Yoruichi-san Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Time Out Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 feng shui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Potok Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 maybe a gearbox or a drive differencial ? prolly way too obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheChad08 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Time Out Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 gravity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 phaze Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Equals or equivalency calm the squalls of despondency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 'First'...yes, it's that simple...or is it? ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rob_Gandy Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 acceleration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 acceleration? Not sure how you arrived at that, but nay... 'Differentiate' and 'exponent', taken together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rob_Gandy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 the only thing that comes to mind looking at the hints is leading coefficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prof. Templeton Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rob_Gandy Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 The derivative of x with respect to t? dx/dt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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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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