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Is it 'Time'? :searchme:
Yeah thats it too us ages to figure that one out lol
Got a whole list of them here for a course we were doing
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Chris_2k11
18-09-2008, 18:51
are they inside something on the boat that sinks too
Is this a variation of the submarine one?
di marco
19-09-2008, 09:44
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
ive heard this one before, cant remember the answer though!
Is this a variation of the submarine one?
i was thinking that too
di marco
19-09-2008, 09:46
Forgot about this.
Person cut their own hair, didn't like it and hung themselves
nope sorry thats not correct
clue: the person was murdered by someone else, and they were on the bed when they died
It was a waterbed and they drowned when person cut it open hahahahah
that is correct, well done :)
this one was on the radio yesterday:
"You can draw it, fire it, and fill it in. What is it?"
A blank???
thats correct, well done :)
heres another:
"After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete."
As he lines don not have to be straight, write the letter 'S' in front of IX, spelling out SIX?
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
nope all wrong :hmm:
the lake was dry?
nope its not
The lake was frozen
The men were divers all suited up?
The lake was frozen
The men were divers all suited up?
nope but all good answers
Chris_2k11
20-09-2008, 19:40
the lake was dry?how tho? haha
the lake was dry?how tho? haha
ok heres a clue
Don't think too hard on this one, read every word slowly
Chris_2k11
20-09-2008, 21:14
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?there was no "single" men on the boat, they were all with someone?
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?there was no "single" men on the boat, they were all with someone?
oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh so close!!!!!!
Kirsty :]
21-09-2008, 01:11
Here goes me reading into it too much I bet, but is it because all 4 of them got wet? So not one person did... because all of them did? If you get what I mean..?
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?there was no "single" men on the boat, they were all with someone?
oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh so close!!!!!!
sorry i read that wrong last night must have been tired lol
Chris you got it right :cheer:
di marco
24-09-2008, 12:12
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?there was no "single" men on the boat, they were all with someone?
oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh so close!!!!!!
sorry i read that wrong last night must have been tired lol
Chris you got it right :cheer:
i would never have got that answer til you said about reading the question carefully!
di marco
24-09-2008, 12:13
As he lines don not have to be straight, write the letter 'S' in front of IX, spelling out SIX?
thats correct, well done :)
heres another:
"A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason."
I guess that that depends on how much the petrol the lorry uses to travel half way accross the bridge weighs?
If the petrol uses weighs more than the bird - the bridge will not collapse.
If the petrol weighs less than the bird - the bridge will collapse.
I suppose that the weight tolerance of the bridge will also be approximate...
heres another:
"A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason."
If the truck has driven half a mile, he would have used up enough petrol to allow for the weight of the bird, so the bridge does not collapse. (Unless it was just before Christmas and a big, fat turkey flew on the truck :lol: )
Chris_2k11
06-10-2008, 22:02
dm are you still doing these :)
di marco
06-10-2008, 23:20
dm are you still doing these :)
yeh sorry, ive been really busy and forgot about these, ill post a new one sometime tomorrow :)
Who has got the right answer? :searchme: :D
di marco
08-10-2008, 17:20
I guess that that depends on how much the petrol the lorry uses to travel half way accross the bridge weighs?
If the petrol uses weighs more than the bird - the bridge will not collapse.
If the petrol weighs less than the bird - the bridge will collapse.
I suppose that the weight tolerance of the bridge will also be approximate...
If the truck has driven half a mile, he would have used up enough petrol to allow for the weight of the bird, so the bridge does not collapse. (Unless it was just before Christmas and a big, fat turkey flew on the truck :lol: )
the answer was that it wouldnt collapse cos the petrol had been used, therefore i guess youre both correct, well done :)
really sorry about the delay, heres another one:
"A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, 'that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!' The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?"
lying under a waterbed, or perhaps standing under an aquaduct bridge or shower?
The kid filled a glass of water and held it above his head for 10 minutes?
Yeah I was gonna say bucket of water held over his head
Can you put us out of our misery by giving us the correct answer please, DM :) :angel:
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