Riddles

[puglover]

Post the best riddles you can think of. I'll start.


How do you escape a room with no windows and no doors and only a mirror and a table?

 

[Perfection]

You look in the mirror and see what you saw. Then you use that saw to cut the table in half. Two halfs make a whole. And you go out that hole to escpae.

 

[puglover]

Correct!

 

[Perfection]

May I have a dollar for that?

 

[CrackedCrystal]

Here is a logic riddle

There are three men in a line. Thus that man in the front cannot see the two others. The man in the middle can only see the man in the front. And the man in the rear can see both the other two.

there is a box containing 5 hats. 3 are black, 2 are white. Each man takes a hat and places it on his head without looking at what color he has choosen.

The man in the back of the line says "I do not know what color hat I have"

The man in the middle of the line says "I do not know what color hat I have"

The man in the front of the line says "I DO know what color hat I have"

The question is, what color hat does he have and how does he know this?

 

[DaveMcW]

The man in the back of the line says "I do not know what color hat I have"

If the men in front of him are were both wearing white hats, the man in back would know his hat was black. But he doesn't know. Therefore, the first two men are not both wearing white hats.

The man in the middle of the line says "I do not know what color hat I have"

If the man in front was wearing white, the man in the middle would know his hat can't be white too. But he doesn't know. Therefore, the man in front is not wearing a white hat.

So the man in front is wearing a black hat.

 

[DaveMcW]

Here's a slightly more complicated one. There are three students sitting at a table, with a box containing 3 black stickers and 2 white stickers. Their logic teacher comes by, takes the box away, and places a black sticker on each student's forehead (without letting the students see their own sticker). The teacher promises an 'A' to the first student to deduce what color their own sticker is.

The students stare at each other for 2 minutes, without talking or otherwise communicating with each other. Then one student stands up and says, "My sticker is black." How did the student figure it out?

 

[CrackedCrystal]

Both of the other students have white stickers. That would only leave a black sticker for the student who answered.

The two students with white stickers would see one other with a white and one with a black. They would not be able to deduce the color of their own sticker.

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Both of the other students have white stickers. That would only leave a black sticker for the student who answered.

The two students with white stickers would see one other with a white and one with a black. They would not be able to deduce the color of their own sticker.

Umm,

Their logic teacher comes by, takes the box away, and places a black sticker on each student's forehead

 

[CrackedCrystal]

That's not fair

Though if they did pick randomly, my answer would be the only possible combination. At least that I can think of.

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Ok, here's one, not too hard.

The one who owns it doesn't need it. The one who buys it doesnt't use it. The one who uses it doesn't know it. What is it?

 

[CrackedCrystal]

A coffin

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

You go in the woods and get it.
But when you got it you couldn't get it.
So you leave it there, and take it home.
What did you get?

 

[CrackedCrystal]

A splinter

You got it in the woods, but could not get it (to take it out of your finger). So you leave it there (in your finger) and take it home (since you can't leave your finger)

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

I would have accepted "a thorn" as well.

 

[CrackedCrystal]

Well, here is an old one I remember from grade school. I am going to go ahead and answer it because it is ment to be spoken, not typed.

What is black and white and read all over?

A newspaper

Note, when you say the word "read" the person thinks "red". That is why typing it does not work.

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Yeah, I remember that one as well.

A child is born in Boston, MA., to parents who were both born in Boston, MA. The child is not a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?

 

[CrackedCrystal]

Here is another logic question. Its a little common but there may be some peopel who have not heard it.

A man is transporting corn, a chicken, and a fox. He comes to a bridge. He is only able to carry one of the three accross the bridge at one time. If the chicken is left with the corn, it will eat the corn. If the fox is left with the chicken, it will eat the chicken. How does he get all three acrros the bridge without anything being eaten?

 

[CrackedCrystal]

Originally posted by DiamondzAndGunz
A child is born in Boston, MA., to parents who were both born in Boston, MA. The child is not a U.S. citizen. How is this possible?

His parents, even though born in Boston, were no longer US citizens?

Not sure of that one

EDIT: or the parents where in the same situation, the parent's parents gave birth in Boston but were not citizens, thus the parent's were never citizens.

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

A man is transporting corn, a chicken, and a fox. He comes to a bridge. He is only able to carry one of the three accross the bridge at one time. If the chicken is left with the corn, it will eat the corn. If the fox is left with the chicken, it will eat the chicken. How does he get all three acrros the bridge without anything being eaten?

First, he carries the chicken across the bridge. Then, he takes the fox across the bridge, and carries the chicken back across the bridge. He then takes the corn across the bridge, and finally, takes the chicken across the bridge.

Not sure of that one

I'll give you some time

EDIT:

EDIT: or the parents where in the same situation, the parent's parents gave birth in Boston but were not citizens, thus the parent's were never citizens

Nah, that's not it.