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Post by
Hyperspacerebel
"whatever we saw and grasped we have left behind, but whatever we neither saw nor grasped we carry with us."
Bonus points for context!
(If you don't figure it out, you're in good company.)
I vaguely recall something like that from Heraclitus and his talk of knowledge being fluid. I don't know what the actual answer would be though.
Post by
Pwntiff
There are 5 houses in 5 different colours in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Clues:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The green house’s owner drinks coffee.
6. The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The owner living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.
The
brit
. I think the actual logic puzzle solution has a different answer. It's been years since I've worked it though.
Post by
pezz
"whatever we saw and grasped we have left behind, but whatever we neither saw nor grasped we carry with us."
Bonus points for context!
(If you don't figure it out, you're in good company.)
I vaguely recall something like that from Heraclitus and his talk of knowledge being fluid. I don't know what the actual answer would be though.
You got the philosopher and the subject right. The original answer was lice, but Heraclitus was making the point that it also applies to knowledge.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
I think the actual logic puzzle solution has a different answer. It's been years since I've worked it though.
Long explanation follows:
Set-up before any clues:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian
German German German German German
Red Red Red Red Red
White White White White White
Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow
Green Green Green Green Green
Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk Milk Milk Milk Milk
The Norwegian occupies the 1st house:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German German
Red Red Red Red Red
White White White White White
Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow
Green Green Green Green Green
Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk Milk Milk Milk Milk
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German German
Red Red Red Red
White White White White
Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow
Green Green Green Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk Milk Milk Milk Milk
The Brit lives in the red house:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German German
Red Red Red Red
White White White White
Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow
Green Green Green Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk Milk Milk Milk Milk
The owner living in the centre house drinks milk:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German German
Red Red Red Red
White White White White
Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow
Green Green Green Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The green house’s owner drinks coffee:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German German
Red Red Red Red
White White White White
Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow
Green Green Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The green house is on the immediate left of the white house:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit Brit Brit
Swede Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German German
Red Red
White
Yellow Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The Brit lives in the red house:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea Tea
Coffee Coffee Coffee Coffee
Water Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The green house’s owner drinks coffee:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea
Coffee
Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse Horse Horse Horse Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea
Coffee
Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea
Coffee
Water Water Water
Beer Beer Beer
Milk
The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea Tea
Coffee
Water Water Water
Beer Beer
Milk
The Dane drinks tea:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend Blend Blend Blend
Blue Master Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer Beer
Milk
The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat Cat Cat
Tea Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer Beer
Milk
The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer Beer
Milk
The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede Swede
Dane Dane
Norwegian
German German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The Dane drinks tea:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede
Dane
Norwegian
German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The Swede keeps dogs as pets:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede
Dane
Norwegian
German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede Swede
Dane
Norwegian
German German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall Pall Mall Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince Prince Prince
Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The German smokes Prince:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede
Dane
Norwegian
German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince
Dog Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The Swede keeps dogs as pets:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede
Dane
Norwegian
German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince
Dog
Horse
Fish Fish Fish
Bird Bird
Cat Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds:
House 1 House 2 House 3 House 4 House 5
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Brit
Swede
Dane
Norwegian
German
Red
White
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pall Mall
Dunhill
Blend
Blue Master
Prince
Dog
Horse
Fish
Bird
Cat
Tea
Coffee
Water
Beer
Milk
The German has the fish
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Post by
Pwntiff
I'm not entirely certain your puzzle is solvable as-is. I think we're missing both a material and a number. The material is irrelevant, but given the number of inequalities, the fourth number is important.
I decided to make the missing number 57 and got the following solution.
Abas Platinum 71 Blacksmith
Brack Unknown 36 Philosopher
Crehn Yellow Gold 46 Architect
Dok White Gold x Woodworker
That solution should hold for any value of x where 36<x<71, but I'm not certain of that.
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288048
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Post by
Pwntiff
Huzzah! I figured 71 and 36 had to be upper and lower bounds, because other numbers didn't seem to allow a solution.
Enough logic puzzles. You are on a hundred acre island whose main attraction is thousand-foot-tall natural spire. You are lost, but none of the locals speak any language you know. How do you find the spire?
Post by
Kristopher
Huzzah! I figured 71 and 36 had to be upper and lower bounds, because other numbers didn't seem to allow a solution.
Enough logic puzzles. You are on a hundred acre island whose main attraction is thousand-foot-tall natural spire. You are lost, but none of the locals speak any language you know. How do you find the spire?
Look at the sky and walk towards the 1000 foot tall thing thats obviously going to be taller than anything else in the vicinity?
Post by
Pwntiff
Indeed
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Post by
Kristopher
I can be short and sometimes hot.
When displayed, I rarely impress.
What am I?
Post by
Pwntiff
Temper.
A bar you get no beer from
On a plate you cannot eat.
You put it on to take things off
From hair down to your feet
What am I?
Post by
Kristopher
Soap.
I am the outstretched fingers that seize and hold the wind.While wisdom flows from me in other hands.Upon me are sweet dreams dreamt.Yet my merest touch brings laughter.
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Post by
Cyonisper
I have roots that cannot be measured. I am treasured, but cannot be hoarded. I am a gift that cannot be purchased. Time cannot limit me. Only forgetfulness can kill me. What am I?
Im going to go out on a Limb and say greed?
--
A Man is running...
He finds himself at a first location and stays there for a while.
Latter he sees someone running behind him, so he begins to run until he reaches a second location.
He stays at this location for a while, untill he sees the same man chasing after him, so he heads to a 3rd location and stays. He sees the man again and begins to run, he can see home and charges for it.
Once the man gets home, he is safe.
What did the man do?
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HiVolt
1) I wear down soles, yet uplift souls, harden fingers, yet soften hearts, more subtle than any of Cupid's darts.
2) I have roots that cannot be measured. I am treasured, but cannot be hoarded. I am a gift that cannot be purchased. Time cannot limit me. Only forgetfulness can kill me. What am I?
1) Music.
2) Love.
I have no legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and six legs at night. What am I?
Going with the traditional answer: A man.
I cannot be seen, nor heard, nor tasted, nor smelled, but all who know me will surely die. What am I?
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cight
I cannot be seen, nor heard, nor tasted, nor smelled, but all who know me will surely die. What am I?
Time is the only thing I can think of
Well right or wrong here is mine
I have a mouth but never speak
I have a head but cannot see
I have a bed yet I never sleep
what am I
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