Bhurak, all you need to do is this:
Spent: 7+9 = 16
Profit: 8+10 = 18
18-16= 2
Voila! ^^^


Edited by - Bargib
on 28-01-2003 12:31:49

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It can't be! No on foot mode in Freelancer!

Would you care to follow me... --DEATH

19. Light ?
20. Yep, Deth was right. She takes a picture, developps it and hangs on the wall.
21. The king of showels! No, not really. Almost scisors...
22. At first I thought of a lobster, but indeed, like Deth said, it's coal.

Edited by - Bargib on 28-01-2003 12:31:49

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It can't be! No on foot mode in Freelancer!

Would you care to follow me... --DEATH

The answers:

16. The original word is Startling. Going down: Startling - Starting - Staring - String - Sting - Sing - Sin - In - I.

17. Here is the whole sequence:

o t t f f s s e n t.

They represent the first letters of the words one through ten.

18. 5+5+5=550

The answer was to draw a line through the first plus sign, making it a 4. 545+5=550 (Dethstryke is still right though - it can be either).

19. I soar without wings, I see without eyes,
I've travelled the universe to and fro,
I've conquered the world, yet I've never been
Anywhere but home.
Who am I?

I am your imagination

20. Yep, the woman is a photographer.

21. I am the ruler of shovels
I have a double
I am as thin as a knife
I have a wife
What am I?

I am the King of Spades (from a deck of cards).

22. Yep, charcoal.

More? Yes?

Travelling at the speed of light can be hazardous to your age.

Edited by - Barakmar on 29-01-2003 01:48:40

Oh, yes, please, uncle Barakmar!

Oldie-Riddle:
A man looks at a portrait hung on the wall. When someone asks him about the man on the portrait, he replies: "I grew alone in the family BUT the father of the man on the portrait is my father's son (yes, he said "SON"." Who is the man on the portrait?




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Would you care to follow me... --DEATH

Edited by - DEATH AT THE DOOR on 29-01-2003 03:46:05

the portrait is of the man's son :p
nice subtle hint BTW

...Just a random thought from a random mind

Ok, this will probably be the last one, unless I get an overwhelming flock of 'please please please'

23. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

24. What force and strength cannot get through, I with a gentle touch can do.
And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand.
What am I?

25. I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole,
What am I?

26. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!

27. Many things can create one. It can be of any shape or size. It is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time. What is it?

28. There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. "This barrel of wine is more than half full," said Curly. "No it's not," says Mo. "It's less than half full."
Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?

29. You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland.

Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island.

Can you explain how the tractor got there?

30. Hi! Ma and Pa told me I'd better say that all the two-letter words in this paragraph have something in common ...... or else! What's the common factor here?

Hope to get yer brain pumping

Travelling at the speed of light can be hazardous to your age.

23. yesterday, today, tomorrow
28. fight. whoever wins is correct
29. i'm guessing that at low tide, there is a land bridge to the 'island'.
then at hightide it truly becomes an island

I really suck at riddle, but i'll take a guess at 24 and say a pedestrian crossing or traffic lights.

23. Deth answered that
24.Cannot really get the 2nd part. My guess is either Love or Electricity.
25. Scrambled Egg
26. This paragraph is unusual because it has no goal.
27. Will skip that one.
28.Will skip that one. Actually you said 'a bit' of wine. A bit is a very small quantity so it's less than half. I am sure I am wrong, though.
29. As you said, it's a remote part of the country . Means there are a couple of rednecks nearby .
30. The common factor is... they are all 2 lettered words!

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The answers:

23. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

A: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

24. What force and strength cannot get through, I with a gentle touch can do.
And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand.
What am I?

A: A key.

25. I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole,
What am I?

A: A snake.

26. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!

A: The letter 'e', the most common in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph.

27. Many things can create one. It can be of any shape or size. It is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time. What is it?

A: A hole.

28. There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. "This barrel of wine is more than half full," said Curly. "No it's not," says Mo. "It's less than half full."
Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?

A: Tilt the barrel until the wine barely touches the lip of the barrel. If the bottom of the barrel is visible then it is less than half full. If the barrel bottom is still completely covered by the wine, then it is more than half full.

29. You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island.
Can you explain how the tractor got there?

A: The tractor was driven over in winter when the lake was frozen.

30. Hi! Ma and Pa told me I'd better say that all the two-letter words in this paragraph have something in common ...... or else! What's the common factor here?

A: All the two-letter combinations are abbreviations of U.S. states: Hi:Hiwaii, Ma:Massachusetts, Paennsylvania, Me:Maine, In:Indiana, I'd:Idaho, Or:Oregon.

Well, I guess that's it from me unless I hear some people pleading for more. I hope this kept you somewhat entertained during the Freelancer wait

Travelling at the speed of light can be hazardous to your age.

Edited by - Barakmar on 03-02-2003 12:41:48

Thanks a lot, Barakmar, that was entertaining .

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Im no good at riddles, but I like to try them So does anyone have any more?

Edited by - NJS The Great on 03-02-2003 19:05:51

This is where I got the riddles from, if you want to read up on some more:

http://www.riddlenut.com

Enjoy

Travelling at the speed of light can be hazardous to your age.

Thanks I might just look at them... when i got the time