wolfgang Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 If I give you a foto of an animal,who you`ve never seen before, and you can see only his head in this foto . How can judge wether it lay eggs , or give birth ? you are not allowed to use your computer, or get any kind of help ! Depending only on this (head) picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sparkyboy6 Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Reveal hidden contents You just identify the animal normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) Reveal hidden contents Assuming the animal is from earth (You stated it was "HIS HEAD") therefore, using these two it doesn't give birth or lay eggs, it's a MALE Edited November 7, 2010 by Unsaidpete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 3:30 PM, wolfgang said: If I give you a foto of an animal,who you`ve never seen before, and you can see only his head in this foto . How can judge wether it lay eggs , or give birth ? you are not allowed to use your computer, or get any kind of help ! Depending only on this (head) picture. It's very easy Dear Wolfgang... Look at it's ears... If you can see it's ears outside then it gives birth... e.g Humans, Goat, Cow etc. and it it's ears are inside then it lays eggs...Fish, Hen etc. It's a historical puzzle. Couple of centuries ago same question was put to Ali ibn Abe Talib and I have quoted his answer. Thanks n Regards. Yrafaj Jafary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted November 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 5:10 PM, Unsaidpete said: Reveal hidden contents Assuming the animal is from earth (You stated it was "HIS HEAD") therefore, using these two it doesn't give birth or lay eggs, it's a MALE regardless of sex(male or female),no matter...let me say a female... and it is from our earth. that means there are special characters to depend on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wolfgang Posted November 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 5:34 PM, jafary92 said: It's very easy Dear Wolfgang... Look at it's ears... If you can see it's ears outside then it gives birth... e.g Humans, Goat, Cow etc. and it it's ears are inside then it lays eggs...Fish, Hen etc. It's a historical puzzle. Couple of centuries ago same question was put to Ali ibn Abe Talib and I have quoted his answer. Thanks n Regards. Yrafaj Jafary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 one problem with the answer. it has been stated that the animal is native to earth, but not all earth animals that have internal ears lay eggs. dolphins and whales do not have externally visible ears (though they do have small openings through which they hear), but do give birth to live young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) nvrmind, john beat me to it Edited November 7, 2010 by verymoody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Reveal hidden contents whether it has fur or not. mammals are the only group to have fur and are the only group to give birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 8:59 PM, ari270 said: Reveal hidden contents whether it has fur or not. mammals are the only group to have fur and are the only group to give birth. Reveal hidden contents Vin Diesel Michael Jordan Samuel L Jackson Natalie Portman Patrick Stewart Andre Agassi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 araver Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Reveal hidden contents I do support your argument. But I cannot help but make some corrections (see below), due to very small probabilities of actually giving birth, this century at least. On 11/7/2010 at 10:07 PM, bonanova said: Reveal hidden contents Vin Diesel Michael Jordan Samuel L Jackson Natalie Portman Patrick Stewart Andre Agassi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 i'm confused whats up with the list of people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 I believe what bonanova is trying to say is that one also has to determine if it is male or female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 but wolfgang said that it didn't mater male or female and to assume it was a female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 11:08 PM, Akariass said: I believe what bonanova is trying to say is that one also has to determine if it is male or female. Reveal hidden contents It was a joke. The people he mentioned are mammals, and yet if you look at their heads you won't see any "fur"... in and case, the platypus has fur and lays eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 araver Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 11:45 PM, ari270 said: but wolfgang said that it didn't mater male or female and to assume it was a female Reveal hidden contents I eliminated the males on bonanova's list. BTW, they're all human and bald i.e. have no fur/hair. Would anyone expect Natalie Portman to be laying eggs? Nevermind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 oh i get it im only in 5th grade and had never heard of any of those people before except Micheal Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 5:10 PM, Unsaidpete said: Reveal hidden contents Assuming the animal is from earth (You stated it was "HIS HEAD") therefore, using these two it doesn't give birth or lay eggs, it's a MALE "His" is correctly used in English to refer either male or female. "Their" is commonly misused these days as a short form for "his or her". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 5:40 PM, wolfgang said: Honestly when i started thinking about this riddle i tryied to picture mamals and not.For one second i said, it must be the ears but then...whales don't have ears right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Quantum.Mechanic Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 On 11/8/2010 at 12:01 AM, Dragoon said: "His" is correctly used in English to refer either male or female. "Their" is commonly misused these days as a short form for "his or her". We should use an old notion of making up new pronouns. Shis for his/hers, shim for him/her, s/he for he/she. Or maybe we can do better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Quantum.Mechanic Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 On 11/8/2010 at 10:11 AM, Tsopi said: Honestly when i started thinking about this riddle i tryied to picture mamals and not.For one second i said, it must be the ears but then...whales don't have ears right? Whales don't have external ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 On 11/7/2010 at 8:59 PM, ari270 said: Reveal hidden contents whether it has fur or not. mammals are the only group to have fur and are the only group to give birth. Reveal hidden contents There are several types of sharks and snakes that have live birth. There are probably many others as well that I don't know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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If I give you a foto of an animal,who you`ve never seen before, and you can see only his head in this foto .
How can judge wether it lay eggs , or give birth ?
you are not allowed to use your computer, or get any kind of help !
Depending only on this (head) picture.
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