Riddles

Originally posted by apathist
Then the bus would've moved on the boulder would've missed it.

Yep!

Why did Worf shoot Riker?

Originally posted by apathist
Why did Worf shoot Riker?

I think its a movie referece, but I probably havn't seen the movie.

The captain said to FIRE AT WILL.

Lousy joke but it has the virtue of being original. afaik

I have 88 keys, but they dont open any door.
What am I?

Originally posted by Andrew Kern
I have 88 keys, but they dont open any door.
What am I?

Florida

Piano

Originally posted by Andrew Kern
Piano

For extra credit, how many white keys are there? Don't look it up!

Originally posted by HandyAndy
For extra credit, how many white keys are there? Don't look it up!

And if you have a piano, don't look at it!

Originally posted by lemon lime
And if you have a piano, don't look at it!

Incorrect. Counting the keys is the best way to get the answer.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Incorrect. Counting the keys is the best way to get the answer.

So it's okay to look at it if you have one, but not okay to look it up if you don't have one... ?

How about if I just bring up a picture of a piano and count the keys? Is that okay?

Originally posted by lemon lime
And if you have a piano, don't look at it!

I've been thinking about it. I know the black keys are two in a row, then one is missing, then three in a row, and that pattern repeats. So for each group of seven white keys there are five black keys, for a total of twelve keys. Seven of those groups give us 84 keys.

Pretty sure the missing four keys would be on the right side of the board. I guess at most one of them would be black? So 5*7+1=36 black keys.

But I can't really visualize the right end of the board ending with just two white keys. Weird. I must be wrong.

edit: just realized I've been counting the wrong color all day (story of my life). So, 88-36=52 white keys.

Originally posted by apathist
I've been thinking about it. I know the black keys are two in a row, then one is missing, then three in a row, and that pattern repeats. So for each group of seven white keys there are five black keys, for a total of twelve keys. Seven of those groups give us 84 keys.

Pretty sure the missing four keys would be on the right side of the board. I guess at m ...[text shortened]... realized I've been counting the wrong color all day (story of my life). So, 88-36=52 white keys.

I had the same idea, but I've forgotten what it looks like on the far end of the left and right sides of the keyboard. This is what I get for leaving a promising career as a concert pianist to pursue my dream of being a cowboy...

Anyway, knowing it's 5 black keys to every 7 white within each octave (not counting the eighth) and a total of 88 keys altogether allows me to come up with (hopefully) a good estimate.

Holy cow, I just noticed the last part of your post. 52 white keys was my estimate!

Originally posted by apathist
I've been thinking about it. I know the black keys are two in a row, then one is missing, then three in a row, and that pattern repeats. So for each group of seven white keys there are five black keys, for a total of twelve keys. Seven of those groups give us 84 keys.

Pretty sure the missing four keys would be on the right side of the board. I guess at m ...[text shortened]... realized I've been counting the wrong color all day (story of my life). So, 88-36=52 white keys.

Yes! Well reasoned!

Here's your prize: YouTube

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Here's your prize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-PtpGBmr5E

Was hoping to see a virtuoso tease a keyboard toward a climax. rowr