Guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Imangine that you have a yo-yo that is fully unwound. Dangling freely above the ground and still attached to your finger. How could you sever the string without holding the yo-yo or the string in any other way, so that it would not fall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 while you cut the string grab it so that the yo-yo doesn't fall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 while you cut the string grab it so that the yo-yo doesn't fall Sorry, I forgot to mention that you can't hold the string either. Post has now been edited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Swing the yo-yo up in the air and as it is coming back down cut the string and catch it in your shirt or what ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Cut a little useless piece off of the end beyond the knot around your finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 probably, the string was attached to a ring. remove the ring from your finger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Cut a little useless piece off of the end beyond the knot around your finger. cool answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 probably, the string was attached to a ring. remove the ring from your finger... Couldn't be more wrong How was the string cut Cut a little useless piece off of the end beyond the knot around your finger. Don't know how you tie a yo-yo to your finger, as most people use a slip knot to attach it and therefore would have no wasteful pieces on the end I need a better answer that applies to the question at hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Cut the string at the yo-yo, this way the string will not fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Cut the string at the yo-yo, this way the string will not fall. I said I needed a better answer! The Yo-yo cannot fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I said I needed a better answer! The Yo-yo cannot fall! Your sentence "How could you sever the string without holding the yo-yo or the string in any other way, so that it would not fall" is ambiguous. It says "How could you sever the string so that it would not fall" 'it' clearly being the string, with the conditions "without holding the yo-yo or the string in any other way." I assume you're withholding a better answer and I think you should share it with us already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I assume you're withholding a better answer and I think you should share it with us already. If you tie a knot in the string, so that there is a loop that hangs freely you can then cut it and the yo-yo will not fall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Don't know how you tie a yo-yo to your finger, as most people use a slip knot to attach it and therefore would have no wasteful pieces on the end Don't know how you tie a slip knot without a piece at the end. http://www.yoyoguy.com/info/yoyo/index2.html I need a better answer that applies to the question at hand My answer actually is better. Your riddle starts with "Imangine that you have a yo-yo that is fully unwound. Dangling freely above the ground and still attached to your finger". Your answer requires tying a knot which would be hard to do without holding the string or the yo-yo or tying the knot in advance. My answer requires doing neither of those things and involves only a yo-yo with a standard slip knot (which most people don't trim so close there isn't room to trim off a little more). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Tie a knot in the rope allowing a loop independent of the knot. cut the loop severing the string and the knot would hold the yo-yo in place.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 a) lower the yo-yo to the ground and then cut the string. B) you said "Imagine". Okay - I will imagine that the yo-you stays suspended in the air. Not the answers you wanted, but what-the-hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I agree with Martini. Tying a knot in the string would require to the hold the string and possibly the yo-you in some "other way", which then violates a condition of the puzzle. Also, having a know it the string violates the scenario in which states that the string is "fully unwound" and the yo-yo is "Dangling freely above the ground". My solution, while not very feasible, is to slice the string vertically. I am not sure if this would qualify as severing the string without cutting the string completely in two, which would be extremely difficult to do this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 do this in an oblect in free fall (zero gravity) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Your answer makes little sense, but I liked jpaterson3's answer. Very clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Imangine that you have a yo-yo that is fully unwound.
Dangling freely above the ground and still attached to your finger.
How could you sever the string without holding the yo-yo or the string in any other way, so that it would not fall
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