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wu :: forums    riddles    what happened (Moderators: SMQ, william wu, Eigenray, Icarus, towr, Grimbal, ThudnBlunder)    No Fire for explorers « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: No Fire for explorers  (Read 730 times) mikedagr8 Uberpuzzler A rich man is one who is content; not wealthy.     Gender: Posts: 1105 No Fire for explorers   « on: Aug 14th, 2007, 9:56pm » Quote Modify Neil and Dave were exploring a new territory. They felt a little cold and decided it was time to build a fire from newspapers and bits of dry wood, which they had brought with them. The matches were all unused and dry, but would not light the wooden part of the match;their lighters would not work even they they seemed as though they should, and even resorted to flintsparks and using the suns powerful rays through a strong magnifying glass. Nothing worked. Why? « Last Edit: Aug 15th, 2007, 2:56am by mikedagr8 » IP Logged "It's not that I'm correct, it's that you're just not correct, and so; I am right." - M.P.E. towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: No Fire for explorers   « Reply #1 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 12:37am » Quote Modify They were exploring mars?     Anyplace with a lack of oxygen would work; naturally one would assume they have breathing apparatus to keep from suffocating themselves IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB mikedagr8 Uberpuzzler A rich man is one who is content; not wealthy.     Gender: Posts: 1105 Re: No Fire for explorers   « Reply #2 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 12:39am » Quote Modify Correct. IP Logged "It's not that I'm correct, it's that you're just not correct, and so; I am right." - M.P.E. towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: No Fire for explorers   « Reply #3 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 2:30am » Quote Modify What, seriously?   IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB mikedagr8 Uberpuzzler A rich man is one who is content; not wealthy.     Gender: Posts: 1105 Re: No Fire for explorers   « Reply #4 on: Aug 15th, 2007, 2:32am » Quote Modify Yes. IP Logged "It's not that I'm correct, it's that you're just not correct, and so; I am right." - M.P.E. TheNumberScott Full Member     Gender: Posts: 210 Re: No Fire for explorers   « Reply #5 on: Aug 19th, 2007, 1:09am » Quote Modify I guess astronauts these days aren't put through the rigorous training they once were. IP Logged There once was a man who hurt his shins. So he went to the doctor to get some help, and they gave him shins of rebar! Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i => what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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