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Diet?  
« on: Oct 23rd, 2023, 2:39pm »
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At noon and midnight I am short. At sunset and sunrise I am tall. Who/what am I?
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Re: Diet?  
« Reply #1 on: Oct 30th, 2023, 5:23am »
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A shadow.
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Re: Diet?  
« Reply #2 on: Oct 30th, 2023, 6:50am »
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I reckon Your answer fits, excepting the midnight part; not sure how a shadow can be longer/taller then, or be at all.  
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« Reply #3 on: Oct 30th, 2023, 2:09pm »
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The answer is quite tangible.
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Re: Diet?  
« Reply #4 on: Nov 3rd, 2023, 4:17am »
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There are lateral thinking puzzles that can be solved if You pose questions like, "Where?", or "When?" ; and in this case the latter could assist You.
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Re: Diet?  
« Reply #5 on: Nov 4th, 2023, 7:48am »
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Clue/Spoiler: Tick-tock.
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Re: Diet?  
« Reply #6 on: Nov 10th, 2023, 1:30am »
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I'd like to give you a hand, but I think there's no need for that anymore.  
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Re: Diet?  
« Reply #7 on: Nov 10th, 2023, 6:51am »
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Meh, the answer is probably silly (SPOILER): the positions of the big hand (the minute hand) and the small hand (the hour hand) at 6:00, 18:00, 12:00 and 24:00.
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