plasmid Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 (edited) We crew aboard the ship Just man when not at sea Against the wind and cold equip And keep civility The lookout perched atop The sarge' at arms austere The gofor, hope he doesn't drop Below, the engineers ----------------------------------------- A man sees sun so hot The gaze returned will miss Ignoring man it sees him not Instead it's seeing this One hole seen at noon Two holes seen at midnight Three holes seen at break of dawn Four holes seen in afternoon Edited October 2, 2011 by plasmid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Molly Mae Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 A 24-hour digital clock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks for getting this one kicked off, MM. Not any type of clock. This one's a bit of a departure from my usual style (since all of the smarty-pantses seem to have caught on to my tricks). I'll give it a few days and see if any hints are needed, as there certainly aren't a ton of clues at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Galilean moons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 a calculator where ten is the start number holes being zero's thusly multiplied by ten at corresponding intervals. 10=1zero 10x10=2zeros etc.. was also going to guess a die aka dice <correlation to the the earths rotation = rotation of die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 amonkkilla, please use spoilers. It's the blue "S" icon that appears on the tool bar when you post. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 As usual, Shakee's answer teaches me a new tidbit. The fact that I didn't know about it beforehand of course means that it's not the answer I had in mind, but Amonkkilla's second guess is starting along that track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 amonkkilla, please use spoilers. It's the blue "S" icon that appears on the tool bar when you post. Thanks. sry i just started that was my first post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 the moon makes some sense but how many days is this, is it one day or four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Not phases of the moon; while the number of visible craters may wax and wane, those particular numbers of holes wouldn't be explained by the angle of the sun at those times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 OK, used my super VIP powers to add a few lines to the original riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Is it the number of letters in each word that contains a closed loop? Afternoon = 4 the a, e and o's break = 3 the b e and a and so on Before you answer me, I know it is not, it works for them all except noon, but it was so close I had to share sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tiger_lily111 Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 microscope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 im getting that it might be a reflection, or a shadow cast by an object i can create an object that correlates to this riddle. it still wouldn't be right T_T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 a sundial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Still none of the above. I might add a bit more later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Machu Picchu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 I'm afraid I know little of the place, and can't glean how it would fit the riddle from what I could find online. Added a bit more to the original post of the riddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 stars, maybe an astrolabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 i hope i'm not taking things to literally but i can't help but feel this has smth to be related to the actual ship itself and not the sky or anyth.... that is to say that a ship actually exists and not just in the metaphorical sense... i hope i'm somewhere close to the right track:/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Not an astrolabe or stars; I can see how the returned gaze clue could seem like it's referring to the man looking toward the night sky again later on, but the part about the gaze ignoring the man would not make sense if it were referring to what the man is seeing. And the ship is meant to be figurative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MissKitten Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) Hmmm.... An umbrella? Don't see how this fits the last verse though. Edited September 26, 2011 by MissKitten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hmmm.... An umbrella? Don't see how this fits the last verse though. I'll consider counting that as part of the correct answer Not totally what I had in mind, but it could be substituted for a part. There's a bit more to it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 EDM Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 A coat...??? Or a hat...??? Hi plasmid!!! Love the riddle!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Some possibles: Sextant? Button? Button Hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 a cloak or hoodie, a statue of a man praising the sun, the shadow of a building slowly enveloping other building's in its shadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plasmid
We crew aboard the ship
Just man when not at sea
Against the wind and cold equip
And keep civility
The lookout perched atop
The sarge' at arms austere
The gofor, hope he doesn't drop
Below, the engineers
-----------------------------------------
A man sees sun so hot
The gaze returned will miss
Ignoring man it sees him not
Instead it's seeing this
One hole seen at noon
Two holes seen at midnight
Three holes seen at break of dawn
Four holes seen in afternoon
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