vichitra
October 23rd, 2002, 12:38 AM
ANSWERS @ THE BOTTOM....dont cheat!!
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to
>choose between three rooms. The first is full of
>raging fires, the second is full of assassins with
>loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that
>haven't eaten in 3 years.
>Which room is safest for him?
>
>2. 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 together and
>enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
>
>3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water.
>How could you put all of this water into a barrel,
>without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell
>which water came from which jug?
>
>4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use
>it, and gray when you throw it away?
>
>5. Can you name three consecutive days without
>using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
>Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
>
>6. This is an unusual paragraph.
>"I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is
>so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think
>nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with
>it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but
>you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it
>a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!"
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>Answers
>
>1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three
> years are dead.
>
>2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a
>picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
>
>3. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs
>and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell
>which water came from which jug.
>
>4. The answer is Charcoal.
>
>5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
>
>6. The letter "e", which is the most common letter
>in the English language,does not appear once in the long paragraph.
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to
>choose between three rooms. The first is full of
>raging fires, the second is full of assassins with
>loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that
>haven't eaten in 3 years.
>Which room is safest for him?
>
>2. 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 together and
>enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
>
>3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water.
>How could you put all of this water into a barrel,
>without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell
>which water came from which jug?
>
>4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use
>it, and gray when you throw it away?
>
>5. Can you name three consecutive days without
>using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
>Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
>
>6. This is an unusual paragraph.
>"I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is
>so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think
>nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with
>it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but
>you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it
>a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching!"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Answers
>
>1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three
> years are dead.
>
>2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a
>picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
>
>3. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs
>and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell
>which water came from which jug.
>
>4. The answer is Charcoal.
>
>5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
>
>6. The letter "e", which is the most common letter
>in the English language,does not appear once in the long paragraph.