Sentences with phrase «poses riddles»

Instead of the player aimlessly wandering and hoping to stumble upon the solution, the notebook now poses riddles to be worked out.

Phobos's exterior poses some riddles of its own.

For the astronomers, these new stars posed a riddle.

But the realization that quasars were really out at the edge of the observable universe, and thus must be far brighter than the brightest galaxy, posed a riddle that nobody has yet been able to answer with certainty: What are they?

The binary star system Par 1802 within the Orion Nebula poses a riddle in stellar evolution.

Portal was one of the best games of this century: originally a fan - mod of half - life, it used a clever - as - fuck game mechanic and outstanding game writing to tell a story and pose riddles that were fun to solve, play and watch.

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A figure known for riddles, Benbenisty showcases the sphinx speaking in gurgling water and posing riddles in hand - drawn reCAPTCHA code.

10:30 a.m.: Energy Secretary Steven Chu rebuts the argument of skeptical economists who pose this riddle and answer: How many economists does it take to change a light bulb?

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Riddles posed by ancient works of art fall to historical analyses and electronic explorations

The riddle posed by super-Earths (1 — 4 Earth radii, 2 — 20 Earth masses) is that they are not Jupiters: their core masses are large enough to trigger runaway gas accretion, yet somehow super-Earths accreted atmospheres that weigh only a few percent of their total mass.

It will answer many of the questions at the forefront of astrophysics today and will pose new and unanticipated riddles for future generations of astronomers.

Of particular note is the virologist who likens Mother Nature to a serial killer, his eyes gleaming with prospect of solving this riddle that she has posed for him.

The wordplay invites teachers to use the book to teach anagrams, and older readers might detect more «words within words» and hidden solutions for the riddles the book poses.

• Animated cutscenes expand upon a branching story of ancient riddles and modern - day hubris, posing the question, «What is the nature of true heroism?»

Her contribution to the exhibition includes sweaters with hand - knit political jokes and riddles, as well as «cover girl» self - portrait photographs featuring the artist in deadpan poses revealing the artist's sly sense of humor.

For another example, the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein drilled deeply into the perceptual riddles posed by color.

Her contribution to the exhibition includes sweaters with hand - knit political jokes and riddles, as well as «cover girl» self - portrait photographs featuring the artist in deadpan poses revealing the her sly sense of humor.

His goal as a painter is not to solve the riddle as much as pose it as a unique perceptual challenge.

Some companies, such as Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, pose challenging puzzles and riddles as part of their interviews in order to assess a candidate's cognitive abilities and problem - solving skills.