I wear you down, yet you will mourn me once I fly.
Time.
(found in The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare)
Time.
(found in The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare)
Frederick died after a long and productive life of 87 years, but this epitaph was written on his headstone:
Frederick lived a good long life,
He was honest, kind and deserved nothing but praise,
How is this possible?
He was born on February 29th in a leap year. Consequently, in his 87 years, he only witnessed twenty-one of his actual birthdays. The other years there was no February 29th.
He was born on February 29th in a leap year. Consequently, in his 87 years, he only witnessed twenty-one of his actual birthdays. The other years there was no February 29th.
Marcus was 15 years old in 2010. In 2015 he was only 10 years old. How is this possible?
The years are B.C., so 2015 came before 2010.
The years are B.C., so 2015 came before 2010.
A cloth poorly dyed
Their color both change easily.
Their color both change easily.
James makes a bet with Laura that he can use any name she can think of in a song she will recognize with the original lyrics. Laura takes him up on the bet and loses. What song did James sing to win?
Happy Birthday. When you sing Happy Birthday, you say the person’s name as part of the song.
Happy Birthday. When you sing Happy Birthday, you say the person’s name as part of the song.
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has “T” in it?
A teapot.
If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance that you will be correct?
a) 25%
This is becomes a self-referential paradox. Both A and D would be correct if there were four unique answers, but since A and D are the same answer, the chance that you would choose a correct answer is 50%, which makes B correct. But if there’s only one correct answer, the odds of choosing the correct one at random goes back to 25%. And around and round you go.
There’s a lot of discussion at Richard Wiseman’s blog and more at Lifehacker , where I first saw this.
This is becomes a self-referential paradox. Both A and D would be correct if there were four unique answers, but since A and D are the same answer, the chance that you would choose a correct answer is 50%, which makes B correct. But if there’s only one correct answer, the odds of choosing the correct one at random goes back to 25%. And around and round you go.
There’s a lot of discussion at Richard Wiseman’s blog and more at Lifehacker , where I first saw this.
The more you run, the harder I am to catch. What am I?
Your breath.
What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Break, Light, May
Day. Daybreak, daylight, may day.
Day. Daybreak, daylight, may day.
What always works with something in its eye?
A needle. Thread goes in the eye of the needle when you sew. If you sew…
A needle. Thread goes in the eye of the needle when you sew. If you sew…