Conundrum may refer to:
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riddle
A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: ''enigmas'', which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that requi ...
, whose answer is or involves a pun or unexpected twist, in particular
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Riddle joke A riddle joke, joke riddle, pseudo-joke or conundrum is a riddle that does not expect the asked person to know the answer, but rather constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of the joke.Mac E. Barrick, "Racial Riddles & the Pollack Joke", ...
, a riddle that constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of a joke
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logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premis ...
al postulation that evades resolution, an intricate and difficult problem
Literature
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''Conundrum'' (Lyons novel), a 1994 ''Doctor Who'' novel by Steve Lyons
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''Conundrum'' (Dragonlance novel), a 2001 Dragonlance fantasy novel by Jeff Crook
* ''Conundrum'', a memoir written by
Jan Morris
(Catharine) Jan MorrisJan Morris, Paul Clements, University of Wales Press, 2008, p. 7 (born James Humphry Morris; 2 October 192620 November 2020) was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the ''Pax Brita ...
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Conundrum Press (disambiguation) Conundrum Press is the name of two book publishing companies in North America:
*Conundrum Press (Canada)
Conundrum Press is a book publishing company located in Wolfville, Canada, founded in 1996 by Andy Brown.
Affiliated authors
Conundrum is ...
, two book publishing companies in North America
* ''Conundrum'', a supervillain who appeared in the ''Spider-Man'' comic books
Other fields
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"Conundrum" (song), an instrumental song by Jethro Tull on their album ''Bursting Out''
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"Conundrum" (''Dallas''), the two-hour series finale of primetime soap opera ''Dallas''
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"Conundrum" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), a 1992 fifth-season episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''
* The Conundrum, a mountain unicycle made by
Surly Bikes
Surly Bikes, or Surly, is a bicycle brand based in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, that was founded in 1998. It is a division of Quality Bicycle Products, a manufacturer and distributor of bicycles and bicycle parts. Despite sharing a sim ...
* Conundrum, an NSA code word for Chrononaut Frank B. Parker in the television series ''
Seven Days''
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HMS Conundrum
''HMS Conundrum'' was the unofficial name given to the large drums used for laying the World War II Normandy landings PLUTO pipeline. The drums were cone-ended, hence the abbreviation CONUN and were used in the sea, hence subsequent ship ''HM ...
, the unofficial name of floating drums used to lay undersea oil pipelines between England and France during World War II
See also
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Hidden faces
People often see hidden faces in things. Depending on the circumstances, this is referred to as pareidolia, the perception or recognition of a specific pattern or form in something essentially different. It is thus also a kind of optical illusion ...
, the perception or recognition of faces in something essentially different
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Mechanical puzzle
A mechanical puzzle is a puzzle presented as a set of mechanically interlinked pieces in which the solution is to manipulate the whole object or parts of it. While puzzles of this type have been in use by humanity as early as the 3rd century BC ...
, a puzzle presented as a set of mechanically interlinked pieces
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Disentanglement puzzle
Disentanglement puzzles (also called entanglement puzzles, tanglement puzzles, tavern puzzles or topological puzzles) are a type or group of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces from another piece or set of piec ...
, a type of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces
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