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El Nino is spanish word for child. Like all things spanish, it is dangerous. It kills people and burn down trees. This child is more than a child. It really isn't child at all. It is a storm. A deadly storm that kills people and burns down trees.
Warm water usually builds up around Australia. But not any more with El Nino. El Nino moves the warm water from Australia to somewhere else, namely to other places. Where are these other places? These are places that also have water, but water that usually not as warm as the warm water El Nino moves to these said other places. These other places are to the east. Of the water.
In Peru, they have many names for many things, one of the things they have names for is for people who go fishing, go fishing to make a living. If we had a word for this kind of people that would be "fisherman". But we don't.
In Peru, they have different names for things that we do in America. They call that kind of people "pescadores". That's Spanish. That's what they speak in Peru. When El Nino comes, these "pescadores" can't catch any fish. El Nino is caused when the peruvian god get angry. They have been angry for millions of years and have made El Nino for millions of years. Many many moons ago, the Peruvians commited human sacrifices to satiate there gods and end the flood that was caused by El Nino. In todays modern dog-eat-dog work-a-day world of scientists, diplomats, McSalad Shakers and George Bush Jr., we no longer have access to such solutions. We are too proud. We will not commit human sacrifices. We refuse to satiate the Peruvian gods. Thus, they remain angry and keep killing us and burning our trees with El Nino.
Instead of satisfying the gods, many of "these" scientists have tried to control El Nino with "science". They put up expensive fish-attracting-buoys that run on flashlight batteries. Imagine, fighting the power of gods with flashlight batteries! Needless to say, they didn't work and everyone died
Jeremy Lavine
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Now the puzzle is: If above is an answer then, what's the QUESTION ?
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Here comes an ancient riddle to test the grey cells of the cpians
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There is this weird self sufficient island away from our nice world
There's a custom in this island which requires a woman to kill her husband
the morning after she discovers that he's having an affair with another woman
It also happens that every woman KNOWS whether EVERY other man is having an
affair or not except her own husband.
The Qeer thing is they are NOT suppose to talk to each other about this point.
And ofcourse some men in the island ARE having affairs with the wives of other men.
So life in this island goes on peacefully since no woman can know for sure
that her own husband is cheating on her.
Unfortunately, an Oracle visits the island one day and proclaims that at
least one man in this island is having an affair.
So WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS ?
btw Can samebody tell me,
Whats the difference between a puzzle and a riddle ?
* The interesting thing about this problem is on a first reading the Oracle's info no useful information in the island that has more than one unfaithful man. [^]
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The Grand Negus wrote: A puzzle is question or problem, intricate
The Grand Negus wrote: A riddle is an intentionally obscure statement
only this is what i was looking for.
So what are your other favorite books, i have a big library of books and would love to know what books you fancy.
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Hey Gerry
Thanks a lot for sharing, i keep on looking for recommendations to add to my library.
The Grand Negus wrote: Theological: Dorothy Sayers, G K Chesterton, Charles Williams, etc.
haven't read this , but now i will soon
The Grand Negus wrote: Database: C J Date
The Grand Negus wrote: Programming: Niklaus Wirth
Also added to my cart at amazon 
The Grand Negus wrote: Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd was a genius no doubt about it , but i never came across any of his book
The Grand Negus wrote: Science: Einstein; Marcel Schutzenberger; David Berlinski
I have most of the books by Einstein, He is and will always be a true ideal in my life, I have his big poster, right beside my work table "Imagination is more important than knowledge" Always reminds me about this fact. A True inspiration. But i still have to make complete sense out his books . Theory of relativity, i have explained to so many guys but sometimes i think whether i know it properly.
One of the favorite is also Alan lightman's "Einstein's dream" a small big book , i call it
The Grand Negus wrote: Marcel Schutzenberger
added "Triangle of Thought"
Some of my favorites in no particular order are
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne , Lewis Carroll , Adventures of Tintin - Herge (i have all of them)
Most of the books by Jules Verne,
Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. , Stephan leacock, Books by Lajos Egri ,
The Art of Computer Programming by Donald E. Knuth, Jeff Prosise, Juval Lowy (technology),
Software Project Survival Guide by Steve C McConnell,
I have like 100's of technology books, not any particular authors
Mr. Feynman (all of his books are favorites)
Problems in general physics - I E irodov (one of my absolute favorite)
Mukul sharma - dream sequence
Arthur Conan Doyle (All his books), Douglas Adams most of his books, James F. Fixx, ,
Michael ondaatje poems/ books, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (big book) , The Alchemist -Paulo Coelho
some of the Scott adams books - Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, Dilbert Future and a few more
Best
Raj
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A guy is owner of a certain number of sheeps for god's sakes and also the father of
three sons who for some reason are expert logicians like Cpians
So here comes the question
Clever as you are will think to yourself, now all this guy needs is to believe he's about to die
so that he can make a will to divide the sheeps among the sons, right?
Right, Except
He calls them together (the sons, not the sheeps) and tells them how many sheeps (not sons) he owns
AND
Adds that
1. The eldest will inherit the most sheeps
2. The youngest the least
3. Nobody having more than 10 sheeps, which as we all know is a crime.
4. He then whispers in each son's ear how many sheeps he personally will inherit.
After that he proceeds from the eldest to the youngest, asking each ALOUD if he can calculate how many sheeps each of his brothers will inherit and each replies, "NO". He does it again and again each replies, "No"
But then the eldest son on being asked the question once more says, "Yes, each of the last two 'noes' (that's the plural of 'no')
gave me some information, and I now know (no plural of 'knows') how many sheeps each of us will inherit."
What's the bet you're already wondering how may sheeps each son will get?
QUESTION IS HOW MANY SHEEPS EACH ONE WILL GET
easy ????? are you ready to take the challenge ? ha ha ha can you hear me laughing *
OK try this easy one
Can you tell me the only common word in english literature which has U , F, and A somewhere in the word in the same sequence
HINT FOR THE FIRST QUESTION
Quartz... wrote:
He calls them together (the sons, not the sheeps) and tells them how many sheeps (not sons) he owns
AND
Adds that
3. Nobody having more than 10 sheeps, which as we all know is a crime.
This ONLY says that the sons cannot have more than 10 sheeps nothing else
* NO POINTS WITHOUT EXPLAINATION [^]
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Now assume you're so brilliant
that you get job offers usually reserved for the Mensa guys
which is the 98th percentile of the current population <add>taking the test
and you've got two offers on hand.
One pays $ 180,000 per year with an annual increment raise of $ 20,000
while the other also pays the basic $ 180,000 per year with a guaranteed $5,000
raise every six months.
you have 30 seconds to decide Which one should you take if you're not actually a schmuck deep down?
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The point is, you should choose the one with $ 5000 raise
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If it was apercent ok, we must choose the second one, but since it's not a percent, why should I go that way ?
BTW, where've you been all that time?
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LongHC wrote: but since it's not a percent, why should I go that way ?
That you have to tell me , try puting it down in a paper with some real figures you might get the picture.
LongHC wrote: BTW, where've you been all that time?
i am working on a book lately taking all my time
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Quartz. wrote: try puting it down in a paper with some real figures you might get the picture.
I will, In fact I'm now in the exams.:->
Quartz. wrote: am working on a book lately taking all my time
Writing a book  ? , if yes, nice and Congrats.
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LongHC wrote: exams.
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LongHC wrote: Writing a book
Not writing yet, you will be amazed to know the process of publishing, writing a book will come much later i believe
anyway thanks for your wishes
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Quartz. wrote: LongHC wrote:
exams.
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Yes, I'm in the first year of CS academy, in Egypt, I have exams nowadays till 10/6
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Well ! All the best for your exams, Don't come near the lounge till then 
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Quartz. wrote: Don't come near the lounge till then
Make me  huh
So,
Puz
1 Given five zeroes, using any mathematical operations, can you make a total of 120? [Parentheses unlimited]
2 Given two twos, using any mathematical operations, can you make a total of 5?
3 Using 1,3,4, and 6, and using only =,-,/,*, how can you make 24 ?
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LongHC wrote: 1 Given five zeroes, using any mathematical operations, can you make a total of 120? [Parentheses unlimited]
Factorial!
LongHC wrote: 2 Given two twos, using any mathematical operations, can you make a total of 5?
2 + 2++ = 5 in many compilers hahahaha
LongHC wrote: 3 Using 1,3,4, and 6, and using only =,-,/,*, how can you make 24 ?
this one is too easy to try
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Quartz. wrote: 2 + 2++ = 5 in many compilers hahahaha
Wrong hahaha, no increment or decrement operator, as this is not a mathematical operation, it's know only throw programming.
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1. sqrt( (.2) ^ (-2) )
2. floor(sqrt(22))
3. fib((fib(2) + 2)!) = fib((1+2)!) = fib(3!) = fib(6) = 5
i would be interested to know if you have any more
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Quartz. wrote: 2 Given two twos, using any mathematical operations, can you make a total of 5?
SQRT( .2-2 )
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Could you please send to me some links for old puzzles you have added, I want to try some of your puzzles and see if I can do any?
Puzzles like the "integers that their some less than 18, and I must know the product and the smallest no." will be great:->
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you can always search comments
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It doesn't give anything , it only shows the last 200
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