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wu :: forums    riddles    what am i (Moderators: SMQ, Grimbal, Eigenray, towr, ThudnBlunder, Icarus, william wu)    We are twins, We are close together... « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: We are twins, We are close together...  (Read 3917 times) A C Guest We are twins, We are close together...   « on: Apr 15th, 2003, 5:46pm » Quote Modify Remove See if you can get this, it's been one of my favorites for years!   We are twins, We are close together, But we will not touch, But far apart, We become one. What are we?     //Title changed by moderator// « Last Edit: Aug 28th, 2003, 7:04pm by Icarus » IP Logged maryl Guest Re: This will test you!   « Reply #1 on: Apr 16th, 2003, 10:52am » Quote Modify Remove How about a pair of eyeglasses? The lenses don't touch, yet they're twins, and when you look thru them it becomes one big picture. IP Logged A C Guest Re: This will test you!   « Reply #2 on: Apr 16th, 2003, 12:41pm » Quote Modify Remove No, close though. IP Logged A C Guest Re: This will test you!   « Reply #3 on: Apr 16th, 2003, 12:43pm » Quote Modify Remove Sorry I wasn't thinking when i posted that. What i meant was: No, but a good try! (It wasn't actually close) IP Logged A C Guest Re: This will test you!   « Reply #4 on: Apr 18th, 2003, 8:25am » Quote Modify Remove C'mon people. Try. IP Logged Speaker Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1118 Re: This will test you!   « Reply #5 on: Apr 19th, 2003, 2:08am » Quote Modify I saw them once. It was out in the country, I saw a train go by and ran up to watch it go off into the distance, and there they were, or a close facsimile of them.     There are some other examples...   IP Logged They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. <Ben Franklin> Speaker Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1118 Re: This will test you!   « Reply #6 on: Apr 19th, 2003, 2:08am » Quote Modify AC     did you mean far away?   IP Logged They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. <Ben Franklin> BNC Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1732 Re: This will test you!   « Reply #7 on: Apr 19th, 2003, 9:49am » Quote Modify on Apr 19th, 2003, 2:08am, Speaker wrote: AC     did you mean far away?   Probably. It is the same in some parallel universes.   IP Logged How about supercalifragilisticexpialidociouspuzzler [Towr, 2007] jade Newbie     Gender: Posts: 13 Re: This will test you!   « Reply #8 on: Apr 20th, 2003, 3:06pm » Quote Modify are you talking about two parallels ? or am i stupid and it's already been solved above, i.e. the answer is rail tracks ? « Last Edit: Apr 20th, 2003, 3:08pm by jade » IP Logged aero_guy Senior Riddler     Gender: Posts: 513 Re: This will test you!   « Reply #9 on: Apr 21st, 2003, 4:23pm » Quote Modify Yeah, the puzzle is unsolvable as stated, but if she meant "far away" it becomes completely different and not too hard. IP Logged Surc47 Guest Re: This will test you!   « Reply #10 on: May 15th, 2003, 1:51am » Quote Modify Remove Is it a: cherry perhaps?   IP Logged Shany Guest Re: This will test you!   « Reply #11 on: May 26th, 2003, 5:15pm » Quote Modify Remove Is it: a reflection,like in a mirror IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard => what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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