The Falling Lady Riddle
A football player is running to get a net under a lady who looks like she might jump off the balcony of her 20 story apartment building. There is nothing below her except a 20 story fall. The player is still 100 yards away when she falls and can't nearly get there in time. The woman is not hurt more than a bruise. How is that possible?
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The Blindfolded Sharpshooter Riddle
A sharpshooter hung up his hat and put on a blindfold. He then walked 100 yards, turned around, and shot a bullet through his hat. The blindfold was a perfectly good one, completely blocking the man's vision. How did he manage this?
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The Weight Of A Melon Riddle
Watermelon is 99% water. I have 100 pounds of watermelon. After a week, drying in the sun, the shriveled watermelon had only dried down to being 98% water. What is the total weight of the watermelon now?
Hint: We are to determine X the total mass of melon after the drying.
The Dry weight, DW is 1lb both before and after the drying.
The New Water weight, WNW is clearly X - DW or X - 1
Opposite Sides Of The Road
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I Am Bright
Im bright but Im not clever
I burn but Im not a bonfire
I sound like Im a celebrity but Im not famous
I twinkle but Im not an eye
I can be seen at night but Im not the moon
I am a?
I burn but Im not a bonfire
I sound like Im a celebrity but Im not famous
I twinkle but Im not an eye
I can be seen at night but Im not the moon
I am a?
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Sprouting True Beauty
She's like a model, sprouts true beauty.
Sends sexual shock waves to others and withers away in the end on contests.
Her arms extends freely to reach the crowns, that's shiny and clear and helps her along in life, what is she?
Sends sexual shock waves to others and withers away in the end on contests.
Her arms extends freely to reach the crowns, that's shiny and clear and helps her along in life, what is she?
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The Emperor's Proposition Riddle
You are a prisoner sentenced to death. The Emperor offers you a chance to live by playing a simple game. He gives you 50 black marbles, 50 white marbles and 2 empty bowls. He then says, "Divide these 100 marbles into these 2 bowls. You can divide them any way you like as long as you use all the marbles. Then I will blindfold you and mix the bowls around. You then can choose one bowl and remove ONE marble. If the marble is WHITE you will live, but if the marble is BLACK... you will die."
How do you divide the marbles up so that you have the greatest probability of choosing a WHITE marble?
How do you divide the marbles up so that you have the greatest probability of choosing a WHITE marble?
Hint: The answer does not guarantee 100% you will chose a white marble, but you have a much better chance.
Place 1 white marble in one bowl, and place the rest of the marbles in the other bowl (49 whites, and 50 blacks).
This way you begin with a 50/50 chance of choosing the bowl with just one white marble, therefore life! BUT even if you choose the other bowl, you still have ALMOST a 50/50 chance at picking one of the 49 white marbles. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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This way you begin with a 50/50 chance of choosing the bowl with just one white marble, therefore life! BUT even if you choose the other bowl, you still have ALMOST a 50/50 chance at picking one of the 49 white marbles. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Brown Shell On The Outside
Ive a brown shell on the outside
And my shape is an oval
However, I am not an egg
From a palm trees where I fall
I am?
And my shape is an oval
However, I am not an egg
From a palm trees where I fall
I am?
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Six Strings
This can sometimes be electric
Although it is not a car
Its a musical instrument
With six strings - its a?
Although it is not a car
Its a musical instrument
With six strings - its a?
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Covered By A Curtain
This is something found throughout the house
Of that you can be very certain
Made of glass so you can see through it
But sometimes covered by a curtain
I am a?
Of that you can be very certain
Made of glass so you can see through it
But sometimes covered by a curtain
I am a?
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A Transport To People
I have blades but Im not grass
Im sometimes an Apache but Im not a Native American
I can fly but I dont have any wings
I can transport people but Im not an airplane
Im a chopper but Im not a knife
What is it?
Im sometimes an Apache but Im not a Native American
I can fly but I dont have any wings
I can transport people but Im not an airplane
Im a chopper but Im not a knife
What is it?
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Protecting Our King
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Dying Of Thirst
You are dying of thirst walking through me. You starve to death over night. You find nothing in my path. Ambiguous and furious in my sight. Kill and threatened by my people. I am?
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Sand
Desert is the answer to this riddle. Kill and threatened by my people are talking about animals that live in the desert. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Desert is the answer to this riddle. Kill and threatened by my people are talking about animals that live in the desert. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Born In Mourning
I have a name, but it isn't my name. My face shows signs of age. I always mean the same thing, no matter what I say. I'm born in mourning, and I last 'til the end of days. Men plant me, but I never grow. They run from me, but I never move. They look at me and see their future, rotting in the fields where I bloom. What am I?
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Something I Seek
There is something I seek.
While it is bound, it chooses kings and peasants.
When it is freed, it foretells war or woe.
While it bound, it propels men's lusts and furies.
When it is freed, it tumbles, falls, and fades.
While it is bound, life will often thrive.
When it is freed, death will often follow.
What do I seek?
While it is bound, it chooses kings and peasants.
When it is freed, it foretells war or woe.
While it bound, it propels men's lusts and furies.
When it is freed, it tumbles, falls, and fades.
While it is bound, life will often thrive.
When it is freed, death will often follow.
What do I seek?
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