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Drizzle_of_Spirits
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Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical item
« on: Feb 28th, 2007, 10:16pm » |
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It had never been dreamed before that you were sent by your company to Indonesia, a tropical country with traditional cultures. Your mission was to buy an archaeological item. You didn't understand Indonesian language at all. You were just mysteriously told to go to a certain place and given exact amount of money. The price of the item was Rp.1000000 (Rp=Rupiah--Indonesian currency). You were already given 100 pcs of Rp.10000 notes, but alas! you lost one piece of your notes (It meant now you had only Rp.990000).
You didn't have your own additional money.
How could you buy the item? 
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #1 on: Mar 1st, 2007, 1:39am » |
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Since I can understand Bahasa Indonesia quite well, I'll refrain from answering.. 
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #2 on: Mar 1st, 2007, 5:31am » |
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I suppose you could remove small strips from each note and forge a new note from it. But then, it would arouse suspicion when each note is taped together. (If they were all identical, you could make it so that they're all just two parts, rather than have the last be 99 parts taped together, however, if all notes are identical, they're almost certainly forged.)
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #3 on: Mar 1st, 2007, 6:43pm » |
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As of August 2006, 1 USD is worth approximately Rp 9100
So you are out by about 1$.
Since you didn't bring your own money, they must be giving you a meal allowance. After all, you can't go all that distance without a few meals. I would just take it out of my food allowance.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #4 on: Mar 1st, 2007, 7:10pm » |
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on Mar 1st, 2007, 6:43pm, denis wrote:As of August 2006, 1 USD is worth approximately Rp 9100
So you are out by about 1$.
Since you didn't bring your own money, they must be giving you a meal allowance. After all, you can't go all that distance without a few meals. I would just take it out of my food allowance. |
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I was just typing something similar, though the latest that I've got is Rp.10000 = USD 1.08. Like dennis said, it could come out from the meal allowance, travelling allowance. Or you could just pawn your pen..
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #5 on: Mar 2nd, 2007, 4:03pm » |
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give them the money then escape before they finish counting or go back and get 10000$ from the company.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #6 on: Mar 5th, 2007, 10:16pm » |
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a mathematically brilliant mind Towr...
you figured out my initially intended answer.
Suppose that this is the solution, how is the best way to do in term of efficiency and psychological acceptance? Would you make one new piece from 99 strips of others? Or you divide into two groups; 49 strips for one piece and 50 strips for another?
Or is there any better way so that you can use as little as possible the tape and achieve as high as possible psychological acceptance of your money?
[/color]However, apparently you didn't bring any tape. How could you buy the item? 
[color=LimeGreen]I also really loved the creative ways supposed by Denis, JinBotak and Tiber13. 
Nevertheless, your company just did provide you food (not money to buy food). Also there wasn't any money exchange shop. You couldn't pawn your pen since no pawn shop and you couldn't speak Indonesian too. Going back was not an option since it cost a lot and surely you didn't want to be grilled meat by the anger of your boss 
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #7 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 12:24am » |
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on Mar 5th, 2007, 10:16pm, Drizzle_of_Spirits wrote:Suppose that this is the solution, how is the best way to do in term of efficiency and psychological acceptance? Would you make one new piece from 99 strips of others? Or you divide into two groups; 49 strips for one piece and 50 strips for another?
Or is there any better way so that you can use as little as possible the tape and achieve as high as possible psychological acceptance of your money? |
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Well, as I said, you can make it seem like you have 100 notes made of two pieces. There's a wellknown optical illusion with a picture of a dozen or so people, and when you rearrange it in a few pieces, suddenly there's an extra person (but everyone is slightly shorter).
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #8 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 12:44am » |
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In Indonesia you can bargain. You are a bodoh if you don't.
Just pick the calculator from the table, type in 500'000 and show it to the seller. He will give a disapproving look, gesture "Can not!" and type in 900'000. And so on. In the end you save $20-30 plus your reputation as a trader.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #9 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 2:17am » |
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on Mar 6th, 2007, 12:44am, Grimbal wrote:In Indonesia you can bargain. You are a bodoh if you don't.
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Bangang would be a better word..hehe
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #10 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 6:49am » |
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Bangang?? What does it mean?
Yes, usually you can bargain, but this item had fixed price.
What optical illusion did you mean Towr?
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #12 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 8:26am » |
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on Mar 6th, 2007, 6:49am, Drizzle_of_Spirits wrote:| What optical illusion did you mean Towr? |
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He was talking about this.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #13 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 4:03pm » |
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on Mar 5th, 2007, 10:16pm, Drizzle_of_Spirits wrote:[/color]However, apparently you didn't bring any tape. How could you buy the item?
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #14 on: Mar 6th, 2007, 5:30pm » |
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on Mar 6th, 2007, 6:49am, Drizzle_of_Spirits wrote:Bangang?? What does it mean?
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It means you have the IQ of a stupid goat..
Added : Of course, I'm not refering to you, Drizzle_of_Spirits
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #15 on: Mar 7th, 2007, 11:53pm » |
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I did a mistake that time Icarus
But I cannot find that word in Indonesian Dictionary, jinbotak. 
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #16 on: Mar 8th, 2007, 4:55pm » |
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on Mar 7th, 2007, 11:53pm, Drizzle_of_Spirits wrote:
But I cannot find that word in Indonesian Dictionary, jinbotak. |
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Well, you can try searching for the word here
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #17 on: Mar 9th, 2007, 12:53am » |
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So desu ka (Oh, I see)
However, that word is rarely used in Indonesian language, I don't know if it is frequently used in Malay...
Usually you will say: bodoh, bego, bagong, goblok, tolol, dungu, idiot, telmi, lelet, otak udang (shrimp brain ), etc....
So many words for stupid/foolish...
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #18 on: Mar 9th, 2007, 1:29am » |
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on Mar 9th, 2007, 12:53am, Drizzle_of_Spirits wrote:So desu ka (Oh, I see)
However, that word is rarely used in Indonesian language, I don't know if it is frequently used in Malay...
Usually you will say: bodoh, bego, bagong, goblok, tolol, dungu, idiot, telmi, lelet, otak udang (shrimp brain ), etc....
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Bahalol, bengong, samdol..the list is endless..
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #19 on: Mar 13th, 2007, 4:55pm » |
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in the mini movie i saw many defects, weird hair, cut shoes, etc.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #20 on: Aug 11th, 2007, 5:44pm » |
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So the solution is to "paste" a bill? (Cutting pieces from several banknotes to make another) Why not just hit the contact over the head and take the thing?
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #21 on: Aug 12th, 2007, 7:20am » |
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on Aug 11th, 2007, 5:44pm, Zatanna wrote:| So the solution is to "paste" a bill? (Cutting pieces from several banknotes to make another) Why not just hit the contact over the head and take the thing? |
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You might not get the chance; you might not hit hard enough and end up in a fight; you might be hunted down and killed.
Various reasons come to mind.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #22 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 2:48pm » |
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towr, you just gave reason not to CHEAT him, too! Even if you get away with it, the cheet will be discovered and you will no longer be trusted in the archiological community. When your museum bosses finds out, they might wonder if you've been skimming money from other pay-offs!
Sorry, but this riddle is a dud.
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #23 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 3:08pm » |
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on Aug 15th, 2007, 2:48pm, Zatanna wrote:| towr, you just gave reason not to CHEAT him, too! |
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True, but the chance you can get away with cheating someone for Rp.10000 is better then getting away with assault and battery.
Quote:Even if you get away with it, the cheet will be discovered and you will no longer be trusted in the archiological community. When your museum bosses finds out, they might wonder if you've been skimming money from other pay-offs!
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Well, the story is a bit flimsy. The intended solution isn't really a practical one; but that holds for a lot of puzzles.
Practically, if the transaction is above board, you'd be better off being honest, and promise to bring/send the last bill later on.
In any case, violence is never the answer
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Re: Need money to buy Indonesian archaelogical ite
« Reply #24 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 3:51pm » |
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Yes, well anyway, there are other riddles I can complain about. I mean "solve"! 
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