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Post by riddler on Dec 13, 2016 7:48:50 GMT -5
Visible light bounces off an object and into our eyes allowing us to see it. Now imagine a room that is all white, if a beam of light is injected for 1 second, does the room stay illuminated for eternity with the light particles bouncing off the walls with no place to be absorbed?
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Post by Whittaker on Dec 13, 2016 9:55:25 GMT -5
I'll give it a shot. Light is energy. And even though a white wall will reflect all visible light(and thus appear white), the interaction on the molecular level is a bit more complicated. The molecules on the surface of the wall are excited by the light energy. They vibrate faster, which is light energy being converted to heat energy. The energy still existing as light is diffused and reflected back to another wall where the process is repeated and more of the light energy is converted to heat. Because the the extremely high speed of light, millions of reflections will happen in a fraction of a second and all visible light will be converted to heat in the blink of an eye. If there is air in the room, some of the light energy will also be lost to the air in the form of heat.
The only place where light continues indefinitely is in a vacuum where it isn't striking any molecules(matter) such as outer space. Energy(and matter) cannot be created nor destroyed, only converted into another form.
I could be wrong. I not very smart.
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Post by riddler on Dec 14, 2016 6:58:57 GMT -5
Well done young buck, you are wiser than you think.
One point Whittaker
Now who can riddle me this? Cars have ball joints and ball bearings, with so many sets of balls why are they given female names?
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Post by Willard Fillmore on Dec 14, 2016 22:54:24 GMT -5
Ram is a female name??
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Post by dumpp on Dec 15, 2016 9:11:17 GMT -5
Willard Fillmore is a female name.
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Post by riddler on Dec 16, 2016 7:04:43 GMT -5
1 demerit for Willard Fillmore. That answer is so far off base that I feel ashamed for you.
Leader Board now reads 1 point Whittaker ------- 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
The answer to the riddle is: Because those cars have trannys. Cars have transmissions that for short we call trannys.
Riddle me this:
Mary's mom is 42 and works at the local Law Firm. She likes to eat spaghetti every Friday with her three kids, Penny, Nicholas and who?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 7:18:09 GMT -5
Mary.
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Post by riddler on Dec 16, 2016 9:12:19 GMT -5
Very good scooter, you are awarded a point
Leader Board 1 point Whittaker 1 point scooter ----- 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
Jeremy was the fastest person in the World. His best time in the 100 meters is 7.55 seconds, he's so fast that he has won races running backwards, won races hoping on 1 leg and even won a race crawling. A 100 meter competition was held at the Los Angeles Colosseum with first prize being $25,000,000 dollars so of course Jeremy signed up to be in the competition. 5 of the fastest men in the world signed up too. If Jeremy is the fastest person in the world then he should win the race. But Jeremy didn't win the race he came in 2nd. Why?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 10:03:27 GMT -5
Jeremy WAS the fastest person in the world. He is not anymore.
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Post by Whittaker on Dec 16, 2016 13:43:52 GMT -5
It was a swim meet.
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Post by riddler on Dec 17, 2016 6:36:16 GMT -5
2 in a row for scooter.
Leader Board 2 points for scooter 1 point for Whittaker ------ 1 demerit for Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
Eddie and Pamela were found dead on the floor in the bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed and the door was locked and there were no signs of forced entry. The home is in a very remote location away from everything except for a nearby set of railroad tracks. What caused the death of Eddie and Pamela?
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Post by BellevueBuckeye on Dec 17, 2016 9:23:52 GMT -5
Eddie and Pamela are fish. Vibration from the nearby railroad caused their fishbowl to fall off the shelf, it shattered on the floor and they suffocated.
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Post by riddler on Dec 17, 2016 11:01:37 GMT -5
1 point for BellevueBuckeye
Leader Board 2 points for scooter 1 point for Whittaker 1 point for BellevueBuckeye ----- 1 demerit for Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man and the whole word a great woman. What is the word?
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Post by Whittaker on Dec 17, 2016 12:21:45 GMT -5
Hero-----something
Heroine?
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Post by riddler on Dec 19, 2016 6:55:46 GMT -5
Another point for Whittaker
Leader Board 2 points scooter 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye ----- 1 demerit for Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
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Post by tigeralum01 on Dec 19, 2016 9:26:27 GMT -5
stamp
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Post by riddler on Dec 20, 2016 13:31:30 GMT -5
Well played. 1 point for tigeralum01
Leader Board 2 points scooter 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye 1 point tigeralum01 ----- 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 22:32:54 GMT -5
A Casket. My grandfather told me that one
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Post by riddler on Dec 21, 2016 7:03:55 GMT -5
Nicely done. 1 point for scooter
Leader Board 3 points scooter 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye 1 point tigeralum01 ------ 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
Mr. Wong and his son are driving in a car. They get into an accident. Mr. Wong dies and his son is rushed to the hospital and the surgeon says, "I can"t operate on him because he is my son." How is that possible?
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Post by tigeralum01 on Dec 21, 2016 7:19:14 GMT -5
Surgeon is his mom
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Post by riddler on Dec 21, 2016 7:34:21 GMT -5
1 point for tigeralum01
Leader Board 3 points scooter 2 points Whittaker 2 points tigeralum01 1 point BellevueBuckeye ----- 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
You go in through one hole, you come out through three holes. Once you're inside you're ready to go outside, but once you're outside you're still inside. What is it?
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Post by tigeralum01 on Dec 21, 2016 8:58:34 GMT -5
shirt or sweater
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Post by riddler on Dec 22, 2016 6:51:04 GMT -5
Another point for tigeralum01
Leader Board 3 points scooter 3 points tigeralum01 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye ------ 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
When people see my back end they see a primate. When people see my front end they see something they'd like to have in the evening. When people see me as a whole they think I'm a little sticky. What am I?
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Post by picabo on Dec 22, 2016 8:58:05 GMT -5
scotch tape
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Post by riddler on Dec 22, 2016 10:01:40 GMT -5
Well done picabo, 1 point picabo
Leader Board 3 points scooter 3 points tigeralum01 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye 1 point picabo ------ 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
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Post by tigeralum01 on Dec 22, 2016 12:01:54 GMT -5
ton
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Post by riddler on Dec 23, 2016 9:13:14 GMT -5
1 point tigeralum01
Leader Board 4 points tigeralum01 3 points scooter 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye 1 point picabo ------ 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
I am a follower of man, as dark as night. I am a trained choreographer, and for you to be with me you need to seek the light.
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Post by tigeralum01 on Dec 23, 2016 10:26:02 GMT -5
shadow
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Post by riddler on Dec 25, 2016 9:06:52 GMT -5
1 point tigeralum01
Leader Board 5 points tigeralum01 3 points scooter 2 points Whittaker 1 point BellevueBuckeye 1 point picabo ------ 1 demerit Willard Fillmore
Now riddle me this:
I start out frozen, in my middle I am soft and smooth, and my ending is actually known as a starter. What am I?
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Post by picabo on Dec 26, 2016 16:12:36 GMT -5
This is a hard one. . . I've spent more time than I'd like to admit trying to figure it out.
The best answer I've come up with is ice-cream bar, and there have been a few others I've thrown out as well. . . please put me out of my misery.
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