Southern View!

[Joe]

You're in a room with an all southern view. You look out the window and see a bear.

What color is it? Explain how you came up with that answer.

[iago]

It's green.

My reasoning:
- You're at the north pole, because your house is all facing south
- Santa lives at the north pole
- The only other thing at the north pole is elves
- Elves are green
--> green things can survive up there
--> the bear must be green.  I think even a polar bear would have trouble right at the north pole. 

[Ergot]

It's transparent based on what iago said. You can't see through green :)

[Sidoh]

Given the information that Joe provided, I don't think you'd be able to conclude that the house is located at the North Pole.  If the 'view' is all southern, you may just have windows facing one direction (South).

Alternatively, Ergot's answer makes sense assuming that 'it' is referring to the window; this makes no sense, though, seeing as 'it' would refer to the last thing referenced (the bear) in the English language.

Not too sure, I'll have to think on it.

[Joe]

Santa and his Elves are not there.

I was refering to the color of the bear.

It is not green.

Uh, and to clear things up, you can see through the window. =p

[Ergot]

I meant the room... but w/e...
I'd go with black... because polar bears are black.

[Sidoh]

I meant the room... but w/e...
I'd go with black... because polar bears are black.

No they're not.  Their skin may not be white, but the animal as a whole is white.  If that's not what he's referring to, this riddle is quite invalid.

[Ergot]

I'll go with Red... because it's a gummy bear :D

[Sidoh]

I'll go with Red... because it's a gummy bear :D

Haha.

I'm going to think on it.  My bed is looking too comfortable. :]

[Ergot]

I'll go with Red... because it's a gummy bear :D

Haha.

I'm going to think on it.  My bed is looking too comfortable. :]

I get a little crazy as the night goes on... So let's just agree that's it's a purple with yellow polka dots bear :)

[trust]

Brown.

[iago]

I see nothing wrong with my logic. 

Assuming that all southern means he's at the North Pole (because otherwise, we can't conclude anything), it would have to be a bear that lives at the North Pole.  However, I don't think there are bears at the North Pole, it's too far north even for them to survive.  So I'd say it's impossible. 

Or, the answer is Polar Bear, but I think that's wrong :)

[trust]

I see nothing wrong with my logic. 

Assuming that all southern means he's at the North Pole (because otherwise, we can't conclude anything), it would have to be a bear that lives at the North Pole.  However, I don't think there are bears at the North Pole, it's too far north even for them to survive.  So I'd say it's impossible. 

Or, the answer is Polar Bear, but I think that's wrong :)

Polar Bears live in the North Pole.

Despite what we think, a polar bear's fur is not white.  Each hair is clear hollow tube.  Polar bears look white because each hollow hair reflects the light. On sunny days, it traps the sun's infrared heat and keeps the bear warm at 98 degrees F (when they're resting).

I read somewhere that it was actually brown, but eh, I guess "clear."

[iago]

Polar Bears live in the North Pole.

No, they live in the arctic.  Nothing lives at the North Pole.  It's actually in the middle of an ocean, so it must be a house boat. 

I looked it up just to make sure; to quote Wikipedia, "The pole is located in the Arctic Ocean, which at this point has a depth of 4087 metres (13,410 feet)."

[Joe]

Sure, the North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. But do you seriously think that its over 0[super]o[/super] celsius up there? Stuff can be placed on ice, and theres a whole ton of water to freeze.

Let me clarify this. You are at the North Pole.