Riddle Me This

StrangerInAStrangeLand said:
A question about a bible character depends on what the bible says or does not say.
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This is not true.

Any more than a question about Sherlock Holmes can only be answered within the stories of Sherlock Holmes. The imaginary events in the stories are not the only source of knowledge about SH.
 
StrangerInAStrangeLand said:
Wherever the statement is true, the answer must be the same. Wherever the statement is not true, there is no riddle to answer.

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I am not actually sure what this means, or how it applies.

The question asked about weight, which is dependent on gravity. Kilograms is a unit of mass, independent of weight. ;)

On Mars, that brick would have the same mass, but not the same weight.
 
DaveC426913 said:
I am not actually sure what this means, or how it applies.

The question asked about weight, which is dependent on gravity. Kilograms is a unit of mass, independent of weight. ;)

On Mars, that brick would have the same mass, but not the same weight.
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Kilogram, unfortunately, has 2 accepted definitions. Obviously, the riddle is about weight.
IF the word kilogram is used incorrectly, there is no riddle.

It is not about THAT brick which weighs 2X on Earth, less on Mars & even less on Luna. If you & I were on Mars, we would be talking about a brick which weighs 2X on Mars. If we were on Luna, we would be talking about a brick which weighs 2X on Luna. If you & I & a brick were floating in the void between galaxies, the brick could not weigh 2X & the riddle would be senseless.

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