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I Want to Ask You This Riddle

The First of Many.

By: journeyfulloflaughter
Written on December 31st, 2007

i'm currently reading smullyan's "the riddle of schererazade" and thought it might be fun to share some of his riddles with you.

"two camels were facing in opposite directions. one was facing due east and the other was facing due west. how can they manage to see each other without walking, turning around, or moving their heads?...this was in the middle of the desert, and there was no reflecting material for miles around."

how did they do it? post your answers in the comments, and i'll confirm the right one.

don't look down at the comments if you don't want to see the answer!

 

By: journeyfulloflaughter
Age: 26-30 , Female
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  • solarxmoon
    solarxmoon

    yay! I got it right! (I pictured them face to face too)

    Jan 15, 2008
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    right :)

    Jan 15, 2008
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  • IndyNudist
    IndyNudist

    They are facing toward each other.

    Jan 15, 2008
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    i love the sneetches, it's my favourite dr seuss story

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • shoreguyct
    shoreguyct

    I'm going to read that blog.

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    it was called "the zax" and appeared in the book "sneetches and other tales".

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    i have the entirety of the sneetches posted as blog, btw ;)

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    it wasn't the sneetches, they had stars upon thars. that was a different story, but i remember it too. just not the title. it ended with them standing there, face to face, forever while the earth moved on around them.

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • shoreguyct
    shoreguyct

    I recall a Dr. Seuss book with the Sneetches(?) who were face to face, each wanting to pass each other, but were unwilling to move to the side, go over each other, etc.

    Don't know how it end...

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    i guess i instinctively like things to be friends :)

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • journeyfulloflaughter
    journeyfulloflaughter

    very good :) that's how i pictured them from the beginning of the riddle ;)

    Dec 31, 2007
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  • shoreguyct
    shoreguyct

    They are face to face.

    Dec 31, 2007
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