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Puzzle solution
You are in a room that has three switches and a closed door. The switches control three light bulbs on the other side of the door. Once you open the door, you may never touch the switches again. How can you definitively tell which switch is connected to each of the light bulbs?
Solution: Turn on the first 2 switches and wait 5 minutes. Turn off one and go through the door. The light shining is the switch you left on. Now of the other two off lights one is still warm that will be your second switch which is now off. The third is a cold light and therefore the switch you didn't play with at the start.
Ta da!
Solution: Turn on the first 2 switches and wait 5 minutes. Turn off one and go through the door. The light shining is the switch you left on. Now of the other two off lights one is still warm that will be your second switch which is now off. The third is a cold light and therefore the switch you didn't play with at the start.
Ta da!
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Posted: Feb 2023
About this poem:
Solution to the brain teazer
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers - V - What’s to find
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. I
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ V ]
*** What’s to find ***
“To
Be
- Art –
Is
In
(the) Sky;
So
As
Now –
*** Root ***
Eye
In
/ To
(the) Sea; -
Go
By; -
Let
It
Be!..
*** Root ***
Joy
Of
Now –
My
Vow; -
An
Ark
To
Fly;”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ V ]
*** What’s to find ***
“To
Be
- Art –
Is
In
(the) Sky;
So
As
Now –
*** Root ***
Eye
In
/ To
(the) Sea; -
Go
By; -
Let
It
Be!..
*** Root ***
Joy
Of
Now –
My
Vow; -
An
Ark
To
Fly;”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
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Posted: Feb 2023
About this poem:
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. IVersification Treatise/ Poetic Pillars
Book I: English version/
Part II: Poetic Pillars – Monads - Questions and Answers
2018+ / 2019 ©Th3Mirr0r
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers - IV - Where to seek
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. I
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ IV ]
*** Where to seek ***
“Go
Ask
An
Ant
To
Cry;
No
Cup
To –
*** Root ***
Dig
In
(the) Sky
Of
(a) Dew
- As
Few
- Go
Die…
*** Root ***
Oh!..
Why
Do
You
Go?
(I) See
It’
Far
Of – ”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ IV ]
*** Where to seek ***
“Go
Ask
An
Ant
To
Cry;
No
Cup
To –
*** Root ***
Dig
In
(the) Sky
Of
(a) Dew
- As
Few
- Go
Die…
*** Root ***
Oh!..
Why
Do
You
Go?
(I) See
It’
Far
Of – ”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
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Posted: Feb 2023
About this poem:
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. IVersification Treatise/ Poetic Pillars
Book I: English version/
Part II: Poetic Pillars – Monads - Questions and Answers
2018+ / 2019 ©Th3Mirr0r
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers - III - Why Art Alive
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. I
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ III ]
*** Why Art Alive ***
“(I) am
Art
In
(the) Air;
As
Ash
At
All
To
*** Root ***
T(h)o(u)
Why
- Is
Cry
Of
Bee
- So
Do [ I ]
See ; -
*** Root ***
Ye,
Bud
Of
Sun!..
- At
Any
To
[ M ] any; -
O’(e)r”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ III ]
*** Why Art Alive ***
“(I) am
Art
In
(the) Air;
As
Ash
At
All
To
*** Root ***
T(h)o(u)
Why
- Is
Cry
Of
Bee
- So
Do [ I ]
See ; -
*** Root ***
Ye,
Bud
Of
Sun!..
- At
Any
To
[ M ] any; -
O’(e)r”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
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Posted: Feb 2023
About this poem:
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. IVersification Treatise/ Poetic Pillars
Book I: English version/
Part II: Poetic Pillars – Monads - Questions and Answers
2018+ / 2019 ©Th3Mirr0r
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers - II - What is my purpose
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. I
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ II ]
*** What is my purpose ***
“If
(I) am
To
Be
It
Is
Me
Or
He –
*** Root ***
I (do)
- As
An
If
To
Go ; -
So
An’(d)
So –
*** Root ***
Go
By
Ex
It
Is
To
Be
On
My”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
*** Part II: Poetic Pillars – Questions and Answers ***
[ II ]
*** What is my purpose ***
“If
(I) am
To
Be
It
Is
Me
Or
He –
*** Root ***
I (do)
- As
An
If
To
Go ; -
So
An’(d)
So –
*** Root ***
Go
By
Ex
It
Is
To
Be
On
My”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
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Posted: Feb 2023
About this poem:
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. IVersification Treatise/ Poetic Pillars
Book I: English version/
Part II: Poetic Pillars – Monads - Questions and Answers
2018+ / 2019 ©Th3Mirr0r
SLEEP…
Lost in an abyss of darkness, I seek after it warily.
Fighting off the Insomnia that so easily overtakes me can be hard;
And sleep can be so elusive when I want it.
But I know it won’t always be so.
I don’t seem to need it as much as I have before,
But I must have it often…until I need it no more.
Longing for the abyss of darkness, I seek after it wearily.
Sleep hides me away from my fears and my doubts,
So come, sweet sleep, and hide me now.
And, one day, it’ll hide me away from this life too.
Fighting off the Insomnia that so easily overtakes me can be hard;
And sleep can be so elusive when I want it.
But I know it won’t always be so.
I don’t seem to need it as much as I have before,
But I must have it often…until I need it no more.
Longing for the abyss of darkness, I seek after it wearily.
Sleep hides me away from my fears and my doubts,
So come, sweet sleep, and hide me now.
And, one day, it’ll hide me away from this life too.
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Posted: Jan 2023
About this poem:
When you can't/won't sleep, why not write. LOL!THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. I - Prologue
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. I
*** Part I: Poetic Pillars – Monads ***
[ I ]
*** PROLOGUE ***
“You give a flower to the man - and the one, in his recklessness and ignorance, throws it away.
You give a pebble to the man, then,
smaller than any pebble
the open eye would have seen it, - but the man throws it again, from the same precepts; - or you, hearing his heart that he no longer listens to, you know he was shouting: these are too big for me!.."
MUZA: EDELWEISS (Floarea de Col?) – Vol. I
*** PROLOG ***
“Îi daruie?ti o floare, omului, - iar acela, în nechibzuin?a-i ?i ne?tiin?a-i, ?i-o arunca.
Îi daruie?ti o pietricica, atunci, omului,
mai mica decât orice pietricica
ar fi zarit-o ochiul liber, - însa omul, ?i-o arunca, iara?i, din acelea?i precepte; - ori tu, auzindu-i inima pe care nu ?i-o mai asculta, ?tii ca striga: sunt prea mari, pentru mine, acestea!..”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
*** Part I: Poetic Pillars – Monads ***
[ I ]
*** PROLOGUE ***
“You give a flower to the man - and the one, in his recklessness and ignorance, throws it away.
You give a pebble to the man, then,
smaller than any pebble
the open eye would have seen it, - but the man throws it again, from the same precepts; - or you, hearing his heart that he no longer listens to, you know he was shouting: these are too big for me!.."
MUZA: EDELWEISS (Floarea de Col?) – Vol. I
*** PROLOG ***
“Îi daruie?ti o floare, omului, - iar acela, în nechibzuin?a-i ?i ne?tiin?a-i, ?i-o arunca.
Îi daruie?ti o pietricica, atunci, omului,
mai mica decât orice pietricica
ar fi zarit-o ochiul liber, - însa omul, ?i-o arunca, iara?i, din acelea?i precepte; - ori tu, auzindu-i inima pe care nu ?i-o mai asculta, ?tii ca striga: sunt prea mari, pentru mine, acestea!..”
©Th3Mirr0r
(2018+ / 2019)
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Posted: Jan 2023
About this poem:
THE MUSE: EDELWEISS – Vol. IVersification Treatise/ Poetic Pillars
Book I: English version/
Part I: Poetic Pillars – Monads
2018+ / 2019 ©Th3Mirr0r
Another new day…
I awoke, again, arose to see the sun
Beaming through my window;
The sky bright and hopeful.
The birds chirping, the dogs barking.
I hear nearby sounds of life and movement.
It’s here, again, this time with rain
As the day starts with a gloom.
The sky is curtained with clouds of grey.
No birds chirping - it’s a quiteish day -
I see it through the windows of my room.
Another new day of God’s blessings.
Another new day of man’s stressing
About what the day may bring.
How should I use it, live it, honour it?
Why wouldn’t I want to give my best?
It’s another new day with which I’ve been blest.
Another new day, so make good use of the time,
Regardless of whether there’s rain…or sunshine.
Beaming through my window;
The sky bright and hopeful.
The birds chirping, the dogs barking.
I hear nearby sounds of life and movement.
It’s here, again, this time with rain
As the day starts with a gloom.
The sky is curtained with clouds of grey.
No birds chirping - it’s a quiteish day -
I see it through the windows of my room.
Another new day of God’s blessings.
Another new day of man’s stressing
About what the day may bring.
How should I use it, live it, honour it?
Why wouldn’t I want to give my best?
It’s another new day with which I’ve been blest.
Another new day, so make good use of the time,
Regardless of whether there’s rain…or sunshine.
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Posted: Jan 2023
About this poem:
New day, new life...The Quotes Garden – Poems in two verses - [ XIII ] - Clouds
The Quotes Garden
*** Part III – Poetic lines in two verses ***
*** Clouds ***
***
“Thoughts,
Come and go, –
***
Beams,
Fast, or slow; –
***
Knots,
So and so - -
***
Dreams,
As they flow…
***
Sky,
Deep, wide, blue,
***
Streams
Clouds to brew,
***
- Pots,
Soon to strew! –
***
Life,
Hides with dots!!..
***
Cliffs,
Seems to skew… “
***
END of Final Chapter from the book The Quotes Garden – Volume I.
©Th3Mirr0r
(2017-2019)
*** Part III – Poetic lines in two verses ***
*** Clouds ***
***
“Thoughts,
Come and go, –
***
Beams,
Fast, or slow; –
***
Knots,
So and so - -
***
Dreams,
As they flow…
***
Sky,
Deep, wide, blue,
***
Streams
Clouds to brew,
***
- Pots,
Soon to strew! –
***
Life,
Hides with dots!!..
***
Cliffs,
Seems to skew… “
***
END of Final Chapter from the book The Quotes Garden – Volume I.
©Th3Mirr0r
(2017-2019)
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Posted: Jan 2023
About this poem:
The Quotes GardenPart III: Poetic lines in two verses
©Th3Mirr0r
(2017-2019)
The Quotes Garden – Poems in two verses - [ XII ] - Q
The Quotes Garden
*** Part III – Poetic lines in two verses ***
*** Q ***
***
“Q!
Dream, for me!..
***
Sky is wide,
Bright, like thee, –
***
In a spree,
Thoughts to glide;
***
What a tide,
Rise to hide! –
***
Quay, to slide
Clouds, at bay; -
***
Far, the sea,
Light thy way,
***
- By my fay,
Wave, to sway! –
***
Q!
Hear my plea!.. –
***
Dusk, to bide
Dreams with me!..“
***
©Th3Mirr0r
(2017-2019)
*** Part III – Poetic lines in two verses ***
*** Q ***
***
“Q!
Dream, for me!..
***
Sky is wide,
Bright, like thee, –
***
In a spree,
Thoughts to glide;
***
What a tide,
Rise to hide! –
***
Quay, to slide
Clouds, at bay; -
***
Far, the sea,
Light thy way,
***
- By my fay,
Wave, to sway! –
***
Q!
Hear my plea!.. –
***
Dusk, to bide
Dreams with me!..“
***
©Th3Mirr0r
(2017-2019)
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Posted: Jan 2023
About this poem:
The Quotes GardenPart III: Poetic lines in two verses
©Th3Mirr0r
(2017-2019)
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