Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I'm going to give an additional paragraph to the riddle after any wrong answer. If anyone gets this one quickly, I'll be sad. ------------------------------ Who am I???? I'm certainly not unusual Although I am unique I stretch forever endlessly Which adds to my mystique. Stretch my ends out if you can And stomp down on my middle If you do, it's time for tea And you can solve this riddle. .... More coming if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 PI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 PI Apple or banana? Cheery even MMMMMMmmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 PI Sorry, not correct. Pi is EXTREMELY unusual. And how could you stomp down on the middle of pi? And why would it be time for tea? Here's another paragraph: Even though my length is infinite My "weight" is only one My height varies depending on what I am But it never equals none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 cosine wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 cosine wave Not a bad guess ... doesn't fit everything, although it does fit the whole "infinite" part. Here's a couple of more paragraphs! It's critical you listen to The inflection in what I say The point of this is to let you know It's a standard one away. What's away? Away from what? The answer I won't say Or maybe I have; or maybe I will I'm mean (I guess) today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 mole or deviation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 mole or deviation? Ah, you're on the track with what my last clues were about, but not putting all the paragraphs together into Who I Am. More paragraphs! I have three favorite numbers And my favorite letter is "Z" My favorite ENGLISH letter that is There's two Greek letters for me. Which Greek letters? Don't have a cow! I don't have to tell you! Add it up, and lower expectations, I've given you enough clues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Ah, you're on the track with what my last clues were about, but not putting all the paragraphs together into Who I Am. More paragraphs! I have three favorite numbers And my favorite letter is "Z" My favorite ENGLISH letter that is There's two Greek letters for me. Which Greek letters? Don't have a cow! I don't have to tell you! Add it up, and lower expectations, I've given you enough clues! A clock... -Time stretches forever. -The middle is noon tea. -Infinite length of time. -A "wait" in increments of '1'. -Height varies (grandfather, watch, Big Ben). -Standard one away from the next increment of time. -Three numbers on a clock (I, V, X) make up 1-12. -Two Greek letters representing time, Alpha-Omega. I just don't get the "Z" part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 A clock... -Time stretches forever. -The middle is noon tea. -Infinite length of time. -A "wait" in increments of '1'. -Height varies (grandfather, watch, Big Ben). -Standard one away from the next increment of time. -Three numbers on a clock (I, V, X) make up 1-12. -Two Greek letters representing time, Alpha-Omega. I just don't get the "Z" part. WOW! Not correct, but what a way to fit the clues in an unexpected way! Impressive thinking! Couple of things you missed besides the "Z" clue though. --Topic said this is a math riddle. It is a mathematical topic, not obscure by itself, but some of my clues to it are unless you know the topic well. --How do you stretch time's ends and stomp down on its middle? --Didn't recognize/utilize the key words of "critical", "inflection" and "point" --Couple other minor things (I used the phrase "Don't have a cow" for a reason, although a VERY obscure one) FINAL PARAGRAPHS TO THE RIDDLE No one's ever called me a liar Even though I'm never straight I won't say all my favorite numbers But one of them's sixty-eight. Haven't figured it out yet? Does none of this ring a bell? You're just strange! But I'm not! And with that I bid farewell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 WOW! Not correct, but what a way to fit the clues in an unexpected way! Impressive thinking! Couple of things you missed besides the "Z" clue though. --Topic said this is a math riddle. It is a mathematical topic, not obscure by itself, but some of my clues to it are unless you know the topic well. --How do you stretch time's ends and stomp down on its middle? --Didn't recognize/utilize the key words of "critical", "inflection" and "point" --Couple other minor things (I used the phrase "Don't have a cow" for a reason, although a VERY obscure one) Lol, I missed the math part completely. I was thinking that if you stretch out time (24hrs in a day) then the middle would be noon... time for tea (in Britain) yeah, I missed all the key words... I'll think math next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 just guessing a tangent wave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 No one's got it yet. I'm reposting the entire riddle below. Also, in the spoiler, is the entire riddle with some typographic clues added. Who am I???? I'm certainly not unusual Although I am unique I stretch forever endlessly Which adds to my mystique. Stretch my ends out if you can And stomp down on my middle If you do, it's time for tea And you can solve this riddle. Even though my length is infinite My "weight" is only one My height varies depending on what I am But it never equals none. It's critical you listen to The inflection in what I say The point of this is to let you know It's a standard one away. What's away? Away from what? The answer I won't say Or maybe I have; or maybe I will I'm mean (I guess) today. I have three favorite numbers And my favorite letter is "Z" My favorite ENGLISH letter that is There's two Greek letters for me. Which Greek letters? Don't have a cow! I don't have to tell you! Add it up, and lower expectations, I've given you enough clues! No one's ever called me a liar Even though I'm never straight I won't say all my favorite numbers But one of them's sixty-eight. Haven't figured it out yet? Does none of this ring a bell? You're just strange! But I'm not! And with that I bid farewell. Who am I???? BOLD = big clue ITALICS = small clue OR obscure clue I'm certainly not unusual Although I am unique I stretch forever endlessly Which adds to my mystique. Stretch my ends out if you can And stomp down on my middle If you do, it's time for tea And you can solve this riddle. Even though my length is infinite My "weight" is only one My height varies depending on what I am But it never equals none. It's critical you listen to The inflection in what I say The point of this is to let you know It's a standard one away. What's away? Away from what? The answer I won't say Or maybe I have; or maybe I will I'm mean (I guess) today. I have three favorite numbers And my favorite letter is "Z" My favorite ENGLISH letter that is There's two Greek letters for me. Which Greek letters? Don't have a cow! I don't have to tell you! Add it up, and lower expectations, I've given you enough clues! No one's ever called me a liar Even though I'm never straight I won't say all my favorite numbers But one of them's sixty-eight. Haven't figured it out yet? Does none of this ring a bell? You're just strange! But I'm not! And with that I bid farewell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 itachi-san Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 maybe a direct proportion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 No one's got it yet. I'm reposting the entire riddle below. Also, in the spoiler, is the entire riddle with some typographic clues added. Who am I???? I'm certainly not unusual Although I am unique I stretch forever endlessly Which adds to my mystique. Stretch my ends out if you can And stomp down on my middle If you do, it's time for tea And you can solve this riddle. Even though my length is infinite My "weight" is only one My height varies depending on what I am But it never equals none. It's critical you listen to The inflection in what I say The point of this is to let you know It's a standard one away. What's away? Away from what? The answer I won't say Or maybe I have; or maybe I will I'm mean (I guess) today. I have three favorite numbers And my favorite letter is "Z" My favorite ENGLISH letter that is There's two Greek letters for me. Which Greek letters? Don't have a cow! I don't have to tell you! Add it up, and lower expectations, I've given you enough clues! No one's ever called me a liar Even though I'm never straight I won't say all my favorite numbers But one of them's sixty-eight. Haven't figured it out yet? Does none of this ring a bell? You're just strange! But I'm not! And with that I bid farewell. Who am I???? BOLD = big clue ITALICS = small clue OR obscure clue I'm certainly not unusual Although I am unique I stretch forever endlessly Which adds to my mystique. Stretch my ends out if you can And stomp down on my middle If you do, it's time for tea And you can solve this riddle. Even though my length is infinite My "weight" is only one My height varies depending on what I am But it never equals none. It's critical you listen to The inflection in what I say The point of this is to let you know It's a standard one away. What's away? Away from what? The answer I won't say Or maybe I have; or maybe I will I'm mean (I guess) today. I have three favorite numbers And my favorite letter is "Z" My favorite ENGLISH letter that is There's two Greek letters for me. Which Greek letters? Don't have a cow! I don't have to tell you! Add it up, and lower expectations, I've given you enough clues! No one's ever called me a liar Even though I'm never straight I won't say all my favorite numbers But one of them's sixty-eight. Haven't figured it out yet? Does none of this ring a bell? You're just strange! But I'm not! And with that I bid farewell. Laser light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 but I doubt anyone that doesn't get it immediately would without looking on google like I did... the 68-95-99.7 rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 but I doubt anyone that doesn't get it immediately would without looking on google like I did... the 68-95-99.7 rule So, so, so SOOOOOO close. Your response is directly related to the answer, and that "rule" is only used for the answer. The answer mathematically fits all clues, and verbally fits some of the word choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 So, so, so SOOOOOO close. Your response is directly related to the answer, and that "rule" is only used for the answer. The answer mathematically fits all clues, and verbally fits some of the word choices. a normal distribution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 a normal distribution? We have a winner!!!!! Hopefully, this answer explains why "I'm certainly not unusual" AND "You're just strange! But I'm not!" If anyone is interested why any of the clues points to this from a mathematical standpoint, feel free to post or PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 So, so, so SOOOOOO close. Your response is directly related to the answer, and that "rule" is only used for the answer. The answer mathematically fits all clues, and verbally fits some of the word choices. I meant to put " for making bell curves" but it seems I lost my train of thought while typing it. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm going to give an additional paragraph to the riddle after any wrong answer. If anyone gets this one quickly, I'll be sad.
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Who am I????
I'm certainly not unusual
Although I am unique
I stretch forever endlessly
Which adds to my mystique.
Stretch my ends out if you can
And stomp down on my middle
If you do, it's time for tea
And you can solve this riddle.
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More coming if needed.
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