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(Message started by: Deliverance on Nov 4^th, 2003, 6:59pm)

Title: What turns everything around, but doesnt move ?
Post by Deliverance on Nov 4^th, 2003, 6:59pm

Anyone know the answer?

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 4^th, 2003, 8:46pm

If you reflect on it long enough, I'm sure you can come up with the answer.

2nd hint: [hide]There's one in your bathroom.[/hide]

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Deliverance on Nov 4^th, 2003, 9:16pm

A mirror? :) :) please say I got it!

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by william wu on Nov 4^th, 2003, 11:06pm

I think you got it! :)

Although Icarus's 2nd hint might also work for a toilet :P

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 5^th, 2003, 3:53pm

on 11/04/03 at 23:06:20, william wu wrote:

Although Icarus's 2nd hint might also work for a toilet :P

Actually - that works for both hints, and the original riddle as well!

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Speaker on Nov 5^th, 2003, 4:49pm

Icarus thats great. Not only do you know the answers, you know the answers nobody knows.

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 5^th, 2003, 6:44pm

on 11/05/03 at 16:49:01, Speaker wrote:

Icarus thats great. Not only do you know the answers, you know the answers nobody knows.

So then, logically, I am nobody! :D

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Speaker on Nov 5^th, 2003, 7:02pm

who knows? ::)

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by towr on Nov 6^th, 2003, 12:28am

on 11/05/03 at 18:44:04, Icarus wrote:

So then, logically, I am nobody! :D

I allways hoped nobody would be better at math than me ;)
hmm.. now nobody has a lower postcount than me.. that can't be right..

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:56pm

on 11/06/03 at 00:28:59, towr wrote:

hmm.. now nobody has a lower postcount than me.. that can't be right..

Grrr.... >:( There must be something I can do to reverse this travesty! Ahh!

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:57pm

>:(

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:57pm

>:(

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:58pm

>:(

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:58pm

>:(

17 more to go... Forget it!

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by Icarus on Nov 10^th, 2003, 8:27pm

Hah! Now I'm back on top! :P - at least until towr wakes up!

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by towr on Nov 10^th, 2003, 11:39pm

yeah, but if I were to remove these double posts of yours we'd be tied..
But I'll catch up without doing that, no need for me to cheat ;)

Title: Re: What turns everything around, but doesnt move
Post by maryl on Nov 12^th, 2003, 4:23pm

on 11/04/03 at 18:59:22, Deliverance wrote:

Anyone know the answer?

How about roadkill, or an accident which also is known to cause "roadkill"-sorry. Or maybe, a really big mountain, or a digital watch set back an hour or maybe....