Solve the following riddle:
I turn right.
Then I leave home.
Then I turn left.
Then I turn left.
Then I turn left.Who am I?
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1$\begingroup$ Seems too broad to me ... but I'll wait in case a really nice solution comes out :-) $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorCommented Feb 25, 2015 at 10:54
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You are a
Baseball player batting left-handed and rounding the bases
The only way that the first line is accurate is if you are
Left-handed
The rest of the pieces follow as
The player rounds the bases, turning left each time
The version of this that I originally heard didn't have the first line and had you returning to home as the last line.
answered Feb 24, 2015 at 19:09
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$\begingroup$ A righty might twist around (while doing the thing he's there to do) far enough that he has to turn back to the right. Of course that could be a problem for lefties then. I agree that it's better without the first line. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 19:12
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$\begingroup$ @Geobits I interpreted it as when he "does the thing that he's there to do" is the right turn. It is an issue for lefties taking the first step, with the crossing and all. $\endgroup$– Brian JCommented Feb 24, 2015 at 19:21
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$\begingroup$ A righty might turn right when starting at home, depending on which side he came from. I think it's kinda funny that I edited my answer to include your main point just a few minutes before you answered. I probably posted my edit while you were writing this. $\endgroup$– KSmartsCommented Feb 24, 2015 at 20:48
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I think you are
A baseball player, rounding the bases.
However, I think there could be a problem with this (either the riddle or my answer). If you are
Right-handed and on the team in the third base–dugout. Then you could possibly go from the dugout, to the on-deck circle, to the batter's box, and then on your way to first in a mostly straight, sligtly left-turning path. Then you would "leave home" without turning right.
I'm probably overthinking things in that part, though.
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My answer would be:
A Nascar driver, they only go left once they left home and enter the circuit.
Since:
answered Feb 25, 2015 at 3:54
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You are a
key You turn right, unlocking the door, then you leave home (the key had been turned only once becuase someone was home).Then you leave home and, from outside, you turn "to the left" three times, to lock the door
