Riddle Me This # 3

[Edward Nigma]

Two riddles to start the weekend out right . . .

Riddle me this . . .

What vowel is the loudest?


When I stand still, I cause a noise
When I move, I cause no noise
What am I?

Quickly, quickly, quickly . . . the square citizens of Gotham City will be immeasurably poorer very soon if all you would-be Batmen and Robins don't deduce the correct answers! The Riddler

[LittleLouisGroovy]

1. U, as in ewe, a female sheep.

2. Traffic. When it stands still, drivers blow their horns.

The only possible meaning: both clues, taken together, point to the nursery rhyme, "Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep's in the meadow; the cow's in the corn." Clearly, the Riddler plans to steal the priceless painting of "The Blue Boy," currently on loan to the Gotham Museum of Art.

[John Mack]

That's it Robin! You've done it again!

John

[Edward Nigma]

1. U, as in ewe, a female sheep.

2. Traffic. When it stands still, drivers blow their horns.

The only possible meaning: both clues, taken together, point to the nursery rhyme, "Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep's in the meadow; the cow's in the corn." Clearly, the Riddler plans to steal the priceless painting of "The Blue Boy," currently on loan to the Gotham Museum of Art.

Wrong -- on both counts!!!!!

The answer to the first riddle may be the vowel 'U'. But your answer doesn't explain why 'U' would be the loudest vowel.

The answer to the second riddle is incorrect because drivers still blow their horns during moving traffic and "cause a noise".

Keep trying! The Riddler

[dell]

These are both quite challenging. Still got the ole thinkin' cap on though.

[NuRF]

Is the first 1 'i' - because its on ways in the midst of 'noise'?

The second one - 'i' ain't got a clue.

[Phil B]

That reasoning could apply to "u" as well. Middle of sound.
I think even the Robin would be tripped up with these riddles.
I wonder if the caped crusader would ever ask for a hint.

[Edward Nigma]

Is the first 1 'i' - because its on ways in the midst of 'noise'?

An 'A' for effort -- but no!!!!!

'i" may be in the middle of noise but being in the middle doesn't mean 'i' is louder than 'o' or 'e'.

The second one - 'i' ain't got a clue.

Clever . . .

Only another hour or so before I reveal the solutions. My triumph is almost at hand. By outwitting all of you Batmen and Robins, I'll have achieved the underworld equivalent of reaching the top of Mount Everest!!!!! The Riddler

[Edward Nigma]

And the answers are . . .

Riddle: "What vowel is the loudest?"
Solution: The letter 'O,' of course, because all the rest are inaudible (in AUdIblE -- get it???)

Riddle: "When I stand still, I cause a noise
When I move, I cause no noise
What am I?"
Solution: A cradle. When a cradle is still, it "causes" a noise because it fails to keep a baby from crying. When a cradle moves, it "causes" no noise because the baby is content and stops crying.

Better luck next time, Dynamic Dimwits!

[LittleLouisGroovy]

Solution: A cradle. When a cradle is still, it "causes" a noise because it fails to keep a baby from crying. When a cradle moves, it "causes" no noise because the baby is content and stops crying.

Better luck next time, Dynamic Dimwits!

Unless the cradle is empty, at which point it would be still but not causing a noise.

Holy Old Enough to Be Her Father, Batman! The Riddler plans to rob the cradle!

[Riddler Fan]

Nice Riddler-Tards!!!

[Edward Nigma]

Unless the cradle is empty, at which point it would be still but not causing a noise.

Ah, but the beauty of the original riddle stems from its mirroring internal contradictions (motion/silence, stillness/sound). Your riddle:

When I stand still, I cause a noise
When I stand still, I cause no noise
What am I?

is interesting but lacks that internal elegance. And I am nothing if not Batman's most elegant foe! The Riddler