Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted August 20, 2012 Expect to differentiate, First, though, correlate, Find the relation, For the equation, You may see there lurks, Exponents at work, Fairly quickly wrote, From elegance remote, Under extreme duress, Frantic with stress, Begotten this riddle was. What am I? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Rob_Gandy 2 Report post Posted January 16, 2013 The derivative of x with respect to t? dx/dt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Time Out 11 Report post Posted August 21, 2012 feng shui Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted August 22, 2012 Nay, it is neither of wind nor water though to both it may apply. However.... Means there is a hidden device within the riddle itself that leads to the answer, and said device is hinted at by the riddle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Potok 7 Report post Posted August 23, 2012 maybe a gearbox or a drive differencial ? prolly way too obvious Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 TheChad08 14 Report post Posted August 24, 2012 maybe a gearbox or a drive differencial ? prolly way too obvious when I first read the riddle I thought of a speedometer, but I figured that would have been too easy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted August 24, 2012 By 'device' I don't mean like a physical device, I mean 'device' like 'literary device', 'plot device', "left up to his own devices", etc. Basically a trick, if you will, that you must perform to the riddle or parts of the riddle itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Time Out 11 Report post Posted August 26, 2012 hair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 plainglazed 67 Report post Posted August 27, 2012 gravity? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted August 28, 2012 Um...not sure how those were arrived at, but nay and nay to those who have for the answer sot, it seems the device has yet to be got. Sorry, don't mean to be dismissive, but rhyming is so addictive! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 phaze 91 Report post Posted August 28, 2012 Equals or equivalency calm the squalls of despondency? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted August 28, 2012 Nay once more, you have yet to score! This was written pretty fast, so the device is something pretty straightforward, although it might require multiple steps . Also, seeing how much I like couplets, isn't it odd that the number of lines is just that...odd? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 'First'...yes, it's that simple...or is it? ;P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Rob_Gandy 2 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 acceleration? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted September 16, 2012 acceleration? Not sure how you arrived at that, but nay... 'Differentiate' and 'exponent', taken together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted October 1, 2012 Okay, in case anyone actually wants to solve this: To make the previous hint more clear: what happens to an exponent when you differentiate? Take that, and the first hint. Now if you're still confused: read what you have out loud ;P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Rob_Gandy 2 Report post Posted October 5, 2012 the only thing that comes to mind looking at the hints is leading coefficient? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted October 8, 2012 For once there was a demon cat from seirentai, In whom sprung a puzzle by and by, Rampantly obscure, Seldom demure, To which one says e^(i*pi). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Prof. Templeton 10 Report post Posted October 10, 2012 For once there was a demon cat from seirentai, In whom sprung a puzzle by and by, Rampantly obscure, Seldom demure, To which one says e^(i*pi). http://xkcd.com/179/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted January 16, 2013 Alright, for the sake of the next the series ever coming out: Take the first letter of each line. Look like gibberish to you? Well... What happens when you differentiate an exponent? Do the same to each letter. Still look like gibberish to you? Read out loud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Yoruichi-san 116 Report post Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) And we have a winner, ladies and gentlemen! And what is dx/dt commonly referred to in laymen's terms as? Edited January 18, 2013 by Yoruichi-san Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Expect to differentiate,
First, though, correlate,
Find the relation,
For the equation,
You may see there lurks,
Exponents at work,
Fairly quickly wrote,
From elegance remote,
Under extreme duress,
Frantic with stress,
Begotten this riddle was.
What am I?
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