I've heard of this one too. Kind of a lateral thinking puzzle. The hardest riddle in this thread.
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: techs
One girl went into the room twice?Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
What does that prove?
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: techs
One girl went into the room twice?Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
What does that prove?
If she goes into the room with the apple she took, she can put it back and take another with her. Of course, it doesn't have to be the same girl. It could be any girl with an apple.
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Hard is what makes a riddle fun!! Problem is once you've read a lot of riddles it's rare you find one you haven't heard before.
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: techs
One girl went into the room twice?Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
What does that prove?
If she goes into the room with the apple she took, she can put it back and take another with her. Of course, it doesn't have to be the same girl. It could be any girl with an apple.
There are only 5 girls?
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
I've heard of this one too. Kind of a lateral thinking puzzle. The hardest riddle in this thread.
Originally posted by: Ornery Platypus
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
I've heard of this one too. Kind of a lateral thinking puzzle. The hardest riddle in this thread.
This feels wrong, but I'll give it a shot:
The man is a midget and cannot reach above the 10th floor button in the elevator.
Originally posted by: Ornery Platypus
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: nanobreath
Heres one:
A man lives on the top floor of a 50 story building. When he leaves he takes the elevator to the first floor and leaves. When he returns, however, he takes the elevator up to the 10th floor, but has to use the stairs for the remainder of the trip. The elevator is in perfect functioning condition when he takes the stairs. He doesn't take the stairs because he wants to, but because he has no choice. Plenty of other people take the elevator up further, and nobody is forcing him to use the stairs. Nevertheless, he has no choice in the matter and must take the stairs past the 10th floor if he rides alone. Why?
I've heard of this one too. Kind of a lateral thinking puzzle. The hardest riddle in this thread.
This feels wrong, but I'll give it a shot:
The man is a midget and cannot reach above the 10th floor button in the elevator.
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: techs
One girl went into the room twice?Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
What does that prove?
If she goes into the room with the apple she took, she can put it back and take another with her. Of course, it doesn't have to be the same girl. It could be any girl with an apple.
There are only 5 girls?
There are 6 girls. Also each girl is allowed entry only once.
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: techs
One girl went into the room twice?Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
What does that prove?
If she goes into the room with the apple she took, she can put it back and take another with her. Of course, it doesn't have to be the same girl. It could be any girl with an apple.
There are only 5 girls?
There are 6 girls. Also each girl is allowed entry only once.
Originally posted by: GrantMeThePower
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: techs
One girl went into the room twice?Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
What does that prove?
If she goes into the room with the apple she took, she can put it back and take another with her. Of course, it doesn't have to be the same girl. It could be any girl with an apple.
There are only 5 girls?
There are 6 girls. Also each girl is allowed entry only once.
The basket has a picture of an apple on it?
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: darkxshade
There was a man who slept with the kings wife and got caught. The king announces to the public that he will be beheaded as an example in front of everyone but states that he'll give the man a chance to live. He will have a paper in each of his hand, one says he gets to live and keeps his wife, the other says he will die, the man will pick his own fate. The night before the execution, the wife sneaks into the dungeon to warn the man, she tells him the king is going to cheat, both messages will say he dies so it doesn't matter what he picks. The next day, the man in front of everyone makes a selection but he lives and gets to keep the kings wife, how did that happen?
edit: He does not tell the people the king is cheating in fear the king will just kill him on the spot. His solution keeps him alive and allows the king to save face.
Do you mean the man chooses a message or says something?
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
It doesn't say she LEAVES with an apple.
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
It doesn't say she LEAVES with an apple.
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
It doesn't say she LEAVES with an apple.
Originally posted by: gdextreme
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
It doesn't say she LEAVES with an apple.
Ok then assume she takes the apple with her.
Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: gdextreme
10) There are 6 apples in a basket kept on a table inside a room. After every 10 minutes a girl comes into the room and takes one apple with her. After the sixth girl leaves the room, there is still an apple left in the basket. How is this possible?
It doesn't say she LEAVES with an apple.
I suppose if the last girl took the basket with the apple in it with her, the apple is still in the basket, albeit not in the room?