I change stature as I age, but my importance does not differ by age. My importance is manifested mostly when with my boss. When we part, I am of no importance.
What am I?
A pencil. It gets shorter with use, but is no less important. Its impact is from the person using the pencil to write or draw. Without them, the pencil is just an idle tool.
Thanks Keller!
A pencil. It gets shorter with use, but is no less important. Its impact is from the person using the pencil to write or draw. Without them, the pencil is just an idle tool.
Thanks Keller!
Two bodies have I, though both joined in one, The more I stand still the faster I run.
What am I?
An hourglass.
Which of the following words is the odd one out?
Chocolate Biscuit Lemonade Jelly Cake
Lemonade. It’s the only drink in the list.
Lemonade. It’s the only drink in the list.
What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?
A yard stick.
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 deep within you, never dies or gets worn out, and only needs some fire from time to time?
Your soul. Your soul is deep inside of you, it never dies and at various points in our lives we all get fired up about something.
Your soul. Your soul is deep inside of you, it never dies and at various points in our lives we all get fired up about something.
What happens four times in every week, twice in every month and once in a year?
The letter ‘e’. There are four ‘e’s in ‘every week’, two ‘e’s in ‘every month’ and one ‘e’ in ‘year’.
The letter ‘e’. There are four ‘e’s in ‘every week’, two ‘e’s in ‘every month’ and one ‘e’ in ‘year’.
How many animals can you find in this story?
“Scram, you can’t catch me!” yelled the thief. While running to escape, his shirt skewered a box of nails. He ripped free, but skidded to a stop as he passed a policeman. He tried to run again, then cowered in fright. Crime doesn’t pay.
I found thirteen, listed in the order they’re found.
1. ram 2. ant 3. cat 4. ape 5. ewe 6. ox 7. kid 8. ass 9. man 10. nag 11. hen 12. cow 13. doe
I found thirteen, listed in the order they’re found.
1. ram 2. ant 3. cat 4. ape 5. ewe 6. ox 7. kid 8. ass 9. man 10. nag 11. hen 12. cow 13. doe
A man pushes his car by a hotel and gets sent to jail. Why?
The man is playing monopoly, and landed on the Go To Jail space. An alternative version of this is, “A man stops his car in front of a hotel and immediately knows he is bankrupt.” The answer is the same, that he’s playing Monopoly, but this time he landed on a space with a hotel and didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.
The man is playing monopoly, and landed on the Go To Jail space. An alternative version of this is, “A man stops his car in front of a hotel and immediately knows he is bankrupt.” The answer is the same, that he’s playing Monopoly, but this time he landed on a space with a hotel and didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.
If you could chose to increase the average fuel economy of a car, which of these would save the most fuel?
1. 10mpg -> 12mpg 2. 12mpg -> 15mpg 3. 15mpg -> 20mpg 4. 20mpg -> 30mpg 5. 30mpg -> 60mpg
It turns out they all save the same amount of fuel.
If you travel 100 miles:
100 / 10 = 10 gallons used 100 / 12 = 8 1/3 gallons used
10 – 8 1/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
100 / 30 = 3 1/3 gallons used 100 / 60 = 1 2/3 gallons used
3 1/3 – 1 2/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
It turns out they all save the same amount of fuel.
If you travel 100 miles:
100 / 10 = 10 gallons used 100 / 12 = 8 1/3 gallons used
10 – 8 1/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
100 / 30 = 3 1/3 gallons used 100 / 60 = 1 2/3 gallons used
3 1/3 – 1 2/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved