Go Figure (mind game)

[Dervish]

He will get too drunk???
No. Very practical reasons.

[Dervish]

Consider the stakes ...

[Dervish]

He will get too drunk???
BTW, Welcome Back. Its been awful quiet here without you...

[Jeyanthy]

BTW, Welcome Back. Its been awful quiet here without you...
Was in India for a meeting.

He doesn't want to loose his RM1....

[Dervish]

Was in India for a meeting.

He doesn't want to loose his RM1....


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Finally someone got it. :D
Published Answer
VP should not take the bet.
Naka would pick up the bowl,
drink the double scotch, and
pay VP RM1 for the drink.
VP actually paid more than RM1
for the drink so it'll be a loss.

[Dervish]

Edmund Blackadder was racing in his new Dodge Viper when he realised that he needed a drink. He came to a screeching halt in front of the Purple Cow Hotel . The nine police cars which had been chasing him slammed into the back of his car and each other's. How many bumpers were hit?

[Dervish]

Edmund Blackadder was racing in his new Dodge Viper when he realised that he needed a drink. He came to a screeching halt in front of the Purple Cow Hotel . The nine police cars which had been chasing him slammed into the back of his car and each other's. How many bumpers were hit?
Clue: May need an abacus.

[Jeyanthy]

Edmund Blackadder was racing in his new Dodge Viper when he realised that he needed a drink. He came to a screeching halt in front of the Purple Cow Hotel . The nine police cars which had been chasing him slammed into the back of his car and each other's. How many bumpers were hit?

18 bumpers.............

[Dervish]

18 bumpers.............


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Excellent! I got
it wrong. I only
thought of the back bumpers.. :D

[Dervish]

Madame Alpha swerved as she skidded over the broken glass strewn over Jalan Kaca. Two of her tyres blew. When her car finally stopped, the door was yanked open and a masked man demanded for cash. After removing her cash and everything valuable, the man ran off into the jungle. Madame Alpha walked towards a petrol station up ahead in the distance. Upon arrival she found Bijani fast asleep in his chair. Waking him up, Madame Alpha said, "Please help me mister. I've just been robbed and I have a couple of flat tyres." Bijani yawned and replied; "Ma'am, I just sell petrol but my cousin Sirek owns a service station further up." He got up and shuffled to the phone returning moments later to say Sirek was on his way with the new tyre. They arrived at her car just as Sirek was installing the new tyre Bijani had requested. Madame Alpha paid Sirek with her credit card and drove to the police station to have someone arrested for robbery. Who? And why?

[Dervish]

Madame Alpha swerved as she skidded over the broken glass strewn over Jalan Kaca. Two of her tyres blew. When her car finally stopped, the door was yanked open and a masked man demanded for cash. After removing her cash and everything valuable, the man ran off into the jungle. Madame Alpha walked towards a petrol station up ahead in the distance. Upon arrival she found Bijani fast asleep in his chair. Waking him up, Madame Alpha said, "Please help me mister. I've just been robbed and I have a couple of flat tyres." Bijani yawned and replied; "Ma'am, I just sell petrol but my cousin Sirek owns a service station further up." He got up and shuffled to the phone returning moments later to say Sirek was on his way with the new tyre. They arrived at her car just as Sirek was installing the new tyre Bijani had requested. Madame Alpha paid Sirek with her credit card and drove to the police station to have someone arrested for robbery. Who? And why?
Clue: Requires logic

[Jeyanthy]

Madame Alpha swerved as she skidded over the broken glass strewn over Jalan Kaca. Two of her tyres blew. When her car finally stopped, the door was yanked open and a masked man demanded for cash. After removing her cash and everything valuable, the man ran off into the jungle. Madame Alpha walked towards a petrol station up ahead in the distance. Upon arrival she found Bijani fast asleep in his chair. Waking him up, Madame Alpha said, "Please help me mister. I've just been robbed and I have a couple of flat tyres." Bijani yawned and replied; "Ma'am, I just sell petrol but my cousin Sirek owns a service station further up." He got up and shuffled to the phone returning moments later to say Sirek was on his way with the new tyre. They arrived at her car just as Sirek was installing the new tyre Bijani had requested. Madame Alpha paid Sirek with her credit card and drove to the police station to have someone arrested for robbery. Who? And why?

Arrest Bijani, he knew the size of the tyres without even going to see the flat car.

[Dervish]

Arrest Bijani, he knew the size of the tyres without even going to see the flat car.


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Bright! As always.

[Dervish]

How many grooves are there on each side of a standard 33 1/3 record album that has six songs on each side?

[Jeyanthy]

How many grooves are there on each side of a standard 33 1/3 record album that has six songs on each side?

One on each side

[Dervish]

One on each side


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[Dervish]

While mixing sand, gravel and cement for the foundation of his garden shed, Baldrick noticed a baby yellow bird hopping along the top of the foundation wall. The bird misjudged a hop and fell down one of the holes between the blocks. It was down too far for anyone to reach it. Pip suggested using two sticks to reach down into the hole and pull the bird out. Merry argued that this might injure the fragile little bird. What would be the easiest way to get the bird out of the hole without injuring it?

[Jeyanthy]

While mixing sand, gravel and cement for the foundation of his garden shed, Baldrick noticed a baby yellow bird hopping along the top of the foundation wall. The bird misjudged a hop and fell down one of the holes between the blocks. It was down too far for anyone to reach it. Pip suggested using two sticks to reach down into the hole and pull the bird out. Merry argued that this might injure the fragile little bird. What would be the easiest way to get the bird out of the hole without injuring it?

Use a fishing line with a worm on it and send it down together with a bucket using a pulley. Once the baby bird sees the worm it will come to eat it and then you can scoop the bird into the bucket and pull it out.

[Dervish]

Use a fishing line with a worm on it and send it down together with a bucket using a pulley. Once the baby bird sees the worm it will come to eat it and then you can scoop the bird into the bucket and pull it out.
... except that ...


if the hole is big enough for the bucket, it is big enough for a man's hand or any other object to go in and retrieve the poor bird.
sending down the bucket may hurt the bird
Hole between the blocks sounds like a narrow hole, doesn't it?
How are you going to scoop the bird into the bucket?

[Jeyanthy]

... except that ...


if the hole is big enough for the bucket, it is big enough for a man's hand or any other object to go in and retrieve the poor bird.
sending down the bucket may hurt the bird
Hole between the blocks sounds like a narrow hole, doesn't it?
How are you going to scoop the bird into the bucket?


Oh....narrow hole - so fill it with sand, it will reach birdie's level eventually. Put in some worms to entice it to come out from where it is stuck and then add sand slowly until it reaches ground level...birdie will come out easy

[Dervish]

Oh....narrow hole - so fill it with sand, it will reach birdie's level eventually. Put in some worms to entice it to come out from where it is stuck and then add sand slowly until it reaches ground level...birdie will come out easy


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Ingenious, Jeyanthy. :D:D

[Dervish]

A group of men in army fatigues printed with purple cows were standing in the blistering noon sun in the Purple Cow Academy of Purple Cow Island, all facing due west. Their commander who wore a beret with the purple cow emblem shouted:



Right turn!
About turn!
Left turn!


In which direction are the Purple Cow Brigade facing now?

[Jeyanthy]

A group of men in army fatigues printed with purple cows were standing in the blistering noon sun in the Purple Cow Academy of Purple Cow Island, all facing due west. Their commander who wore a beret with the purple cow emblem shouted:



Right turn!
About turn!
Left turn!


In which direction are the Purple Cow Brigade facing now?

East??? or is this a neck wringer???

[Dervish]

East??? or is this a neck wringer???


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[Dervish]

It is impossible for anyone to survive longer than one week without drinking, yet Amanapa managed a ten day desert crossing without finding water or bringing any along. How was this possible?

[Jeyanthy]

It is impossible for anyone to survive longer than one week without drinking, yet Amanapa managed a ten day desert crossing without finding water or bringing any along. How was this possible?

Amanapa was a camel?????

[Dervish]

Amanapa was a camel?????
That's was my first guess too. :D:D

Sorry, incorrect. ;)

[Dervish]

It is impossible for anyone to survive longer than one week without drinking, yet Amanapa managed a ten day desert crossing without finding water or bringing any along. How was this possible?
The keywords here are desert and water.

[Dervish]

Clue: Water

[Jeyanthy]

Snow desert????

[Dervish]

Snow desert????


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A desert is a region so arid that it supports
little or no vegetation. Many areas of the
far north are also considered deserts, which
is where Amanapa made his ten day crossing.
He survived by eating ice and snow.

[Dervish]

What is the product of the following series?

(X-A) x (X-B) x (X-C) x (X-D) ........(X-Z)

[Totoro2010]

What is the product of the following series?

(X-A) x (X-B) x (X-C) x (X-D) ........(X-Z)
The answer is : 0

Because, when come to (X-X) = 0 .... no matter how many numbers x 0, the answer is 0 ;) :D :D

[Dervish]

The answer is : 0

Because, when come to (X-X) = 0 .... no matter how many numbers x 0, the answer is 0 ;) :D :D


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[Dervish]

The letters on the glass doors of a beauty parlour read correctly when viewed from the street. How would this lettering appear when seen in a mirror in the parlour, which reflects it from a mirror, which reflects it from another mirror?

[Jeyanthy]

The letters on the glass doors of a beauty parlour read correctly when viewed from the street. How would this lettering appear when seen in a mirror in the parlour, which reflects it from a mirror, which reflects it from another mirror?

How would this lettering appear when seen in a mirror in the parlour, which reflects it from a mirror, which reflects it from another mirror? Reflects correctly

First mirror sees it correctly since it is reflecting the back of the letters on the glass door. Then the second mirror reflects it wrongly and the third mirror reflects it correctly...

[Dervish]

How would this lettering appear when seen in a mirror in the parlour, which reflects it from a mirror, which reflects it from another mirror? Reflects correctly

First mirror sees it correctly since it is reflecting the back of the letters on the glass door. Then the second mirror reflects it wrongly and the third mirror reflects it correctly...


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[Dervish]

Inspector Naka drove into the Purple Cow Service Station and pulled up to the pumps. "Fill it up please," said Naka. "This may sound strange," said the owner, venuspop, "but I'd rather fill two cars from out of town than one car from this town." Naka looked across the small town and replied, "I know just what you mean." Why would venuspop feel this way?

[Dervish]

Inspector Naka drove into the Purple Cow Service Station and pulled up to the pumps. "Fill it up please," said Naka. "This may sound strange," said the owner, venuspop, "but I'd rather fill two cars from out of town than one car from this town." Naka looked across the small town and replied, "I know just what you mean." Why would venuspop feel this way?
A matter of logic ..

[Jeyanthy]

A matter of logic ..

Two cars will give him more commission than one car???

[Dervish]

Two cars will give him more commission than one car???


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[Dervish]

How many times do the hour and minute hand cross each other in a twelve hour period? (Start at 12:00 noon and count that as once)

[Jeyanthy]

How many times do the hour and minute hand cross each other in a twelve hour period? (Start at 12:00 noon and count that as once)

720 times...............

[xinrong]

the cop and the prof may be obeying different traffic lights?

[Dervish]

720 times...............
sorry, incorrect ;)

[Dervish]

the cop and the prof may be obeying different traffic lights?
huh? ~~~ :D:D ~~~ sorry, incorrect. ;)

[Jeyanthy]

13 times..............

[Dervish]

13 times..............
sorry, incorrect ;)

[Dervish]

Jeyanthy ~~~ it will help if you list the instances down ..

[Jeyanthy]

12:00
1:05
2:10
3:15
4:20
5:25
6:30
7:35
8:40
9:45
10:50
11:55
12:00

Ain't it 13????

[Dervish]

12:00
1:05
2:10
3:15
4:20
5:25
6:30
7:35
8:40
9:45
10:50
11:55
12:00

Ain't it 13????
sorry, incorrect ;) Error is in the last three .. also you need to make some minor adjustments to the minutes. First three is correct.

[Dervish]

12:00
1:05
2:10
3:15
4:20
5:25
6:30
7:35
8:40
9:45
10:50
11:55
12:00

Ain't it 13????
Clue: You cannot count 12:00 twice. If you consider several twelve hour period in a row, the twelve o'clock coincidence occurs only once in each cycle. Therefore it is counted initially or at the end.

[Jeyanthy]

I played with my alarm clock, it's almost like this in sequence:
The minute moves a little more to catch the hour hand...

12:00
1:05
2:10
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:43
9:48
10:54



11 times????

[Dervish]

I played with my alarm clock, it's almost like this in sequence:
The minute moves a little more to catch the hour hand...

12:00
1:05
2:10
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:43
9:48
10:54



11 times????


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Congratulations!!

[Dervish]

Madam Omega, a teacher from Lick Hung gave a tedious mathematical problem to her primary three class students. They were asked to find the sums of all the numbers from one to one hundred. While all the children were struggling with the numbers, Currymee Junior stood up with the answer within ten minutes. What is the answer and how did Currymee Junior manage to get it so quickly?

[Totoro2010]

Madam Omega, a teacher from Lick Hung gave a tedious mathematical problem to her primary three class students. They were asked to find the sums of all the numbers from one to one hundred. While all the children were struggling with the numbers, Currymee Junior stood up with the answer within ten minutes. What is the answer and how did Currymee Junior manage to get it so quickly?
I really like this question, especially the school name and the student's name :D :D :D

The answer is 5050:

first no. + last no., second no. + 2nd last no., and so on...

1+100 =101, 2+99=101.....50+51=101

So, we have 50 sets of 101 = 50 x 101 = 5050

[Dervish]

I really like this question, especially the school name and the student's name :D :D :D

The answer is 5050:

first no. + last no., second no. + 2nd last no., and so on...

1+100 =101, 2+99=101.....50+51=101

So, we have 50 sets of 101 = 50 x 101 = 5050


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Brilliant, TTR ! :D

[Dervish]

If nine thousand, nine hundred nine ringgit is written as RM9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve ringgit be written?

[Jeyanthy]

If nine thousand, nine hundred nine ringgit is written as RM9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve ringgit be written?

RM13,212................

[Dervish]

RM13,212................


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[Dervish]

Wyatt Earp's horse is tied to a five meter rope in front of the Sheriff's Office. Six meters behind the horse is a bale of hay. Without breaking his rope, the horse is able to eat the hay whenever it chooses. How is this possible?

[Jeyanthy]

Perhaps there is a bale of hay right in front of his horse as well as at the back of the horse.

[Dervish]

Perhaps there is a bale of hay right in front of his horse as well as at the back of the horse.
No, there isn't. The hay is actually six meters away.

[xinrong]

Perhaps the horse is just standing in front of the office with a rope tied to it and this 5ft rope isn't tied to anything at the other end?

[Dervish]

Perhaps the horse is just standing in front of the office with a rope tied to it and this 5ft rope isn't tied to anything at the other end?


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:D:D

[xinrong]

Yay.....tuna for breakfast did it....

[Dervish]

Yay.....tuna for breakfast did it....
:D :D :D ~~~ This puzzle is a neck wringer. Didn't expect anyone to get it so soon.

[Dervish]

David Cornfield , the famous magician, announced that without the aid of any equipment, he would walk on the surface of "Purple Lake". The following Sunday, the crowd came out and witnessed David do exactly as he promised. How did he do it?

[Dervish]

David Cornfield , the famous magician, announced that without the aid of any equipment, he would walk on the surface of "Purple Lake". The following Sunday, the crowd came out and witnessed David do exactly as he promised. How did he do it?
Yes, how did he do that?

[Jeyanthy]

"Purple Lake" was not a lake but a piece of paper/wood with the name "Purple Lake"

[Dervish]

"Purple Lake" was not a lake but a piece of paper/wood with the name "Purple Lake"
Sorry, incorrect. Here, Purple Lake is a real lake.

[Jeyanthy]

The weathercaster had predicted it will snow and the lake was frozen, so he could walk on it.

[Dervish]

The weathercaster had predicted it will snow and the lake was frozen, so he could walk on it.


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[Dervish]

On a table at the Purple Cow Cafe are two empty jugs. Madame Alpha filled one jug with a liter of milk. Into the other jug, she filled a liter of Tia Maria. Then, a glass of Tia Maria is poured into the milk and stirred thoroughly. After this, a glass of this mixture is poured back into the Tia Maria. Is the amount of Tia Maria now in the milk more, less, or the same as the amount of milk in the Tia Maria?

[Dervish]

On a table at the Purple Cow Cafe are two empty jugs. Madame Alpha filled one jug with a liter of milk. Into the other jug, she filled a liter of Tia Maria. Then, a glass of Tia Maria is poured into the milk and stirred thoroughly. After this, a glass of this mixture is poured back into the Tia Maria. Is the amount of Tia Maria now in the milk more, less, or the same as the amount of milk in the Tia Maria?
hmmm......no takers?

[Jeyanthy]

On a table at the Purple Cow Cafe are two empty jugs. Madame Alpha filled one jug with a liter of milk. Into the other jug, she filled a liter of Tia Maria. Then, a glass of Tia Maria is poured into the milk and stirred thoroughly. After this, a glass of this mixture is poured back into the Tia Maria. Is the amount of Tia Maria now in the milk more, less, or the same as the amount of milk in the Tia Maria?


1 liter = 4 cups
milk jug (M) = 1/4TM + 1M
tia maria (TM) = 3/4TM + (1/4TM+1M)/4
milk jug (M) = 1/4TM + 1M - (1/4TM+1M)/4

amount of tia maria in milk is 1/4TM- 1/16TM = 3/16TM
amount of milk in tia maria is 1/4M

the amount of Tia Maria now in the milk less than the amount of milk in the Tia Maria

so

[Dervish]

1 liter = 4 cups
milk jug (M) = 1/4TM + 1M
tia maria (TM) = 3/4TM + (1/4TM+1M)/4
milk jug (M) = 1/4TM + 1M - (1/4TM+1M)/4

amount of tia maria in milk is 1/4TM- 1/16TM = 3/16TM
amount of milk in tia maria is 1/4M

the amount of Tia Maria now in the milk less than the amount of milk in the Tia Maria

so
sorry, incorrect. ;)

[Dervish]

On a table at the Purple Cow Cafe are two empty jugs. Madame Alpha filled one jug with a liter of milk. Into the other jug, she filled a liter of Tia Maria. Then, a glass of Tia Maria is poured into the milk and stirred thoroughly. After this, a glass of this mixture is poured back into the Tia Maria. Is the amount of Tia Maria now in the milk more, less, or the same as the amount of milk in the Tia Maria?
Two ways to solve this puzzle but it is often tackled using mathematical formulas.

[lly]

The same?

After putting 250ml of TM into 1L milk, it is 20% TM and 80% milk.
Taking 250ml of the mixture - 50ml is TM, 200ml is milk -
add to 750ml of TM that is balanced in the jar = 800ml TM and 200ml milk

[Dervish]

The same?

After putting 250ml of TM into 1L milk, it is 20% TM and 80% milk.
Taking 250ml of the mixture - 50ml is TM, 200ml is milk -
add to 750ml of TM that is balanced in the jar = 800ml TM and 200ml milk


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Since there is once again a full liter
of each liquid whatever amount of TM
removed will be replaced with the same
amount of milk. The key to this puzzle
is realizing that we are still left with
two - one liter containers of liquid.

[Dervish]

Baldrick and Edmund were driving along a quiet country road from the town of Kentucky to the town of Nandos. It wasn't until they came to a multiple fork in the road that they faced a problem. The sign post had been knocked down and they were faced with choosing one of four different directions. Since they did not have a map and there was no one around to ask, how could Baldrick and Edmund find their way to Nandos?

[kwchang]

Assuming the sign post is still there on the ground and the signages are intact, then simply determine where it points to Kentucky (where they are coming from) and work out the direction of Nandos.

[Dervish]

Assuming the sign post is still there on the ground and the signages are intact, then simply determine where it points to Kentucky (where they are coming from) and work out the direction of Nandos.


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That was fast! :D

[Dervish]

The music stopped. Inspector Apamacam and his wife watched horrified as the blindfolded man fell to his death in the tent. The crowd quickly dispersed. The man was murdered. How?

[Jeyanthy]

It was in a circus. The blindfolded man was walking on the tightrope and when the music stopped, he thought he was at the end of the rope and jumped off to his death. The murderer was the person who stopped the music..

[Dervish]

It was in a circus. The blindfolded man was walking on the tightrope and when the music stopped, he thought he was at the end of the rope and jumped off to his death. The murderer was the person who stopped the music..


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[Dervish]

Baldrick and Edmund were trying to steal a few Kensington mangoes from Naka's mango grove but found them to be out of reach. Since Baldrick stands six feet and Edmund stands five feet, Baldrick invited Edmund to stand on his shoulders in order to reach the biggest 700g mango. Edmund climbed up on Baldrick's shoulders, but even then the mango was just beyond Edmund's grasp. Would it make any difference in reach if Baldrick was to stand on Edmund's shoulders?

[Jeyanthy]

Baldrick and Edmund were trying to steal a few Kensington mangoes from Naka's mango grove but found them to be out of reach. Since Baldrick stands six feet and Edmund stands five feet, Baldrick invited Edmund to stand on his shoulders in order to reach the biggest 700g mango. Edmund climbed up on Baldrick's shoulders, but even then the mango was just beyond Edmund's grasp. Would it make any difference in reach if Baldrick was to stand on Edmund's shoulders?

It would make a difference because Baldrick can now use all of his height plus longer hand limbs to reach further. When he is standing on the ground, the height of his hand limbs cannot be used to the full.

[Dervish]

It would make a difference because Baldrick can now use all of his height plus longer hand limbs to reach further. When he is standing on the ground, the height of his hand limbs cannot be used to the full.


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I agree with you.
Guess what?
We are right! :D

[Jeyanthy]

I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm never thrown. What am I?

[Dervish]

I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm never thrown. What am I?
shuttlecock?

[Jeyanthy]

shuttlecock?

No, in a shuttle cock, the head moves behind the feathers. We are looking for the feathers that follow the head.

[xinrong]

I have one at home but I don't really know its name. I think it's a chapteh, played by kicking only, it has a hard head with a body of colourful feathers.

[Dervish]

No, in a shuttle cock, the head moves behind the feathers. We are looking for the feathers that follow the head.
feathers that follow the head? ~~~ hmmm ~~~ darts?

[Jeyanthy]

feathers that follow the head? ~~~ hmmm ~~~ darts?

Not right...Clue: "I am never thrown" ;)

[Jeyanthy]

I have one at home but I don't really know its name. I think it's a chapteh, played by kicking only, it has a hard head with a body of colourful feathers.

Not right.... Clue: You hold it in your hand ;)

[Dervish]

Not right...Clue: "I am never thrown" ;)
arrows ?

[Jeyanthy]

arrows ?



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Superb as always...:D

[Dervish]

If a third of six is three, what would half of twenty be?

[Jeyanthy]

If a third of six is three, what would half of twenty be?

15......................................

[Dervish]

15......................................


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Which method did
you use to figure
this one out?
Splendid! :D

[Jeyanthy]

Which method did you use to figure this one out?
[/b]

Have been teaching the kids maths...ratio recently...so I got the idea from there.

1/3 x 6a = 3 ............ first equation
a = 3/2

1/2 x 20a = 1/2 x 20 x 3/2 = 15 ............. by substituting in second equation.

[Dervish]

Have been teaching the kids maths...ratio recently...so I got the idea from there.

1/3 x 6a = 3 ............ first equation
a = 3/2

1/2 x 20a = 1/2 x 20 x 3/2 = 15 ............. by substituting in second equation.
This is creepy Jeyanthy. I used the same method. And "a" was also the variable I used. :eek: :D

[Dervish]

Published Answer

Fifteen. The answer is worded to make it confusing. Instead of considering how three can be a third of six, simply figure out what three is one third of, which is nine. By using the same sort of reasoning you know that half of twenty is ten and therefore ten is one third of thirty. Consequently, if three is one third of six, fifteen must be half of twenty.

[Dervish]

I know the reasoning sounds complicated when put in words but it is actually faster to figure it out that way. We are left-brain thinkers, Jeyanthy. That is why we resort to algebra to solve this problem.

The true genius is in solving the puzzle without using any formula. I have met a couple of such characters and it is truly amazing to see their minds at work..

[Jeyanthy]

I know the reasoning sounds complicated when put in words but it is actually faster to figure it out that way. We are left-brain thinkers, Jeyanthy. That is why we resort to algebra to solve this problem.

The true genius is in solving the puzzle without using any formula. I have met a couple of such characters and it is truly amazing to see their minds at work..

I think if we didn't go to school and get all brain-washed the scientific way, we will all be geniuses... :D

[Dervish]

The International Centre for Genetic Engineering organized a world fair for geneticist to showcase their research. At the fair were cross-breeds of various animal species including farm animals. Featured in the exhibit were several over-sized prize chi-hua-huas. One rainy afternoon during the show, a thin man walked up to the exhibit, shot the chi-hua-huas and then ran out of the building. Although he was known to a number of people, nobody made any attempt to stop him. Why?

[Jeyanthy]

The International Centre for Genetic Engineering organized a world fair for geneticist to showcase their research. At the fair were cross-breeds of various animal species including farm animals. Featured in the exhibit were several over-sized prize chi-hua-huas. One rainy afternoon during the show, a thin man walked up to the exhibit, shot the chi-hua-huas and then ran out of the building. Although he was known to a number of people, nobody made any attempt to stop him. Why?

He was a photographer.....he took a photo shot of the chi-hua-huas...

[Dervish]

He was a photographer.....he took a photo shot of the chi-hua-huas...


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He is also a journalist
with a deadline. :D

[Dervish]

There is a train one km long, travelling at a rate of one km/min through a tunnel which is one km long. How long will it take the train to pass completely through the tunnel?

[Jeyanthy]

There is a train one km long, travelling at a rate of one km/min through a tunnel which is one km long. How long will it take the train to pass completely through the tunnel?

two km/min....

[Dervish]

two km/min....
:confused: The question was ...


.... How long will it take the train to pass completely through the tunnel?

[Jeyanthy]

:confused: The question was ...

Sorry - 2mins in total. One min in the tunnel and one min out of it completely...

[Dervish]

Sorry - 2mins in total. One min in the tunnel and one min out of it completely...


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[Dervish]

In Hawaii, if you drop a steel ball weighing five pounds from a height of 45 inches, will it fall more rapidly through water at 20 degrees Fahrenheit or water at 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or will it make no difference?

[lly]

I think it does cos 20F is frozen ice?

[Dervish]

I think it does cos 20F is frozen ice?


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All of you are
getting smarter
and smarter
these days. :D

[Dervish]

A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws. None of the men died, and she never divorced. How?

[Jeyanthy]

A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws. None of the men died, and she never divorced. How?

Was she a spider??? :eek:

[Dervish]

Was she a spider??? :eek:
No, she is not a spider. Never was and never will be. ;)

[Jeyanthy]

Maybe she re-incarnated 10 times..after she died... :D

[Dervish]

Maybe she re-incarnated 10 times..after she died... :D
Good try but she isn't dead yet.

[Jeyanthy]

Maybe it happened during the time when there were not enough men to go around..... :D

[Dervish]

Maybe it happened during the time when there were not enough men to go around..... :D
Sorry, Incorrect. ;)
nw

[Totoro2010]

A woman from New York married ten different men from that city, yet she did not break any laws. None of the men died, and she never divorced. How?
She is an officer from Registrar of Marriage, she married these ten different men with ten different women, so she did not break any laws and never divorced.

[Dervish]

She is an officer from Registrar of Marriage, she married these ten different men with ten different women, so she did not break any laws and never divorced.


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Published Answer
The woman was a minister.

[Dervish]

Daun Daud waited until Guni Ganesan left the office of novelist, Quarty Quince. Daud slipped on a pair of white gloves, took a pistol from his desk and crossed the hall to Quince's office. As Quince glanced up to see the intruder, Daud took aim and shot. Daud dropped the gun on the floor, picked up the telephone on Quince's desk and called the police. He then went back across the hall to his own office and hid the gloves. Inspector Apamacam arrived moments later and Daud recounted the event. "I was working at my desk when I heard a shot. I ran to the hall and saw a man fitting the description of Guni Ganesan running from Quince's office. I went to Quince's office and found him sprawled on the floor dead. I immediately picked up the phone on Quince's desk and called the police." Several hours later, Inspector Apamacam ordered Daun Daud arrested for murder. Why?

[lly]

He was wearing gloves when dialing the phone, so no finger prints found.

[Dervish]

He was wearing gloves when dialing the phone, so no finger prints found.


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[Dervish]

Edmund Blackadder climbed the castle stairs to his private bathroom. The windowless room was constructed of concrete blocks and stone. As Edmund closed the large wooden door he heard the outside wooden latch fall shut, locking him in. Without considering the possibilities, Edmund turned on the taps to take a bath and ponder his escape. When the bathtub was full, Edmund went to turn the water off, but both taps were stripped and broken. Edmund was not only locked in, but he could not turn the water off. Since the room was water tight, and the water was beginning to cover the floor, how would Edmund keep from drowning?

[Jeyanthy]

Edmund Blackadder climbed the castle stairs to his private bathroom. The windowless room was constructed of concrete blocks and stone. As Edmund closed the large wooden door he heard the outside wooden latch fall shut, locking him in. Without considering the possibilities, Edmund turned on the taps to take a bath and ponder his escape. When the bathtub was full, Edmund went to turn the water off, but both taps were stripped and broken. Edmund was not only locked in, but he could not turn the water off. Since the room was water tight, and the water was beginning to cover the floor, how would Edmund keep from drowning?

Unplug the stopper in the bathtub... :D

[Dervish]

Unplug the stopper in the bathtub... :D


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:D :D :D

[Dervish]

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