X10J: A man steals three golden balls from a Buddhist temple. While escaping he discovers that an old bridge is his only means of crossing a river. He can not swim. The bridge can only hold his weight, and the weight of two of the balls. How did he cross the bridge in one trip, and with all of the balls in his possession?
That could refer to any of a number of devices that can be said to "run" without actually walking: e.g. a clock, a computer, a lawnmower, etc.
I know that taking guesses that cover multiple things like this is cheeky at best, but I feel like two ambiguously worded riddles in a row is a bit much... My apologies for being a "noodge".
Stop me if you've heard this one, but it's an old favorite...
A certain man lives on the 30th floor of a building. Every morning, he takes the elevator from the 30th floor to the ground floor and goes to work. Every evening on his return, he takes the elevator to the 14th floor and walks up the remaining flights of stairs. On evenings when it rains, he takes the elevator from the ground floor to the 26th floor and walks the rest of the way.
darkapothem2000: Stop me if you've heard this one, but it's an old favorite...
A certain man lives on the 30th floor of a building. Every morning, he takes the elevator from the 30th floor to the ground floor and goes to work. Every evening on his return, he takes the elevator to the 14th floor and walks up the remaining flights of stairs. On evenings when it rains, he takes the elevator from the ground floor to the 26th floor and walks the rest of the way.
Can you explain why he does this?
that is an oldie but a goody. he is a Midget or Little person (to be PC) he can only reach the button for the 14th floor but on the days when it rains he has his umbrella with him and uses that to reach the 26th floor button.
darkapothem2000: Stop me if you've heard this one, but it's an old favorite...
A certain man lives on the 30th floor of a building. Every morning, he takes the elevator from the 30th floor to the ground floor and goes to work. Every evening on his return, he takes the elevator to the 14th floor and walks up the remaining flights of stairs. On evenings when it rains, he takes the elevator from the ground floor to the 26th floor and walks the rest of the way.
Can you explain why he does this?
that is an oldie but a goody. he is a Midget or Little person (to be PC) he can only reach the button for the 14th floor but on the days when it rains he has his umbrella with him and uses that to reach the 26th floor button.
A horse walks a certain distance each day. two of its legs travel 30 miles each day and the other two legs travel 31 miles. It would seem that two of the horse's legs must be one mile ahead of the other two legs, but of course this can't be true. Since the horse is a normal horse.
The horse is walking in a circle (like for children rides at a fairground.)The two legs in the inside of the circle walk a shorter distance, and the ones on the outside of the circle will cover more distance, giving them an "extra" mile to walk.
Cobalt Lion: The horse is walking in a circle (like for children rides at a fairground.)The two legs in the inside of the circle walk a shorter distance, and the ones on the outside of the circle will cover more distance, giving them an "extra" mile to walk.
i was looking for it works at a mill but other wise you are correct sir, your go.
the right number is the number of letters used to spell the number on the left. then you count the number of letters in the right number and use those in the next set as the number on the right while the previous right number is now on the left. you keep doing this until you hit 4. because 4 is always 4.
the right number is the number of letters used to spell the number on the left. then you count the number of letters in the right number and use those in the next set as the number on the right while the previous right number is now on the left. you keep doing this until you hit 4. because 4 is always 4.
Yup, have at it.