Yoruichi-san Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 (1) Before we met, I was every color shown in light, Now that you're gone, I'm just black and white. (2) I was the one who captured you, But now you have changed me, too. (3) It's hard to think that as I grow, You could and would actually slow. (4) For you I'll translate, If you can keep the date. (5) I'll forever take your traces. To countless far-away places. We know that you'll never come back, So we've come together as a pack. But you will be the one who sees, If they can discover our identities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 These are long shots but worth the try. How about some clues if we are all completely off.the spurner is Time 1, History, present is colorful while history is written black and white 2.a clock 3.the universe 4.a calendar 5. radio waves that transmit information through space Was thinking this yesterday, but made the same mistake - no 1 is the wrong way round, but I feel it just needs tweeking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 (1) Thoughts (2) Heart (3) Something to do with age (4) Mind (5) Memories Dont ask me how i reached here , but let me know if i am on the right track .... I am a beginner at these riddles ..... No sorry, what do you think the "you" is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 These are long shots but worth the try. How about some clues if we are all completely off.the spurner is Time 1, History, present is colorful while history is written black and white 2.a clock 3.the universe 4.a calendar 5. radio waves that transmit information through space Yay, you got the spurner right (if no one was close I was gonna suggest focusing on that part first, by looking at the "big picture" and hinting at the clues in the chorus...), but none of the spurned so far (although you may be close on some ;P)...keep trying! Now that you know who the spurner is, it should be easier to go back and figure out what fits for each spurned lover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 a sun dial..used to be time a time keeper using the sun prior to clocks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 Was thinking this yesterday, but made the same mistake - no 1 is the wrong way round, but I feel it just needs tweeking You're right, your thinking on #1 is the wrong way around...that should give you a hint...;P Also, since firebirdaz didn't really explain how he got his answer, let me add this: We know that you'll never come back, -Time can't move backwards (unfortunately...;P) So we've come together as a pack. But you will be the one who sees, -Time will see the progress of this puzzle...as well as everything else If they can discover our identities. My goal was to make you look at the whole picture to figure out who the "you" is, then go back and look at each rhyme carefully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 various people such as capernicus, hoyle and have to think back to some more Galileo perhaps - lovers of astronomy - leaves out hoyle I guess (named the big bang but was against it and also helped with the theory of matter to support itgood title if I'm in the zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 various people such as capernicus, hoyle and have to think back to some more Galileo perhaps - lovers of astronomy - leaves out hoyle I guess (named the big bang but was against it and also helped with the theory of matter to support itgood title if I'm in the zone Not really, sorry...but I think the metaphor fits because it's something that waits for no one... ;P Since people seem to be struggling, here's some advice: I crafted this riddle *very* carefully, so taking an "impressionistic" approach won't help...don't try to pick out particular words as keywords or anything (which I think is sending ppl on the wrong track...). Instead, look carefully at the meanings of each phrase. I promise the answers fit really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 could use a hint but here goes1. space - big bang is before time then when time is gone nothing but black adn white 2. a photograph- captures a "momemt in time" then fades as gets older stuck .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 could use a hint but here goes1. space - big bang is before time then when time is gone nothing but black adn white 2. a photograph- captures a "momemt in time" then fades as gets older stuck .... Okay, *fine* ;P 1. This is probably the hardest one, and the one I am most proud of . As mentioned before, people who guessed "history" had it inverted...that's all I'll say for now...I don't mind leaving this one for last. 2. firebirdaz, you're getting warmer...but I was thinking of more of a change than just fading... 3. This one is the most straightforward once you've figured out the spurner (which you have). You should be able to derive the answer . 4. I think you're thinking in the correct area on this one, but you may be misreading the clue... 5. Okay, firebirdaz, I think you have this one...just think more general . Hopefully this will help some...but I'm not going to make this too easy for you guys, cuz I know how smart you guys are and how clever you can be when you try...so keep trying! ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) I'm always trying to think of a SET of five ???(1) Before we met, I was every color shown in light, Now that you're gone, I'm just black and white. (2) I was the one who captured you, The sun, earth relationship ? But now you have changed me, too. (3) It's hard to think that as I grow, similar gravity effect You could and would actually slow. (4) For you I'll translate, ????? If you can keep the date. (5) I'll forever take your traces. To countless far-away places. CMB radiation We know that you'll never come back, So we've come together as a pack. Expanding universe But you will be the one who sees, use of telescope maybe If they can discover our identities. Edited July 7, 2008 by Lost in space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) Spoiler for "Is it...?": Gravity Sorry but i don't get how it could be gravity I can't get any of them but i think the first one might be rain and the second one might be a memory Edited July 7, 2008 by DebbieKoolBabez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Not sure about the rest, but I think I have this one now. (3) It's hard to think that as I grow, You could and would actually slow. Speed or velocity? As an object approaches the speed of light (grows), time slows down for the object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 1. inverted history is the future? 2. television - still captures time but teh TV has changed over time 3. either velocity (which slows time as approaches the speed of light ) or gravity (which slows time to an outside observer) 4. history book - if you know the date then you can see what happened at that time 5. light - astronomers use light to "see" past time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I'm always trying to think of a SET of five ???(1) Before we met, I was every color shown in light, Now that you're gone, I'm just black and white. (2) I was the one who captured you, The sun, earth relationship ? But now you have changed me, too. (3) It's hard to think that as I grow, similar gravity effect You could and would actually slow. (4) For you I'll translate, ????? If you can keep the date. (5) I'll forever take your traces. To countless far-away places. CMB radiation We know that you'll never come back, So we've come together as a pack. Expanding universe But you will be the one who sees, use of telescope maybe If they can discover our identities. No, it's not a set. The "so we've come together as a pack" is suppose to indicate that they normally don't come as a pack or a set... But I like how you're thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Not sure about the rest, but I think I have this one now. Speed or velocity? As an object approaches the speed of light (grows), time slows down for the object. The "it's hard to think" part is kinda a hidden clue referring to the fact that Relativity can be a difficult concept to think about...it *did* take a genius (with really bad hair) to come up with it...;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 on my own']1. inverted history is the future? -yeah, you're thinking in the right direction, but you've got farther to go to get to the answer (I told you this one is tough ;P) 2. television - still captures time but teh TV has changed over time -umm, interesting thought, but its less of a stretch than that... 3. either velocity (which slows time as approaches the speed of light ) or gravity (which slows time to an outside observer) -yep, time slows as velocity or speed increases (but dawh beat you to it ) 4. history book - if you know the date then you can see what happened at that time -i like that answer , but not the interpretation of "translate" I was going for... 5. light - astronomers use light to "see" past time -yay, correct! Light (or electromagnetic radiation in general) carries traces of past events from countless distant galaxies and stars to us and everywhere else (unless it gets sucked up by a black hole first...;P) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) (1) Before we met, I was every color shown in light, Now that you're gone, I'm just black and white. Memory? Before we met would be processing and encoding an image into the brain. And after you’re gone is retrieval of stored memories. Since the brain cannot think in colors, or dream in colors it’s something like that, a memory is altered by the time it is over. (4) For you I'll translate, If you can keep the date. Half-life (and not the game, but radioactive decay) Edited July 7, 2008 by Jahudo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 1. I am still working on this one, thinking of a future event or dream - thinking of it now is colorful, once it occurs it is in my diary so it is just text, black and white 2.I am going back to my first answer. That is a clock or watch, it captures time then it gets changed by time with the movement of it's parts 3. we know that it is velocity 4.history book works so why ruin a good thing 5.light - I got this one already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 (edited) 1)Space? 2)Humanity? 3)Already done 4)Language? 5)Already done too Geez, this is tough. Edited July 7, 2008 by Nightshadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Sorry but i don't get how it could be gravity I can't get any of them but i think the first one might be rain and the second one might be a memory Oops, missed this post before, sorry... 2 is indeed memory! A memory captures a moment in time, but time can change memories (particularly with the help of suggestion...), to the *bane* of the Justice System... One of the things most strongly embedded in my own memory from Psychology...but I could be wrong ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 1. was guessed memories 2. I guess video - degrades over time 3. was guessed velocity 4. I guess calendar - keep the date 5. was guessed light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 1. was guessed memories 2. I guess video - degrades over time 3. was guessed velocity 4. I guess calendar - keep the date 5. was guessed light 2 is memories. 1 is yet unsolved (and difficult). Calender has been guessed for 4...that's why I think ppl are misreading the lines...think about it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Can you just post a recap of what's been correctly guessed already? I'm getting lost in all these spoilers and hints... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Yoruichi-san Posted July 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Can you just post a recap of what's been correctly guessed already? I'm getting lost in all these spoilers and hints... Kk... 1. Unknown Been guessed: history, rain, memory, sun, rainbow, widow, text, drawing/sketch, Catherine of Aragon, thoughts, sun dial, Copernicus, space, sun/earth, dream, 2. Memory 3. Velocity or speed 4. Unknown Been guessed: calender, digital, Anne of Cleaves, mind, history book, half-life, language, 5. Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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(1) Before we met, I was every color shown in light,
Now that you're gone, I'm just black and white.
(2) I was the one who captured you,
But now you have changed me, too.
(3) It's hard to think that as I grow,
You could and would actually slow.
(4) For you I'll translate,
If you can keep the date.
(5) I'll forever take your traces.
To countless far-away places.
We know that you'll never come back,
So we've come together as a pack.
But you will be the one who sees,
If they can discover our identities.
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