Mental Nuts-- Can You Crack 'em? - Page 34

Gravdigr · 06-26-2012, 02:59 PM

The letter 'M'?

infinite monkey · 06-26-2012, 03:02 PM

Nossir.

BigV · 06-26-2012, 03:28 PM

This is a good puzzle. I don't have the answer yet, but it's percolating in my head.

infinite monkey · 06-28-2012, 07:27 AM

Let me know when y'all want to cry uncle.

footfootfoot · 06-28-2012, 10:09 AM

give me a moment to think about this

footfootfoot · 06-28-2012, 10:21 AM

It has to do with words, not symbols, but I'm stumped at how ALL can contain EQUAL and then become second...

Happy Monkey · 06-28-2012, 01:13 PM

(I cheated.) Unless I missed something in the explanation, I don't think ALL is relevant. I also got hung up on that, which contributed to me looking it up.

infinite monkey · 06-28-2012, 01:25 PM

The puzzle again, for convenience:

Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.

What am I?

The official answer from braingle.com:

The word Seven.

seven
even (equal)
eve (2nd person, according to the Bible)
v (Roman numeral five; two less than seven)

Rhianne · 06-29-2012, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.

I liked this too. Disappointed I didn't get a bit closer.

ZenGum · 06-29-2012, 06:42 AM

Ahh, I'd figured out the steps, but not the starting point, and had gone down the same blind alley as HM. Nice.

BigV · 06-29-2012, 01:16 PM

that was good! Thank you im. I liked that one, though I was unable to figure it out.

More, please.

infinite monkey · 06-29-2012, 01:31 PM

Try this one:

A man worked for a high-security institution, and one day he went in to work only to find that he could not log in to his computer terminal. His password wouldn't work. Then he remembered that the passwords are reset every month for security purposes. So he went to his boss and they had this conversation:
Man-"Hey boss, my password is out of date."
Boss-"Yes, that's right. The password is different, but if you listen carefully you should be able to figure out the new one: It has the same amount of letters as your old password, but only four of the letters are the same."
Man: "Thanks boss."
With that, he went and correctly logged into his station.
What was the new password?
BONUS: What was his old password?

Undertoad · 06-29-2012, 01:52 PM

The new password is "different"

i forfeit the bonus

Rhianne · 06-29-2012, 01:56 PM

'out of date'

infinite monkey · 06-29-2012, 02:03 PM

You're right, UT and Rhianne.

New one:

Joesph walked Chuck, a potential new employee, through his company. He briefly went over the safety precautions of a couple machines used, their uses, and regular day-to-day activity. Joseph was very impressed with Chuck's qualifications and knowledge on the workings of his business. Chuck was applying for a position in shipping. Joseph took him by the wall with a single dollar hung up. He proudly explained that it was the first dollar he ever made almost 20 years ago, when the business first started. Finally Joseph brought the man outside and showed him his parking spot. Chuck thanked Joseph for the tour, but then directed Joseph to put his hands over his head.

What happened?

06-26-2012, 02:59 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	The letter 'M'? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-26-2012, 03:28 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	This is a good puzzle. I don't have the answer yet, but it's percolating in my head. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-28-2012, 10:09 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	give me a moment to think about this __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-28-2012, 10:21 AM	#6
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It has to do with words, not symbols, but I'm stumped at how ALL can contain EQUAL and then become second... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-28-2012, 01:13 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	(I cheated.) Unless I missed something in the explanation, I don't think ALL is relevant. I also got hung up on that, which contributed to me looking it up. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-26-2012, 03:02 PM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Nossir.

06-28-2012, 07:27 AM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Let me know when y'all want to cry uncle.

06-28-2012, 01:25 PM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The puzzle again, for convenience: Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started. What am I? The official answer from braingle.com: The word Seven. seven even (equal) eve (2nd person, according to the Bible) v (Roman numeral five; two less than seven)

06-29-2012, 06:42 AM	#10
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Ahh, I'd figured out the steps, but not the starting point, and had gone down the same blind alley as HM. Nice. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-29-2012, 01:16 PM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	that was good! Thank you im. I liked that one, though I was unable to figure it out. More, please. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-29-2012, 01:31 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Try this one: A man worked for a high-security institution, and one day he went in to work only to find that he could not log in to his computer terminal. His password wouldn't work. Then he remembered that the passwords are reset every month for security purposes. So he went to his boss and they had this conversation: Man-"Hey boss, my password is out of date." Boss-"Yes, that's right. The password is different, but if you listen carefully you should be able to figure out the new one: It has the same amount of letters as your old password, but only four of the letters are the same." Man: "Thanks boss." With that, he went and correctly logged into his station. What was the new password? BONUS: What was his old password?

06-29-2012, 01:52 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The new password is "different" i forfeit the bonus

06-29-2012, 01:56 PM	#14
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	'out of date'

06-29-2012, 02:03 PM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	You're right, UT and Rhianne. New one: Joesph walked Chuck, a potential new employee, through his company. He briefly went over the safety precautions of a couple machines used, their uses, and regular day-to-day activity. Joseph was very impressed with Chuck's qualifications and knowledge on the workings of his business. Chuck was applying for a position in shipping. Joseph took him by the wall with a single dollar hung up. He proudly explained that it was the first dollar he ever made almost 20 years ago, when the business first started. Finally Joseph brought the man outside and showed him his parking spot. Chuck thanked Joseph for the tour, but then directed Joseph to put his hands over his head. What happened?

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