The great mystery thread - post yours here!

[Blue_Frog]

Well here is another one anyway:

A woman has proof in court that her husband was
murdered by her sister. The judge declares, "This is the oddest case
I've ever seen." Though it's a fact the sister killed him, this murderess cannot
be punished, why?

Is it because they were identical twins? I think even the DNA is the same in that situation? Dunno otherwise

[Whisk_Luva]

Is it because they were identical twins? I think even the DNA is the same in that situation? Dunno otherwise

Kind of...... your getting there.

[Blue_Frog]

Kind of...... your getting there.

Are they Conjoined (siamese) twins?

[Whisk_Luva]

Yep Well done

[JenBKR]

Here's another one!

Two children born in the same hospital, in the same hour, day, and year, have the same mother and father, but are not twins.

[Whisk_Luva]

Oh um..... are they like 2 babies out of triplets or sumthing?

[JenBKR]

Oh um..... are they like 2 babies out of triplets or sumthing?

yeppers!

[JenBKR]

Ok here's a new one:

Each Friday- a stranger calls Tom with a hot tip for Saturday's race. Each week for three weeks the horse wins. Tom is being conned. How?

Clue 1: The phone call comes the day before the race.

Clue 2: On week four- the stranger asks for money before giving his tip.

Clue 3: Each race has seven horses entered- and Tom's previous wins were luck.

Clue 4: The stranger began his con game by calling 343 different people.

[Blue_Frog]

I think it all has to do with math --- so like, 7 horses to a race, and since there were 3 races -- well, thats possibly 7x7x7 = 343 possible combinations of winning horses....

So,
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Horse #1 Horse #1 Horse #1 ==> combo 1
Horse #1 Horse #1 Horse #2 ==> combo 2
...
Horse #7 Horse #7 Horse #6 ==> combo 342
Horse #7 Horse #7 Horse #7 ==> combo 343

So, i guess if the con man charted all this out, and then called 343 different people, he'd start out with 343 people (49 people for each horse, 7 horses) on the first race with all combos, and the drop all the people with the wrong bets.

Then, for race #2, he'd be down to 49 people to call (7 people for each horse, 7 horses), and then drop all the losers from that race.

For the 3rd race, he'd only have called 7 people, and kept the 'winner' -- so in this case Tom.

stupid math :P

[JenBKR]

I think it all has to do with math --- so like, 7 horses to a race, and since there were 3 races -- well, thats possibly 7x7x7 = 343 possible combinations of winning horses....

So,
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Horse #1 Horse #1 Horse #1 ==> combo 1
Horse #1 Horse #1 Horse #2 ==> combo 2
...
Horse #7 Horse #7 Horse #6 ==> combo 342
Horse #7 Horse #7 Horse #7 ==> combo 343

So, i guess if the con man charted all this out, and then called 343 different people, he'd start out with 343 people (49 people for each horse, 7 horses) on the first race with all combos, and the drop all the people with the wrong bets.

Then, for race #2, he'd be down to 49 people to call (7 people for each horse, 7 horses), and then drop all the losers from that race.

For the 3rd race, he'd only have called 7 people, and kept the 'winner' -- so in this case Tom.

stupid math :P

Alright, I admit....I am impressed! I did not get this one....I figured it was something like that, but I didn't want to do the math So you would be correct!

[Blue_Frog]

Alright, I admit....I am impressed! I did not get this one....I figured it was something like that, but I didn't want to do the math So you would be correct!

SCHWEET! I actually remembered something from High School Math!

OK, a couple more then ...

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Being an astute observer, he picks one door and lives.

2. A black dog stands at a crossroads in a totally black-painted town. The power has gone out and all of the streetlights are off. There is no moon. A black-painted car without headlights drives straight toward him, but turns in time and doesn't hit him.

3. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

[JenBKR]

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Being an astute observer, he picks one door and lives.

Ok I'll try this one first...I am thinking that since the lions haven't eaten in three years, they would probably be dead. So he chose #3?

[Blue_Frog]

Ok I'll try this one first...I am thinking that since the lions haven't eaten in three years, they would probably be dead. So he chose #3?

Yeppers!

[Kfamr]

#3 -- She was taking his picture.

[Blue_Frog]

#3 -- She was taking his picture.

Also correct!