Crazy Li Joined 4/09/2007 Posts : 1058
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 17:37 there are 16 lit candles sitting on a table when a strong breeze blows in from the window, putting out 4 of the candles. if I close the window so that no more candles can blow out, how many candles will be left in the end? |
Pict Joined 27/10/2007 Posts : 589
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 18:58 Now for an even easier one:
What moves on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 3 in the evening? Last Edited : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 18:59 | Sage DoCJoined 8/11/2002 Posts : 4070
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 18:59 Mog. You forgot, though, that he moves on five when he's high. | | Pict Joined 27/10/2007 Posts : 589
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 19:00 I wasn't counting tails, Sage lol
| | Mog DoCJoined 5/02/2004 Posts : 14358
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 20:54 Crazy Li, there will still be 16 candles left. | | LOD Joined 13/12/2001 Posts : 5703
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 21:01 In the end there will be no candles left but for the 4 that was out since the rest will burn out Last Edited : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 21:02 | LOD Joined 13/12/2001 Posts : 5703
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 21:04 Pict its a human that one is old | | Mog DoCJoined 5/02/2004 Posts : 14358
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 21:09 Candles never completely consume themselves. If you count the stub left as a candle, which I would if asked, then there will be 16 left. Ultimately, the end of the universe will prove to be the undoing of all candles, so I suppose you could argue that there will be no candles left in the end. Last Edited : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 21:10 | Choirsinger Joined 19/12/2007 Posts : 617
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 22:13 oh i see how that works...pretty tricky...but wait, whos right? | | Jmacattack Joined 12/02/2007 Posts : 658
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 23:04 What two english language words can have 4 of their 5 letters removed and still have the same pronunciation?
| | Jmacattack Joined 12/02/2007 Posts : 658
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 23:12 If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first.
| | Nebuchadnezer DoCJoined 9/06/2005 Posts : 3017
| Posted : Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - 23:16 Haven't figured out the first one, but the second one is...the match. | | Jmacattack Joined 12/02/2007 Posts : 658
| Posted : Thursday, 22 May 2008 - 02:28 Nice work on the second, Neb - Concerning the first Q - The How isn't as important as tHe eye would Have you tHink...
| | Jmacattack Joined 12/02/2007 Posts : 658
| Posted : Thursday, 22 May 2008 - 02:36 Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
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