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Royal_Foxx wrote:Nothing
Good answer.
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to be honest though, I've heard that one before.
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What can you put in a barrel to make it lighter?
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Lighthawk wrote:What can you put in a barrel to make it lighter?
Helium?
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A flashlight?
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Lighthawk wrote:What can you put in a barrel to make it lighter?
An anti-grav unit?
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Tsukiyumi wrote:Helium?
thelordharry wrote:An anti-grav unit?
...you know, this riddle might be too old for a scifi based forum. The "correct" answer was a hole.
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Lighthawk wrote:
Tsukiyumi wrote:Helium?
thelordharry wrote:An anti-grav unit?
...you know, this riddle might be too old for a scifi based forum. The "correct" answer was a hole.
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Lighthawk wrote:
Tsukiyumi wrote:Helium?
thelordharry wrote:An anti-grav unit?
...you know, this riddle might be too old for a scifi based forum. The "correct" answer was a hole.
What if it's an inflatable barrel? :P
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Captain Seafort wrote:an inflatable barrel?
:confused: Are those common across the pond?
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Mikey wrote:
Captain Seafort wrote:an inflatable barrel?
:confused: Are those common across the pond?
Technically, that would still make it lighter, by adding a hole, you let out whatever it is inflated with, thus making it "lose" mass.
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One time I saw this old cartoon where this guy had a "hole" (i.e. a large black disk) that he carried around like a suitcase, and if he laid it on the ground people would fall into it.
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:oops:
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I would have answered antimatter
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Foxfyre wrote:I would have answered antimatter
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