Solve Enjoyable Enigmas with Mr.E's Challenge

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This forum discussion revolves around Mr.E's challenge, where participants share and solve various puzzles, cryptograms, and enigmas. The initial puzzle presented is a coded message: "YY U R, YY U B, I C U R YY 4 me," which translates to "Too wise you are, too wise you be. I see you are too wise for me!" The conversation evolves with additional puzzles, including a riddle about cutting a cake into eight pieces with three cuts and a physics puzzle involving a cork floating in water. Participants engage actively, providing hints and solutions while fostering a collaborative atmosphere.

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  • Understanding of basic cryptography and coded messages.
  • Familiarity with logical reasoning and problem-solving techniques.
  • Knowledge of physics principles related to buoyancy and atmospheric pressure.
  • Ability to think creatively and outside the box.
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  • Explore advanced cryptography techniques for creating and solving puzzles.
  • Research logical reasoning strategies to enhance problem-solving skills.
  • Study the principles of buoyancy and atmospheric pressure in physics.
  • Learn about different types of puzzles, including lateral thinking and riddles.
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Puzzle enthusiasts, educators, and anyone interested in enhancing their problem-solving skills through engaging and enjoyable challenges.

  • #151
It floats?

.. . :biggrin:
 
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  • #152
Nope, it drives...
over water that you cannot drink
 
  • #153
Enigman said:
Nope, it drives...
over water that you cannot drink
Maine: freezing winters. They drove the tractor over in the winter when the lake was frozen!
 
  • #154
Yep. I am running out of puzzles...anyone else have anything?
 
  • #155
Enigman said:
Yep. I am running out of puzzles...anyone else have anything?
Where are you getting these? You have a book of them?
 
  • #156
Memory- All of these have been asked of me and solved by me (well, mostly). I have been addicted to them since I was a kid.
 
  • #157
This is the famous Chinese murder mystery that has been claimed to be the first instance of forensic science in recorded history:

In a rural village a farmer is found dead. The local law officer determines he was killed by a savage blow from a shovel.

He orders all the village farmers to assemble in the town square with their shovels, and they are required to stand at attention holding their shovels with the spade end up in the air.

He paces back and forth, back and forth, for half an hour, studying the shovels. None of them shows any sign of blood or tissue. Then, he stops in front of one man, and orders him arrested for the murder.

What did he see that tipped him off?
 
  • #158
mmm...
no mud?
 
  • #159
Haha! Nice!
 
  • #160
Enigman said:
mmm...
no mud?
No, something more interesting and damning than that.

Edit: something that developed over the half hour they stood there.
 
  • #161
P. :biggrin:
 
  • #162
Gad said:
P. :biggrin:
P? Eh?
 
  • #163
:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #164
So, is it the right answer, Zshoe?
 
  • #165
Gad said:
So, is it the right answer, Zshoe?
I'm afraid not.

Were you trying to say "pee"? As in, the murderer peed himself? If he did, it wasn't till after he was caught.
 
  • #166
A spot of the victim's blood on him?
 
  • #167
Probably more in the lines of blood clotting...
EDIT: or perhaps all others except the murderer became tired of holding spades up in the air and dropped them while only the murderer kept the spade up in air so that he doesn't seem suspicious...but that's more 'criminal mind' than 'CSI'...
 
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  • #168
My imagination is running wild...
The murderer broke his shovel and then glued the spade and handle together...the glue melted off.
They probably didn't have luminol, did they?
 
  • #169
Or probably villagers start to cover up from the sun using their hands except for the murderer cause he doesn't want to show scars/swellings in his hands...Zshoe, where are you?

Edit: I had 3 cups of coffee and I am getting no sleep.. that's just perfect.
 
  • #170
Or perhaps they used a dog to smell him out by the smell of blood.<It does go against the storyline but that's what I would have done.>
 
  • #171
Okay, until Zshoe tells us who's right, I have another puzzle. A stingy man managed to marry a very rich woman, and his next step was to get her killed so he inherits her wealth as she has no relatives. So, he convinced his wife to go for a vacation in the mountains in some other country, which rarely has tourists at that time of the year. Anyway, he booked the round trip tickets and everything was smooth as planned. Once they got there, there were no one around. They went out for a walk and, of course, the lady fell of a cliff and died. Investigations were held and nothing proved that the husband is guilty. And he was sent to one officer for one final investigation before going back home. The officer did not ask him a single question. Instead, he looked through the case papers, and conducted one phone call. He hanged up the phone, and ordered to arrest the husband. What was the phone call about? :biggrin:
 
  • #172
Number of tickets that were booked?
 
  • #173
Is it supposed to be hard evidence?
yea, I was thinking about the number of tickets that were booked, but he booked a roundtrip - any smart murderer would book both tickets for both flights.
 
  • #174
Enigman said:
Number of tickets that were booked?

How did you Know! I thought this one would last for a while, or at least until Zshoe shows up.
 
  • #175
so he's a dumb murderer
 
  • #176
lendav_rott said:
Is it supposed to be hard evidence?
yea, I was thinking about the number of tickets that were booked, but he booked a roundtrip - any smart murderer would book both tickets for both flights.

Yeah, but this one was stingy. :p Maybe I shouldn't have said a round trip, assuming this is inevitable.
 
  • #177
stingy being synonymous to cheapskate?
Why do we have to speak #$$@% English, no fair, it's your first language :(
 
  • #178
Yes.
 
  • #179
zoobyshoe said:
This is the famous Chinese murder mystery that has been claimed to be the first instance of forensic science in recorded history:

In a rural village a farmer is found dead. The local law officer determines he was killed by a savage blow from a shovel.

He orders all the village farmers to assemble in the town square with their shovels, and they are required to stand at attention holding their shovels with the spade end up in the air.

He paces back and forth, back and forth, for half an hour, studying the shovels. None of them shows any sign of blood or tissue. Then, he stops in front of one man, and orders him arrested for the murder.

What did he see that tipped him off?

Worms?
 
  • #180
zoobyshoe said:
No, something more interesting and damning than that.

Edit: something that developed over the half hour they stood there.

Oder because the criminal was nervous
 

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