lost 2 minutes were swept under the carpet the last time you cleaned.

Elementary my dear Watson, elementary.

:rofl: ROFL :rofl

that was hilarious!

[Vinnie]

This isn't a riddle at all. Look, even the thread topic says "ridelle".

[ManInBlack]

lol

For those who can't figure it out, I'll give you until Jan 1 to get the answer before I post it myself.

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Vinnie]

Would you stop pretending this is a real riddle already :p

[Vinnie]

I want to see a formal argument that proves this is a riddle! You know, a couple of premises and a conclusion based on the premises through disjunctive syllogism :p

[Bohrdumb]

Premise 1: A riddle is a suppositional statement giving clues to a final answer.

Premise 2: Said statement must contain clues for an answer.

Premise 3: Said statement may not be composed by anyone wo wears black.

Conclusion: This does not a riddle make

[ManInBlack]

ya'll only think it's not a riddle because you can't get it. Just because more clues would jeopardize the answer, I'm not giving them. Gooday.

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Katie_543]

hmmm.....This wouldn't apply to me. I don't nap. So therefor I have no need to solve this riddle! :D

[ManInBlack]

Originally posted by Katie_543
hmmm.....This wouldn't apply to me. I don't nap. So therefor I have no need to solve this riddle! :D

Wow...and i thought the Tyrant's excuse was pitiful....:p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Katie_543]

Pitiful? Nooooooo! Why should I wish to sovle a problem that has nothing to do with me? :p

My solution? Don't take the nap at all and you won't lose any minutes! :biggrin:

[Vinnie]

Yeah, I think I should just lock this thread :D

[ManInBlack]

I asked you nicely not to let me down...thanks for FAILING! :p Alas, it's been 2002 for 2 hours now, so I shall dispell the answer.

At the current time of 2:30, Jeff realizes his clock is ALREADY set for 3:01. However, Jeff's clock is a digital one, so for him to set the time for 2:59, he must cycle the minutes allllllll the way from 01 to 59 and the hours allllllll the way from 3 to 2...which takes approximately TWO MINUTES.

:D

Blessings,
Zechariah

[daisyflr99]

THAT'S NOT A RIDDLE!!!!!!! You withheld vital information concerning the solution to the problem therefore it would be IMPOSSIBLE to solve! Simply impossible

Daisy :)

[Vinnie]

Yeah, that isn't a riddle at all. Besides, I could do that on an alarm clock in under 30 seconds. We caught Zechy and he is trying to make up answers now.... :D

[Bohrdumb]

Well, I would just say that he's slower than everyone else. It's like a riddle about a sloth, only we don't know it's a sloth. It only applies in one case.

[ManInBlack]

Ya'll are just mad because you didn't get it right and it was SO EASY. Tell me, what did I leave out? What information could I have put in there to satisfy your need for an easy riddle? :p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[faeroeisle]

that wasn't a riddle, that was a word problem!

[Breni Sue]

We were never told that the clock was already set at 3:01, nor that his clock was digital. Noone could have possibly come up with the answer. And I still do not think it is easy.

I formally protest this blatent waste of time and energy. :D

[ManInBlack]

translation: You're mad b/c i'm right :p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[daisyflr99]

No señor en negro.... ¡ tu estás loco!

[Breni Sue]

Well, I guess my 3 years of high school Spanish have paid off afterall!

I share Daisy's sentiments. Muy loco! :rofl:

[ManInBlack]

I'm signing at you...don't you wish you could see me? :p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Candice]

even if they could see you if you know true ASL most wouldn't understand you.... and there is no babblefish for ASL...

that reminds me I need to work on my ASL I'm getting a little hazy at points

[Candice]

and also i would have used hombre en negro instead of señor en nebro because señor refers to a respected elder hombre is just man ;)

[ManInBlack]

*mweefle*

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Katie_543]

I know some ASL. ;)

[Orpheus42]

This is not a riddle. It's a lateral thinking puzzle. You have to let people ask yes or no questions for this type of thing. I posted one a while back, and then gave way too many hints. Next time, try harder ;)

Originally posted by ManInBlack
I asked you nicely not to let me down...thanks for FAILING! :p Alas, it's been 2002 for 2 hours now, so I shall dispell the answer.

At the current time of 2:30, Jeff realizes his clock is ALREADY set for 3:01. However, Jeff's clock is a digital one, so for him to set the time for 2:59, he must cycle the minutes allllllll the way from 01 to 59 and the hours allllllll the way from 3 to 2...which takes approximately TWO MINUTES.

:D

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Vinnie]

I want a refund! :D

[yaimulkes]

I have a digital alarm clock that cycles backwards and forwards, and has an express button for extra speed. For me, it would take approximately 15 seconds. So the riddle is once again proven invalid by technological genius.

*bows*

[Orpheus42]

Beautiful! I have the same type of alarm clock :)

Peace, Love, and Jesus Christ,

Jason

[ManInBlack]

Originally posted by yaimulkes
I have a digital alarm clock that cycles backwards and forwards, and has an express button for extra speed. For me, it would take approximately 15 seconds. So the riddle is once again proven invalid by technological genius.

*bows*

Well my alarm clock is old, pitiful, decrepit and requires a button press for each change...so that means press the hour button 23 times and the minute button...however many times (hey i'm tired i don't feel like thinking about it). Of course, if Jeff has the same type of alarm clock, he may not even wake up ;)

Blessings,
Zechariah

[crossrhythm]

At this point, ladies and gents, I would like to inform you all of 2 things which will no doubt prove insightful and stunning.

1. I have just discovered one of the advantages of being absent from the board for extended periods of time. I was gone before this thread was posted, and by the time I returned, the answer had already been given. So, I was able to find the answer to this non-riddle without going through any mental torment.

2. My calculator has an alarm, so all I would have to do is punch in the time I would like to be awakened, which could be accomplished in roughly 2 seconds. This proves once again that this riddle is invalid, and it also makes me the person with the fastest alarm, for whatever that's worth, which probably isn't much. See? I told you it was going to be insightful.

[Nicole]

:redhotmad:redhotmad:redhotmadI HEREBY COMMAND ALL OF YOU TO LEAVE ZECHY ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!:redhotmad:redhotmad:redhotmad

Blessings,
Nichoriah

[Nicole]

ok now - stop posting under my name! it's messing up all the new post thingies and everything!


I could just change my password I guess...hmmmm :)

[ManInBlack]

scuse me for giving you posts I could have easily taken myself! :p

Blessings,
Zechariah

[Nicole]

:D

[ManInBlack]

here - have a post!


Zecole - or however it was we spelled that!

[yaimulkes]

check out teen scene, where they have riddles that actually make sense...we could all learn a thing or two from those zany, crazy, sensible-riddle-giving teens... ;)

[butterfly]

Originally posted by ManInBlack


Well my alarm clock is old, pitiful, decrepit and requires a button press for each change...so that means press the hour button 23 times and the minute button...however many times (hey i'm tired i don't feel like thinking about it). Of course, if Jeff has the same type of alarm clock, he may not even wake up ;)

Blessings,
Zechariah

I have the same kind of alarm clock. Except that you have to hold down the alarm button while you're pressing the hour and minute buttons. But, if you don't hold down the alarm button hard enough, it changes the actual time instead of the alarm time. I probably could have gotten that riddle if you'd given me a few more days to ask some more questions. Anyways, what on earth does the answer have to do with the area around the clock?

[Orpheus42]

j00 guys kill me...

[Vinnie]

What have I got in my pockets?

[ManInBlack]

*holds a gun up to Vinnie*

Gimmie whacha got in your pockets!!!!!!!!!

Blessings,
Zechariah