riddles galore

[MaGi kOz]

Originally posted by Troll King
The clues refer to the letters in the words. The first is a letter in "even" but not a letter in "odd". In other words, the riddle is saying that the first letter is in even, but not in odd, the second letter is in "sceptor" but not in "rod", etc...

so basically it's just blind guessing?

[syzygy]

poor magi..this one's for u, then. see if u can get it:

My first is in come, but not in go.
My second is in deep, but not in low.
My third is in fire, but not in flame.
My fourth is in love, but not in game.
My fifth is in meat, but not in stew.
My sixth is in one, but not in two.
My seventh is in try, but not in fail.
My eighth is in head, but not in tail.
My last is in snow, but not in rain.
My whole is a famous author of Spain.
What am I?

[Troll King]

Originally posted by MaGi kOz
so basically it's just blind guessing?

Not really. Firstly, there's the clue about being near the earth. Secondly, there is a logic to what letters can or cannot be combined. There is no combination that would allow the fifth letter to be an W, for example, even though it is in waist but not girth. The choices for the letters above and below it eliminate it as an option.

Syzygy's last one isn't so good though, because a couple of the pairings don't share any letters at all, so that makes it a bit trickier.

[syzygy]

hint: how many spanish authors can u think of? it just so happens that the only one i know is the answer to this riddle...it's also a character in a certain fighting game.

[Troll King]

Sheesh, don't make it too easy on Magi now. You do want him to figure out how these riddles work, right?

[MaGi kOz]

cervantes from soul calibur.

[MaGi kOz]

1/3 = .333~

2/3 = .666~

3/3 = .999~

But: 3/3 = 1


why doesn't .999~ = 1?

[Sleepy Weasel]

actually it does.

[ConcreteSchlyrd]

Originally posted by MaGi kOz
3/3 = .999~

But: 3/3 = 1

3/3 != .999~, I don't know what school you went to.

[pv=nrt]

i replied only becuase i saw conc on this thread, hi conc.
also before you ask dumb math quizzicles, take algebra and calculus.

[MaGi kOz]

Originally posted by pv=nrt
i replied only becuase i saw conc on this thread, hi conc.
also before you ask dumb math quizzicles, take algebra and calculus.

that's why i'm asking you dick. you're supposed to explain how it DOES equal. SHIT MAN YOU FUKKING ASSHOLE GET A CLUE. READ THE SUBJECT BEFORE YOU COME IN HERE.

[MaGi kOz]

n/m fukkers.

[Troll King]

It's not really a riddle then, is it?

[TelC@t]

Originally posted by MaGi kOz
1/3 = .333~

2/3 = .666~

3/3 = .999~

But: 3/3 = 1


why doesn't .999~ = 1?

The same reason

Limit (1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + 1/64 + 1/128 + 1/256 + 1/512 + 1/1024 + 1/2048 + ... ) = 1

Go and look up limit theory.

[TelC@t]