isaactheman wrote: Ok, here's another riddle:
What is delivered by breath,
and scares heroes to death?

Dragon fire? hahahahahaha

Here's a 3rd riddle:
This creature, part man and part tree,
hates the termite as much as the flea.
His tracks do not match,
and his limbs may detach,
but he's not a strange creature to see.
What is it?

Pedrinho wrote:

isaactheman wrote: Ok, here's another riddle:
What is delivered by breath,
and scares heroes to death?

Dragon fire? hahahahahaha

though dragon fire fulfills the conditions, not the answer i'm seeking

The 3 o clock hint

as promised



Many action films, use this, as their premise

Perhaps it was a greenhouse, therefore no number, and she had three newborn triplets?
But that leaves out the multiplies to 36.
I keep thinking about this like its a real riddle not a math problem!

isaactheman wrote: Here's a 3rd riddle:
This creature, part man and part tree,
hates the termite as much as the flea.
His tracks do not match,
and his limbs may detach,
but he's not a strange creature to see.
What is it?

Is it a tree octipus??













































SAVE THE TREE OCTIPUS!!!!!!

Ohhhh or is it treebeard from lord of the rings.

VortexIII wrote: Perhaps it was a greenhouse, therefore no number, and she had three newborn triplets?
But that leaves out the multiplies to 36.
I keep thinking about this like its a real riddle not a math problem!

It is not a greenhouse. It is a house, showing the adress number.
It is not a riddle in the way you are thinking. I already said this, and I will say again: it is a "elementar-math-and-simple-logic-based" problem; you don't need to use your imagination, just use math and logic.
The beauty of this "puzzle" is exactly this: people usually think that there is something hiden, or there is some "catch", or some double meanings, subtleness or the like, but I asure you that there is nothing of this stuff here!
If the text says that there is a house, you don't need to do any interpretations: a house is a house, as a daughter is a daughter, and a piano is a piano, etc.
It's only a matter of being methodic, and using simple math operations and using simple logic!!!

Edit: Where are you Luna? Lets try this one! I was told that your grammar is very good, how about your math and logic skills?

Kaptn! This time I'm quite confident!
Is it inception?

And I just found out I think...

So the man is knowing that the kids multiply to 36, however, a couple key numbers were scratched off the address, thus, he could not figure out of she meant all the numbers or just the numbers showing. However, the man already knows one of her daughter's play piano, and if it is the oldest, he knows if she's counting the scratched numbers.

Glad I got that off my chest.

VortexIII wrote: And I just found out I think...

So the man is knowing that the kids multiply to 36, however, a couple key numbers were scratched off the address, thus, he could not figure out of she meant all the numbers or just the numbers showing. However, the man already knows one of her daughter's play piano, and if it is the oldest, he knows if she's counting the scratched numbers.

Glad I got that off my chest.

Nope. The number on the house is clear, and YOU can use math and logic to figure out what number it is.
Again: don't wonder, don't imagine anything: just use maths and logic!

Fine. I'll do a narrow-down question.
Was there something about what the woman said that confused the man?

VortexIII wrote: Fine. I'll do a narrow-down question.
Was there something about what the woman said that confused the man?

I see that I need to be clear as sunshine here: The man is a smart guy, and have math on their vains - so lets consider, from now on, that he is failproof, he is a machine, he is a powerfull computer. He doesn't comit erros, he doesn't make mathematic or logical mistakes.
And I allready said that there is no subtleness in the text, no "hiden" or camuflated information, so what the woman said doesn't needs interpretation, just needs to be used on the maths and logical operations. The answer to your question is a real NO.
So, it is up to you! All you need to do is to find out why he needed the third hint, why he was not able to find the answer right after seeing the house's number (after knowing the sum of the children's ages!).
Edit: To make things clear: the woman didn't give any incorrect or incomplete information to her former teacher.

Ahem:
I have finally made a answer to pedrin's question that uses logic, math, and nothing but:
A little background info. First:
Piano can also mean to make music softly;
The children's ages are nine, 4, and one.
All these numbers multiply to 36?
Adds up to something that makes sense?
Has a reason that the man would need another clue? (in a second, but)
The man accidentally does not account for how low the ages can be since he forgot to consider 1. however, to sing quietly requires you to be slightly small.
I know it's wrong but it's the only math/logic only solution I could come up with. Give us the ages and well figure out why he needed one more clue.

VortexIII wrote: Ahem:
I have finally made a answer to pedrin's question that uses logic, math, and nothing but:
A little background info. First:
Piano can also mean to make music softly;
The children's ages are nine, 4, and one.
All these numbers multiply to 36?
Adds up to something that makes sense?
Has a reason that the man would need another clue? (in a second, but)
The man accidentally does not account for how low the ages can be since he forgot to consider 1. however, to sing quietly requires you to be slightly small.
I know it's wrong but it's the only math/logic only solution I could come up with. Give us the ages and well figure out why he needed one more clue.

You are hot, but still wrong. Remember: he SAW the house's number!!!
Stick with this line of thinking, but try to be methodic: try to use pen and paper, and you will find the only reason that the man had to need another clue...

Edit 1: (Again!) Where are you, Luna? Help the kid!

1. It's midnight. I'm not using pen and paper
2. What would I be able to do with pen and paper anyway?

List on the paper all the possible combinations of ages that fits on the statements told by the woman.
(Saying this is always giving you the answer, but...)

Edit: See you tomorrow, kid. It's 01:13 here in Brazil, and I need to wake up at 6:30 to go to work...

Last guess:
36,1,1
The man is memorized by the fact that the sum is more than the product of the numbers.

I think the type of "riddles" that Pedrinho made this thread for has been disregarded. So let me offer a few. These are called "lateral thinking riddles"; they are a sort of blend between puzzles and storytelling, and they can be solved by using logic and deduction gained from the answers of yes/no/irrelevant questions.

I promised Pedrinho that I'll supply this thread with a few of 'em. Remember -- no cheating! Slenderman is ALWAYS watching!

1) In the middle of the ocean is a yacht. Several corpses are floating in the water nearby.

2) A man walks into a bar and approaches the bartender. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, "Thank you," and walks out.

Seriously... don't spoil the fun by looking up the answers.

1: Were the corpses originally living people on the yacht?

2: Did the man ever get his drink?

1: Yes

2: No. (He never asked, actually. I'll edit that.)

1: Are there any organisms on the yacht capable of causing death?

1: Are there any organisms on the yacht capable of causing death?

So the bartender just has anger issues?

1) No.

2) Irrelevant. The gun was not pulled out of anger/defense.

1: Are there any organisms on the yacht NOT capable of causing death?

2: is the gun loaded in a way that could be lethal?

Did the gun scare the man?
If so I'm pretty sure I've got the answer

Is this a Bear Grylls joke?

1) Irrelevant. There are NO organisms on the yacht that could be correlated with the corpses.

2) Irrelevant. The gun may or may not have been loaded. It CERTAINLY scared the man, however.

1: Were the bodies human?

2: Was it a gun designed to shoot bullets?

Ok I'm fairly certain I have the right answer, I have been thinking outside my Ghast box head!
The man was obviously grateful for the man pointing the gun at him, but as you stated earlier, he was asking for WATER, and the man scared the man with the gun, which is one cure for hiccups, but drinking water also sometimes helps, so I think he originally went for water to cure the hiccups but the Man scared him to cure them.
Am i right?