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.
There are three numbers. The first two are 2/3 and 3/4.
What does the third number have to be to make the average of all three be 2?
4 7/12
In order for the average of three numbers to be 2, they must all add up to 6. That gives you this equation:
Solve for n = 55/12, or 4 7/12.
4 7/12
In order for the average of three numbers to be 2, they must all add up to 6. That gives you this equation:
Solve for n = 55/12, or 4 7/12.
Some are quick to take it.
Risk.
By Sef Daystrom
Two guards were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, “Why are you smiling?”
How did he know his companion was smiling?
They were facing each other. As to why his companion was smiling, the world may never know.
They were facing each other. As to why his companion was smiling, the world may never know.
Complete the three missing words in the sentence, with the first two words combining to form the third word.
For example:
The prime minister ____ the meeting, even though the ____ was technically the ____ official.
Now solve this one:
When she broke her ____ showing off at the ____ of the ski run, Arya became a ____ among her friends.
LEG, END, LEGEND
When she broke her LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Arya became a LEGEND among her friends.
LEG, END, LEGEND
When she broke her LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Arya became a LEGEND among her friends.
What passes before the sun but makes no shadow?
Air.
A slight inclination of the cranium is as adequate as a spasmodic movement of one optic to an equine quadruped utterly devoid of any visionary capacity.
Translate this rather strange sentence into one that is more sensible.
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on?
Neither, roosters don’t lay eggs.
Neither, roosters don’t lay eggs.
Lovely and round,
What am I?
A pearl. They’re formed in clams, which are of course dark.
A pearl. They’re formed in clams, which are of course dark.
I am the best thing to make if you’re in a burning house. And you’d better make me quickly before the fire’s too hot to take.
Haste. You need to make haste to get out of the burning house as soon as possible.
Haste. You need to make haste to get out of the burning house as soon as possible.