The great mystery thread - post yours here!

[Whisk_Luva]

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.

Its daytime?

[Karen]

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?

She's a photographer!

[Blue_Frog]

Whisk_Luva and Karen -- Both answers are the right ones

That exhausts my list of puzzles for the moment

[JenBKR]

Ok here's another!

Stan Dell- a teacher- pleads guilty to a rash of vandalism at his own high school. What's the story?

Clue 1: Stan was caught destroying the Physics Club's entry in the state finals.

Clue 2: A gang of teenagers did all the break-ins except the last, but Stan took the blame

Clue 3: Stan- the Physics Club advisor- was scheduled to go to the finals. They canceled the trip.

Clue 4: Stan's resume includes a stint as president of the State Physics Society.

[JenBKR]

Have I stumped you all?

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Stan is insane?

[JenBKR]

Stan is insane?

hmm well now that could be - of course so am I so it's hard to tell

Ok I will give another hint.......Stan is a liar.....

[JenBKR]

well in case anyone is interested, here is the solution:

Stan lied on his resume and couldn't risk anyone going to the finals. He took advantage of the previous vandalism to break in and destroy the club's project.

[Killearn Kitties]

That was just too hard Jen!

[Blue_Frog]

How far can the dog run into the woods?

Half way? Because then hes running out the other side?

Otherwise, I'd say until he runs a-foul of the dog catcher

[Blue_Frog]

Schweet! I'm surprised my brain is working at all tonite!

Now, the only mystery I can think of offhand is where exactly I put my other baseball hat, but i'm not sure anyone can help me with that one. Oh wait, mystery solved -- I blame the ferret


OK, after wracking my brains, heres the best I can come up with at this time of nite ...


A triangle is made up of 3 sides, and 3 angles -- the angles total 180°. This means that if you have, lets say, a right angle triangle, one angle would equal 45° , but the other 2 would not be.


An Equilateral Triangle is a triangle where all three sides are the same length. This means that the angles will also be equal – all 60° - making the triangle equiangular as well.


What is one example of a situation where you could have an Equilateral triangle made up of 3-right (45°) angles?



edit: should not be allowed to try and think after midnight.

[Lady's Human]

A right angle is 90 degrees, not 45.

As three 90 degree angles would be a 270 degree triangle, it is mathematically impossible.

[JenBKR]

math

[Blue_Frog]

A right angle is 90 degrees, not 45.

As three 90 degree angles would be a 270 degree triangle, it is mathematically impossible.

See what happens when I try to think at Midnight? I break both my own brain, and the brains of the people around me *lol*

--- Sorry. So, in what situation could you have a triangle made up of 3 x 90degree angles?

[Lady's Human]

Assuming that you are referring to a closed polygon made up of three intersecting sides on a flat plane, you can't.