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Post by arf on Sept 25, 2023 7:28:59 GMT
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Post by aquamafia on Sept 25, 2023 7:32:27 GMT
My guesses are along the lines of a mirage, reflection, or light
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Post by madjack on Sept 25, 2023 7:47:35 GMT
This is Coyote we're talking about here so questions like whose "way" is it and where does it go, and what would happen if the answer is one that is open to interpretation need to be considered.
So I think the real answer might be, given that this is Coyote: Has Annie played Baldur's Gate 3 yet?
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Post by jda on Sept 25, 2023 7:56:22 GMT
chatGPT made me laugh with this one, as they think possible answers could be:
--------The riddle you've presented appears to be describing a "banana", because when you peel a banana, it goes from a curved shape to a straight shape.
ermmm, well Idk where you get your bananas from, but I'd recommend go to a differente store, dude. Bananas usually do not do that.
--------The answer to this riddle is often a pair of quotation marks (" "), as they bend or curve when used to enclose text and then straighten out when not in use.
Dafrag, CGPT?
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Post by basser on Sept 25, 2023 8:09:35 GMT
I fully expect the next page to be a hard cut to whatever Kat's up to.
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Post by rafk on Sept 25, 2023 8:17:15 GMT
Pair of pliers?
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Post by jda on Sept 25, 2023 8:20:05 GMT
I fully expect the next page to be a hard cut to whatever Kat's up to. Are you suggesting Kat is the answer? That she bends when going straight? (could be) that Kat has nothing to prove? Absolutely. that Kat has double personality? (could be, the MechaGoddess would count) ... just kidding (oAINt?), I know the hard cut would be Tom just cliffhanging us. (oAINt?) |
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Post by csj on Sept 25, 2023 8:37:34 GMT
Some plausible answers; - Muscles are found in complementing pairs where one bends as the other straightens and muscular force is a substitute for fairness ('might makes right') - A liar can 'straighten' out a situation by 'bending' the truth with a 'white lie', their lie cannot be proven and one cannot be a liar without telling a lie to someone else - Postures are naturally curved even when they appear straight, are used to bluff and posturing only works in the presence of another - A hypothesis can straighten out facts by being 'bent' through testing, are paired with a null hypothesis and are not proven, only retained or rejected - A mirage creates a duplicate image that can appear straight despite being created by the bending of light and as an illusion, cannot be proven as it does not exist |
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Post by jda on Sept 25, 2023 9:01:05 GMT
Zimmy+Gamma, because if you find one, you find the other.
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Post by Aviyara on Sept 25, 2023 9:07:23 GMT
A paradox?
It twists as it is explained. Its components each prevent themselves from resolving.
It has nothing to prove because it cannot be proven - it's a paradox.
Most paradoxes have two components, but it's also a pun - a pair'a dox. Where there is one, you also find a word with etymology that is shared with a word meaning "two."
Maybe that's too much of a stretch...
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Post by csj on Sept 25, 2023 9:18:12 GMT
I fully expect the next page to be a hard cut to whatever Kat's up to. Are you suggesting Kat is the answer? That she bends when going straight? (could be) that Kat has nothing to prove? Absolutely. that Kat has double personality? (could be, the MechaGoddess would count) ... just kidding (oAINt?), I know the hard cut would be Tom just cliffhanging us. (oAINt?) we all know she is incapable of being straight >:3 |
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Post by silicondream on Sept 25, 2023 9:27:14 GMT
I fully expect the next page to be a hard cut to whatever Kat's up to. Or just everyone walking away going "Glad Annie knew that one!" |
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Post by bicarbonat on Sept 25, 2023 10:25:56 GMT
I fully expect the next page to be a hard cut to whatever Kat's up to. Or just everyone walking away going "Glad Annie knew that one!" Extra points if we never get the answer. |
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Post by Nika on Sept 25, 2023 10:34:06 GMT
--------The answer to this riddle is often a pair of quotation marks (" "), as they bend or curve when used to enclose text and then straighten out when not in use. Dafrag, CGPT? You know, even though it's almost definitely not actually the answer, quotation marks make a lot of sense for the other parts of the riddle, they always come in two, they have "nothing to prove", because quotations are often used to cite direct quotes but yeah I can't manage to fit the "what bends as it straightens" part in |
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Post by peter2 on Sept 25, 2023 10:41:03 GMT
A smile
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Post by donna on Sept 25, 2023 10:46:40 GMT
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Post by TBeholder on Sept 25, 2023 10:47:52 GMT
I fully expect the next page to be a hard cut to whatever Kat's up to. Or just everyone walking away going "Glad Annie knew that one!" No, no. Some variation of “huh, now it seems obvious in retrospect” would be more outrageous.  |
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Post by laaaa on Sept 25, 2023 10:53:41 GMT
chatGPT made me laugh with this one, as they think possible answers could be: --------The riddle you've presented appears to be describing a "banana", because when you peel a banana, it goes from a curved shape to a straight shape.ermmm, well Idk where you get your bananas from, but I'd recommend go to a differente store, dude. Bananas usually do not do that. --------The answer to this riddle is often a pair of quotation marks (" "), as they bend or curve when used to enclose text and then straighten out when not in use. Dafrag, CGPT? There goes the Turing test!! |
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Post by Nnelg on Sept 25, 2023 11:56:24 GMT
My first guess is something like riverbanks? That "if you find one, you always find two" bit makes me think of "sides".
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Post by Igniz on Sept 25, 2023 12:44:28 GMT
The answer to this riddle is often a pair of quotation marks (" "), as they bend or curve when used to enclose text and then straighten out when not in use. Dafrag, CGPT? I can't manage to fit the "what bends as it straightens" part in   |
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Post by cremily on Sept 25, 2023 12:58:42 GMT
Long shot, but I thought this was a reference to the split Annies; Loup's first(?) act. Bends as it straightens (carefree forest Annie vs strict Court Annie) Has nothing to prove (the whole point of the split was for Annie to learn to fight for herself over her father) If you find one, you will always find two (Not only the split but also Surma's fire elemental heart inside Annie, which also split out of Annie) Also, knowing Loup/Coyote, this is probably designed for Annie specifically to solve. I wouldn't fight for this very hard but it was my first thought  |
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Post by blahzor on Sept 25, 2023 12:59:56 GMT
my guess answer is: Coyote
b/c he can do whatever he chooses
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Post by blahzor on Sept 25, 2023 13:05:06 GMT
chatGPT made me laugh with this one, as they think possible answers could be: --------The riddle you've presented appears to be describing a "banana", because when you peel a banana, it goes from a curved shape to a straight shape.ermmm, well Idk where you get your bananas from, but I'd recommend go to a differente store, dude. Bananas usually do not do that. --------The answer to this riddle is often a pair of quotation marks (" "), as they bend or curve when used to enclose text and then straighten out when not in use. Dafrag, CGPT? Google Bard gave the answer of "A river" What bends as it straightens. Has nothing to prove, but if you find one. You will always find two? ... A river A river bends as it straightens its course to the sea. It has nothing to prove, but it is always moving forward and changing. If you find a river, you will always find two banks. This is a riddle that is often used to teach people about the importance of change and the fact that everything is constantly evolving. It is also a reminder that we are all part of something larger than ourselves, and that we are all connected. it has a alt answer of a road with almost the same reasons |
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Post by hnau on Sept 25, 2023 13:11:32 GMT
A shoe spanner?!
It bends as it straightens the shoes.
It does not (water)proof the shoes.
It comes in pairs.
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Post by ctso74 on Sept 25, 2023 13:46:36 GMT
A lie?
Bends the truth. Doesn't want to prove anything that's true. When people tell one, they usually have to tell more.
But they say specifically "two". That makes me think it's something that's considered a pair, like scissors or pliers (like rafk suggested).
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Post by Señor Goose on Sept 25, 2023 13:48:34 GMT
inb4 Annie names some forest creature we've never seen or heard of
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Post by raindropstarship on Sept 25, 2023 14:05:15 GMT
An air puppet.
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Post by Corvo on Sept 25, 2023 14:35:44 GMT
Oh my god this cubone TALKS!
~ throws pokeball ~
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Sept 25, 2023 15:13:32 GMT
I think the key to figuring it out is that the riddle probably references an obsolete and/or obscure definition of "proof" to make only one answer the right one. The best answer I could come up with was a truss, but that's probably not it. A millstone nearly fits the bill too. Other close-but-not-quite-right ideas that ran through my mind were a rule, vertebra, a bow, a path, a mind, and like others already suggested a river or pliers. Will think on it more later. [edit1] Additional thoughts: a side, or similarly a curve, slope or wave, or a way. [/edit1] [edit2] I'm warming up to "paradox" as an answer. It fits in with them finding the path in the distortion, too. [edit2] [edit1] Best answers imo from GKC Reddit: a lie, a choice, a mirror or reflection. I think "a lie" is the best answer I've seen so far but I still don't think that's it. [/edit1] [edit3] Also from the Reddit: a story. Does have at least two sides, can be bent in perspective to make the story straight, not sure about the prove part but experience doesn't need proof per se... so I think that's the best answer I've heard. [/edit3] [edit2] Best answers imo from the comments: a string (a better answer would be a loom, or maybe something else that deals with fibers or knots) a branch, or a tunnel [edit2] [edit3] Matematikogretmenleri has a riddle with a similar first part and the answer is a fish hook. It is a bent shape normally but straightens when the fish bites. It is not useful by itself and can't normally be bought as a single. This answer doesn't seem to particularly satisfy the "prove" part, though being metal it can be. [/edit3] |
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Post by Gemminie on Sept 25, 2023 15:17:42 GMT
Right after Annie says that things are starting to make sense (but hasn't had a chance to explain), there's a "tee-hee" from somewhere on the ground, noticed by both Annie and the NP with long dark hair. As the NP with the shoulder-length brown hair looks on, a small creature speaks. It looks like some sort of prairie dog, groundhog, etc. but with a skull for a head, and it's decorated with Coyote-like colors and has glowing eyes. It says to them, "If you seek the way, you must answer," and launches into a riddle.
Then, in the centerpiece frame of this page, the creature asks, "What bends as it straightens / has nothing to prove / but if you find one / you will always find two?" The background has a pattern as if there are two or even three overlapping sunbursts with wavy rays, the space between the thick lines filled in with rainbow pastel colors. The creature's eyes are lit up, as Coyote's are when he's using his power.
Renard realizes that this is a riddle. Three NP are shown discussing (presumably the riddle). Then Annie says that she knows the answer, and she doesn't look happy about this.
How can Annie know the answer so soon? My suspicion is that the riddle is specifically designed for Annie, and the fact that this follows on immediately from Annie's unstated realization of what's going on here suggests that it has something to do with that realization. She isn't smiling on the previous page when she says things are starting to make sense either. She doesn't like the direction things are going.
The immediate fuel for speculation is what the riddle's answer is. "What bends as it straightens" could mean that it bends itself as it straightens something else, or that it bends something else as it straightens itself. "Has nothing to prove" might simply mean that it's something that has nothing to do with proving anything, but more likely it means something that one might expect to have something to prove but doesn't. "If you find one, you will always find two" is very specific – not "you will always find more than one"; it's two that you find. And it's "if," not "when," so it isn't something you will always necessarily find.
The first thing I thought of was a path, because if you find one, you always find two – the path that goes forward, and the path that goes backward. But although paths can both bend and straighten, I don't see how it bends as it straightens. And although a path has nothing to prove, why would one even expect it to have something to prove? So I don't think that's it.
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