Questions tagged [science]
Puzzles which require some knowledge of science to solve. Consider using the 'physics', 'chemistry' or 'computer-science' tags if your question is specifically about these branches of science.
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True or False? Test it out!
Note:
This is just a story made up by me for the puzzle. This is NOT a real assignment. Therefore, please DO NOT close this question. Thanks!
The Puzzle:
So, one day, my Science teacher, who loves ...
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Where does the emperor sit and why the earplugs?
The Emperor is annoyed that the crowd routinely chant out of step at the Empire's largest circular amphitheatre. For example, they are supposed to shout phrases in unison such as "Hail to the Emperor, ...
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Fuzzy's Fuzzy Fuss
Fuzzy the Fuzzball had to admit it. He was broke. He didn't have a penny left to cover himself in fuzz.
He rolled himself into a counselor's office, sat down, and sighed. "I'm no longer fuzzy. But I'...
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Inner and outer space
An entry into Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41 : Short and Sweet.
On aliens and mediums, the mathematician _______ said,
'There is __ _____ and __ __', __ scientific view did not accept them....
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The evil genius infinite plan
I'm an evil genius and I'll conquer the world with my minions :]
My minions have just 2 egdes but in just 2 minutes I've produced an infinite amount of them.
You'll see how I will conquer the world-
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Hard 4x6 chocolate bar Riddle
You have the following 4x6 chocolate bar. The question is what is the least amount of cuts you have to do in order to create 24 pieces of 1x1 chocolates.
the cuts can have any shape they want as long ...
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Trapped In A Well (Beginner)
You ironically fall into the well, with no way to get out. You, of course try digging out from under, but only to find that a Tungsten plate is below, all you have is a rope, a rock, and one liquid of ...
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Capitalization matters in physics
A physics teacher saw the following in a student's work:
$f=\mu n$
$Pa=\frac{n}{m^2}$
$T=\frac{n}{am}$
The teacher realized the student's capitalization was correct. What are these ...
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If you think you know me, you don't
Settle arguments is my plight
Tempted to see me? I'll likely die
As it stands, this riddle has many answers
Common of riddles, only one is right
EDIT + Hints
Hint 2
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I'm not a fan of hedgehogs
Many have tried to beat me, many have failed.
The earliest to succeed, is long-tailed.
If you break me, silence is all you'll hear.
The thunder will make the others fear.
Others will ...
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Bongardium Leviosa
This was insprired by this puzzle.
This follows the rules of a classic Bongard puzzle: find the rule that all shapes on the left follow, but none of the shapes on the right do.
To make my intention ...
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1answer
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A Bursting Ball of Fun!
Some say I'm real, some say I'm not,
but all would agree that I'm very hot.
I jump around from place to place,
Lighting up whatever I touch.
If you confront me face to face,
You won't be ...
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How high is the tide [duplicate]
A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.
When the ...
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Science related rebus wordplay, what is it?
Can anyone figure out what this rebus wordplay is? Doing a Google search will help you a lot, and is recommended, but reverse image search would be doing basically all the detective work for you, so ...
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An animal related question [closed]
Here is an animal related question. It can be an animal or a riddle. Please give answer if you know and give necessary explanation.
Which animal is 6-months male and 6-months female?
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What on earth I am talking about?
When they told me to move away, I told I have no charge left .
When they told me to curl around them, I told them to increase the intensity in the field .
When I told him to curl, he was big zero .
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How do you proved that A was killed by B? [closed]
There was a very calm day. There were three people called A, B and C in the middle of a ground.
A was killed by either B or C. This incident was not seen by anyone (excluding B and C). So no one ...
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Ice Cube Lifting Puzzle [closed]
Here's an interesting scientific problem.
Drop a small ice cube into a partially filled glass of water. Next, get a foot-long piece of thread or string. The puzzle is to remove the ice cube from ...
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You have 6 burning candles [closed]
What's the answer for this question:
You have 6 burning candles, and blow out two of them. How many candles are left standing after 24 hours? How do you know?
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A real life riddle [duplicate]
Suppose you are in a boat on a pond and you are holding a small 10 lb weight. You drop the weight into the water. Does the water level rise, stay the same, or lower?
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Please help Solve!
Retrospectively, Professor Siwel did Quite well with his follow-up representation, Currently utilized by generation X.
The first clue given was: "A clue, the only uppercase letters that you need to ...
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1answer
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Proof without chords
Anyone who has played in an
ocar ina –subcontrabassoon
quintet knows one thing well.
Piccolo ocar ina inset from
aliexpress.com.
Subcontrabassoon image from
...
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1answer
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The Pitiable Coder
One day, I found an odd newspaper lying on a bench called '$\large\bf\text{The Pitiable Coder}$'.
I opened it and to my delight found an entire page on puzzles! Most were easy, but there was one I ...
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2answers
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The Alien Message: What does it mean?
"Three hours ago, we received a urgent message from one of our exploration agents. I'm just going to play it for you in full."
"I'm on Planet 193843. I've found a large stone block, 2.64 meters high, ...
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1answer
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Proof without curves
Say, what’s that in the distance?
Could be a road full of cars
or a wire full of electricity,
or whatnot,
but this much is for sure:
It is straight and infinitely ...
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Lifting is my best known work
Virtuous, but I'm of no form
My seat's right at the very top
Where gangs of many is the norm
My one peer is one that goes 'pop'
Though my uses are many
Lifting is my best known work
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Go further out, I'm everywhere. What am I?
If you look about
You will find me rare
Try go farther out
Then I'm everywhere
Dare you anger me
you shall die in flare
Ignorant, ancients be
the pharaoh's but my heir
What am I?
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I consist of three things. What am I?
I am made up of 3 things,
of which 2 things are same.
I have a total of 10 something inside me.
If you see me properly, I am a palindrome.
What am I?
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Which cadaver woke? [closed]
A medical examiner works in Cadaversville, a place where the dead may sometimes wake in the off hours then die once more. While awake, they are not zombies and don't eat people. They just seem to be ...
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How do you prove that mirrors aren't parallel universes?
Migrated from WorldBuilding SE $:)$
"Each mirror is a world of it's own," Joe explains.
"Joe, that's bulls***! Mirrors are just mirrors!" Rita proclaims.
Joe proceeds to lay out the following~
$10~...
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Graphical rebus riddle
I... I have some bad news. My computer broke. Yeah, really tragic. Luckily I have a backup computer, but there is a reason it is a backup. It was made a long time ago and... well, its completely ...
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Two many rainbows?
Wish I’d had a camera at the time
but a cartoon will have to suffice,
representing two actual incomplete rainbows
that stop in midair where they meet,
lit only by a setting sun.
This seemed so ...
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Abstract, Mysterious & Chewable!
To find me you need look no further than behind the eye,
Take your time to ponder and you'll see me in the sky,
I can be shorter than a week or longer than a year,
I repeat myself, ...
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Identifying Ancient Artifact
You are a group of archaeologists and scientists investigating an ancient cave. You set up and verify a presurization system at the entrance, which you can use to suck all the air out of the room, or ...
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My friend's snake will make me rich. Where should I take it?
My friend's talking snake came to me and asked: "Do you want to get rich?" I said "Yes."
Then it told me "I know a place, if you take me there, I will rob from there for you." I asked "Where is that ...
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Guessing is a four-letter word
This is my first riddle here — I hope it's not too easy.
I killed my brother a long time ago,
And if I'm right, running fast won't help you.
My relatives are weaker, shorter;
But I ...
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Sometimes I move like a snake other times I hit like a stone , What am I? [closed]
Sometimes I move like a snake other times I hit like a stone.
I move very quickly , very faster than you.
Try to race me and win , I will show you a magic trick that no magician has ever ...
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Many things do it. What is this? [closed]
Sometimes wind does this, at other times water does this.
Sometimes insects do this, at other times birds do this.
Sometimes humans also do this.
This thing keeps life moving.
This ...
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The know-it-all twins
A competent logician is walking down an unfamiliar road to reach his home, until he reaches a fork. Stood by each of the routes is a twin, who both look identical to each other. He has been warned of ...
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This image contains a “Great Discovery”
The Puzzle:
Source material taken from here
As discussed on Numberphile, here is John Herschel's doodle, sent to his friend Charles Babbage.
John H.
John Herschel was an English polymath, ...
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I sleep with the stars - What am I?
I sleep with the stars,
I could land in your bed,
I can move square to square,
I'm a ____________.
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I am an ocean of scalding ice - What am I?
Here's an easy one:
I am an ocean of scalding ice with seven siblings and many children,
My fork is not for eating with and I like ponies!
What am I?
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What number is missing?
This is a sequence, that if transformed correctly, gives a sequence that is easily recognized by experts in a particular field of science.
There is a number missing, though. Can you help?
57, 86, ...
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A simple riddle [closed]
When you are on top of tree and have no support, you had to trust me.
What am I?
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Do exactly what I say! [closed]
Inspired by Infinite Precision
No, I'm not picky, I just want things done exactly right.
Complete 5 of these tasks (tell me how you would do them) and I will give you exactly 25 bragging points. I ...
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Who are we? The pure ones
We are not the wonders, though we were created by man
We are not the dwarfs, for our names are not proper
We are not the days, though they each contain one of our own
We are not the sins, for ...
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A Mythical Member of the Scientific Community
I've provided the link between man and machine.
In rivers and trees, respectively, I can be seen.
I've been key in measuring the speed of light.
The Pacific Ocean is where I developed flight.
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Science is fun, but rhyme takes time
In sixty seven, I was first found
By a couple of scientists poking around
It was quite a novelty they did detect
Little green men might cause the effect
They stuffed me in a bag for a catchy new ...
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A girl and a guy
The main goal here is to figure out the one-“word” answer to each of the following clues.
Each answer consists of one (or more) names and one (or more) other words hinted at by the clues. There is,...
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What is my teacher's favourite animal?
My school teacher, has asked the above question in the spirit of Science Fortnight.
However, he has only left the following on the whiteboard:
Clue 1:
8, 6, 7, 9, 5, 6, 8, 6, 8, 4, _.
Clue 2:
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