Here is a goofy one. This one requires some suspension of disbelief. Ignore some of the scientific problems such as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
You are an inventor. You build a machine that can make 100% exact duplicates of anything. You put in an apple and next thing you know you have another apply exactly the same. You cannot tell them apart. You cannot even tell which one you put in first. For fun, you hop into the machine and set it to make 100 copies of yourself. BAM. Now, there are 101 versions of you walking around. Ok, that was fun but now you need to get rid of them and get back to work. That is when the thought hits you. "How do you know that you are the original?"
Here is another one that me and a friend were trying to work into a riddle. It is based on a classic riddle but a bit different.
You and two of your enemies are summoned to visit the insane king. You are not allowed to turn down his invitation. You know that every third person who enters his castle is put to death. You do not know how many people have gone before you so you have no idea which of you will be considered the third person. You do have the ability to decide the order that everyone goes in, however, you may not change that order once it has been decided upon. You have to decide the order of entry for everyone before you may proceed. Is there a way to arrange it to guarantee that you will not be the third person?
We were trying to add the element of something like the two enemies know how many people have entered that day and know where they want to be. They hate each other as much as they hate you. Their only goal is to get out alive and do not care which of their enemies are killed. We could not come up with a way to do it that sounded reasonable. Maybe your friend can do it. However, the original setup needs to stay unchanged. Three people, one door, every third person thru the door dies, the person making the decision on the order does not know how many have been thru the door yet.
2007-11-21 04:08:16
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answered by A.Mercer 7
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the ability to answer a question is based on ones ability to analyse something. you may not be able to ask a question that she can't convince you that she has the answer.
that is not the same thing as an answer.
I can think of questions that are hard to answer, but apart from who can you trust in government, I think most have some answer. I was in our nations capital for a little while and met only 1 honest man, or at least I knew him to be honest by his actions.
I keep hoping the rest will change.....it is a desperate place
2007-11-21 12:28:12
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answered by magnetic_azimuth 6
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What was here before God or if you prefer, what was here before the universe? Each answer that your friend gives ask again, what was here before that. She will eventually run out of answers. If the answer is "nothing" at any point then ask how can something come out of nothing?
2007-11-21 12:08:41
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answered by peggy m 5
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Can you prove that God exists?
- this is a trick question because the person might try to prove that God does exist.. but the real answer would be "NO" because I didnt ask them to prove it.. only if they could..
- what sound to llamas make? ( I have llamas and indeed the do make sounds)
2007-11-21 14:42:44
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answered by MandB 4
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Is it like trivial questions? Or logic questions? What kind of questions do you need?
2007-11-21 12:09:23
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answered by supersmashbro4 3
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Look up incompleteness theorems.
2007-11-21 12:10:46
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answered by Vic 4
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okey why was a perfect angel became known as Satan when everything was perfect? second who create god?
2007-11-21 14:44:53
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answered by Anonymous
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ask her "how many times, does a turtle cry, in a lifetime?"
2007-11-21 12:12:04
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answered by Psychological Moment 5
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What is existence?
2007-11-21 12:08:37
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answered by Anonymous
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WHAT WAS FIRST???? THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG???
2007-11-21 12:14:30
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answered by U.S.A.HOLE 1
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