SF0 / Fizzbang / New Take on an Old Riddle

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New Take on an Old Riddle by FZ!

November 7th, 2007 6:25 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: And so the Sphinx asked, "What has 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 3 at night?" Most people know the answer. Document 3 seperate items or animals, one with 4 legs, one with 2 legs, and one with 3 legs at the appropriate times of day--none of which can be a human being.

After searching the four corners of the ~~globe~~ web, I have learned that a new take on an old riddle must include a new definition of an old appendage. Indeed, mankind has moved beyond use of its archaic, flesh-and-bone legs. At long last, have been replaced by our greatest discovery: the wheel.

Below, witness the ages of man, as the romping go-kart of youth is replaced by the urgent bicycle of the adult, to finally retire to the relaxed tricycle of old age.

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Four Wheels In The Morning

Having replaced his fleshy appendages, this effervescent youth is so delighted by the geometric perfection of wheels that he doesn't even fear the charging rhinoceros to the left of this picture.

Two Wheels In The Afternoon

A two-wheeled adult speeds by his un-wheeled bretheren, eager to be out of the sight of their hideous, Morlock meat-legs.

Three Wheels At Night

The mobility of wheels has allowed this elderly neo-human to escape death's untiring pursuit, but none is safe from its cold embrace forever. At least, not until mankind develops the Omni-Wheel.