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Quote by x-man0223
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
4 hrs 34 mins?
Quote by Mr_and_Mrs_Cov
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
4 hrs 34 mins?
how did you come up with that then
Quote by salt_n_pepper
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
4 hrs 34 mins?
how did you come up with that then
it takes
5 people 24mins to eat a person
4 people 30 mins to eat a person
3 people 40mins to eat a person
2 people 60 mins to eat a person
and 1 person 120mins to eat the last person!
Mrs C..xx
Quote by Mr_and_Mrs_Cov
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
4 hrs 34 mins?
how did you come up with that then
it takes
5 people 24mins to eat a person
4 people 30 mins to eat a person
3 people 40mins to eat a person
2 people 60 mins to eat a person
and 1 person 120mins to eat the last person!
Mrs C..xx
well done
Ok ...here goes...
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing
Blockbuster / Doohickey
Shunting / Bespeckled
Proliferation / Climbable
Heartstrings / Consciences
Mrs Cov..xx
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing
Blockbuster / Doohickey
Shunting / Bespeckled
Proliferation / Climbable
Heartstrings / Consciences
Mrs Cov..xx
Ok ...here goes...
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing
Blockbuster / Doohickey.......................lock/key
Shunting / Bespeckled
Proliferation / Climbable......................life/limb
Heartstrings / Consciences............art/science
dont know the rest
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing
Blockbuster / Doohickey.......................lock/key
Shunting / Bespeckled
Proliferation / Climbable......................life/limb
Heartstrings / Consciences............art/science
dont know the rest
Quote by salt_n_pepper
Ok ...here goes...
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing
Blockbuster / Doohickey.......................lock/key
Shunting / Bespeckled
Proliferation / Climbable......................life/limb
Heartstrings / Consciences............art/science
dont know the rest
Well done....keep going!!!
Sex God
Quote by Mr_and_Mrs_Cov
Ok ...here goes...
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing................ rack / ruin
Blockbuster / Doohickey..................... lock /key
Shunting / Bespeckled..........................hunt / peck
Proliferation / Climbable......................... life / limb
Heartstrings / Consciences....................arts /sciences
Mrs Cov..xx
:shock:
Quote by Vicky_uk
Ok ...here goes...
Inside each set of words are a pair of smaller words which when put together reveal a familiar phrase......
eg. Thighbone / swallowtail.......conceals........ high / low
try these:
Firecracker / Misconstruing................ rack / ruin
Blockbuster / Doohickey..................... lock /key
Shunting / Bespeckled..........................hunt / peck
Proliferation / Climbable......................... life / limb
Heartstrings / Consciences....................arts /sciences
Mrs Cov..xx
:shock:
you win but i did get three
you go im off to bed night xx
Sex God
Thanks
While it is late ile post an easy one
The superhero Mr. All America has decided to paint his house. Naturally, he can only choose from the colors red, white, and blue. How many possible color permutations can there be for the 4 sides of his house?
If he painted all 4 sides white, that would be one permutation; a 2nd would be all sides red; and so on
While it is late ile post an easy one
The superhero Mr. All America has decided to paint his house. Naturally, he can only choose from the colors red, white, and blue. How many possible color permutations can there be for the 4 sides of his house?
If he painted all 4 sides white, that would be one permutation; a 2nd would be all sides red; and so on
Sex God
Quote by x-man0223
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
The obvious answer is 4 hours 34 mins but it's wrong.
This answer assumes 5 cannibals take 24 minutes to eat one, 4 cannibals take 30 mins to eat the next one, 3 take 40 mins, 2 take 60 mins, and 1 takes 120 mins. The reason it's wrong is because the second course is not one cannibal, it's 1.2 cannibals because they have each eaten 0.2 of a cannibal. The third course is 1.5 cannibals because everyone now weighs 1.2 cannibals plus a quarter each of the 1.2 cannibals the reamining 4 just ate. 3 cannibals each weighing 1.5 now eat a third each of the other 1.5 cannibal, increasing their weight by 0.5 each, so now they each have double their original weight. 2 double-weight cannibals now eat half a double-weight cannibal each, increasing their weight to 3 each. Finally, one of the triple-weight cannibals eats the other.
The timings then are as follows:
5 cannibals eat 1 cannibal = 120/5 = 24 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.2
4 cannibals weighing 1.2 each, eat the other 1.2 = 144/4 = 36 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.5
3 cannibals weighing 1.5 each, eat the other 1.5 = 180/3 = 60 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 2
2 cannibals weighing 2 each, eat the other 2 = 240/2 = 120 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 3
1 cannibal weighing 3, eats the other 3 = 360 minutes. Survivor now weighs 6
Total 10 hours.
As you can now see, at every stage the combined weight of the survivors remains a constant 6, which it must do assuming nobody throws up or takes a dump.
(PS - I'm sometimes prone to dodgy arithmetic, but I think my logic's OK, and I've just spotted something that proves the above is correct: The final survivor eats constantly, and eventually consumes all the other five cannibals. They ate each other along the way, but the last man standing still ended up effectively eating them all, so the ten hours has to be correct because that's how long it takes one man to eat five men.)
Quote by Ice Pie
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
The obvious answer is 4 hours 34 mins but it's wrong.
This answer assumes 5 cannibals take 24 minutes to eat one, 4 cannibals take 30 mins to eat the next one, 3 take 40 mins, 2 take 60 mins, and 1 takes 120 mins. The reason it's wrong is because the second course is not one cannibal, it's 1.2 cannibals because they have each eaten 0.2 of a cannibal. The third course is 1.5 cannibals because everyone now weighs 1.2 cannibals plus a quarter each of the 1.2 cannibals the reamining 4 just ate. 3 cannibals each weighing 1.5 now eat a third each of the other 1.5 cannibal, increasing their weight by 0.5 each, so now they each have double their original weight. 2 double-weight cannibals now eat half a double-weight cannibal each, increasing their weight to 3 each. Finally, one of the triple-weight cannibals eats the other.
The timings then are as follows:
5 cannibals eat 1 cannibal = 120/5 = 24 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.2
4 cannibals weighing 1.2 each, eat the other 1.2 = 144/4 = 36 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.5
3 cannibals weighing 1.5 each, eat the other 1.5 = 180/3 = 60 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 2
2 cannibals weighing 2 each, eat the other 2 = 240/2 = 120 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 3
1 cannibal weighing 3, eats the other 3 = 360 minutes. Survivor now weighs 6
Total 10 hours.
As you can now see, at every stage the combined weight of the survivors remains a constant 6, which it must do assuming nobody throws up or takes a dump.
:lol: Quote by Mr_and_Mrs_Cov
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
The obvious answer is 4 hours 34 mins but it's wrong.
This answer assumes 5 cannibals take 24 minutes to eat one, 4 cannibals take 30 mins to eat the next one, 3 take 40 mins, 2 take 60 mins, and 1 takes 120 mins. The reason it's wrong is because the second course is not one cannibal, it's 1.2 cannibals because they have each eaten 0.2 of a cannibal. The third course is 1.5 cannibals because everyone now weighs 1.2 cannibals plus a quarter each of the 1.2 cannibals the reamining 4 just ate. 3 cannibals each weighing 1.5 now eat a third each of the other 1.5 cannibal, increasing their weight by 0.5 each, so now they each have double their original weight. 2 double-weight cannibals now eat half a double-weight cannibal each, increasing their weight to 3 each. Finally, one of the triple-weight cannibals eats the other.
The timings then are as follows:
5 cannibals eat 1 cannibal = 120/5 = 24 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.2
4 cannibals weighing 1.2 each, eat the other 1.2 = 144/4 = 36 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.5
3 cannibals weighing 1.5 each, eat the other 1.5 = 180/3 = 60 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 2
2 cannibals weighing 2 each, eat the other 2 = 240/2 = 120 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 3
1 cannibal weighing 3, eats the other 3 = 360 minutes. Survivor now weighs 6
Total 10 hours.
As you can now see, at every stage the combined weight of the survivors remains a constant 6, which it must do assuming nobody throws up or takes a dump.
:lol:All sounds like gobbledegook to me.............. totally lost & confuddled...... did they eat the bones n hair n teeth too - they must weigh a bit ...... would have made a nice soup - Nigel Kennedy could have done something with it I'm sure. Bit of parsley, sprig of thyme, a little ginger.... luuuvly!!
.........and they cant have a dump anyway......... there's no toilet roll!!!
Quote by Wishmaster
ok guys this should keep you going just give me the total time in hours and mins please
The Chompem Cannibals of Drybone Island have the annoying habit of eating each other. In fact, Grandpa Chompem went missing only last week, and it was thought he'd lost his way home until his bits and pieces were found on the beach. One evening, the Chompems threw a dinner party, one of those bring-a-friend get-togethers. Six cannibals turned up and they decided to eat each other in turn. So someone was selected for everyone to eat (except the victim!), and when he had been eaten, someone else was selected, and so on. If it took one cannibal two hours on his own to devour one person, how long was it before just one consumer remained?
The obvious answer is 4 hours 34 mins but it's wrong.
This answer assumes 5 cannibals take 24 minutes to eat one, 4 cannibals take 30 mins to eat the next one, 3 take 40 mins, 2 take 60 mins, and 1 takes 120 mins. The reason it's wrong is because the second course is not one cannibal, it's 1.2 cannibals because they have each eaten 0.2 of a cannibal. The third course is 1.5 cannibals because everyone now weighs 1.2 cannibals plus a quarter each of the 1.2 cannibals the reamining 4 just ate. 3 cannibals each weighing 1.5 now eat a third each of the other 1.5 cannibal, increasing their weight by 0.5 each, so now they each have double their original weight. 2 double-weight cannibals now eat half a double-weight cannibal each, increasing their weight to 3 each. Finally, one of the triple-weight cannibals eats the other.
The timings then are as follows:
5 cannibals eat 1 cannibal = 120/5 = 24 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.2
4 cannibals weighing 1.2 each, eat the other 1.2 = 144/4 = 36 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 1.5
3 cannibals weighing 1.5 each, eat the other 1.5 = 180/3 = 60 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 2
2 cannibals weighing 2 each, eat the other 2 = 240/2 = 120 minutes. Each survivor now weighs 3
1 cannibal weighing 3, eats the other 3 = 360 minutes. Survivor now weighs 6
Total 10 hours.
As you can now see, at every stage the combined weight of the survivors remains a constant 6, which it must do assuming nobody throws up or takes a dump.
:lol:All sounds like gobbledegook to me.............. totally lost & confuddled......
They cant have a dump anyway... there's no toilet roll!!!
Quote by Thomas
.........and they cant have a dump anyway......... there's no toilet roll!!!
Well what do you think they do with the skin ?....
Thomas-
Make shoes??? Bind books??? .. a nice jacket perhaps???.... with tassles and them nice duffle coat type buttons.... if they used my skin they could only make a Donkey Jacket with it... hehehe
Quote by Vicky_uk
The superhero Mr. All America has decided to paint his house. Naturally, he can only choose from the colors red, white, and blue. How many possible color permutations can there be for the 4 sides of his house?
If he painted all 4 sides white, that would be one permutation; a 2nd would be all sides red; and so on
Is the answer to this little conundrum 24 different possibilities?
Sex God
Quote by Ianito
The superhero Mr. All America has decided to paint his house. Naturally, he can only choose from the colors red, white, and blue. How many possible color permutations can there be for the 4 sides of his house?
If he painted all 4 sides white, that would be one permutation; a 2nd would be all sides red; and so on
Is the answer to this little conundrum 24 different possibilities?
The answer is 3 to the power of 4, i.e. 3x3x3x3
There are three possibilities for the north wall - red or white or blue - and each of those has three possibilities for the west wall = 9. Each of those 9 has three possibilities for the south wall = 27 and each of those has three possibilities for the east wall = 81
Sex God
Well done Ice
You are correct the answer is 81
over to you
good try the others
You are correct the answer is 81
over to you
good try the others
Sex God
I threw a ball as hard as I could. It wasn't attached to anything, didn't hit anything, wasn't affected by the wind, nobody interfered, and I couldn't outrun it, yet I caught the ball. How is this possible?
Sex God
Quote by Calista
I threw a ball as hard as I could. It wasn't attached to anything, didn't hit anything, wasn't affected by the wind and nobody interfered, yet I caught it without moving from where I was. How is this possible?
You threw it straight up in the air!
C x
Yes. I thought someone was going to say I threw it so hard it went all the way round the world.
Your go.
There once was an evil wizard. He kidnapped 3 women from their homes and magically turned them into rose bushes, which he planted in his garden. They were completely identical rosebushes in every way.
One of the women had a husband and children. Her husband went to the wizard and pleaded with the wizard to change her back and let her come home.
The wizard agreed upon one condition. The wizard would bring the man his wife in her rose bush form, he would leave her at their home overnight and come back for her the next morning. The next morning the man was to bring the rose bush back to the wizard, the wizard would replant her in the garden, out of sight of the man. If the man could then choose which rosebush was his wife, the wizard would lift the spell and the wife could return home.
The one condition was this: The man could do nothing to alter the smell or appearance of the beautiful rosebush. To bind the man to this condition, the wizard cast a spell upon the rosebush that would allow nothing to alter her in any way.
All went as arranged. The next morning the man returned the rosebush. Out of sight of the man, the wizard replanted the rosebush amongst the other two. He raked the ground to cover any signs of which of the rosebushes had just been replanted.
The husband was then allowed into the garden. He looked and looked at the 3 identical rose bushes, trying to figure out which could be his wife. Suddenly he knew the answer and he exclaimed in glee, "this is my wife"! The wizard grumpily agreed it was indeed the mans wife, lifted the spell and the husband joyfully took his wife home.
The question is, how did the man know which rose bush was his wife?
One of the women had a husband and children. Her husband went to the wizard and pleaded with the wizard to change her back and let her come home.
The wizard agreed upon one condition. The wizard would bring the man his wife in her rose bush form, he would leave her at their home overnight and come back for her the next morning. The next morning the man was to bring the rose bush back to the wizard, the wizard would replant her in the garden, out of sight of the man. If the man could then choose which rosebush was his wife, the wizard would lift the spell and the wife could return home.
The one condition was this: The man could do nothing to alter the smell or appearance of the beautiful rosebush. To bind the man to this condition, the wizard cast a spell upon the rosebush that would allow nothing to alter her in any way.
All went as arranged. The next morning the man returned the rosebush. Out of sight of the man, the wizard replanted the rosebush amongst the other two. He raked the ground to cover any signs of which of the rosebushes had just been replanted.
The husband was then allowed into the garden. He looked and looked at the 3 identical rose bushes, trying to figure out which could be his wife. Suddenly he knew the answer and he exclaimed in glee, "this is my wife"! The wizard grumpily agreed it was indeed the mans wife, lifted the spell and the husband joyfully took his wife home.
The question is, how did the man know which rose bush was his wife?
Sex God
The other two had dew on them?
