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Wolves and Owls

You are in the woods with owls and wolves. There are 22 eyes and 32 legs. How many owls and wolves are there?

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5 owls and 5 wolves, (not 6 owls because 2 of the eyes and legs are yours).2 * owls + 2 * wolves = 20 eyes
2 * owls + 4 * wolves = 30 legs
owls + wolves = 10 eyes → owls = 10 – wolves
owls + 2 * wolves = 15 → 10 – wolves + 2 * wolves = 15 → wolves = 5
owls + 5 = 10 → owls = 5

5 owls and 5 wolves, (not 6 owls because 2 of the eyes and legs are yours).

2 * owls + 2 * wolves = 20 eyes
2 * owls + 4 * wolves = 30 legs
owls + wolves = 10 eyes → owls = 10 – wolves
owls + 2 * wolves = 15 → 10 – wolves + 2 * wolves = 15 → wolves = 5
owls + 5 = 10 → owls = 5

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I Come in the Form of a Question

I come in the form of a question. If you don’t know the answers, you will think a lot, but when you know or you are being told the answer it sounds simple that you will think everybody can easily know.

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A riddle or brain teaser.

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Turd Station

At Coney Island (the amusement park in Ohio) over Memorial Day weekend I saw a changing station in the men’s bathroom. A clever fellow had scraped off some letters to make the changing station read, “Turd Station”. What was the original name of the changing station?

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sTURDy Station2, by Rubbermaid.Here’s a picture of one without the letters scratched out. rubbermaid-changing-station

sTURDy Station2, by Rubbermaid.

Here’s a picture of one without the letters scratched out.

rubbermaid-changing-station

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Short Black Dress

In the day I stand tall in a white petticoat. By evening I’m in my short black dress. What am I?

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The wick of a candle.

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Breaks in the Water

What breaks on the water but never on land?

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A wave.

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Two Two Four Sequence

What number comes next?

2, 2, 4, 12, 48, ___

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240. To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240

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Fill in the Missing Element

Here is a series of numbers:

16 06 68 88 ___ 98

What belongs in the blank spot?

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87 is the common answer to this, but it has to be flipped upside down, so I consider L8 more correct.If you flip the numbers horizontally by 180 degrees:86 87 88 89 90 91You see that the blank spot is 87, counting from 86 to 91. However, you need to flip it around, so it becomes L8.

87 is the common answer to this, but it has to be flipped upside down, so I consider L8 more correct.

If you flip the numbers horizontally by 180 degrees:

86 87 88 89 90 91

You see that the blank spot is 87, counting from 86 to 91. However, you need to flip it around, so it becomes L8.

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Passing Second in a Race

If you are running in a race and pass the person in second place, what position are you in?

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Second place. If you guessed first place, the person in first place is still there. But I’m sure you’re catching up.

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Always Done On Purpose

Of all the things that are broken,
this makes the least noise
and is always done on purpose.

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Bread.

By Sef Daystrom

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