Riddle me this!

[AkumaX]

it was a magic mirror and he wished himself out of there?

he teleported into the mirror?

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: AkumaX
it was a magic mirror and he wished himself out of there?

he teleported into the mirror?

That actually makes more sense than the answer I have.. but no

 

[MegaloManiaK]

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: AkumaX
it was a magic mirror and he wished himself out of there?

he teleported into the mirror?

That actually makes more sense than the answer I have.. but no

I heard something similar in boyscouts, id be surprised if anyone answered without hearing it before.

The man looked in the mirror to see what he saw. He used the saw to cut the table in half. two halves make 1 hole and he climbed out the hole.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: MegaloManiaK

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: AkumaX
it was a magic mirror and he wished himself out of there?

he teleported into the mirror?

That actually makes more sense than the answer I have.. but no

I heard something similar in boyscouts, id be surprised if anyone answered without hearing it before.

The man looked in the mirror to see what he saw. He used the saw to cut the table in half. two halves make 1 hole and he climbed out the hole.

got it

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: Goth
Another one: There was an airplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?

they were posting on ATOT

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: Goth
One more (an easy one): A man and his son were in an automobile accident. The man died on the way to the hospital, but the boy was rushed into surgery. The emergency room surgeon said "I can't operate, that's my son!" How is this possible?

Actually this should have been written as a FATHER and son were in an automobile accident. The man died and the boy was rushed into surgery. The doctor said, "I can't operate, that's my son!", and answer would have been, the FATHER was a priest.

 

[amcdonald]

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: MegaloManiaK

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: AkumaX
it was a magic mirror and he wished himself out of there?

he teleported into the mirror?

That actually makes more sense than the answer I have.. but no

I heard something similar in boyscouts, id be surprised if anyone answered without hearing it before.

The man looked in the mirror to see what he saw. He used the saw to cut the table in half. two halves make 1 hole and he climbed out the hole.

got it

Thats absolutely retarded.
I was thinking along the lines of positioning the mirror behind the legs of the table to give an optical illusion, and hiding behind that mirror.

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: amcdonald

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: MegaloManiaK

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: AkumaX it was a magic mirror and he wished himself out of there? he teleported into the mirror?

That actually makes more sense than the answer I have.. but no

I heard something similar in boyscouts, id be surprised if anyone answered without hearing it before. The man looked in the mirror to see what he saw. He used the saw to cut the table in half. two halves make 1 hole and he climbed out the hole.

got it

Thats absolutely retarded. I was thinking along the lines of positioning the mirror behind the legs of the table to give an optical illusion, and hiding behind that mirror.

what did you expect? it came from the boyscout.

 

[hoyaguru]

3 men are up for the same job. The person interviewing them realizes that all three are not only perfectly suited for the job, they are also incredibly intelligent, and he can not pick between the three, so he sets up a test. He brings all three men into a room and explains the rules: "I will place a hat upon each of your heads," he says. "Each hat will be either red or black. You will not be able to see your own hat, but you will be able to see both of your opponents hats. If you see a black hat on either or both of your opponent's heads, raise your right hand." The interviewer then blindfolds all three men, and places a black hat on each of their heads. He removes the blindfolds, and each man, seeing black hats on their opponents heads, raises his right hand. The interviewer says, "Now, the first man who can tell me what color hat is on his own head AND can explain how he figured it out, gets the job." A few seconds later, one of the men says, "I am wearing a black hat". How did he know?

 

[amcdonald]

Originally posted by: hoyaguru
3 men are up for the same job. The person interviewing them realizes that all three are not only perfectly suited for the job, they are also incredibly intelligent, and he can not pick between the three, so he sets up a test. He brings all three men into a room and explains the rules: "I will place a hat upon each of your heads," he says. "Each hat will be either red or black. You will not be able to see your own hat, but you will be able to see both of your opponents hats. If you see a black hat on either or both of your opponent's heads, raise your right hand." The interviewer then blindfolds all three men, and places a black hat on each of their heads. He removes the blindfolds, and each man, seeing black hats on their opponents heads, raises his right hand. The interviewer says, "Now, the first man who can tell me what color hat is on his own head AND can explain how he figured it out, gets the job." A few seconds later, one of the men says, "I am wearing a black hat". How did he know?

well stop me if this doesn't really make sense. the winnar reasons that if his hat is red, someone would have stood up after thinking about it. By the show of hands, you can figure out that there have to be 2 black hats. So, if you are not the winnar (who is theoretically wearing a red hat), and you see a red hat, you know that yours must be black... But since the other 2 guys couldn't tell what color their hat is, they all must be black.... this one made my brain hurt

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: amcdonald

Originally posted by: hoyaguru
3 men are up for the same job. The person interviewing them realizes that all three are not only perfectly suited for the job, they are also incredibly intelligent, and he can not pick between the three, so he sets up a test. He brings all three men into a room and explains the rules: "I will place a hat upon each of your heads," he says. "Each hat will be either red or black. You will not be able to see your own hat, but you will be able to see both of your opponents hats. If you see a black hat on either or both of your opponent's heads, raise your right hand." The interviewer then blindfolds all three men, and places a black hat on each of their heads. He removes the blindfolds, and each man, seeing black hats on their opponents heads, raises his right hand. The interviewer says, "Now, the first man who can tell me what color hat is on his own head AND can explain how he figured it out, gets the job." A few seconds later, one of the men says, "I am wearing a black hat". How did he know?

well stop me if this doesn't really make sense. the winnar reasons that if his hat is red, someone would have stood up after thinking about it. By the show of hands, you can figure out that there have to be 2 black hats. So, if you are not the winnar (who is theoretically wearing a red hat), and you see a red hat, you know that yours must be black... But since the other 2 guys couldn't tell what color their hat is, they all must be black.... this one made my brain hurt

This one is the same as the one with the king and the green dots.

 

[hoyaguru]

That's pretty much it, amcdonald.

Here's another old one that I know the answer to, bu I don't know how to explain the answer well, maybe someone can help.

Three men are staying at a hotel and decide to stay in the same room to save money. The room costs $30, so each man pays $10. Once they are in their room, the hotel manager realizes that the room is only $25, so he gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the men. The bellboy knocks on the door and explains the situation, but the men can not figure out how to split $5 between them, so each man gets $1 and they tip the bellboy $2. So now each man has paid $9 for the room instead of $10. $9 times 3 equals $27, plus the $2 the bellboy got equals $29, where did the other dollar go?

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: hoyaguru
That's pretty much it, amcdonald.

Here's another old one that I know the answer to, bu I don't know how to explain the answer well, maybe someone can help.

Three men are staying at a hotel and decide to stay in the same room to save money. The room costs $30, so each man pays $10. Once they are in their room, the hotel manager realizes that the room is only $25, so he gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the men. The bellboy knocks on the door and explains the situation, but the men can not figure out how to split $5 between them, so each man gets $1 and they tip the bellboy $2. So now each man has paid $9 for the room instead of $10. $9 times 3 equals $27, plus the $2 the bellboy got equals $29, where did the other dollar go?

The room is $25 so they paid 25/3= $8.33, They got $1 back each so $9.33 x 3 = $28. The bellboy gets $2 which = $30.

 

[Trevelyan]

Originally posted by: hoyaguru
That's pretty much it, amcdonald.

Here's another old one that I know the answer to, bu I don't know how to explain the answer well, maybe someone can help.

Three men are staying at a hotel and decide to stay in the same room to save money. The room costs $30, so each man pays $10. Once they are in their room, the hotel manager realizes that the room is only $25, so he gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the men. The bellboy knocks on the door and explains the situation, but the men can not figure out how to split $5 between them, so each man gets $1 and they tip the bellboy $2. So now each man has paid $9 for the room instead of $10. $9 times 3 equals $27, plus the $2 the bellboy got equals $29, where did the other dollar go?

This one is kinda hard to explain... it's not really a math problem, but a problem with setting up the math.

Here...

SOLUTION: (ripped from another site)

The facts in this riddle are clear:  There is an initial $30 charge.  It should have been $25, so $5 must be returned and accounted for.  $3 is given to the 3 friends, $2 is kept by the bellhop - there you have the $5.  The trick to this riddle is that the addition and subtraction are done at the wrong times to misdirect your thinking - and quite successfully for most.  Each of the 3 friends did indeed pay $9, not $10, and as far as the friends are concerned, they paid $27 for the night.  But we know that the clerk will tell us that they were charged only $25 and when you add the $3 returned with the $2 kept by the bellhop, you come up with $30.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan

Originally posted by: hoyaguru
That's pretty much it, amcdonald.

Here's another old one that I know the answer to, bu I don't know how to explain the answer well, maybe someone can help.

Three men are staying at a hotel and decide to stay in the same room to save money. The room costs $30, so each man pays $10. Once they are in their room, the hotel manager realizes that the room is only $25, so he gives the bellboy $5 to give back to the men. The bellboy knocks on the door and explains the situation, but the men can not figure out how to split $5 between them, so each man gets $1 and they tip the bellboy $2. So now each man has paid $9 for the room instead of $10. $9 times 3 equals $27, plus the $2 the bellboy got equals $29, where did the other dollar go?

This one is kinda hard to explain... it's not really a math problem, but a problem with setting up the math.


wow..this is a tricky one..got me thinking for a bit.

Here...

SOLUTION: (ripped from another site)

The facts in this riddle are clear:  There is an initial $30 charge.  It should have been $25, so $5 must be returned and accounted for.  $3 is given to the 3 friends, $2 is kept by the bellhop - there you have the $5.  The trick to this riddle is that the addition and subtraction are done at the wrong times to misdirect your thinking - and quite successfully for most.  Each of the 3 friends did indeed pay $9, not $10, and as far as the friends are concerned, they paid $27 for the night.  But we know that the clerk will tell us that they were charged only $25 and when you add the $3 returned with the $2 kept by the bellhop, you come up with $30.

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible ?

the horse is 10 feet long, and has a mouth on his butt.

Originally posted by: Goth
A man was born in 1965. He's alive and well today at age 33. How is this possible?

the joke originated in 1998

 

[RobDowneyJr]

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: MegaloManiaK

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible ?

The rope is tied off between the horse and the hay.

That's not the answer I was given, but that is what I first thought also and it works

This would be impossible because the rope would be too short

 

[crisp82]

Originally posted by: dnetmhz

Originally posted by: MegaloManiaK

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible ?

The rope is tied off between the horse and the hay.

That's not the answer I was given, but that is what I first thought also and it works

Its that although the rope is tied to the Horse, it is not tied to anything else.

 

[Yax]

Originally posted by: Goth

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible ?

Is the other end of the rope tied to anything or just the one end tied to the horse?

edit: just saw the prior response

I thought of that too, but that doesn't explain how the horse can eat a bail of hay that's 25 ft away from it. The author never mentioned that the horse approached the hay. I say its impossible unless the horse got its mouth up to it somehow.

Edit: Nevermind, I found the answer. The horse consulted with the butterfly who flapped its wing, causing a hurricane that blew the bail of hay apart and the horse ate the flying pieces as it spun on by.

 

[RobDowneyJr]

Originally posted by: cheapbidder01

Originally posted by: Goth

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible ?

Is the other end of the rope tied to anything or just the one end tied to the horse?

edit: just saw the prior response

I thought of that too, but that doesn't explain how the horse can eat a bail of hay that's 25 ft away from it. The author never mentioned that the horse approached the hay. I say its impossible unless the horse got its mouth up to it somehow.

Edit: Nevermind, I found the answer. The horse consulted with the butterfly who flapped its wing, causing a hurricane that blew the bail of hay apart and the horse ate the flying pieces as it spun on by.

It could also be that the horse is tied to the 15 ft rope but he is 25 feet in the opposite direction of the of the bail of hay so he can move to the pole (or whatever he is tied to getting him 15 feet closer) and then the bail of hay is only 10 ft, giving the horse 5 extra ft.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: RobDowneyJr

Originally posted by: cheapbidder01

Originally posted by: Goth

Originally posted by: dnetmhz
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible ?

Is the other end of the rope tied to anything or just the one end tied to the horse?

edit: just saw the prior response

I thought of that too, but that doesn't explain how the horse can eat a bail of hay that's 25 ft away from it. The author never mentioned that the horse approached the hay. I say its impossible unless the horse got its mouth up to it somehow.

Edit: Nevermind, I found the answer. The horse consulted with the butterfly who flapped its wing, causing a hurricane that blew the bail of hay apart and the horse ate the flying pieces as it spun on by.

It could also be that the horse is tied to the 15 ft rope but he is 25 feet in the opposite direction of the of the bail of hay so he can move to the pole (or whatever he is tied to getting him 15 feet closer) and then the bail of hay is only 10 ft, giving the horse 5 extra ft.

exactly

 

[merlocka]

You start a business selling hand carved oak walking sticks. Your walking sticks are exactly 6 foot long, and made out of solid oak. After posting a couple ads, orders start pouring in. When you go to FedEx to ship the walking sticks, the clerk tells you the maximum length of any item shipped is 5 feet long, no exceptions. What to do?!?!? (besides go to UPS )

 

[dafatha00]

Originally posted by: merlocka
You start a business selling hand carved oak walking sticks. Your walking sticks are exactly 6 foot long, and made out of solid oak. After posting a couple ads, orders start pouring in. When you go to FedEx to ship the walking sticks, the clerk tells you the maximum length of any item shipped is 5 feet long, no exceptions. What to do?!?!? (besides go to UPS )

Buy out FedEx, change the company's policies regarding the maximum length of any shipped item to 6 or more feet and then ship out your walking sticks.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: merlocka
You start a business selling hand carved oak walking sticks. Your walking sticks are exactly 6 foot long, and made out of solid oak. After posting a couple ads, orders start pouring in. When you go to FedEx to ship the walking sticks, the clerk tells you the maximum length of any item shipped is 5 feet long, no exceptions. What to do?!?!? (besides go to UPS )

Well, since they are walking sticks, you can let them walk to their destination by themselves.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: merlocka
You start a business selling hand carved oak walking sticks. Your walking sticks are exactly 6 foot long, and made out of solid oak. After posting a couple ads, orders start pouring in. When you go to FedEx to ship the walking sticks, the clerk tells you the maximum length of any item shipped is 5 feet long, no exceptions. What to do?!?!? (besides go to UPS )

Just put em in boxes 2 inches long and wide, and 6 feet high