Supposedly this is given as a test in Japan. I have no idea if that’s accurate.
There are 8 people who have to cross the river on a raft.
1. Policeman
The rules are:
Only two people can cross at a time.
How do you get them all across?
Here’s how I did it in 17 steps. Can you do it faster? Let me know in the comments.
1. Policeman (P)
1. P, T →
3. P, B1 →
5. F, B2 →
7. F, M →
9. P, T →
11. M, F →
13. M, G1 →
15. P, G2 →
17. P, T →
Here’s how I did it in 17 steps. Can you do it faster? Let me know in the comments.
1. Policeman (P)
1. P, T →
3. P, B1 →
5. F, B2 →
7. F, M →
9. P, T →
11. M, F →
13. M, G1 →
15. P, G2 →
17. P, T →
Alive without breath,
A fish.
What goes around and in the house, but never touches the house?
The sun.
When pronounced, it sounds nothing like the word.
A sentence.
By Sef Daystrom
A sentence.
By Sef Daystrom
I’m so simple I only point,
What am I?
A compass.
“H-e” starts and ends two common English words. One painful in love, one painful in everyday matters.
What are the two words?
Heartache and headache.
What 5-digit number satisfies the following requirements?
1. No zeroes
33264.
There are several ways of solving this. One way is to represent each spot with a letter, A – E.
Then you have these equations:
A = B
By simplifying, you get:
4 * A + 3 * C = 18
Plug in values for A and C to find that A = 3 C = 2.
33264.
There are several ways of solving this. One way is to represent each spot with a letter, A – E.
Then you have these equations:
A = B
By simplifying, you get:
4 * A + 3 * C = 18
Plug in values for A and C to find that A = 3 C = 2.
Soldiers line up, spaced with pride,
What am I?
A zipper.
SO, ND, JF, MA, __, __
What are the next two pairs of letters?
MJ, JA. September, October, November, December…
MJ, JA. September, October, November, December…
A descending nudge,
What am I?
Sports. A descending nudge is a touchdown (nudge = touch, descending = down), a marvelous jibe is a grand slam, an abode on excursion is a home run and a bashing immersion is a slam dunk. All of these phrases are found in sports, more specifically American football, baseball and basketball.
Sports. A descending nudge is a touchdown (nudge = touch, descending = down), a marvelous jibe is a grand slam, an abode on excursion is a home run and a bashing immersion is a slam dunk. All of these phrases are found in sports, more specifically American football, baseball and basketball.