I enjoyed the Daily Joke Thread tremendously (still do), But I know a lot more riddles than jokes. So yeah. Here we go: (and Google is off limits!) 
A man is selling oranges on a street corner. His first customer buys half his supply plus half an orange. The next person buys half his remaining supply plus half an orange. The next one also buys half the remaining supply plus half an orange. Finally a fourth person buys half the remaining supply plus half an orange. At this point, the vendor has no oranges left. How many did he start with?
Should I start a separate thread for the answers or what? I don’t want to give them away here, because that would spoil the fun for those who might come late to the game!
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
You know what, just post guesses/answers here and I guess people can exercise a little willpower (or not
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“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
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Nope. 8)
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
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What do I win?
Inquire…Choose…Proceed
My initial thought was 0 because there is always half of something… but they are buying an extra half each time so that doesn’t calculate.
Is a ‘half’ the smallest fraction? If so my guess is 11 or 12.
Ah, easy if you write out the equation: 15
15
The only way you end up with zero..
.5×-.5=0
x=1
So then work back from there.
(0+.5)*2=1
(1+.5)*2=3
(3+.5)*2=7
(7+.5)*2=15
JaredM and peteybaby nailed it! 15 is correct.
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
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math
What I do
Billy, you put BREAD in a toaster.
It’s not TOAST until it comes out…
Divide 30 by half and add ten. What is the answer?
Okay, here’s another one:
The one who makes it doesn’t want it, the one who buys it doesn’t use it, and the one who uses it doesn’t know it. What is it?
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
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EDIT : I remember that thread .
What I do
Most people don’t know whey protein is a bi-product of cheese.
A coffin? I think I’ve heard that before.
Bingo!
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
Here’s another classic:
What walks with 4 legs, then 2, and then 3?
That’s the sphinx’s riddle, right? I’ve heard it before so I won’t give it away.
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
Human being.
Low mode and long runtime lover…
A riddle given by my daughter: It has 1 entrance but has 3 exits. What is it?
Low mode and long runtime lover…
Life?
Edit: How old is your daughter?
“Strive to be a warrior and a scholar. Be forged in fire and tempered by knowledge. If not, you will either lack the courage to fight for your ideals or lack ideals worth fighting for.”
What is red .....and smells like Blue Paint ?
Red Paint
καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν
Dc-fix diffuser film >… http://budgetlightforum.com/node/42208
I saw this on Kathie Lee and Hoda within the past week, just so you know.
Seven is an odd number. How do you make it even?
Inquire…Choose…Proceed
This is a classic and kinda mindblowing.
A guy sets off to work. The trip is two miles. The traffic is heavy and he only averages 30mph for the first mile. He then hits open road. What speed must he average for the second half of the trip in order to have averaged 60mph for the total journey?
"You are making progress if each mistake you make is a new one."
Remember - Most great discoveries start with maki
what's brown and sticky ?
a stick
What I do
90 MPH? The question mark stems from the fact that these riddles can be tricky (and “sticky”).
Inquire…Choose…Proceed
He would have to be Einsteins dream if I figured it right.. 120 seconds for the first mile and in order to make the next mile within 120 seconds.
Ok here’s a riddle:
Not man nor beast met his demise
(To thee I’m sure ‘tis no suprise);
A cruel fate ended it’s trek;
Now thou stand’st ‘neath a great _________
Some may know right off the tops of their heads!
Absolutely correct fellfromtree. Even if he travels the second mile at a billion miles an hour he still cannot average 60mph for the total trip.
Because to average 60mph over two miles you must complete the trip in two minutes. But it took the guy two minutes to do the first mile. So no matter how fast he goes on the second mile the total trip will take longer than two minutes.
"You are making progress if each mistake you make is a new one."
Remember - Most great discoveries start with maki
Yeah VF done a lot of traveling and figure the times out in my head a lot.
GPS spoils people nowdays though.
Oh well noone wants to guess on the riddle.. It’s from Alternate Reality, The Dungeon (Atari 8-bit 800xl 130xe). The gargoyle on level 3 asks the question. Answer is Shipwreck!
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