The Tenth Floor Elevator Riddle
A man lives on the tenth floor of a building. Every day he takes the elevator to go down to the ground floor to go to work. When he returns he takes the same elevator to the seventh floor and walks up the stairs to reach his apartment on the tenth floor. He hates walking so why does he do it?
Note that there is nothing wrong with the elevator or the design of the building. It's a perfectly normal elevator in a perfectly normal building.
Note that there is nothing wrong with the elevator or the design of the building. It's a perfectly normal elevator in a perfectly normal building.
Hint: The elevator is perfectly normal and the design of the building is perfectly normal, but there is something different about the man.
The man is very short (i.e. a little person).
Because of his short stature, the man is unable to reach any higher than the button for the 7th floor (elevator floor number buttons are laid out in descending floor order from top to bottom). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Because of his short stature, the man is unable to reach any higher than the button for the 7th floor (elevator floor number buttons are laid out in descending floor order from top to bottom). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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An Elevator Of 13 People
An elevator held 13 people and was going to the 25th floor in a building. Suddenly, the elevator's wire broke and the elevator dropped 25 floors down. But all 13 people in the elevator didn't get injured. What happened to them???
Hint:
The 13 people didn't get injured.....they just died right away....0.0 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Brown With No Legs
Hint:
Put It In A Glove
This is something you might hold
Of a person that you love
When it's really cold outside
You might put it in a glove
Of a person that you love
When it's really cold outside
You might put it in a glove
Hint:
Sock Singing Riddle
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Logs That Are Aflame
This can be found inside some homes
But can you work out its name?
Surrounded by a mantelpiece
It has logs that are aflame
Its...
But can you work out its name?
Surrounded by a mantelpiece
It has logs that are aflame
Its...
Hint:
Coming Down The Chimney
When used it can warm you up
But try not to burn your hand
When he comes down a chimney
This is where Santa would land?
But try not to burn your hand
When he comes down a chimney
This is where Santa would land?
Hint:
Found Beneath A Chimney
I can keep you warm but Im not a scarf
Im often made of brick or stone but Im not a wall
I sometimes have a poker but I dont have a deck of cards
I contain logs but Im not a forest
Im found beneath a chimney but Im not Santa
What could I be?
Im often made of brick or stone but Im not a wall
I sometimes have a poker but I dont have a deck of cards
I contain logs but Im not a forest
Im found beneath a chimney but Im not Santa
What could I be?
Hint:
Burning Bright Riddles
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Crossing The Desert Riddle
A camel driver has to cross the desert and get to the Nile River to transport his merchandise. It takes six weeks to cross the desert and get to the Nile River. He can only carry four weeks of food for himself and his camel at any time because the camel also has to carry his merchandise. If he can not get help from anyone else or get anymore camels, and there is an unlimited supply of food where he is at, how can he cross the desert and get to the Nile River?
Hint:
He takes four weeks of food and leaves two weeks of food supplies in the one week mark and goes back with the one week of food supply left. Then he goes back with four weeks of food and picks up one week of food supplies from the one week mark giving him four again in total, then he leaves two weeks of supply in the two week mark and goes back to the one week mark and picks up the one week food supply to go back. Then he leaves with the four weeks of food supply and goes to the two week mark and picks up the two week food supplies that were there giving him four weeks of food again, then he goes to the Nile River with the four weeks supply of food. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Camels Riddle
Two camels were facing in opposite directions. One was facing due East and one was facing due West. They were in the desert so there was no reflection. How can they manage to see each other without walking around or turning around or moving their heads?
Hint:
The two camels were facing each other the entire time. Hence facing in opposite directions. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Meeting Your Fate
If you ever happen to see one of these etched
With your name, birth year and a future date
You might want to be worried that there is someone
Who knows when it is youll meet your fate
What is this?
With your name, birth year and a future date
You might want to be worried that there is someone
Who knows when it is youll meet your fate
What is this?
Hint:
By Yourself In A Graveyard
If youre by yourself in a graveyard
And you suddenly hear a moan
Just hope you dont see a zombies arm
Coming out from under a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And you suddenly hear a moan
Just hope you dont see a zombies arm
Coming out from under a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint:
12 Km Altitude
Hint:
2000 Degrees Celsius
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