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A case of misguided sheep. (Posted on 2006-06-23)

I am a plateau, holding forty-two sheep.

The sheep are held in six sets of seven. The first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh sheep are black. The remaining two are white.

Someone using me to my full potential can even cause people to cry.

What am I?

This riddle should strike a chord with people with similar interests as me. I write this with plenty of strings attached.

Submitted by Jack Lim

Rating: 2.3333 (3 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The correct answer is: A piano playing all the keys in the chord Ebm7 within the standard piano range. There are six sets as there are six sets of Ebm7 chords on a standard piano. The sequence of keys follows the colour order stated, and to my knowledge should be unique to the chord Ebm7. And it should also be the "saddest" chord in music.

Maybe I should have set it as a D5 problem.

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Subject	Author	Date
answer	K Sengupta	2008-02-06 05:31:32
Solution	varun	2007-09-01 13:37:28
What instrument?	brianjn	2006-07-11 00:17:43
solution	Jimmy	2006-07-05 21:02:48
re(2): grasping at straws	brianjn	2006-07-01 23:14:48
re: grasping at straws	Gamer	2006-07-01 22:30:43
grasping at straws	Larry	2006-07-01 19:53:21
Hints...	Jack Lim	2006-07-01 08:59:58
re: last ditch thoughts (added comments)	Dej Mar	2006-06-30 04:41:33
last ditch thoughts	brianjn	2006-06-29 23:21:58
Da sheep answer	justin lis	2006-06-29 09:16:25
Err..	Jack Lim	2006-06-28 05:17:41
David of the Whiterock	brianjn	2006-06-26 03:03:02
re: answer to sheep riddle?	brianjn	2006-06-26 02:37:43
Thoughts from the mount (Spoiler)	Dej Mar	2006-06-25 18:46:05
answer to sheep riddle?	Marnie Robbins	2006-06-25 11:53:14
re(2): first real six string	brianjn	2006-06-25 00:52:09
re: first real six string	Jer	2006-06-24 17:19:53
first real six string	Larry	2006-06-24 00:30:14
re: Sheepish answer	brianjn	2006-06-23 09:44:50
Sheepish answer	Old Original Oskar!	2006-06-23 09:00:10
What breed are these sheep?	brianjn	2006-06-23 08:39:22

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