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[a1s]

guys do you mind submiting ridels in plain (or as a last resort american) english?
BTW "half as much again" seems to mean 1.5 times.

[Fruit Pie Jones]

BTW "half as much again" seems to mean 1.5 times.

That was the assumption I made.

[ReamusLQ]

the point of this riddle, is the confusing wording of it. If you decipher it, you will get it.

[a1s]

and half crabs are probaly made out of lead. (tey're pretty heavy for their size)

[ad master]

Originally posted by ReamusLQ@Aug 1 2005, 03:58 PM
w00t!

If a crab and a half weigh a pound and a half, but the half crab weights half as much again as the whole crab, what do half the whole crab and the whole of the half crab weigh?

2.1 pounds! a classic! I want more!!!

[ReamusLQ]

good job! Your turn

[Fruit Pie Jones]

Originally posted by ReamusLQ@Aug 1 2005, 01:14 PM
the point of this riddle, is the confusing wording of it.* If you decipher it, you will get it.

Ahhh. It seems to depend on how you interpret "the whole of the half crab." I looked at it one way and got 1.2 pounds. But now that I look at it another way, I get 2.1 pounds. Is that correct?

EDIT: Never mind. Already confirmed.

[ad master]

ah. I'm not good at this. but I'll try:
What is black and white and red all over?

[ReamusLQ]

a newspaper

[ad master]

good call... but the paper is read, not red. :bleh: