I Look Like a Pearl
I look like a pearl,
Clouds are my ancestors,
I am very delicate,
I die when I’m touched.
What am I?
Dew.
You’ll Have At Night
You’ll have this six-letter word at night and if you remove the first letter it denotes the top, such as on a train. What is the word?
Supper (upper).
Everyone Is Doing This Same Thing
Right now everyone in the world, no matter where they are, is doing the exactly same thing. What is it?
Getting older. Sad but true, and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it. If you thought of breathing, it’s not entirely accurate because not everyone takes a breath at the same time. Living is an arguably suitable alternate answer as well.
A Lady’s Delight
Lovely and round,
I shine with pale light,
Grown in the darkness,
A lady’s delight.
What am I?
A pearl. They’re formed in clams, which are of course dark.
Long and Thin
Long and thin, red within,
With a nail at the end.
What am I?
A finger.
Loud Linda
Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.
Which is more probable?
1) Linda is a bank teller.
2) Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.
1) Linda is a bank teller.
Most people guess number two, but the probability of two events occurring together is always less than or equal to the probability of either one occurring alone. This problem is known as the Conjunction Fallacy.
No One Can Reach It
It’s red, blue, purple and green, no one can reach it, not even the queen. What is it?
A rainbow.