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STORY PUZZLE: The Three Hues |
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STORY PUZZLE: The Three Hues
Here is a story puzzle. I did not make up the puzzle, but I made it fit in Pixie Hollow.
--- "Hi Winsome!" "Hi Bonny!" Winsome the light-talent fairy gave Bonny a peculiar-awkward-goofy smile. Bonny thought something was up, because Winsome's face never concealed much of her inner thoughts. Right now it was glowing with playfulness. "Bonny, I have a puzzle for you." "OK, what is it?" "See those three dye bottles on my shelf?" "Sure I do. Strawberry Red, Electric Purple, and Bluejay Blue." "OK well, close your eyes." Bonny closed her eyes. "I'm going to have you guess which one I am holding behind my back." Bonny heard a soft wooden scraping, and two gentle thumps of glass on wood. The thump was a little different sound for each and Bonny wondered if she could remember which bottle was more full and what sound that might make, but then she decided that might be cheating and tried to put that out of her head. Then she heard a soft wooden scraping again, and she was sure that it was the sound of a drawer being closed. "Open your eyes." "Do I guess now?" "No, not yet. You can ask me a question for a hint. But only ask me one question. And I can only answer YES, NO, or I DON'T KNOW." - - - Now little sparkles, can you suggest a shimmerific question that will tell Bonny exactly what dye bottle Winsome is holding behind her back? And remember, Winsome is only going to answer YES, NO, or I DON'T KNOW. I will tell an answer later, but I hope to see your suggestions here, (maybe you can use spoiler tags, like this This is how a spoiler looks. ) The End (Edit) I posted one possible solution below. See reply 14.
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Oh wow, you really made me think about this one!
Umm.. I'll have to get back to you with a guess. I seem to be thinking too much into it - that is never a good sign when solving riddles.
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Last edited by Onionleaf; 05-06-2013 at 12:36 PM. |
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Well, I have absolutely no idea.
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Hues Incorporation
Someone in my family advised me to change "Magenta" to "Purple," saying that would make it a little easier.
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So it has something to do with the hues of the dyes.. maybe?
I am stumped.. if I had to guess, I'd ask Spoiler for Question:
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Maybe... um...
Spoiler for Spoiler:
...its all I can think of. Last edited by popcorn1234; 05-07-2013 at 01:45 AM. Reason: Apparently, "spoilers" don't work in this backround setting. |
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Hmm...
Spoiler for My guess:
Not the best guess, I guess. |
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Encouragement for the guessers!
You guys are great but not quite there!
Popcorn, the answer has to be YES, NO, or I DON'T KNOW. Onionleaf and Cornflower, your questions would work one third of the time. So far, so good. But what question would work all the time?
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Hmmm...
"Did you take more dyes from the drawer? The other colors of the rainbow?" Tricky question.
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Spoiler for My Answer:
I wouldn't be surprised if I'm wrong... Great puzzle! |
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ahh, this is a tricky one!
Spoiler for guess:
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That was what I was thinking about for a really long time, because if there are three dyes and three possible answers, then each one of her answers could pinpoint to the correct dye bottle. But then again Bonny noticed that one dye bottle has less dye than the other, so if you mix them together it wouldn't be a perfect color mix..
I'll try a second time, but I don't think I have made much progress. Spoiler for 2nd guess:
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Well, I thought carefully about it, and now I think I have a guess! One that's valid this time.
Could it be... Spoiler for Answer?:
This is a really tricky question! |
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ANSWER: The Three Hues
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Wouldn't the answer be YES in two cases? You're on the right track to think about using more than one color in your answer. Quote:
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- - - - - OK. You guys ready? Here is . . . ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION Spoiler for The Reveal!:
I hope you enjoyed this puzzle! Stormy
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Ooh, so sneaky! I would have to say that it would have taken a lot more thinking (and possibly clues) for me to be able to come to that solution. I applaud anyone who is/was able to solve this riddle! I suppose such riddles are easier to think about when you begin asking yourself questions starting with If.
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Sorry, I was just trying to be witty. Solving a riddle can't be more funnier than when you confuse the one who was asking you for the solution. Quote:
I very much enjoyed thinking over this puzzle! Thanks so much Stormy!
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