What does this represent?
13579U
The odds are against you. All of the odd single-digit numbers are lined up next to the letter u, representing the word you.
The odds are against you. All of the odd single-digit numbers are lined up next to the letter u, representing the word you.
A door, a body, and a knot can be this.
Double. Double doors, a stunt double (for an actor) and a double knot. And there’s also the double rainbow :)
By Sef Daystrom
Double. Double doors, a stunt double (for an actor) and a double knot. And there’s also the double rainbow :)
By Sef Daystrom
Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last, lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights — A city in the twilight, dim and vast, with smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.
The Past (Longfellow).
Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks.
Water.
How is 7 different from the rest of the numbers from 1-10?
7 (seven) is the only one with two syllables.
7 (seven) is the only one with two syllables.
I am important to both human beings and animals. Both search for me but it is hard to find me. I travel to benefit them. What am I?
A scent or smell. A scent is important to both humans and animals and both search for scents (for different reasons). A scent travels through the air to benefit humans and animals, again, for different reasons.
Special thanks to Vavessa for the answer to this one.
A scent or smell. A scent is important to both humans and animals and both search for scents (for different reasons). A scent travels through the air to benefit humans and animals, again, for different reasons.
Special thanks to Vavessa for the answer to this one.
What number comes next?
6 1 3 1 4 _
5. The numbers are the alphabetical positions of the letters in the word FACADE.
F – 6th A – 1st C – 3rd A – still 1st D – 4th E – 5th
5. The numbers are the alphabetical positions of the letters in the word FACADE.
F – 6th A – 1st C – 3rd A – still 1st D – 4th E – 5th
This Roman numeral equation is wrong, but you can fix it without changing any of the elements of the equation. How is this possible?
I + XI = X
Look at it upside down. Instead of changing the equation, you can change your perspective.
This is from Dan Brown’s novel, Origin.
Look at it upside down. Instead of changing the equation, you can change your perspective.
This is from Dan Brown’s novel, Origin.
The Barber of Seville shaves all men living in Seville. No man living in Seville is allowed to shave himself. The Barber of Seville lives in Seville.
Who shaves the Barber of Seville?
Nobody. The Barber of Seville is a woman. Female barbers are rare, but they exist .
And for more fun with barbers, check out the Barber paradox .
Nobody. The Barber of Seville is a woman. Female barbers are rare, but they exist .
And for more fun with barbers, check out the Barber paradox .
A man was working the night shift when he received an urgent phone call, giving him information that caused him to dash home at breakneck speed.
On bursting into his bedroom quite breathless he found his informant was quite correct. His wife was in bed with someone he had never seen before.
However, far from being angry, he greeted them both with a smile and a few hours later brought them both breakfast in bed.
What is the explanation for this odd behavior?
His wife had just given birth.
His wife had just given birth.