Little Riddles

[ayahav]

If you enjoy riddles, I'll post one on this thread everyday... write down the answer for yourself, and please don't post it, because other people might want to try getting the answer for themselves.... after a day I'll reveal the answers.

Riddle Number 1:

What is the next number in this sequence?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211
__________________________________?

[bernhard]

Here is a riddle for you, ayahav:

A man goes to a supermarket. He buys a whole lot of stuff and when he gets to the cashier, he asks:

“Would you mind if I paid you with a cheque from out of town? You see, I do not live here.”

The cashier replied:

“It is Ok, but could you please write you address and telephone number on the back of the cheque?”

“No problem”

The man proceeds to write the cheque, turns it over, writes his address and phone number, and underneath draws three tiny triangles, followed by three dots.

The cashier looks carefully at the cheque, looks at the man and says:

“ You are a sailor, aren’t you?”

Then man smiles and say: “Yes, indeed I am”

Here is the riddle: How did the cashier know the man was a sailor?

(Answer tomorrow)

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[Noah]

If you enjoy riddles, I'll post one on this thread everyday... write down the answer for yourself, and please don't post it, because other people might want to try getting the answer for themselves.... after a day I'll reveal the answers.

Riddle Number 1:

What is the next number in this sequence?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211
__________________________________?

easy....

[Antnee]

Let's see who can answer this one first, it's not that hard...

Take off my skin, I won't cry but you will...What am I?

-Tony-  

[Antnee]

Ok this isn't really a riddle but...

How Long is the chinese man's name...

-Tony-

[ayahav]

The answer:

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211
11131221133112132113212221

except for the first line, every line describes the one before it
one
one one
two one(s)
one two, one one, etc etc etc

[ayahav]

Next problem, this is for you maths fans... I won't reveal the answer, but send me your solutions to ayahav@isa.nl and I'll tell you if you're right.

Two circles of radii 1 and 2 are tangent to each other. Another, smaller, circle fits in between them. A straight line is tangent to them all. What exactly is the radius of the smaller circle?

Cheers... Enjoy!

For you boring non-maths fans...

If you were running a race and passed the person in second place, what would your ranking be?

[bernhard]

Here is a riddle for you, ayahav:

A man goes to a supermarket. He buys a whole lot of stuff and when he gets to the cashier, he asks:

“Would you mind if I paid you with a cheque from out of town? You see, I do not live here.”

The cashier replied:

“It is Ok, but could you please write you address and telephone number on the back of the cheque?”

“No problem”

The man proceeds to write the cheque, turns it over, writes his address and phone number, and underneath draws three tiny triangles, followed by three dots.

The cashier looks carefully at the cheque, looks at the man and says:

“ You are a sailor, aren’t you?”

Then man smiles and say: “Yes, indeed I am”

Here is the riddle: How did the cashier know the man was a sailor?

(Answer tomorrow)

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

Answer: The sailor was wearing his uniform.

[ayahav]

If you passed the person in 2nd place you'd be 2nd (most people immediately say you'd be first.... hehe...

Any advances on the maths problem - it's quite tough to figure out how to go about it, and once you do the working process is kind of tedious, but let's see who can give me and exact answer....

New riddle: If a peacock laid an egg on top of a hill whose north facing wall is the steepest, in which direction would it roll?

[ayahav]

still no answers to the maths riddle? come on!

[faulty_damper]

"New riddle: If a peacock laid an egg on top of a hill whose north facing wall is the steepest, in which direction would it roll? "

That'd be interesting to see.  A peacock laying an egg.  Where does he have room for a uterus?

[faulty_damper]

But IF it were to lay one, and the north facing wall is the steepest, and he's on the top of the hill, it wouldn't roll at all.

[ayahav]

An English gentleman walks into a French restaurant in London and orders food. The waiter is very slow and the English gentleman decides, therefore, to leave the restaurant. He takes a napkin, writes on it "180,100", and storms off mad (the last bit sounds like something Beethoven would do... ). The waiter, who finally reaches the table, sees the napkin, but fails to understand the writing on it.

How can the English gentleman's meaning be clarified?