Anyone in the mood for riddles?

[Princess Ember Mononoke]

starhamster42 said:

E1(classification: logic): In front of you there are three light switches. They go to three seperate light bulbs in a room that is not visible from where you are. Your challenge is to determine which light switch goes to which light bulb without looking at the room with the lights more than once. How will you do it?

Oh, I remember this one! You flick on one of the switches, turn it off, then turn another switch on. Then walk over and hold your hand next to the bulbs. You already see one that's on; another bulb should be still hot from being turned on and off, meaning that it was the first to be turned on.

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E2 (classification: checking your assumptions): There is a normal, empty, straight two-way pipe lying on the ground. One perfectly healthy cat peeks into one end, and another perfectly heathy cat peeks into the other. Although there is plenty of light and nothing is obstructing their veiw, they do NOT see eachother. Why?

Umm, are the cats looking at something else? A mouse on the floor, perhaps? No wait! Just because they're perfectly healthy doesn't mean they can't be blind - I think they're both blind. *Nods*

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E3 (classification: checking assumptions): A man sits on an island in the middle of a large, deep lake. The island is completely empty of materials and there is no boat or bridge. The man can not swim and, because the island is empty, cannot make anything to help get him accross. Eventually, he makes it safely to shore without any help, alive, and under his own power. How does he do it?

The man rides on the back of a turtle, of course! Or a log that washed up on the shore... or something.

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E4 (classification: abstract thinking (HARD)): A DJ walks to his car with a satisfied smile on his face. He gets in and begins his drive back to work. He turns on the radio to some music. Suddenly, he stops the car, pulls over, and kills himself. Why?

Hmmm... I know driving back to work has something to do with it. Was he a hitman who decided to kill himself to finish a job or frame someone?

Erm. . . these have all been answered. And anyway, you got all but E1 wrong. IMO, "perfectly healthy" DOES mean they aren't blind, and I'm the one who wrote the riddle that way (I din't actually write the riddle but I tweaked it up and added that phrase) The answer was "They looked at different times of day."
For E3, I told you he got across UNDER HIS OWN POWER, which rules out the turtle. What happened was it was winter and the lake froze over, allowing him to walk accross.

For E4, I won't even bother to rewrite the answer because it wasn't posted too far back.

[Leb]

streaming_blue said:

forgot the name of it before.. but is it double jeopardy? the man had already been charged for the crime (that was probably the longstanding motive) but he had already done the time for hte murder

Correct! His wife framed him for murder and he served time for her "death," but when he was released he killed her, and the authorities couldn't do anything, because you can't legally punish someone twice for the same crime.

[Killix]

I love riddles!!

Especially ones that use logic....

more riddles please!

[twayblade807]

Chrinedale said:

11) You walk into a room and you see Sally and Danny dead on the floor. There is no way that anyone could have broken into the room. You look for blood, but see none. All you see are a table and chairs, a few bits of broken glass, and a small puddle of water. Who are Sally and Danny and how did they die?

(this riddle I got from a website, but I'll only credit the website when this riddle is solved as it also has the soulution)

I've heard this riddle from a friend, and therefore won't answer it Of course, I don't know if anyone's answered it yet, because I haven't read through 20 pages of riddles yet ;D

[Patjade]

It was answered.