Three hundred years ago, there was a wise man named Pablo. He worked as a blacksmith, but he was the cleverest in the land of Serbia, and because of this, people were always trying to outsmart him. The main culprit was Pablo’s friend, Billy, who was quite jealous of Pablo and was forever devising challenges […]
There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person may see it? AnswerOn that person’s
T4 wants to put his 231 marbles in bags. However, he decides to put them in such a way that he uses the greatest number of bags possible, with at least one marble per bag, and no two bags containing the same number of marbles. What is the number of bags? Answer 231.At first you
One day, a group of scientists had a wine party. One of the scientists decided to do an experiment. He got a sheet of paper and wrote CARBON DIOXIDE, all in capital letters, upside down on a piece of paper. He then turned a wine glass on its side and put the paper under it
A man loses all his money at a Las Vegas casino and decides to end his life. If he were to jump from the second floor, he would fall 20 feet. If he were to jump from the third floor, he would fall 30 feet. Each floor higher would add another 10 feet to the
A man is in a square room with a window, a lamp, and a bed. The lamp and bed are on the opposite sides of the room. The man has nyctophobia (fear of the dark), and has to turn off the lamp and get to bed before his room is completely dark. The lamp is
Assume you fly from New York to Paris, across all six time zones, in four hours. After landing you immediately take off again from Paris to return to New York (you forgot a toothbrush) back across all six time zones.If on the return flight it only takes three hours (you had a good tail wind),
Which Olympic champions do not receive medals? AnswerHorses.The horses (in the equestrian events) who win are considered Olympic Champions, yet only their riders receive medallions.
Mr. Collier is mad at Mr. Greene. The other day, Mr. Greene was in his yard with a dog. Mr. Collier walked up to Mr. Greene and asked, “Does your dog bite?” Mr. Greene said, “No.” So then Mr. Collier reached out to caress the dog, but it bit him. Mr. Collier sued Mr. Greene.
Joe and Moe had a bet on who could stay under water the longest without the aid of any breathing equipment. Moe jumped into the pool and managed to stay under water for one minute. Joe knew he could never beat Moe’s time using his method, but he won by staying under water for two
When Mike and Milly were first going out, they carved their initials inside a heart on a tree-trunk 3 feet off the ground. Exactly one year later, they married. The tree had grown 8 inches over the last year. During the following years it doubled its growth rate annually. How high was the heart on
You are at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Your hands are handcuffed behind your back. In your pocket is a C-shaped hook. What is your best strategy to escape the Tower alive? AnswerSince your legs are still free, you can walk down 1,665 steps, or ride the elevator to the ground floor.
The amazing No Snore Sunil has gone 11 days without sleeping. How does he do it? AnswerHe slept during the nights.
Sirius is one of the closest stars to the earth. It is 8.7 light years away but is moving towards us at 8 km per second. Wolf is another of our closest stars and is 7.7 light years away. It is moving away from us at 13 km per second. When Wolf has travelled one
Would you rather have a bruise on your ankle or seven holes in your head? AnswerYou might as well take the 7 holes because you already have them:2 eyes2 ears2 nostrils1 mouth