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cheesepuff
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Devil's Clock
« on: Apr 20th, 2008, 3:15pm » |
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One day a detective gets called to a house. He was asked to take a look at some weird things that were happening. He gets there after driving for a few hours and knocks on the door with two of these large, bronze, lion doorknockers. He meets the owners. He asks for the bathroom and is directed into a closet. The owners apologize, saying that they had just moved into this big house, inheriting it in a will. As the detective relieves himself he hears a faint knocking around the house. The owners tell him that it is a cat. After he finished he questions the owners.
"So what did you call me out here for?"
"I need you help. there are strange things happening. Please follow me."
The detective follows him into a room filled with clocks. It is now 10:59. At 11:00, all the clocks ring. They are all digital. There is a small scratch after the first zero on every one. He examines them, confused. Then he is led into the study. There is a desk with a mirror and a large, old looking cuckoo clock on the wall. It is 1:09. The owner looks confused. The detective goes:
"Whats wrong?"
"The clock usually goes off at 10:50"
Suddenly, at 1:10, the clock goes off. 3 demons come out where there is usually a bird. On the three are the letters LNR. The cuckoo clock starts playing the music "Hail to the King." The owners believe there is a mystery behind the clock and offer the detective lots of money if he figures it out. The detective investigates the house until sundown, not finding much but more clocks and mirrors, and is leaving the house when he realizes something. He figures out the hidden meaning and has the owners arrested.
What is the mystery and why are the owners arrested?
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cheesepuff
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #1 on: Apr 20th, 2008, 5:53pm » |
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Edited because I had to change a few details and times but the riddle is correct now
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #2 on: Apr 20th, 2008, 6:33pm » |
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I found this one on the web so I won't post the solution. But I will say it's a pretty difficult one to get. There's a number of things you have to unravel to get to the solution and each one is nontrivial.
I certainly would never have solved this one on my own...
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cheesepuff
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #3 on: Apr 20th, 2008, 6:36pm » |
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Yeah, its really complicated and hard  so I'll hint along the way
My friend told me this one. the original is even more complicated but I won't go that much in depth. I think it was detective Conan or something (Japanese comic)
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #4 on: Apr 21st, 2008, 10:30am » |
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ok... hint 1: most of the details, even though they seem useless, are used by the end of the riddle
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #5 on: Apr 21st, 2008, 8:54pm » |
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The cat isnt really a cat, right?
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So, if I help you, I'll get kicked for ksing, but if I don't, then I'll get kick for not helping...
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cheesepuff
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #6 on: Apr 21st, 2008, 9:29pm » |
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on Apr 21st, 2008, 8:54pm, iono wrote:| The cat isnt really a cat, right? |
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not a cat. What they get arrested for. among other things
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #7 on: Apr 22nd, 2008, 2:39pm » |
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Hint: The owners don't own the house. They are keeping the owner captive.
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #8 on: Apr 22nd, 2008, 8:44pm » |
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Is this one of those houses with a lot of secret passageways?
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cheesepuff
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #9 on: Apr 22nd, 2008, 9:58pm » |
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no. There is a secret with the alarm clock though.
oh and by the way, the 11:00 digital clocks don't mean as much unless your japanese, in which case the 110(scratch) means King in Japan
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #10 on: Apr 24th, 2008, 4:30am » |
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Is the fact that 1:10 is the mirror image of 10:50 important?
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #11 on: Apr 24th, 2008, 9:56am » |
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on Apr 24th, 2008, 4:30am, gotit wrote:| Is the fact that 1:10 is the mirror image of 10:50 important? |
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proves that the owners aren't really owners.
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #12 on: Apr 24th, 2008, 7:38pm » |
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If they just inherited the house, they might well not know that the clock is running backwards and meant to be looked at in a mirror.
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #13 on: Apr 24th, 2008, 9:16pm » |
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the clock is not running backward 
You know... there are windows in the study...
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #14 on: Apr 25th, 2008, 9:54am » |
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Hint: the fact that its dark helps the detective solve the mystery. and what words start with LR and N and rhyme?...
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #15 on: Apr 25th, 2008, 1:13pm » |
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Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy?
Legacy of Richard Nixon?
Lead round nose?
Leftist Rightist and Neutral?
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #16 on: Apr 25th, 2008, 2:46pm » |
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on Apr 25th, 2008, 1:13pm, Grimbal wrote:
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one of these is almost right
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #17 on: Apr 25th, 2008, 5:58pm » |
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nudist?
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #18 on: Apr 25th, 2008, 7:21pm » |
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on Apr 25th, 2008, 5:58pm, thecow135 wrote:
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #19 on: Apr 26th, 2008, 5:01am » |
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eLectron, pRoton and Neutron?
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #20 on: Apr 26th, 2008, 7:30am » |
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on Apr 26th, 2008, 5:01am, Grimbal wrote:| eLectron, pRoton and Neutron? |
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No. They all start with either LN or R. They are common 5 letter words that we use every day usually
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #21 on: Apr 26th, 2008, 4:03pm » |
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #22 on: Apr 26th, 2008, 4:20pm » |
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I think that the R word is "Right" only because cheesepuff said they are common 5 letter words and said one of those was close.
The fact that the owners lead him into a closet instead of a bathroom, is also probably another clue that it isn't their house.
Edit: are the words Light, Night, Right?
Pretty sure those are right, they are common 5 letter words that rhyme.
Is the cuckoo clock set to a different time than the digital clock. Because at one time it's 11:00, Next it is 1:09. Is the cuckoo set like 2 hours ahead?
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #23 on: Apr 26th, 2008, 9:13pm » |
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on Apr 26th, 2008, 4:20pm, Wardub wrote:I think that the R word is "Right" only because cheesepuff said they are common 5 letter words and said one of those was close.
The fact that the owners lead him into a closet instead of a bathroom, is also probably another clue that it isn't their house.
Edit: are the words Light, Night, Right?
Pretty sure those are right, they are common 5 letter words that rhyme.
Is the cuckoo clock set to a different time than the digital clock. Because at one time it's 11:00, Next it is 1:09. Is the cuckoo set like 2 hours ahead?
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Yep. Light Night and Right. Now fgure out what they mean.
Oh and the time difference is only so the detective will have time to investigate. The cuckoo clock is 2 hours ahead. They all have the message 110, which means king.
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Re: Devil's Clock
« Reply #24 on: May 10th, 2008, 11:00pm » |
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Think about the kings I mentioned in the riddle
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