I am liquid in nature, But don’t bend me to far, For then I may break And give you a scar.
What am I?
Glass. Technically, glass is an amorphous solid, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Glass. Technically, glass is an amorphous solid, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.
What has feet but no legs?
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.
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.
As I went over London Bridge I met my sister Jenny I broke her neck and drank her blood And left her standing empty
A bottle of gin.
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 .
Find this eight-letter word.
The first four letters are a variation of the weather. The third through seventh letters give support but also could used when someone is executed. And the last three letters forms the name of a person.
What’s the word?
Mistaken.
Mist = Variation of weather. Stake = a tent stake or when someone is burned at the stake. Ken = a person’s name.
Mistaken.
Mist = Variation of weather. Stake = a tent stake or when someone is burned at the stake. Ken = a person’s name.
They are two sisters. One gives birth to the other, who in turn gives birth to the first. What are the two sisters?
Night and day. When night is over, the day breaks, and when the day ends, night is born anew.
Night and day. When night is over, the day breaks, and when the day ends, night is born anew.
What is the smallest integer that is all 4s when multiplied by 7?
63,492 × 7 = 444,444
A family photo has the following: 1 grandfather, 1 grandmother 2 fathers, 2 mothers 6 children, 4 grandchildren 2 brothers, 2 sisters 3 sons, 3 daughters 1 father-in-law, 1 mother-in-law 1 daughter-in-law
It could show 29 different people, but what is the smallest number of people if could have?
Eight. 4 children, their mother and father and one set of grandparents.
Eight. 4 children, their mother and father and one set of grandparents.
Using one or more addition, subtraction, multiplication or division operations, what formula using the numbers 3, 3, 8 and 8 equals 24?
8 ÷ (3 – (8 ÷ 3)) = 24
A clock loses exactly ten minutes every hour. If the clock is set correctly at noon, what is the correct time when the clock reads 3:00pm?
3:36pm. For every 60 minutes of real time, the clock moves 50 minutes. Put another way, 60/50 = 1.2 real minutes per slow-clock minute.
In order for the clock to show 3:00pm, 180 of its slow minutes have to pass. 1.2 * 180 clock minutes = 216 real minutes or 3 hours and 36 minutes.
3:36pm. For every 60 minutes of real time, the clock moves 50 minutes. Put another way, 60/50 = 1.2 real minutes per slow-clock minute.
In order for the clock to show 3:00pm, 180 of its slow minutes have to pass. 1.2 * 180 clock minutes = 216 real minutes or 3 hours and 36 minutes.