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ShininShado
08-03-2005, 07:24 AM
Ok, this is riddle # 13, 500 points to the winner and no cheating Shira!!
I can sink a ship,
or I might help it float,
I might even help power,
the aforementioned boat.
500 points and bragging rights of the winner of riddle # 13 to the winner!!
Wood.
I don't know what they're called, but some warships had a thing sticking forward under the water, and they would be made from wood, I think.
It can help a ship float, obviously.
It can be burned to coal and power steamboats.
Shinoku
08-03-2005, 08:13 AM
The sea. It can sink a ship when there's a storm or help it float (you need it to float anyway). Also you can use it as a propulsion system (Inlet and outlet motors).
Leluu
08-03-2005, 08:32 AM
Water.
My answer will be: The Weather
What are you talking about I never cheated. :D
KazeKuroi
08-03-2005, 10:09 AM
density~? But i think abc has it~
erk070
08-03-2005, 11:53 AM
I think the correct answer has already been guessed.. but I'll say:
Human Beings
ToshiMaru
08-03-2005, 01:36 PM
i think Leluu has this one, but ill say - Mermaids :banned:
ninjaxmaster
08-03-2005, 02:07 PM
air
ok, first, sometimes in the ocean large bubbles of air is released and if large enough can even sink a large ship
to help it float, well, if you have air in the boat, which is lighter than water, the boat will float.
And then, to help power it, with a steam engine, there would have to be air so there could be fire to burn coal etc. to make the steam. With a gas engine , air mixes with the gasoline so it doesn't burn as much or something ( I don't know the real reason behind this, i just remember from my Mechanics class ).
Leluu
08-03-2005, 03:23 PM
Air is a good one. Don't forget the sailing ships or the storms that sink a ship.
Slots
08-03-2005, 04:10 PM
ok .. since i already think the answer was given....
COOKIES!!
ShininShado
08-03-2005, 05:40 PM
Water.
I can sink a ship, - through icebergs, or submersion.
or I might help it float, - buyoancy.
I might even help power,
the aforementioned boat. steam power.
That's 500 to Leluu, and going to award 250 to Shinoku because sea is partially right answer.
I liked the answer of wind and wood, water was right answer, good job sir.
I'll do riddle # 14 later on - good guesses!