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Posted on 07-07-2008 09:10

I'll agree with laluu on that riddle, I never liked it either. Not that it is silly (like some riddle posted here

)

I suppose gettting the right answer to that riddle wiill get you death, or old age ? The logic being continuation ?

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Posted on 07-07-2008 14:45

Laluu answered the riddle and he's not dead (I hope) nor old (at least it didn't happen suddenly after answering the riddle

).

My question does not pertain to the contents of the riddle...

When I kill her, I'll have her
Die white girls, die white girls

Laluu

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Posted on 07-07-2008 20:09

Hmm... what will answering that riddle get/give you?
Guesses from my experience sofar, since answering the question:
a small degree of satisfaction,
criticism from Vuzman,
a slightly runny nose,
a heavier work-load.

... but respect, congratulations, admiration, worship and a multitude of fans/groupies have been sadly missing sofar.

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
- H.P. Lovecraft

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Posted on 07-07-2008 20:58

The question should not be read as what will I get when I answer the riddle on Gongumenn, but what would any person get when answering this riddle correctly in the place where this riddle would be given...

When I kill her, I'll have her
Die white girls, die white girls

Laluu

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Posted on 07-07-2008 22:22

Aha... now I remember why I know this riddle.

It's actually a really good question (if it's what I think it is).

The answer would be "the Ring" (aka the "birthday present" or "my preciousssss"

- edit: that wasn't meant to be a smiley. It was merely "end brackets"

Correct?

Note... Bilbo didn't win the ring because of that riddle. As far as I remember, the bet was Bilbo's life (or something like that), and the winning riddle went something like: "What do I have in my pocket"
So other possible answers would be "freedom" or "life"

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
- H.P. Lovecraft

Edited by Laluu on 07-07-2008 22:24

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Posted on 07-07-2008 22:38

That's not correct, although Bilbo did ask a somewhat similar riddle, I suppose
(No-legs lay on one-leg,
two-legs sat near on three-legs,
four-legs got some.)

But I like your thinking...

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Die white girls, die white girls

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Posted on 08-07-2008 10:36

I think I am getting to your point. The riddle was first set by the Sphinx.

Oedipus answered the riddle correctly.
'Manâ€”who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age.'
Those answering wrongly would be devoured by the Sphinx.

'Bested at last, the tale continues, the Sphinx then threw herself from her high rock and died.'

The Sphinx was said to guard certain areas, such the entrance of the greek city of Thebes, so I suppose the one answering the riddle would gain passage to such an area.

Wikipedia link to the Sphinx: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx

Edited by Roffen on 08-07-2008 10:37

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Posted on 08-07-2008 10:37

Passage to Thebes is correct. Your question.

When I kill her, I'll have her
Die white girls, die white girls

Laluu

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Posted on 08-07-2008 10:57

Aaww... I should have known that. I just never bothered to google it (because I thought it was simpler than that).

I've read all three Oedipus plays, so definitely should have recognised it.

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
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Posted on 08-07-2008 12:33

I guess all the respect, congratulations, admiration, worship and multitude of fans/groupies will go to Roffen now... Sorry Laluu

When I kill her, I'll have her
Die white girls, die white girls

Edited by Vuzman on 08-07-2008 12:33

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Posted on 08-07-2008 20:25

Why does a Fender Stratocaster have 5 settings for pick-ups today, and not 3 as the original ?

Edited by Roffen on 08-07-2008 20:27

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Posted on 08-07-2008 20:51

Our All-knowing friend, Wikipedia, says "%3Bthe 5-way pickup selector, a standard feature since 1977, allowed further tonal combinations and provided better switching stability"%3B

No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'

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Posted on 09-07-2008 08:55

grats, your go!

this is true, short, but true

The explanation I got, was that in when they started out with 3 pick-up settings, some users (Clapton, Hendrix, etc.) tweaked extra sounds from the switch's 'in-between' positions, gaining the best of the two positions and unique sounds.
To cut the long story short, Fender introduced the 5-way pick-ups.

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Posted on 09-07-2008 10:10

Question:

Where was the German Headquarters in Denmark located during World War II ? (Town and building, please)

No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'

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Posted on 09-07-2008 13:00

From 1943, the Silkeborg Bathhouse (Silkeborg Bad) in Silkeborg became the 'Befehlshaber der deutschen truppen in Dí¤nemark'

Already from 1942, this facility was impounded by the german military and it became and the416. Infantary Division moved in. Once it became the national headquarters, the facilities were expanded with 12 bunkers with concrete walls of at least 2 meters thickness and several other buildings spanning over about 35 ha of land (about 350.000 m2)

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Posted on 09-07-2008 16:14

Are right you!

Yours question is.

No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'

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Posted on 09-07-2008 20:37

Decipher this and what is special with the minerals, this is made of ?

edit: picture was too big for high-quality, so I hope .jpg is good enough for you critics Or else I will find a solution, just let me know.

I just realized that this wasn't the tough nut to crack, I had hoped, so I added an additional question for elaboration

Roffen attached the following image:

Edited by Roffen on 09-07-2008 20:56

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Posted on 10-07-2008 07:52

Top left image: Pictoral view of disc, with outline of cartridge in stylus of a
spacecraft. Top 'notches' in outline contain a binary code
defining propper speed to play disc (3,6seconds/rotation) (1=binary 1;
_=binary 0) expressed in the time period associated with the fundamental
transition of the hydrogen atom.

Middle left image: Elevation view of top left image of disc, cartridge and
binary playing time of record (=app.1 hour)

Bottom left image: A diagram defining the location of our sun utilizing 14
pulsars of known directions from our sun. The binary code defines the
frequency of the pulsars.

Top rigt image: The general appearance of wave form of video signals
found on the recording. The binary code tells the time of the scan (App. 8
secs.)

Second from right top: The scan triggering.

Third from right top: Video image frame showing the direction of the scan.
The binary code indicates the time of each scan sweep (512 vertical lines
per complete picture).

Fourth from the right top: This is the first image to appear, if the disc has
been properly. (A circle)

Bottom right: A diagram illustrating the lowest state of the hydrogen atom.
The vertical lines with the dots indicate the spin moments of the proton
and electron. The transition time from one state to the other provides the
fundamental clock reference used in all of the cover diagrams and decoded
pictures.

This is made from gold-platedcopper. There is an ultra-pure sample of the isotope
uranium-238 electroplated on this cover. Uranium-238 has a half-life
of 4.51 billion years, and can therefor be used to date the record.

Have been unable to find out if there is a insulating layer of another
material between the copper and gold layers. If not, then there will be a
serious risk of tarnishing of its surface and formation of an oxide and/or
sulfide layer, as the copper atoms tend to diffuse through the gold layer.

Close enough?

No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'

Edited by Jogvanth on 10-07-2008 07:57

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Posted on 10-07-2008 13:02

Very well done

The plate is also know as the Golden Record.
It's Wikipedia-entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record

I can add the that plate is attached to Voyager I and Voyager II spaceships. These plates are to identify ourselves to other intelligent beings (?).
The Voyager spaceships travel at 3.5AU per year and away from us. They are expected arrive at their destination in approx. 40.000 years, Alpha Centauri.

I was considering this other plate for the question, but I thought it would be too obvious

edit: ohh... btw, your question

Roffen attached the following image:

Edited by Roffen on 10-07-2008 13:15