plasmid Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Cruising highways of dirt that I've traveled It seems for my whole life long Much I've seen, many paths I've unraveled But this I've not come upon Feels strange. Need a change. Screw this life, I'll leave the range. Take this path unlike all the others The gangplank, it shines and gleams Lone way out for I can't see another Must follow this route, it seems U-turn. Tires burn. From this trek will I return? Out this window, so awestruck I gander My gaze, it bewilders me Sights and sounds, technological grandeur Adventure's a guarantee Struck gold. Glad I'm bold. Say, you think it's getting cold? Fly through skies with my buddies in service Although we don't really bond Soon we die with a dignified purpose For those still at home, so fond Trying something a little different. Still a what-am-I riddle, but not as heavy on lots of clues that need to fit just right, just focusing more on telling the story. Again, apologies in advance if I can't check in too often, but work's a real bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 i'm thinking coal or gravel or something...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Quite a few guesses along the lines of minerals. The similarity to mining is understandable, considering what the answer is, but minerals don't really do much traveling along highways and therefore you wouldn't really have a good reason to say that they're making a U-turn when being mined."dirt" isn't literal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 a cart....???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Rat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 (edited) beetle.....or bird......???? Edited September 6, 2009 by EDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hugemonkey Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 a wheel? a vacuum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I kind of like rat as an answer; its venturing into a human's house might explain the transition from dirt higways to a technological environment. Trouble is, there really isn't much in the way of "higways" for them outside, and they don't die a very dignified death for a noble cause. For a wheel, this would be a strange story and certainly not one that would apply to most wheels. Maybe it could apply to some particular specialized kind of wheel, but for the sake of not leading you astray I'll just say that's not where I'm heading. A little concerning that the riddle hasn't been solved by Braindenners in over a week, kind of makes me think that it might have been too vague or too esoteric or something. Admittedly it's related to my work, but the general population would still be familiar with it (that is a hint), and I think it's fairly unique in being a slam-dunk match for all the clues so I'll give it a bit longer. Apologies again for not being able to check in often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tiger_lily111 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) leaving behind ye old UV/Vis spec for splendiforous GC or HPLC-MS ?? Edited September 9, 2009 by tiger_lily111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Blood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Blood? Got it, this is the life of a blood sample Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plasmid
Cruising highways of dirt that I've traveled
It seems for my whole life long
Much I've seen, many paths I've unraveled
But this I've not come upon
Feels strange. Need a change. Screw this life, I'll leave the range.
Take this path unlike all the others
The gangplank, it shines and gleams
Lone way out for I can't see another
Must follow this route, it seems
U-turn. Tires burn. From this trek will I return?
Out this window, so awestruck I gander
My gaze, it bewilders me
Sights and sounds, technological grandeur
Adventure's a guarantee
Struck gold. Glad I'm bold. Say, you think it's getting cold?
Fly through skies with my buddies in service
Although we don't really bond
Soon we die with a dignified purpose
For those still at home, so fond
Trying something a little different. Still a what-am-I riddle, but not as heavy on lots of clues that need to fit just right, just focusing more on telling the story. Again, apologies in advance if I can't check in too often, but work's a real bear.
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