Brain teasers

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Brain Teasers for a Tuesday...

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!

And now the 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. In Homer Simpson's words: hmmmm...

Barbecue.

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.