Here's one for you: You are standing by a flowing river with two containers a 3 litre and a 5 litre. How do you measure out 4 litres using these two containers ??
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Here's one for you: You are standing by a flowing river with two containers a 3 litre and a 5 litre. How do you measure out 4 litres using these two containers ??
put 1 ltr into the five ltr container, fill the 3 ltr up full and ther u have 4 ltrs?
Hmmm How have you measured the 1 litre? :p Sorry but you will have yo do better than that:D
Fill up the 5 litre container, use that to fill the 3 Ltr container and then empty the 3 Ltr container. Then pour the remainder of the 5 Ltr container into the 3Ltr container.
Again fill up the 5 Ltr container and use that to top up the 3 Ltr container. The remainder in the 5 Ltr container is 4 Litres.
Peter.
well noone said it didn't have measurements on the side LMAO :o :p
Very Good Sturdee:D
Here's another one ( that doesn't involve maths:p )
What do you use to "Hoe a row, Slay a Foe and wring with woe?"
I think it must be "hands" as you wring your hands when you are in woe, but I'm not sure - you could use a mechanised cultivator to hoe a row and I'm sure you can kick somebody to death (but is that slaying?).Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkV
I'll go with hands
Simon
Correctamundo:D
Ok, I sort of made this up, so I'm not sure if it will work or not.
What has 2 legs but only uses them when resting?
Simon
some sort of ladder?
wheelbarrow
Realy cheap hooker?
Al
Roast chook, geez just a wild epicurean chance! :o
Is the correct answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
(Well, it's a correct answer - there may be others)
Over to you silent c
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
What comes next?
Your computer is about to crash,
Cheers,
P
Now thats the 3rd time that riddle has been here :p
Is it? Oh well, try this one:
Study this paragraph and all things in it. What is vitally wrong with it? Actually, nothing in it is wrong, but you must admit that it is most unusual. Don't just zip through it quickly, but study it scrupulously. With luck you should spot what is so particular about it and all words found in it. Can you say what it is? Tax your brains and try again. Don't miss a word or a symbol. It isn't all that difficult?
Got this one in an email... I will leave it for those that haven't seen it before ;)
no letter "e" ?
You guys are too brainy over here. I'm going back to the "So what's all this about" thread :(
A man lives on the 23rd floor of a high rise apartment.
Every day he takes the lift to the Ground Flr and off to work he goes.
When he comes home from work, he takes the lift to the 10th Flr and walks the rest of the way up via the stairs.
Except on rainy days when he catches the lift all the way to the 23rd Floor.
WHY ?
The guy is a midget who can only reach the button on the tenth floor. On rainy days with the aid of his umbrella he can reach the button for the 23rd floor.
My turn,
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
a towel....my turn....when I think of one
After a bushfire had burnt out in the Blue Mountains, the Police investigators were going through the area.
During their investigations, they came across a "diver" in full scuba gear.
What happened ?
Fell from an helicopter, which crashed, causing the fire?Quote:
Originally Posted by Honest Gaza
Hi GazaQuote:
Originally Posted by Honest Gaza
The diver was picked up by a helicopter loading water in containers and then dropping the water onto the fire to put it out.
Interestingly, this riddle has turned into a urban legend, where people actaully believe that it happened. There is a write up on one of my favourite websites: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/scuba.htm
Simon
Simon C is correct
I know its not my turn but try this...
Ah, it has come to my notice that it is still my turn:Quote:
Originally Posted by Honest Gaza
Rather easy one this, suggested to me by a current advert.
"Due to a lack of interest, this product has become very popular"
What is it?
a loan
Close enough - the actual advert I saw was for a HSBC low interest credit card.Quote:
Originally Posted by LineLefty
Over to you :-
Only one of these 10 satements is true, which one?
1. Only one sentence is a lie.
2. Only two sentences are incorrect.
3. Only three sentences are not true.
4. Only four sentences are false.
5. Only five sentences are dishonest.
6. Only six sentences are not true.
7. Only seven sentences will mislead you.
8. Only eight sentences are deceptive.
9. Only nine sentences are false
10. Ten sentences are mistaken.
This is similar to the infinetely circular statement: "49.7 percent of stats are made up on the spot"
OK, I could be wrong, but the answer is in the question, I think...Hard to get my brain round this, but as you say only one statement is true, 9 of them must be false. There is one statement that states that - number 9Quote:
Originally Posted by LineLefty
brutal, and correct
Oooh - Lucky! :rolleyes: OK, not really a riddle, but try this little conundrum:
Five ladies from a sewing club were on an evening out to the theatre. They had booked five consecutively numbered seats in one row, but had forgotten their agreed seating order.
Connie and Ethel, who never sat next to each other, were arguing about the arrangements. "I think it's Agatha, Bertha, you, me and Denise", said Connie. However, she only had two of them correctly positioned.
"Well," said Ethel "I think it is Agatha, Denise, you, Bertha and me". This time only one was correctly positioned.
Failing to agree, they eventually sat in the order - Agatha, Denise, Ethel, Bertha and Connie. Only two were placed as initially agreed.
What was their original agreed seating order?
Connie, Agatha, Ethel, Bertha, Denise
Well there's no pulling of wool over simon c's eyes. :cool: Over to you sir.
A King comes up with a plan to determine which one of his son's should inherit the Kingdom. He decides to hold a horse race between the two Princes. They have to cross the kingdom and the Prince whose horse finishes LAST will inherit.
After two days of riding around aimlessly, they come across an old man sitting by the road (as wise old men are known to do in these puzzles). They tell him their problem and he gives them some advice. After taking his advice, they immediately rush to finish the race.
What did he tell them?
Is it possible that he advised a bit of sharing of prersently owned assetts?