Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Well I'm not really into copying and pasting every chain email I get sent, but this one is a bit different. I usually think about these things for a couple of seconds and then try and cheat and find the answer on google. But even the intarwebs don't seem to have the answer to this one.Any ideas?One man has six of them, two men have 8.If women have them, they are halved.If children use them, they have 18.I have none, but you have several.They are red at day and black at night.What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 oh my god my brain hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) syllables?got it , the answer is 'answers' Edited January 29, 2006 by Charel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 syllables?'one man' has 6 syllables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 im thinking answers is more feaseable one man has six answers , two men have 8?women only give half answers?children have an answer for everything?dunno head hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 syllables?got it , the answer is 'answers'I found that when I googled too, but it doesn't really make sense. Why would children have 18 answers exactly? Maybe if it said "if children use them (use answers? what?), they have about 18" or something like that. I ain't convinced by that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 “One man has six of them” six syllables“Two men have 8” four syllables, doubled -> ‘8’“If women have them, they are halved.” men is one syllable, woMEN splits the syllable in half (creating two syllables)“If children use them, they have 18.” nine syllables (‘18’ / 2)“I have none, but you have several.” The riddle is given to you; I have no syllables and you have ‘several.’“They are red at day and black at night.” Words are read (phonetically red) at day and unreadable (black) at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sameer Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 ^^I have no idea what you're on about, and neither do you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 “One man has six of them” six syllables“Two men have 8” four syllables, doubled -> ‘8’“If women have them, they are halved.” men is one syllable, woMEN splits the syllable in half (creating two syllables)“If children use them, they have 18.” nine syllables (‘18’ / 2)“I have none, but you have several.” The riddle is given to you; I have no syllables and you have ‘several.’“They are red at day and black at night.” Words are read (phonetically red) at day and unreadable (black) at night.i think you're barking up the wrong tree there mate, in fact i think you're in the wrong forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 You can't google it. I already did that as I said. There's only about 5 results and I've looked at them all and no-one has come up with a decent answer. That syllables one is so dodgy.So stop trying Charel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 “One man has six of them” six syllables“Two men have 8” four syllables, doubled -> ‘8’“If women have them, they are halved.” men is one syllable, woMEN splits the syllable in half (creating two syllables)“If children use them, they have 18.” nine syllables (‘18’ / 2)“I have none, but you have several.” The riddle is given to you; I have no syllables and you have ‘several.’“They are red at day and black at night.” Words are read (phonetically red) at day and unreadable (black) at night.If that's the answer then it's officaly the world shittest riddele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 haha yeah , better get the googlings done early on in the thread than get 20 of them tomorrow morning.f**k knows about this one , i'm officially stumped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) Really very tricky ... . This is a major clue "They are red at day and black at night , " but gets me no closer . Also , by the phrasing of it , men always have it , whereas women and children can choose to . Hope to edit this soon with the correct answer when a flash of inspiration occurs .( could take some days...) Edited January 30, 2006 by Endohopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 I bet theres no answer and it's just to piss us off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) Its either something very complex or very simple. My first thought was it was the cones which reflect light in the human eye (technically these would be red in the daytime and black at night), but the numbers don't fit.If children use them, they have 18.Something to do with teeth?I'm just trying to work through all the physical aspects of men and women to see how many of what we've all got. I've got the missus here and we're both trying to work it out by counting things. You don't know how much fun this is......Now I just need a child.....Rich Edited January 30, 2006 by karsonlevoret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Still no ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Did anyone figure it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 (edited) http://www.dafyd.me.uk/blog/archives/2006/01/a_riddle.phpEverything Charlie said was lifted from there ^^ Edited February 2, 2006 by member1495 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 damn i thought it was vowels but it isn't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Use the numbers...1+6+2+8 = 17, halved, 8.58.5+18+0+7 = 33.5, which upside down on a calculator looks like SEE...(or sea for the sake of argument)...They are red at day and black at night...Red Sea? Can't see it at night...Theres my f**king pointless contribution... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunja Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Isn't there a problem with the logic here? The riddle speaks of the unknown in plural (When women have THEM), but then asks what IT is? It goes from describing something in plural to asking for a single thing...Does this strike a chord with anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQuiT-man Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 This has been puzzling me, but i GOT THE ANSWER!"Bruises caused by me punching people"Think about it and read the riddle:One man has six of them, two men have 8. Cos i punched one guy lots for making this friggin riddle, then punched another guy twice for the hell of itIf women have them, they are halved. Because Im a nice guy, so I only beat women half as muchIf children use them, they have 18. Cos they can be pains in the assI have none, but you have several. Obviously I'm not gunna punch myself.They are red at day and black at night. Bruises, duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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