Dear friends, this riddle is a continuation of the Winning Strategy riddle. Please make sure you read that riddle before attempting to crack this one, in order to get the full picture. This riddle is, I think, a lot easier than its predecessor.
The ship keeps spinning even after the sharp shark was thrown overboard.
“Climb down mates! Safe is the ship,” orders the captain.
But the sailors dare not let go of the mast, lest shall they be thrown overboard as well, lest shall they become food for the sharp shark.
“Argh!” says the captain. “Noobs! Climb down one by one, first one hold on to the mast, next one hold on to the first one. Make a chain of men! Reach for the helm and stay this madness!”
Slowly, men start doing as they are told. Within minutes, one of them reaches for the helm and stops the spinning. All are very dizzy and let go of the mast, making a pile of men at its base.
Before recovering well from dizziness or having a chance to react, their hands and legs are all tied, except for the sailor in charge with scrubbing the floors, who was now standing in front of two one-eyed men and grinning:
“Who’s the noob now, mates?”
Note: Official riddle answer: May the Centrifugal Force Be with You
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hah, the captain and the “scrubbing the floors” guy are terrorists and they made a plan with the shark to come on board and then to spin the boat so that everybody is dizzy. like this it was easy for them to tie them up and conquer the ship
Indeed, it seems to be a case of mutiny on the bounty, but what strikes me is the significance of the one-eyed men. My guess is that they were the shark, because I can’t imagine that a young sailor would have the wherewithal to haul an actual shark on board without being spotted.
I think the “scrubbing floors” guy is only disguised as a noob. He must be someone with a high rank testing the noobs on how well they will perform in a certain situation.
Aye, folks, good answers. You have strategic minds with strategic insight into things
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