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January 30th, 2004, 02:51 PM
#1
Registered User
 GAME: adept's MindTrap
MindTrap
(game ended on 02/22/2005)
It's not what you know... it's how you think
I've been wanting to do something like this for a while, in honour of one of my favourite board games.
RULES
First person to correctly answer the question I post wins that round. He/she who accumulates the most points in this thread wins. Length of game will be decided arbitrarily. Googling is forbidden. Please use your own brain to resolve these.
Questions will be posted at any time I have available.
Post titles will indicate whether or not a question has been answered correctly and completely (question mark  will be replaced by an exclamation point ).
POINTS1 point for the right answer (without correct explanation) 1 point for the right explanation (without correct answer) 3 points for right explanation of right answer. X bonus points under special (even arbitrary) circumstances, such as suggesting a problem or question to me by PM that is eventually used in the game.
PRIZES
I'm open to suggestions. We'll see how it goes from there. Since this game will end at 500 questions, the first 5 players will receive a prize, as per Suggestion 1 below.
Suggestion 1: Miscellaneous prizes to be distributed by myself. Some may be very slightly used, but all will be geek oriented. See here for a sample.
Suggetion 2:
Having milestone achievers include a line in their signature indicating their impressive intellectual prowess such as: "I got 500 points in adept's MindTrap and you didn't".
Points accumulated per player
49 players
--------------------------------------------------- Deity: 409 3fingersalute: 384 edball: 169 Mindwarp: 121 Ya_Know: 119
RIOT: 93 Machodkis:92 SirGraystone: 90 El_Squid: 84 gazzak: 82 Camaro80z: 64 NooNoo: 63 Matridom: 49
Jaeger: 46 Guntz: 36 Khazad: 31 Damned Angel: 29 notorious_carl: 29 Wayward Clam: 25 Spork: 24 Commander Klarg: 19 Jonesy>|X|<: 15 Kymera: 14 TechZ: 12 Zil: 11 Kineda: 10 Kato2274: 9 OskarTheSmurf: 9 thirdfey: 9 Diver01: 7 Cisco2: 6 geoscomp: 6 meatwad: 6 Atodini: 5 GrandDad: 5 Rejection Man: 5 Cobra X: 4 corturbra: 4 firemonkey: 4 King Grover: 4 Sunshine: 4 inept: 3 pmetal: 3 ClickHere2Surf.com: 2 Confus-ed: 1 DocPC: 1 ebra: 1 Mayet: 1 Snooper2: 1
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Last edited by a d e p t; February 22nd, 2005 at 12:29 PM.
Reason: Keeping Score
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January 30th, 2004, 02:52 PM
#2
Registered User
 Question 1 - RESOLVED
A man left the hotel bar and walked toward the parking lot.
Without the benefit of moonlight or other artificial light sources, he was able to spot his black car 100m away.
How was this possible?
Last edited by a d e p t; February 4th, 2004 at 04:33 PM.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 02:55 PM
#3
 Originally Posted by a d e p t
A man left the hotel bar and walked toward the parking lot.
Without the benefit of moonlight or other artificial light sources, he was able to spot his black car 100m away.
How was this possible?
It was daytime, he could see his car clearly.
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
The Hitchikers Guide to the Universe - Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 02:56 PM
#4
Registered User
Originally Posted by a d e p t
A man left the hotel bar and walked toward the parking lot.
Without the benefit of moonlight or other artificial light sources, he was able to spot his black car 100m away.
How was this possible?
I'll presume direct sunlight is not artificial, hence he walked out during the daytime in broad daylight.
If it's true that wherever you go, there you are: how come so many people look lost?
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January 30th, 2004, 03:04 PM
#5
Registered User
Question 2 - RESOLVED
I see we have players who've done this before. 
Jaeger beat Cisco2 by less than a minute on that first one.
Often talked of,
Never seen.
Ever coming,
Never been.
Daily looked for,
Never here.
Still approaching,
Coming near.
Thousands for its visit wait,
But alas for their fate,
Tho' they expect me to appear,
They will never find me here.
What is the poem about?
Last edited by a d e p t; February 4th, 2004 at 04:36 PM.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 03:08 PM
#6
Originally Posted by a d e p t
I see we have players who've done this before.
Jaeger beat Cisco2 by less than a minute on that first one.
Often talked of,
Never seen.
Ever coming,
Never been.
Daily looked for,
Never here.
Still approaching,
Coming near.
Thousands for its visit wait,
But alas for their fate,
Tho' they expect me to appear,
They will never find me here.
What is the poem about?
Tomorrow. Least I think so. You are making me flashback to logic puzzles in grade school.
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
The Hitchikers Guide to the Universe - Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 03:09 PM
#7
Registered User
Originally Posted by a d e p t
I see we have players who've done this before.
Jaeger beat Cisco2 by less than a minute on that first one.
Often talked of,
Never seen.
Ever coming,
Never been.
Daily looked for,
Never here.
Still approaching,
Coming near.
Thousands for its visit wait,
But alas for their fate,
Tho' they expect me to appear,
They will never find me here.
What is the poem about?
tomorrow
cuz it fits all of them
and google told me so
Do You Realize? - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize? - we're floating in space -
Do You Realize? - that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize? - that everyone you know someday will die
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January 30th, 2004, 03:18 PM
#8
Registered User
Question 3 - RESOLVED
Originally Posted by Darkstar
...and google told me so
Of course, search engines shall henceforth be officially prohibited. 
Should anyone be discovered "cheating", he/she will automatically lose all accumulated points and forfeit any possibility of victory.
Plus, we'll make him/her cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a herring. So there.
A woman from London married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws.
None of the men died, and she never divorced.
How was this possible?
Last edited by a d e p t; February 4th, 2004 at 04:38 PM.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 03:21 PM
#9
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Of course, search engines shall henceforth be officially prohibited.
Should anyone be discovered "cheating", he/she will automatically lose all accumulated points and forfeit any possibility of victory.
Plus, we'll make him/her cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a herring. So there.
A woman from London married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws.
None of the men died, and she never divorced.
How was this possible?
She was a female minister or somesuch, thus she was marrying couples together.
This is a very regional question. For all I know, polygamy is legal in London.
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
The Hitchikers Guide to the Universe - Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 03:23 PM
#10
Registered User
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Of course, search engines shall henceforth be officially prohibited.
Should anyone be discovered "cheating", he/she will automatically lose all accumulated points and forfeit any possibility of victory.
Plus, we'll make him/her cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a herring. So there.
A woman from London married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws.
None of the men died, and she never divorced.
How was this possible?
She performed the ceremoies
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January 30th, 2004, 03:24 PM
#11
Registered User
Originally Posted by jaeger
She was a female minister or somesuch, thus she was marrying couples together.
This is a very regional question. For all I know, polygamy is legal in London.
Naaaah.
You still got it.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 03:25 PM
#12
Banned
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January 30th, 2004, 03:26 PM
#13
Banned
Late, and wrong... 
Well I have a suggestion for the winners prize. He gets to be Moderator for a day, with all of the access privileges that NooNoo has!!!
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January 30th, 2004, 03:29 PM
#14
Originally Posted by Ya_know
Late, and wrong...
Well I have a suggestion for the winners prize. He gets to be Moderator for a day, with all of the access privileges that NooNoo has!!!
Jeebus help the forums if I won. A reign of terror could be fun.
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."
The Hitchikers Guide to the Universe - Mostly Harmless - Douglas Adams
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January 30th, 2004, 03:41 PM
#15
Registered User
Question 4 - RESOLVED
Originally Posted by Ya_know
They were mormon?
That's still illegal.
A man climbed into a taxi, clutching a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine.
"And where are we going today my good man?" inquired the taxi driver.
"I'll be having the time of my life at 362 Ocean Side Drive", replied the client.
The driver remained silent as he drove off towards the destination.
"I'll tell you what", the passenger said, "I won't be too long so if you can swing by in a couple of hours and pick me up..."
At that point the driver stopped the cab, pulled out a gun and shot his client between the eyes. Dead.
Since the taxi cab driver and the client had never met or even knew each others' names, what could have been the driver's motive?
Last edited by a d e p t; February 4th, 2004 at 04:39 PM.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams
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