The Staircase of PaintEnd of the MazeThe chemical poetTravelling the worldA Message for the Solver!See the waterboysThe Missing AgentWhat are the three hidden sentences within the three sentences?What's the hidden word within the poem?Find the number using the dataFind the puzzle #2
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The Staircase of Paint
End of the MazeThe chemical poetTravelling the worldA Message for the Solver!See the waterboysThe Missing AgentWhat are the three hidden sentences within the three sentences?What's the hidden word within the poem?Find the number using the dataFind the puzzle #2
$begingroup$
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
And I will show what has already been seen.
The final answer should include some explanation for each part of the riddle. Thanks!
riddle rhyme steganography
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
And I will show what has already been seen.
The final answer should include some explanation for each part of the riddle. Thanks!
riddle rhyme steganography
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
@JamesDouglas without an explanation given, I would prefer to neither confirm nor deny potential final answers.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Fair enough. I can't really be bothered to write an answer yet, but maybe later.
$endgroup$
– James Douglas
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
And I will show what has already been seen.
The final answer should include some explanation for each part of the riddle. Thanks!
riddle rhyme steganography
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
$endgroup$
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
And I will show what has already been seen.
The final answer should include some explanation for each part of the riddle. Thanks!
riddle rhyme steganography
riddle rhyme steganography
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
edited 4 hours ago
Brandon_J
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
asked 5 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
2,862236
2,862236
$begingroup$
@JamesDouglas without an explanation given, I would prefer to neither confirm nor deny potential final answers.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Fair enough. I can't really be bothered to write an answer yet, but maybe later.
$endgroup$
– James Douglas
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
@JamesDouglas without an explanation given, I would prefer to neither confirm nor deny potential final answers.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Fair enough. I can't really be bothered to write an answer yet, but maybe later.
$endgroup$
– James Douglas
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@JamesDouglas without an explanation given, I would prefer to neither confirm nor deny potential final answers.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@JamesDouglas without an explanation given, I would prefer to neither confirm nor deny potential final answers.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Fair enough. I can't really be bothered to write an answer yet, but maybe later.
$endgroup$
– James Douglas
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Fair enough. I can't really be bothered to write an answer yet, but maybe later.
$endgroup$
– James Douglas
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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$begingroup$
You are a
book
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Books look like staircases when they’re opened to near the middle, and they’re “painted” with ink and pictures.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Books can provide knowledge on a wide range of topics.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
Not sure about this one yet... perhaps this refers to how a book looks when only the first few pages are flipped, which is more like an upward ramp than a staircase
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
Reading a book requires time and effort because usually you’d have to read each page sequentially, jus like how you have to rewind a tape frame by frame.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!”
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Books are a written record of humanity, both at its best and its not so best.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Most books are definitely bound at their spines.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
Taking the first letters of the previous line gives BOOK.
And I will show what has already been seen.
Autobiographies, personal accounts, etc. show others what another person has seen/been through.
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I believe the answer is
A library.
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
A big library has many stairs, showcasing many books.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Each step in the library shows you more, as you learn more about old thing and new things.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
It takes time to read books.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
It is hard to navigate a big library, if you don't know it well.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
A library contains just about everything the world knows, including war (pain).
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Book's spines are sometimes bound with string.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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$begingroup$
You are a
book
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Books look like staircases when they’re opened to near the middle, and they’re “painted” with ink and pictures.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Books can provide knowledge on a wide range of topics.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
Not sure about this one yet... perhaps this refers to how a book looks when only the first few pages are flipped, which is more like an upward ramp than a staircase
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
Reading a book requires time and effort because usually you’d have to read each page sequentially, jus like how you have to rewind a tape frame by frame.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!”
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Books are a written record of humanity, both at its best and its not so best.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Most books are definitely bound at their spines.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
Taking the first letters of the previous line gives BOOK.
And I will show what has already been seen.
Autobiographies, personal accounts, etc. show others what another person has seen/been through.
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
You are a
book
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Books look like staircases when they’re opened to near the middle, and they’re “painted” with ink and pictures.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Books can provide knowledge on a wide range of topics.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
Not sure about this one yet... perhaps this refers to how a book looks when only the first few pages are flipped, which is more like an upward ramp than a staircase
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
Reading a book requires time and effort because usually you’d have to read each page sequentially, jus like how you have to rewind a tape frame by frame.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!”
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Books are a written record of humanity, both at its best and its not so best.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Most books are definitely bound at their spines.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
Taking the first letters of the previous line gives BOOK.
And I will show what has already been seen.
Autobiographies, personal accounts, etc. show others what another person has seen/been through.
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
You are a
book
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Books look like staircases when they’re opened to near the middle, and they’re “painted” with ink and pictures.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Books can provide knowledge on a wide range of topics.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
Not sure about this one yet... perhaps this refers to how a book looks when only the first few pages are flipped, which is more like an upward ramp than a staircase
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
Reading a book requires time and effort because usually you’d have to read each page sequentially, jus like how you have to rewind a tape frame by frame.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!”
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Books are a written record of humanity, both at its best and its not so best.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Most books are definitely bound at their spines.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
Taking the first letters of the previous line gives BOOK.
And I will show what has already been seen.
Autobiographies, personal accounts, etc. show others what another person has seen/been through.
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
$endgroup$
You are a
book
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
Books look like staircases when they’re opened to near the middle, and they’re “painted” with ink and pictures.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Books can provide knowledge on a wide range of topics.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
Not sure about this one yet... perhaps this refers to how a book looks when only the first few pages are flipped, which is more like an upward ramp than a staircase
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
Reading a book requires time and effort because usually you’d have to read each page sequentially, jus like how you have to rewind a tape frame by frame.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover!”
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
Books are a written record of humanity, both at its best and its not so best.
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Most books are definitely bound at their spines.
So, stranger, who am I? Can my name be found?
Be observant, omniscient, keen,
Taking the first letters of the previous line gives BOOK.
And I will show what has already been seen.
Autobiographies, personal accounts, etc. show others what another person has seen/been through.
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
edited 1 hour ago
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
answered 1 hour ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
34811
34811
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Definitely on the right track!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
What did books look like before books existed?
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
$begingroup$
Oh, would it be referring to rot13(fgbar gnoyrg) or something similar then? Though in my mind they don’t really look like ramps
$endgroup$
– PiIsNot3
59 mins ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I believe the answer is
A library.
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
A big library has many stairs, showcasing many books.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Each step in the library shows you more, as you learn more about old thing and new things.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
It takes time to read books.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
It is hard to navigate a big library, if you don't know it well.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
A library contains just about everything the world knows, including war (pain).
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Book's spines are sometimes bound with string.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I believe the answer is
A library.
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
A big library has many stairs, showcasing many books.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Each step in the library shows you more, as you learn more about old thing and new things.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
It takes time to read books.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
It is hard to navigate a big library, if you don't know it well.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
A library contains just about everything the world knows, including war (pain).
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Book's spines are sometimes bound with string.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I believe the answer is
A library.
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
A big library has many stairs, showcasing many books.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Each step in the library shows you more, as you learn more about old thing and new things.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
It takes time to read books.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
It is hard to navigate a big library, if you don't know it well.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
A library contains just about everything the world knows, including war (pain).
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Book's spines are sometimes bound with string.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
$endgroup$
I believe the answer is
A library.
I am a staircase, covered in paint.
A big library has many stairs, showcasing many books.
Each step taken gives knowledge, new and quaint.
Each step in the library shows you more, as you learn more about old thing and new things.
I used to be more of a ramp type shape,
But progress was slow, like rewinding a tape.
It takes time to read books.
My new inside is famously difficult to place,
At least if you look only at my face.
It is hard to navigate a big library, if you don't know it well.
I contain the world and all of its gain,
And delineate most of its struggle and pain.
A library contains just about everything the world knows, including war (pain).
Something I can understand, being myself bound.
Book's spines are sometimes bound with string.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
answered 4 hours ago
XilpexXilpex
195110
195110
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
New contributor
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Xilpex is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Thanks for your answer! Some of the given clues don't quite fit this answer.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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