Riddles and Brain Teasers

The Mysterious 6th Floor Window

A man was looking through a window on the 6th floor, opened it, thought for a minute then jumped, passing through the open window, but he was not injured. How was this possible?

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He was a window washer and he was entering the building.

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A Headless Kiss

What do you kiss that has a neck but no head?

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A bottle.

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What Has Feet But No Legs?

What has feet but no legs?

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A snail or a measuring device (like a yard stick or tape measure). A snail’s foot is a muscle that allows it to move, and measuring devices have feet on them to measure distance.

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Many and One

They are many and one,
They wave and they drum,
Used to cover a stare,
They go with you everywhere.

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Your hands.

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I Move Without Wings

I move without wings,
Between silken string,
I leave as you find,
My substance behind.

What am I?

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A spider.

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Oct 31 = Dec 25

How can Oct 31 and Dec 25 be the same?

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Because Oct 31 represents the octal (base 8) number 31, which, when converted to decimal, is 25. Dec 25 is short for Decimal 25, thus the two are equal.

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Its Own Past Tense

What common verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?

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Eat (ate).

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You Melted My Ice

A full glass of water with a single ice cube sits on a table. When the ice has completely melted, will the level of the water have increased, decreased or remain unchanged?

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The water level remains unchanged because the ice cube displaces its own weight. If you’re not convinced, read Archimedes’ Principle, which states that any floating object displaces its own weight of fluid. Still not convinced? Here are a few more sources.