Brain-Shredding Riddles

Metal Man · 02-08-2006, 03:01 PM

In this thread, I shall post those type of riddles which make your brain hurt. I will post a new one after each one is solved, or every week, whichever comes first.

First riddle:

What does time and rain have in common?

The Lava Level Lifeguard · 02-08-2006, 03:49 PM

Hi Metal Man! Don't believe we've met! Anyway, I shall solve your riddle, you're dealing with Mensa here (expired membership)!

Well, if you transpose the world as a clockface, rain comes down to the world at any point from the 360 degree perimeter of the clockface/world, moving inwardly towards the center, while time-keeping hands, on a clockface, point inwards from the same perimeter to the center of the clockface.

C'mon, aren't I at least close?

***Ynot Shane*** · 02-08-2006, 05:46 PM

They both have 4 letters.

Codiekitty · 02-08-2006, 06:07 PM

Life on earth is dependant on both?

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

Metal Man · 02-08-2006, 06:09 PM

Shane is the closest. In fact he thought of something I didn't. However there is one other thing they have in common.

Nice to meet you, TLLL.

The last thing needed to be found is possibly the simplest.

heh · 02-08-2006, 07:07 PM

They both have an I in them.

They are both words.

The Willful Wanderer · 02-09-2006, 04:13 PM

2 vowels and 2 consonants each.

Both one syllable.

Both are impossible to hold (time isnt' physical, rain stops being rain once it's held- it's just water, then).

Both fly.

The Lava Level Lifeguard · 02-10-2006, 12:15 AM

Ooooh! Ooooh! I know it now!

If you push them both over an edge, only the dot will remain!

Cataclysmic Paradox · 02-10-2006, 03:56 AM

They both wear away at stuff.

***CaptHayfever*** · 02-10-2006, 08:52 AM

Rain keeps on slippin', slippin' into the future?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-10-2006, 02:14 PM

They're both homophones: thyme and reign.

They can both be altered by an extreme gravitational field or by accelerating at speeds approaching the speed of light. They are both things you do not pack when you are visiting Europe. They both cannot be found free in your breakfast cereal. They are both controlled by the government.

You use both to make a waterfall, rain to make the water and time to make it fall.

They are both roommates in a new sitcom on NBC; rain is the messy one, while time is a neat-and-tidy type. Both are questions in two non-consecutive Jeopardy answers. Both are ususally used in a crossword puzzle. They both fall from the sky, except for time.

Whenever there is rain, there is usually time around.

Rain was on first base, while time was on second. Also, isn't it ironic for it to ra-a-ain on your wedding day, and also ironic when you are in a traffic jam when you are alreadly late (i.e. not on time)?; in this way they are also related to ten thousand spoons and a ride when you've already paid. Both rain and time are extensively discussed in this thread.

It take both to make trees.

By the by, my brain-shredder is much better, despite being made from an old blender.

The Willful Wanderer · 02-10-2006, 02:40 PM

At this point, I have to say that they've got a lot more than 'one other' thing in common, wouldn't you?

Also, you said both of them in the process of asking the question.

Vapor · 02-18-2006, 03:42 PM

They both have nothing in common with A VGF member.
They were both in a grammatically incorrect sentence(I think).
They're both unpleasant: Old Age and getting wet.

Rainbow Dash · 02-19-2006, 01:30 PM

Time lost and rain lost are both bad things to happen to farmers?

Kibbleking · 02-19-2006, 06:24 PM

Are any of the scientific answers actually true? *in awe*

02-08-2006, 03:01 PM	#1
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Brain-Shredding Riddles In this thread, I shall post those type of riddles which make your brain hurt. I will post a new one after each one is solved, or every week, whichever comes first. First riddle: What does time and rain have in common?

02-08-2006, 05:46 PM	#3
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 604 Times in 317 Posts	They both have 4 letters. __________________ Remember that book store? Well, they became one of those books and coffee places, and now they're just coffee. It's like evolution, only without getting the better part.

02-10-2006, 02:14 PM	#11
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I have a few ideas. They're both homophones: thyme and reign. They can both be altered by an extreme gravitational field or by accelerating at speeds approaching the speed of light. They are both things you do not pack when you are visiting Europe. They both cannot be found free in your breakfast cereal. They are both controlled by the government. You use both to make a waterfall, rain to make the water and time to make it fall. They are both roommates in a new sitcom on NBC; rain is the messy one, while time is a neat-and-tidy type. Both are questions in two non-consecutive Jeopardy answers. Both are ususally used in a crossword puzzle. They both fall from the sky, except for time. Whenever there is rain, there is usually time around. Rain was on first base, while time was on second. Also, isn't it ironic for it to ra-a-ain on your wedding day, and also ironic when you are in a traffic jam when you are alreadly late (i.e. not on time)?; in this way they are also related to ten thousand spoons and a ride when you've already paid. Both rain and time are extensively discussed in this thread. It take both to make trees. By the by, my brain-shredder is much better, despite being made from an old blender.

02-18-2006, 03:42 PM	#13
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	They both have nothing in common with A VGF member. They were both in a grammatically incorrect sentence(I think). They're both unpleasant: Old Age and getting wet. Last edited by Vapor; 02-19-2006 at 06:33 AM. Reason: NOPTHING!!! LOL....

02-08-2006, 03:49 PM	#2
The Lava Level Lifeguard Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BrinkaWillow, Florida Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Metal Man! Don't believe we've met! Anyway, I shall solve your riddle, you're dealing with Mensa here (expired membership)! Well, if you transpose the world as a clockface, rain comes down to the world at any point from the 360 degree perimeter of the clockface/world, moving inwardly towards the center, while time-keeping hands, on a clockface, point inwards from the same perimeter to the center of the clockface. C'mon, aren't I at least close?

02-08-2006, 06:07 PM	#4
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,142 Thanks: 121 Thanked 176 Times in 121 Posts	Life on earth is dependant on both? Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-08-2006, 06:09 PM	#5
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Shane is the closest. In fact he thought of something I didn't. However there is one other thing they have in common. Nice to meet you, TLLL. The last thing needed to be found is possibly the simplest.

02-08-2006, 07:07 PM	#6
heh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 9,849 Thanks: 710 Thanked 955 Times in 628 Posts	They both have an I in them. They are both words.

02-09-2006, 04:13 PM	#7
The Willful Wanderer Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aisle 12, between the kumquats and the radicchio. Gender: Posts: 2,325 Thanks: 168 Thanked 137 Times in 90 Posts	2 vowels and 2 consonants each. Both one syllable. Both are impossible to hold (time isnt' physical, rain stops being rain once it's held- it's just water, then). Both fly.

02-10-2006, 12:15 AM	#8
The Lava Level Lifeguard Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BrinkaWillow, Florida Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ooooh! Ooooh! I know it now! If you push them both over an edge, only the dot will remain!

02-10-2006, 03:56 AM	#9
Cataclysmic Paradox Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hiding from the voices... Shh... Gender: Posts: 576 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	They both wear away at stuff.

02-10-2006, 08:52 AM	#10
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Rain keeps on slippin', slippin' into the future? And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

02-10-2006, 02:40 PM	#12
The Willful Wanderer Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aisle 12, between the kumquats and the radicchio. Gender: Posts: 2,325 Thanks: 168 Thanked 137 Times in 90 Posts	At this point, I have to say that they've got a lot more than 'one other' thing in common, wouldn't you? Also, you said both of them in the process of asking the question.

02-19-2006, 01:30 PM	#14
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,399 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	Time lost and rain lost are both bad things to happen to farmers?

02-19-2006, 06:24 PM	#15
Kibbleking Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Australia...WOLF CREEK AH HA HA Posts: 77 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Are any of the scientific answers actually true? in awe