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(Message started by: alien on Dec 6th, 2005, 3:32pm)
Title: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 6th, 2005, 3:32pm
I heard this riddle on some other forum, and it goes something like this:



Two men are sitting next to each other. One of them is holding a box, and the other one knows what is in it even though he is deaf, they have not meet before and a few holes in the box are opposite to him, so he does not know of them. How does he know what is in the box?  
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by towr on Dec 6th, 2005, 3:58pm
[hide]It says what's in it on the side of the box.[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 6th, 2005, 4:20pm
Nope, no label, no nothing. Nice try though.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Icarus on Dec 6th, 2005, 4:51pm
Deaf he may be, but his [hide]nose[/hide] is still functional. [hide]What sort of idiot carries a skunk in a box??[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by BNC on Dec 6th, 2005, 8:59pm
According to the wording of the riddle, it may be [hide]a tansparent box[/hide].

Also, [hide]they (the two men) have neer met before, but it's possible the deaf guy did see the box before (maybe it belongs to him in the first place?)[/hide].

The box may even contain [hide]radioactive material, which the deaf guy senses using a Geiger meter[/hide].

I'd like to think, though, that [hide]the deaf one is sitting in the box  :P[/hide].
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Noke Lieu on Dec 6th, 2005, 9:10pm
the guy with the box is a courier. And delivering the deaf guy's goods. And sat down while the deaf guy signs for it.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 7th, 2005, 10:35am
No to everything, but Icarus is very close to the solution.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Bethany on Dec 7th, 2005, 8:05pm
He knows because [hide]he can smell whats in the box. Flowers?[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Icarus on Dec 7th, 2005, 8:11pm
If he knows because he can smell the contents, then I say that my original post is the correct answer, because the problem never asks "what is in the box?". It only asks "how does he know?", and that I have answered.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 7th, 2005, 8:32pm
No strong odor is coming from the box, or at least not that strong so he can actually recognize it just by sniffing. Other factor is involved, but just like I said, Icarus is very close, because odor... oops, I almost gave it away.   ;)
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by BNC on Dec 7th, 2005, 9:03pm
His [hide]dog sniffed it[/hide]?
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 7th, 2005, 10:38pm
Nice try BNC, but no.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by badderb on Dec 8th, 2005, 9:05am

on 12/07/05 at 20:32:40, alien wrote:
No strong odor is coming from the box, or at least not that strong so he can actually recognize it just by sniffing. Other factor is involved, but just like I said, Icarus is very close, because odor... oops, I almost gave it away.   ;)

That doesnt make sense If no strong odor is coming from the box then how can odor be a very close answer? ???
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by badderb on Dec 8th, 2005, 9:14am
Ha ha ha [hide]The Man has a box of Tissues. And the deaf guy has a runny nose. The guy gave him a tissue from the box?[/hide] Thats all I got. This one is driving me nuts.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 8th, 2005, 9:25am

on 12/08/05 at 09:14:06, badderb wrote:
Ha ha ha [hide]The Man has a box of Tissues. And the deaf guy has a runny nose. The guy gave him a tissue from the box?[/hide]

Not bad, but ultimately not correct, because they do not interact at all.




on 12/08/05 at 09:05:08, badderb wrote:
That doesnt make sense If no strong odor is coming from the box then how can odor be a very close answer? ???

That is for you to figure it out.  ;) Of course, the actual answer has nothing to do with odor, so - thimpk.  :P
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Dimetri on Dec 8th, 2005, 9:37am
Alien, what kinda broadband connection do you have that allows you to connect to us here on Earth?
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by JohanC on Dec 8th, 2005, 9:43am
I see, although nobody saw it before: [hide]the dog's tail is sticking out of the box, and as it moves vividly, he knows the tail is attached to its owner.[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by JohanC on Dec 8th, 2005, 9:47am
Moreover, didn't you notice the box is [hide]transparent[/hide]?
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 8th, 2005, 10:06am

on 12/08/05 at 09:37:40, Dimetri wrote:
Alien, what kinda broadband connection do you have that allows you to connect to us here on Earth?

Well, when I was visiting New York, and let me just say that I had nothing to do with destruction of Twin Towers, I stumbled on a Oprah, took her brain, and put a brain from some crazy alien back from my planet back in to her head. As you can see, she is crazy, but I use her brain frequency to communicate with you.  





on 12/08/05 at 09:43:59, JohanC wrote:
I see, although nobody saw it before: [hide]the dog's tail is sticking out of the box, and as it moves vividly, he knows the tail is attached to its owner.[/hide]

Nice try, but nothing is sticking out of the box.



on 12/08/05 at 09:47:43, JohanC wrote:
Moreover, didn't you notice the box is [hide]transparent[/hide]?

Nope.




Icarus, of course, your answer is pretty good and could pass for the alternative one, but I must stay loyal to the girl who posted this riddle. I am not sure, but I think she was about 12 back then.  ;D
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by JohanC on Dec 8th, 2005, 10:52am
So, the [hide]dog[/hide] in the box [hide]moved so hefty that the deaf man could help noticing that only a dog could move the box like that[/hide]?
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 8th, 2005, 11:33am
There is no movement either.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by ChunkTug on Dec 8th, 2005, 3:08pm
The deaf man is an aficionado of wooden crates. He is obsessed with them and painstakingly commits to memory every detail about the craftsmanship of every wooden box he sees.  He remembered seeing this box (red cedar, dovetail joints; it was a classy box) earlier that day during the Groundhog Day ceremony, and realized it contained Punxsutawney Phil (he was in Punxsutawney at the time).
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 8th, 2005, 3:18pm
Not bad, but this is just an ordinary box.
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by badderb on Dec 8th, 2005, 8:23pm
He knows because [hide]The box is open and he can see what is in the box?[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 8th, 2005, 10:34pm
Nope. Just holes, baby.  
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Bethany on Dec 9th, 2005, 12:16pm
Ok this is all I got, He can smell what is it the box but not really. He doesnt smell the scent of the thing in the box but his body recognizes what is in the box..........

[hide]There is something in the box that he is allergic to. Like a cat or dog. When he inhales the dander from the animal it makes him sneeze or his eyes water so he knows whats in the box because he is alleric to it.[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by alien on Dec 9th, 2005, 12:35pm
Yep, that's it. Congrats. He is [hide]allergic to cats[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Roy on Jul 21st, 2006, 5:50pm
all i had was [hideb]that he was allergic to whatever is in the box,[/hideb] i suspected [hideb]pollen.[/hideb] :P
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by cchris on Jul 21st, 2006, 5:56pm
Wow, old riddle. But notice the box had holes in it. [hide]That would only really be used in keeping something living, no need to keep pollen exposed to open air.[/hide]
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by Roy on Jul 21st, 2006, 7:26pm
Aaah. ;) ::)
Title: Re: What is in the box?
Post by jascos8 on Jul 23rd, 2006, 2:41pm
Nice 1


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