Brainteaser

fluidity · Post by **fluidity** » 01 Nov 2014, 11:55

You have 2 pens and you give me 1. How many pens do you have?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 01 Nov 2014, 22:47

One?

A prisoner is told "If you tell a lie we will hang you; if you tell the truth we will shoot you." What can he say to save himself?

fluidity · Post by **fluidity** » 03 Nov 2014, 08:46

He can say "You will hang me". If they hang him this statement is true, they can only hang him for telling a lie. If they shoot him, then it makes the statement a lie and they were only to shoot him for telling the truth.

Answer this one again.....You have 2 pens and you give me 1. How many pens do you have?

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 03 Nov 2014, 21:17

Ill have to pass on that one. I havent the slightest idea. Ill guess 2. Heres one.

A man lives in a 10 story apt. building on the 10th floor. He comes home, he takes the elevator to the 8th floor and walks up the other two. Why does he do that?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 03 Nov 2014, 21:54

He lives on the roof?

You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks mixed up in a drawer. It's early in the morning and you don't have any light to see the colors. How many socks must you pull out to be sure of getting a matching pair?

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 06 Nov 2014, 02:40

3

Bighuey wrote:Ill have to pass on that one. I havent the slightest idea. Ill guess 2. Heres one.

A man lives in a 10 story apt. building on the 10th floor. He comes home, he takes the elevator to the 8th floor and walks up the other two. Why does he do that?

He's a dwarf and can only reach the 8 button.

fluidity wrote:Answer this one again.....You have 2 pens and you give me 1. How many pens do you have?

I have no idea but I'd love to know...

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

fluidity · Post by **fluidity** » 06 Nov 2014, 08:05

Mt. Everest! Discovery of it has nothing to do with it.

fluidity · Post by **fluidity** » 06 Nov 2014, 08:05

Mt. Everest! Discovery of it has nothing to do with it.

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How can you stand in front of a person and in back of a person at the same time?

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How can you stand in front of a person and in back of a person at the same time?

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 06 Nov 2014, 08:19

By viewing yourself in a " 3 way mirror "

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 06 Nov 2014, 08:53

A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.

When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?

fluidity · Post by **fluidity** » 06 Nov 2014, 16:00

rssllue wrote:A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.

When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?

3?

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For clarity - There are 2 people, how can one person stand in front AND in back of the other person at the same time?

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 06 Nov 2014, 18:26

A Siamese twin ?

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 06 Nov 2014, 21:48

fluidity wrote:
rssllue wrote:A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.

When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
3?

Nope. It would be zero. The boat floats so it would simply rise with the tide.

fluidity · Post by **fluidity** » 07 Nov 2014, 09:13

suzy1124 wrote:A Siamese twin ?

Close, depending on how the siamese twins are attached. They must be back to back

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Graverobber wrote:3

Bighuey wrote:Ill have to pass on that one. I havent the slightest idea. Ill guess 2. Heres one.

A man lives in a 10 story apt. building on the 10th floor. He comes home, he takes the elevator to the 8th floor and walks up the other two. Why does he do that?
He's a dwarf and can only reach the 8 button.

fluidity wrote:Answer this one again.....You have 2 pens and you give me 1. How many pens do you have?
I have no idea but I'd love to know...

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

In reference to the "2 Pens" brainteaser, of course you only have "1" pen but the question is asked in the plural form. As we do many times in speaking English. I've asked English teachers how/why such questions/statements work. Haven't received a satisfactory answer yet as to the "mechanics" behind this, just "That's how it is" and "We use these all the time." True but Why? If I receive an explanation for this I'll let you know.