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?
You will hang me. If they hang him, then the statement was true and they could 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. An alternate solution is to say, “You will not shoot me,” leading to the same quandary for the killers.
You will hang me. If they hang him, then the statement was true and they could 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. An alternate solution is to say, “You will not shoot me,” leading to the same quandary for the killers.
I drift forever with the current
Electricity (or lightning).
Electricity (or lightning).
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Area, Death, Kick
Penalty. Penalty area, Death penalty, Penalty kick.
Penalty. Penalty area, Death penalty, Penalty kick.
What is a surprise party without any cause for celebration?
An ambush.
I don’t exist unless you cut me, but if you stab me I won’t bleed. I hate no one yet am abhorred by all. What am I?
A fart.
I am a protector.
What am I?
Sunglasses
You have two buckets. One holds exactly five gallons and the other three gallons. How can you measure exactly four gallons of water into the five gallon bucket?
Assume you have an unlimited supply of water and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the buckets.
Fill the 3-gallon bucket.
Pour the 3 gallons of water into the 5-gallon bucket
Fill the 3-gallon bucket again.
Fill up the 5-gallon bucket with the 3-gallon bucket, leaving you with 1 gallon left in the 3-gallon bucket.
Empty out the 5-gallon bucket.
Pour the remaining 1 gallon of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket.
Fill the 3-gallon bucket.
Pour the 3 gallons of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket leaving you with 4 gallons of water in the 5-gallon bucket.
Alternate solution:
Fill up the 5 gallon bucket
Pour it into 3 gallon bucket, leaving 2 gallons
Empty out the 3 gallon bucket
Pour the 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket
Fill up the 5 gallon bucket and pour it into the 3 gallon bucket until it’s full, leaving 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.
Fill the 3-gallon bucket.
Pour the 3 gallons of water into the 5-gallon bucket
Fill the 3-gallon bucket again.
Fill up the 5-gallon bucket with the 3-gallon bucket, leaving you with 1 gallon left in the 3-gallon bucket.
Empty out the 5-gallon bucket.
Pour the remaining 1 gallon of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket.
Fill the 3-gallon bucket.
Pour the 3 gallons of water from the 3-gallon bucket into the 5-gallon bucket leaving you with 4 gallons of water in the 5-gallon bucket.
Alternate solution:
Fill up the 5 gallon bucket
Pour it into 3 gallon bucket, leaving 2 gallons
Empty out the 3 gallon bucket
Pour the 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket
Fill up the 5 gallon bucket and pour it into the 3 gallon bucket until it’s full, leaving 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.
A man is born in 1946 and dies in 1947, yet he was 86 years old. How is that possible?
He was born in room #1946 of the hospital when he was born, and died in room #1947 86 years later.
He was born in room #1946 of the hospital when he was born, and died in room #1947 86 years later.
What phrase can be made using the following letters?
A B C D E F G I
Big-faced.
I wouldn’t suggest calling anyone that, unless you want a big red nose from being punched.
Big-faced.
I wouldn’t suggest calling anyone that, unless you want a big red nose from being punched.
How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?
None. A hole doesn’t have any dirt.
None. A hole doesn’t have any dirt.