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Bill and Ben
« on: Aug 11th, 2006, 12:40pm » |
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Bill and Ben walk out of the mine after a hard day's work. As they leave the mine, they look at each other. This causes Ben to clean his face despite it being already clean. Bill, however, does not, despite his face being dirty. Why?
Ive heard heard a few good answers for this one so fire away. 
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #1 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 12:54pm » |
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They saw each other. Ben saw Bill's dirty face, so he thought he own were also dirty, and vice verse.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #2 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 12:59pm » |
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They both have skin sensitive to light as a result of working in the mine all day and not seeing sunlight. Bill can't clean his face, or else it'll...
I just see BNC got the answer, or close to it.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #3 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 2:49pm » |
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BNC has got the textbook answer. However, there are a few more good answers, so keep trying.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #4 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 2:52pm » |
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They're clones. The scientists who cloned Bill were running a test, Bill and Ben thought they would do and be everything the other was, so that is why.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #5 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 2:58pm » |
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hmmmm... interesting idea... although if that was the case why would one have a dirty face and not the other?
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #6 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 3:00pm » |
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Because the test failed and they did different things. Back to the drawing board for those guys. My cloning experiment showed much better results.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #7 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 4:24pm » |
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Ben and Bill are identical twins. They are walking on opposite sides of a wall that has a window through it. For whatever reason, as they are coincidentally walking past the window at the same time, they look at it, and see what looks like their own reflection, so they each assume it is a mirror. So Ben saw Bill's dirty face and thought it was his own, and Bill saw Ben's clean face and thought it was his own.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #8 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 4:30pm » |
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Nope
I'm looking for answers that are completely different from the textbook one.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #9 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 4:51pm » |
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Ben and Bill hate each other so intensely that they want to be as little alike as possible. So when Ben sees Bill's face is dirty, he works harder to make sure his is clean. When Bill sees Ben's face is clean, he's wondering where he can find some mud to rub his own face in.
Or, Ben is OCD. Even though he knows his own face is clean, the very suggestion of a dirty face is enough to trigger his compulsion. Bill, on the other hand, is just a messy guy and doesn't care what his face looks like.
Or, Ben is a deaf mute, and Bill is kinda dumb. Ben sees Bill's dirty face and is actually miming cleaning his face to tell Bill that he needs to. Bill is too thick to figure it out.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #10 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 5:00pm » |
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Love the ideas
That's more in the vein of wat I was thinking of, although don't be reluctant to think outside the proverbial box. Then try to think out side of the box that is surrounding that one.
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« Reply #11 on: Aug 11th, 2006, 9:02pm » |
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Earlier in the day Ben and Bill were talking about Ben's hot date tonight. Looking at each other Ben was reminded of the what was happening and wanted to make sure his face was squeaky clean. Bill on the other hand is a serial bachelor who couldn't care less about soot on his face.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #12 on: Aug 18th, 2006, 10:41am » |
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I'm looking specifically for one other answer.
Hint: Think about what you are assuming about this riddle.
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I never assume anything about any riddle any more. You cannot fool me no matter what you say. There are twists, and then there may be more twists, but I am on to you. After being a riddler for two years, I take nothing for granted no more. I read you like a book, because aliens have telepathic abilities. So I know the answer to this riddle, but since I trust no one, I do not even trust myself. So I do not know even what I know, being a true riddler.  
Maybe they always do opposite of what they want to do, because they are in opposition? Or it was pretty dark.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #14 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 3:10am » |
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You still seem to be struggling with this second answer.
Hint: The same path of logic would be used if, say, you were to find a certain amount of glass and clear liquid in a room 
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They are blind as bats. A rich man paid them to stagger in a mine for his amusement. He also told them to wear broken glasses and spill Coca-Cola. Rich blokes have weird notion of fun.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #16 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 5:40am » |
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I agree, rich blokes do have wierd notions of fun, but that is not the answer im looking for
Also, if you are talking about someone of whom you know, i strongly suggest that you stay away from them. Unless that is some sort of alien ritual of some kind. In which case i still strongly recomend staying away from them.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #17 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 11:05pm » |
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Do cats clean their faces when they spot dogs? Or maybe mice?
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #18 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 11:33pm » |
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The real question is, who worked harder? I mean Bill is dirty, Ben is all clean. So one must've done more work than the other.
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #19 on: Aug 19th, 2006, 11:53pm » |
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So how long ago was this mine running? Hopefully I'm on the right track :\
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #20 on: Aug 20th, 2006, 5:09am » |
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I like where you're coming from graphia but alas not what I had in mind
BNC has caught on the the main gist of it but has not quite got it yet 
Hint: The mine is important
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #21 on: Aug 20th, 2006, 5:15am » |
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Was Bill, then, a canary ?
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #22 on: Aug 20th, 2006, 5:23am » |
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Not quite but VERY close 
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #23 on: Aug 20th, 2006, 3:37pm » |
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Just to spell it out Bill is a pony but I'm not sure who Ben is
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Re: Bill and Ben
« Reply #24 on: Aug 20th, 2006, 3:48pm » |
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Bingo!
Ben does not have to be anyone special, its just that ponies on their own tend not to be particularly good at using pickaxes
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