Ida's Microwaved Coffee Riddle
Ida puts her coffee into the microwave, as she does every morning, for exactly two minutes. When the microwave goes off, she opens the door, but then closes the door again and sets the microwave for two more seconds. What good would two more seconds be?
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To rotate the handle on the mug so she can comfortably remove it. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Strongest Man Riddle
Light as a feather, there is nothing in it; the strongest man can't hold it for much more than a minute.
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Dark But Not A Room With Curtains
I'm sometimes dark but I'm not a room with curtains
I sometimes contain peanut butter but I'm not a sandwich
I'm sometimes melted but I'm not an ice cube
I'm sometimes in cookies but I'm not a raisin
I'm sometimes a bar but I'm not made of metal
I'm sometimes a chip but I'm not made of potato
What am I?
I sometimes contain peanut butter but I'm not a sandwich
I'm sometimes melted but I'm not an ice cube
I'm sometimes in cookies but I'm not a raisin
I'm sometimes a bar but I'm not made of metal
I'm sometimes a chip but I'm not made of potato
What am I?
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The Train Of Love
A young man, living in Manhattan, New York, has two girlfriends. One lives to the North, in the Bronx, and the other lives to the South, in Brooklyn.
He likes both girls equally but can only visit one each weekend. He therefore leaves it to chance and takes the first train that arrives when he reaches the train station.
Even though the man arrives at a totally random time every Saturday morning and the Brooklyn and Bronx trains arrive equally often (every ten minutes), he finds himself visiting the girl in Brooklyn on average nine times out of ten. How could the odds so heavily favor taking the Brooklyn train?
He likes both girls equally but can only visit one each weekend. He therefore leaves it to chance and takes the first train that arrives when he reaches the train station.
Even though the man arrives at a totally random time every Saturday morning and the Brooklyn and Bronx trains arrive equally often (every ten minutes), he finds himself visiting the girl in Brooklyn on average nine times out of ten. How could the odds so heavily favor taking the Brooklyn train?
Hint: Think of a way the train schedules might favor one train over the other.
The Brooklyn train leaves exactly 1 minute before the Bronx train.
Let's say the Brooklyn train arrives at 09:00, 09:10, 09:20, etc. and the Bronx train arrives one minute after at 09:01, 09:11, 09:21, etc. Consider the ten minute interval from 09:00 to 09:10. If the man arrives between 09:00 and 09:01, the 09:01 Bronx train will be the first to arrive (assuming that he doesn't arrive at exactly 09:00). If the man arrives between 09:01 and 09:10, the 09:10 Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive. In any ten minute period, the Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive in nine of the ten minutes. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Let's say the Brooklyn train arrives at 09:00, 09:10, 09:20, etc. and the Bronx train arrives one minute after at 09:01, 09:11, 09:21, etc. Consider the ten minute interval from 09:00 to 09:10. If the man arrives between 09:00 and 09:01, the 09:01 Bronx train will be the first to arrive (assuming that he doesn't arrive at exactly 09:00). If the man arrives between 09:01 and 09:10, the 09:10 Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive. In any ten minute period, the Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive in nine of the ten minutes. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Girls On A Train
Two schoolgirls were traveling from the city to a dacha (summer cottage) on an electric train.
"I notice," one of the girls said "that the dacha trains coming in the opposite direction passes us every 5 minutes. What do you think-how many dacha trains arrive in the city in an hour, given equal speeds in both directions?"
"Twelve, of course," the other girl answered, "because 60 divided by 5 equals 12."
The first girl did not agree. What do you think?
"I notice," one of the girls said "that the dacha trains coming in the opposite direction passes us every 5 minutes. What do you think-how many dacha trains arrive in the city in an hour, given equal speeds in both directions?"
"Twelve, of course," the other girl answered, "because 60 divided by 5 equals 12."
The first girl did not agree. What do you think?
Hint:
If the girls had been on a standing train, the first girl's calculations would have been correct, but their train was moving. It took 5 minutes to meet a second train, but then it took the second train 5 more minutes to reach where the girls met the first train. So the time between trains is 10 minutes, not 5, and only 6 trains per hour arrive in the city. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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From Town To Town Riddle
Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop and at the same speed. The noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?
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Shark Food Riddle
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Conviction By Jury Riddle
A man is in court for killing his wife. In the closing statements the mans lawyer surprises everyone when he announces His wife was just missing. Everyone look at those doors. His wife is going to walk in those doors in about 30 seconds. The entire court is silent and the jury stares at the door as the lawyer and the defendant stare at them. After a couple of minutes the lawyer says See! If you were so sure he killed his wife, you wouldnt be watching that door!
The jury goes into deliberation and comes back almost immediately with a guilty verdict. Why did the jury convict him?
The jury goes into deliberation and comes back almost immediately with a guilty verdict. Why did the jury convict him?
Hint:
The man was guilty because he was watching the jury and not the door, because he knew she wouldnt be walking in. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Woman Shoots Her Husband
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 and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
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She is taking and developing a photograph of her husband. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Crunchy Pieces Riddle
I come in long, crunchy pieces and I taste good with peanut butter. I have a lot of fiber and I am green. What am I?
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Two Trains In A Tunnel
Two trains both enter a one way tunnel at different ends exactly on 9:00, but they both come out the other end unharmed 5 minutes later, how is this possible?
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One train entered the tunnel at 9:00am and the other at 9:00pm Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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High Tide Boat Riddle
A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour.
When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
Hint:
None. The boat is floating on the water, so as the tide rises, so does the ladder. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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I Will Never Come In Thousand Years
I will come one time in a minute, two times in a moment, but will never come in thousand years. Tell me, who am I?
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Same Mother, Same Father, Same Day
Esther and Lester were born to the same mother and same father on the same day only 5 minutes apart, but they are not twins. How is this possible?
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Light As A Feather
What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
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