Lateral thinking puzzles

2008-05-06 08:10:56

#26

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6789|Cambridge (UK)

10. The longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes an English word. English allows new words to be formed by construction; long words are coined; place names may be considered words; technical terms may be arbitrarily long. Length can be in terms of orthography and number of written letters or phonology and the number of phonemes.

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

And I don't care what you say, I'm right.

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2008-05-06 08:11:23

#27

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6650|UK

theDude5B wrote:
10. smiles is the longest word in the English language, because there is a mile between the first and last letter

Hah! Clever stuff.

2008-05-06 08:11:32

#28

bennisboy: Member; +829|6669|Poundland

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
bennisboy wrote:
10. No "what" isn't the longest word in the english language
Yes it is.

wat?

2008-05-06 08:12:53

#29

Alone+EasyTarget: Member; +38|6380|From: From: From:

10 - Antidisestablishmentarianism

2008-05-06 08:14:17

#30

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6650|UK

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
10. The longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes an English word. English allows new words to be formed by construction; long words are coined; place names may be considered words; technical terms may be arbitrarily long. Length can be in terms of orthography and number of written letters or phonology and the number of phonemes.

This is a lateral thinking thread. The idea is that the obvious answers to the questions are wrong. You're not supposed to try and find loopholes in the question.

And in any case, I'm pretty sure there are no other words that are a mile long.

Hmm ... I guess it depends how big the letters are, actually.

2008-05-06 08:14:32

#31

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6644|London, England

bennisboy wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
bennisboy wrote:
10. No "what" isn't the longest word in the english language
Yes it is.
wat?

Dunno benz, I'm just messing around whilst everyone else is being srs. Should be revising but I cba

2008-05-06 08:15:40

#32

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6512|Gogledd Cymru

Stop being nerds and think like a young child would for number 10

2008-05-06 08:16:03

#33

Alone+EasyTarget: Member; +38|6380|From: From: From:

ah

10 - language

2008-05-06 08:17:56

#34

theDude5B: Cool member; +804|6773

10. Alphabet, cause it has 26 letters in it

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2008-05-06 08:18:31

#35

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6512|Gogledd Cymru

Alone+EasyTarget wrote:
ah

10 - language

Good work

2008-05-06 08:19:46

#36

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6650|UK

The Sheriff wrote:
Alone+EasyTarget wrote:
ah

10 - language
Good work

theDude5B's original answer was better. I think he should gedda prize.

2008-05-06 08:19:57

#37

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6789|Cambridge (UK)

liquidat0r wrote:
I'm pretty sure there are no other words that are a mile long.

That depends how big the letters are.

2008-05-06 08:25:13

#38

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6644|London, England

Bennis answer was the best, because there is no question mark. So it's like a statement than a question, A STATEMENT THAT IS WRONG

2008-05-06 08:26:33

#39

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6789|Cambridge (UK)

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Bennis answer was the best, because there is no question mark. So it's like a statement than a question, A STATEMENT THAT IS WRONG

That was my answer first.

2008-05-06 08:27:11

#40

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6650|UK

The Sheriff wrote:
11 - Old coins are usually worth a lot more than their face value, but why are 1989 cents worth almost twenty dollars?

Because there are 2000 cents in twenty dollars.

2008-05-06 08:27:16

#41

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6696|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
liquidat0r wrote:
I'm pretty sure there are no other words that are a mile long.
That depends how big the letters are.

It's funny you say this as I'm stuck on the last clue in todays paper's crossword.

4 down (Irrelevant)

"Overworked Postman" ... ??

2008-05-06 08:28:02

#42

Dr.Red-Eye: fanneh; +64|6717|Ireland

15. - None?

2008-05-06 08:29:06

#43

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6789|Cambridge (UK)

The Sheriff wrote:
11 - Old coins are usually worth a lot more than their face value, but why are 1989 cents worth almost twenty dollars?

12 - If it takes three minutes to boil one egg in a 2-litre saucepan of salted water, how long will it take to boil three eggs in the saucepan?

13 - How many new uncreased US $10 bills measuring 5 inches by 2 inches, could you fit without any overlap between pages 33 and 34 of a hardback book measuring 10 inches by 6 inches?

14 - There are four pairs of blue socks and three pairs of red socks in a drawer. in the dark, how many socks must you take out of the drawer to be sure of getting a matching pair?

15 - If there were eight crows, on a wall near a sheep pen, and the farmer shot one, how many crows would be left?

11. Because 1989 cents = $19.89
12. Without water they won't boil.
13. None. (unless they were single-sided pages)
14. 3.
15. None.

2008-05-06 08:29:30

#44

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6644|London, England

1927 wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:
liquidat0r wrote:
I'm pretty sure there are no other words that are a mile long.
That depends how big the letters are.
It's funny you say this as I'm stuck on the last clue in todays paper's crossword.

4 down (Irrelevant)

"Overworked Postman" ... ??

What are the letters that you already have?

2008-05-06 08:30:10

#45

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6789|Cambridge (UK)

1927 wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:
liquidat0r wrote:
I'm pretty sure there are no other words that are a mile long.
That depends how big the letters are.
It's funny you say this as I'm stuck on the last clue in todays paper's crossword.

4 down (Irrelevant)

"Overworked Postman" ... ??

how many letters?

2008-05-06 08:31:31

#46

theDude5B: Cool member; +804|6773

15. 1 less pig.

or

15. still 8 crows, but the farmer would be pretty high.

2008-05-06 08:32:27

#47

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6650|UK

The Sheriff wrote:
15 - If there were eight crows, on a wall near a sheep pen, and the farmer shot one, how many crows would be left?

There would still be 8. (Though the 7 live ones would probably fly away.)

2008-05-06 08:33:25

#48

SharkyMcshark: I'll take two; +132|6808|Perth, Western Australia

14. 1, because if it's pairs of sicks it'll have the other half of the pair attached.

2008-05-06 08:33:35

#49

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6696|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
1927 wrote:
Scorpion0x17 wrote:

That depends how big the letters are.
It's funny you say this as I'm stuck on the last clue in todays paper's crossword.

4 down (Irrelevant)

"Overworked Postman" ... ??
how many letters?

Millions sorry I am a twat.

2008-05-06 08:33:36

#50

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6650|UK

Surgeon wrote:
20 - What game begins with a T, has four letters in its name, and is played all over the world?

Golf.

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