If you drop me I’m sure to crack but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back
A mirror.
I have four letters in my name,
What am I?
The leek. It has four letters, has been considered both a fruit and a vegetable, looks like a green onion and ends with the letter k.
The leek. It has four letters, has been considered both a fruit and a vegetable, looks like a green onion and ends with the letter k.
If you break me
Your heart.
When is the following equation correct?
14 + 1 = 3
When dealing with 24-hour time, 1400 hours plus 1 hour is 1500 hours, also known as 3 o’clock.
When dealing with 24-hour time, 1400 hours plus 1 hour is 1500 hours, also known as 3 o’clock.
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?
He was a window washer and he was entering the building.
He was a window washer and he was entering the building.
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents, but were not brothers. How is this possible?
It was the same guy! Grover Cleveland is the only president in history to serve two, non-consecutive terms.
It was the same guy! Grover Cleveland is the only president in history to serve two, non-consecutive terms.
This problem can be solved by preschool children in five to ten minutes, by programmers in an hour and by people with higher education…well, check it yourself.
8809 = 6
What is the missing number and why?
Two. The number is how many closed circles there are in the 4 digits. 0, 6 and 9 each have one, 8 has 2.
Two. The number is how many closed circles there are in the 4 digits. 0, 6 and 9 each have one, 8 has 2.
By moving one of the following digits, make the equation correct.
62 – 63 = 1
26 – 63 = 16 = 2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64, ∴ 64 – 63 = 1)
26 – 63 = 16 = 2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64, ∴ 64 – 63 = 1)
What is the only self-enumerating number in English?
Four. The number four has four letters, making it self-enumerating. Interestingly, there are no self-enumerating numbers in French.
Four. The number four has four letters, making it self-enumerating. Interestingly, there are no self-enumerating numbers in French.
What is the answer to the last equation?
5 3 2 = 151012
10000 × (x × y) + 100 × (x × z) + transpose_digits(x × y + y × z)
transpose_digits() just swaps the digits
10000 × (x × y) + 100 × (x × z) + transpose_digits(x × y + y × z)
transpose_digits() just swaps the digits