[Joey_21]

Originally posted by Goober5000
EDIT: Then you should have kept it!  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

One thing though I was lacking that caused my test of the condition of all three boys having a smudge would leave a gap to where none of them would be sure if they had dirt on their face or not...

Kami's post would have probably completed it though...

[Sandwich]

Yeah, you guys got it right - I'm not gonna try and figure out who did, though - you can fight amongst ourselves for the cookie.

Next one coming up in a few hours.

[Kazashi]

*sits patiently for many hours waiting for next one*

*becomes tired of waiting*

I can't remember the original story, but the principle remains intact. Probably made the rounds already so I'm expecting quick answers.

Once upon a time there was a prince, who fell in love with a beautiful princess. The princesses father, the king (glad I figured that one out...), was not yet convinced that this man was the one for his daughter, especially since there were other worthy suitors waiting in the wings. The king wanted a son that was smart and thoughtful, and so arranged a test for these wannabe son-in-laws. He set up a large room, the kind that's about 15 metres x 15 metres x 5 metres (he is a king after all), bare except for 4 chairs, one in each corner. The 4 hopefulls were made to stand on a chair - one each - and the princess was brought into the centre of the room. The king then stated the rules - the first man to touch his daughter would have her hand in marriage. However, they were not allowed to touch the floor to get to her, and they only had 30 minutes to figure out the situation. How does this prince get to the princess and win her hand?

[Sandwich]

Sorry about the delays - getting sick kinda threw a wrench into my planning (and plotting, but that's another story... ).

On to the puzzle....is the princess allowed to move?

[Cannikin]

Originally posted by Kazashi
How does this prince get to the princess and win her hand?

Eh... telekinesis?

[CP5670]

He could push another guy off, which would give him an extra chair. These two chairs can be used as stilts to walk around without actually touching the ground.

[Redfang]

Originally posted by CP5670
He could push another guy off, which would give him an extra chair. These two chairs can be used as stilts to walk around without actually touching the ground.

 
Yeah, but how could he reach the other corner that's 15 meters away?
 
But if the chair would have wheels...
 
Or then, you can try to move the chair while standing on it.

[Goober5000]

Meh, they all ask the princess to touch them, and the one she touches is it.

[CP5670]

Yeah, but how could he reach the other corner that's 15 meters away?

Well, it would basically work like this. He pushes one chair away while sitting on the other chair, then jumps on to the one he pushed away, drags the first one to the new spot and pushes it in the other direction (so that he can move forward again), then jumps on to the first chair again, and continues this process until he is at the desired location.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by CP5670


Well, it would basically work like this. He pushes one chair away while sitting on the other chair, then jumps on to the one he pushed away, drags the first one to the new spot and pushes it in the other direction (so that he can move forward again), then jumps on to the first chair again, and continues this process until he is at the desired location.

He. First. Needs. To. Get. To. The. Other. Corner. To. Get. Another. Chair.


Kapisch?

[Sesquipedalian]

Originally posted by Goober5000
Meh, they all ask the princess to touch them, and the one she touches is it.

'swhat I'd do.

[EdrickV]

I'd ask the princess to come over to me so I could touch her. (Since that's what was stated as the winning action and nothing was said about the princess not moving.)

[Goober5000]

Kazashi, have we given the right answer?

Or will the winner have to hop with his chair like a pogo stick over to the princess?

[Kazashi]

Whoever has said something along the lines of "the prince asked her to come over to him" gets a cookie. Can whoever has the cookies please hand them out

[Tiara]

Originally posted by EdrickV
I'd ask the princess to come over to me so I could touch her.

Then if I were the pricess I'd slap you across the room with a large sword...

[Kamikaze]

Originally posted by Kazashi
Whoever has said something along the lines of "the prince asked her to come over to him" gets a cookie. Can whoever has the cookies please hand them out

/me thinks that's a lame answer but oh well

Here's a puzzle (a very nasty puzzle ):

At its grand opening, eight film enthusiasts eagerly entered their town's Octoplex movie theater, where cinemas numbered 1 through 8 were each about to show one of the following feature films: One flew over the cuckoo's chest, two for the toad, three slays of the condor, four norsemen of the apocalypse, five cheesy pices, six of a grinf, seven days in clay, and eigth men pout. In the lobby, the filmgoing friends--Arnie, Buffy, Carrie, Davey, Ellie, Frankie, Georgie and Harry--each purchased a different snack from among hte eigth items offered at the Octoplex: Ickipoos, Jujubeasts, Kooldrools, Lickericks, Mouthburners, Nasties, Oopsies, and Phooies. Then they split up and each friend went to see a different film.

From the c lues given blow, can you determine who saw which film, the number the othe cinema and who ate which snack?

clues

1. No cinema's number matched the number in the title of the film that was showing there.

2. If each cinema's number were added to the number in the title of its film, the sum would be different for each of the eigtht cinemas.

3. When the friends added the numbers of their cinemas to the numbers in their repective movie titles they found that Buffy and Frankie--one of whose totals was three more than the other's--had higher sums than anyone else.

4. No one had a combination of cinema number and movie title number that totaled exactly 11.

5. The friends who ate Kooldrools, Likcericks and Mouthburners were each in a cinema whose number was two less than the number in the title of the film shown there.

6. Georgie and the person who ate Ickipoos both saw films in which the number in the title was three less than its cinema's number.

7. Arnie's cinema's number, which was twice Ellie's was equal to the number in the title of the Jujubeasts eater's movie.

8. The number in the title of the movie that was seen by the Nasties eater was equal to Carrie's cinema's number, which was exactly half Davey's cinema's number.

9. The Oopsies eater's movie title number was equal to Harry's cinema's number, which was three higher than Frankie's cinema's number.

10. The Mouthburners eater's cinema's number was greater than the number in the title of hte movie seen by the Lickericks eater.


There's a chart to fill out that corresponds to this (for easier organization of matching) that I'll put up here later.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by Kamikaze

Here's a puzzle (a very nasty puzzle ):

At its grand opening, eight film enthusiasts eagerly entered their town's Octoplex movie theater, where cinemas numbered 1 through 8 were each about to show one of the following feature films: One flew over the cuckoo's chest, two for the toad, three slays of the condor, four norsemen of the apocalypse, five cheesy pices, six of a grinf, seven days in clay, and eigth men pout. In the lobby, the filmgoing friends--Arnie, Buffy, Carrie, Davey, Ellie, Frankie, Georgie and Harry--each purchased a different snack from among hte eigth items offered at the Octoplex: Ickipoos, Jujubeasts, Kooldrools, Lickericks, Mouthburners, Nasties, Oopsies, and Phooies. Then they split up and each friend went to see a different film.

From the c lues given blow, can you determine who saw which film, the number the othe cinema and who ate which snack?

clues

1. No cinema's number matched the number in the title of the film that was showing there.

2. If each cinema's number were added to the number in the title of its film, the sum would be different for each of the eigtht cinemas.

3. When the friends added the numbers of their cinemas to the numbers in their repective movie titles they found that Buffy and Frankie--one of whose totals was three more than the other's--had higher sums than anyone else.

4. No one had a combination of cinema number and movie title number that totaled exactly 11.

5. The friends who ate Kooldrools, Likcericks and Mouthburners were each in a cinema whose number was two less than the number in the title of the film shown there.

6. Georgie and the person who ate Ickipoos both saw films in which the number in the title was three less than its cinema's number.

7. Arnie's cinema's number, which was twice Ellie's was equal to the number in the title of the Jujubeasts eater's movie.

8. The number in the title of the movie that was seen by the Nasties eater was equal to Carrie's cinema's number, which was exactly half Davey's cinema's number.

9. The Oopsies eater's movie title number was equal to Harry's cinema's number, which was three higher than Frankie's cinema's number.

10. The Mouthburners eater's cinema's number was greater than the number in the title of hte movie seen by the Lickericks eater.


There's a chart to fill out that corresponds to this (for easier organization of matching) that I'll put up here later.

Considering that you've killed this thread, I hate you.