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.
One of these words does not belong, one of these words is not the same. What is it about the words that does not belong? It is more apparent than the first letter not being the same.
Selflessness
Selfishness. The rest have only one of the vowels.
Selfishness. The rest have only one of the vowels.
How can you make seven even?
Remove the letter “s”, turning it into the word “even”.
Remove the letter “s”, turning it into the word “even”.
I can ruin a lucky run,
What am I?
Die. The roll of a die can ruin a game of chance. A die (i.e. mold) is used to create new coins and so far at least, we all die.
Die. The roll of a die can ruin a game of chance. A die (i.e. mold) is used to create new coins and so far at least, we all die.
Two boys weighing 50 pounds each and their older brother weighing 100 pounds wish to cross a river. Their boat will only hold 100 pounds. How can they all cross the river in the boat?
Two 50lb boys cross, one comes back.
Two 50lb boys cross, one comes back.
I am always with you
What am I?
Air.
My life can be measured in hours,
A candle.
What number do the three letters O, H and N represent in order to make this addition problem correct?
OH
OH
OH
OH +
-----
NO
O = 2
23
23
23
23 +
-----
92
O = 2
23
23
23
23 +
-----
92
The more there is the less you see. What is it?
Darkness. There more darkness there is, the less you can see.
Darkness. There more darkness there is, the less you can see.
What is the highest regular counting number that is spelled without the use of the letter “N”? (No numbers like Googolplex or Graham’s number)
Eighty-eight. From then on, they all have the letter “N”.
Eighty-eight. From then on, they all have the letter “N”.
