Brain teasers that will make you groan ...

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 11:44 am

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out.

Answers to come soon!

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:08 pm

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

The room full of lions, seen as they are dead already.

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Yesterday, today and tommorrow.

Answers to come soon!

I hate these things :rolleyes:

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:12 pm

WD You have 2 correct so far!
I hate them too but I like them when I know the answers!!!

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:13 pm

the letter e dont appear in the last paragraph.......

and on the subject of the day thing....... christmas eve, christmas day, and boxing day is another answer..... thats a poor one.

and yeh i did get the lion one

off to the gym now

mvoong · Post by **mvoong** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:09 pm

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

A. Coal

I got the lion one as well though.

Adrian · Post by **Adrian** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:31 pm

The woman shoots her husband with a camera then develops the film.

Adrian · Post by **Adrian** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:35 pm

Oh the barrel one.
How about putting the barrel over the jugs upside down.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:15 pm

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out.

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I haven't a clue

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:28 pm

i answered that one already duncan :rolleyes:

pay attention!!!

Adrian · Post by **Adrian** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:30 pm

I think Duncan gave us a clue that he did have a clue.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:38 pm

:doh:

Sorry never read your posts Erm haven't the time.

hang on....... I must have read one to reply to it.

So Ok I pay attention in future.

tis me!! · Post by **tis me!!** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:34 pm

freeze the water in the jugs before taking them out

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 11:38 am

Correct!

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:36 pm

freeze the water in the jugs before taking them out

The jugs are likely to crack when the water freezes (we all know that water expands when it freezes into ice). When this happens the jugs will be apart from the frozen water so you still wont be able to tell which jug each bit of frozen water comes from (assuming of course that the jugs are identical).

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:36 pm

Correct!

Oh. Arse.