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Dec 12, 2011 11:27

I was wondering if anyone would indulge me with a riddle or puzzle. Or perhaps, I could offer some to those who would like one.

[a pause]

I always found that if one keeps their mind busy, the pain one is feeling seems to lessen.

c: aradia megido, hershel layton, c: alex shepherd

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Text and_another_war December 12 2011, 19:34:40 UTC

That could help. This is hurting pretty bad.

Text professorgent December 12 2011, 19:42:01 UTC

I'm glad I've come up with a few, then. It seems the pain won't abate on its own and considering that experiments tend to last a week... |

Let's try this one to start.

Puzzle 001: Bottle of Germs

A glass jar holds a single germ. After one minute, the germ splits into two germs. One minute after that, the two germs each split again, forming a total of four germs. Continuing at this rate, a single germ can multiply to fill the whole jar in exactly one hour. Knowing this, how long in minutes would it take to fill the jar if you had started with two germs?

Re: Text and_another_war December 12 2011, 19:45:50 UTC

Well... Lemme think. I'm really bad at math...

[A couple minutes later, he texts again]

Is it 59 minutes?

Text professorgent December 12 2011, 20:44:03 UTC

Math may not help with this one.

Correct! Once you realize it's more a word puzzle than a math one, it becomes easy to solve.

Would you like another one? My name is Hershel Layton, by the way, in case you should want to ask me for another riddle later.

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[text] stubborn_throes December 12 2011, 19:37:10 UTC

What is fatal if eaten, but eaten by the deceased all the time?

[text] professorgent December 12 2011, 20:39:03 UTC

This is a clever one.

[...] Would 'nothing' be the answer?

[text] stubborn_throes December 12 2011, 21:30:30 UTC

Very good, Professor.

[text] professorgent December 13 2011, 16:12:26 UTC

Thank you. I've always enjoyed riddles that take a bit of out of the box thinking like this one. After all, most would think something like dirt or a concrete object, not an abstract concept like 'nothing', would be the answer.

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Text! crazyclever December 12 2011, 22:59:36 UTC

I'm afraid I can't agree with you on that, Professor.

Text! professorgent December 13 2011, 16:00:16 UTC

You too, Clive? ... | Yes, these wings, at least that is what I heard what they are to be once they are...out, are bothersome. I can understand if trying to take one's mind off it might not work.

[a pause, then:] Do you require my assistance for anything?

Text! crazyclever December 14 2011, 06:13:28 UTC

No, Professor, I'm fine. {He's such a liar.}

Text! professorgent December 29 2011, 17:44:11 UTC

[And the Professor knows this!

There's a pause, before he responds with:] I have a bit of herbal tea. I'll bring it to your door later today. [Along with some low-grade painkillers, but the professor won't say this.]

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text timebubble December 13 2011, 01:26:05 UTC

sure that sounds like fun :)

text professorgent December 13 2011, 16:03:18 UTC

I've always found that there's nothing else quite like the thrill of finding a solution.

Now, is there any type of puzzle you prefer? Visual ones might be a little difficult to do.

text the_daybreak December 13 2011, 04:57:21 UTC

Have you come up with any new ones, Professor?

text professorgent December 13 2011, 16:06:36 UTC

A few, yes. I've also been jotting down some that I've recalled from over the years. Would you care to hear one?

text the_daybreak December 14 2011, 04:16:20 UTC

Sure, if you've got one you think I'll like.

text professorgent December 29 2011, 17:45:52 UTC

Here's a card puzzle I gave Clive the other day:

A blind-folded man is handed a deck of 52 cards and told that exactly 10 of these cards are facing up. How can he divide the cards into two piles (possibly of different sizes) with each pile having the same number of cards facing up?

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