Can you answer this ancient riddle?
2006-08-31 05:27:43 · 13 answers · asked by chris 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Wow...the riddle of the Sphinx...
man because as a crawling child he is four-footed, (going on his arms and legs)
as an adult he is two-footed,
and as an old man he gets a third limb in a staff
2006-08-31 06:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man - child crawls (4 legs), walks (2 Legs), and finally older adult (3 Legs - cane)!@
2006-08-31 05:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by nswblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, I disagree. as quickly as we are toddlers we use 2 legs and a pair of palms, no longer 4 legs. interior the middle, yup you're top. on the tip we use 2 legs and a strolling stick, no longer 3 legs. however no longer all individuals might desire to apply a strolling stick, so the riddle would not grok.
2016-11-06 03:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans
babies crawl on all fours
toddlers - adults walk on two
elderly walk on three with the help of a cane
2006-08-31 05:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by catlady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human
four as a baby (crawling)
two legs growing up (walking, etc...)
and three as a older person (a cane)
2006-08-31 05:33:18 · answer #5 · answered by Shutzie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human
baby on all 4
teenager 2
man on 5
old man on 3 [cane]
2006-08-31 05:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by yakov f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Riddles give me a headache.
2006-08-31 09:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by Dew Drop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soldiers, they crawl on 4 run on 2 and when there arm gets shot they crawl on 3.
2006-08-31 06:22:17 · answer #8 · answered by Daiman K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human, four legs when he's a baby, two legs as he learns to walk, and three when he's older using a walkingstick, aren't i smart!
2006-08-31 05:33:47 · answer #9 · answered by Texas T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans.
babies crawl on all fours
kids and adults walk on two
then old people use a cane which equals three.
2006-08-31 05:31:49 · answer #10 · answered by VetteLeo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋