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MIND OPENING QUESTIONS

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A simple question...but lets see...

''why is six afraid of seven???? '' ;)
 
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a farmer wants to cross a river using a simple boat with three things but unfortunately he can take only one at a time
the things r:
1. a large amount of herbs
2. a cow
3. a lion
neglecting the lions ideas of eating the farmer.....name the things mentioned above in such order that it would be safe for the farmer without any kind of loss...
 
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1.hrbs
2.lion
3.cow

or

1.lion
2.herbs
3.cow

(am i right...?0
(fingers crossed!!!)
 

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Chem_master said:
a farmer wants to cross a river using a simple boat with three things but unfortunately he can take only one at a time
the things r:
1. a large amount of herbs
2. a cow
3. a lion
neglecting the lions ideas of eating the farmer.....name the things mentioned above in such order that it would be safe for the farmer without any kind of loss...

Assalamoalaikum!!
hmm..first he shud take the cow...
then come back take the herbs...and bring the cow back..
then take the lion..and come back..so at the other side now..the lion and herbs are there!!
now take the cow to the other side..so now finally he has taken all the 3 things to the other side of the river!!

isnt it ;) :cool:
 
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here's one:

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
 

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Assalamoalaikum!!

eva 21 said:
here's one:

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

the letter 'm' :cool:
 
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hahahahaha!
woa Math_angel!
you are GOOO-OOOOD!!!

nice one. got it right.
lets c u get this one then! ;)

What holds water,and yet is full of holes?
 
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well it depends that you are using the same eggs every time, if its a dinosaur's egg (godzila) then it may take several hours to boil, and if the gas goes in the middle of boiling then you have to wait a lot maybe for one day so i cant give a exact answer.
 
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This one is an old one and many people will know this one (though it does open your mind):

Under the law of a certain country (don't ask which one), anyone caught poaching in the king's private garden is either hanged or beheaded. Before they are executed, the culprits have to make a statement. If the statement is true, they will be beheaded; if the statement is wrong, they will be hanged.

One day a man was caught and he made the statement: "I shall be hanged."
This is where the question is:
If he was hanged, then his statement would be true and therefore he should be beheaded. BUT if he was beheaded, then what he had said was wrong and therefore he should be hanged. Should he be beheaded or hanged?

Try to answer that! :mrgreen:
 
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Shahroz95 said:
This one is an old one and many people will know this one (though it does open your mind):

Under the law of a certain country (don't ask which one), anyone caught poaching in the king's private garden is either hanged or beheaded. Before they are executed, the culprits have to make a statement. If the statement is true, they will be beheaded; if the statement is wrong, they will be hanged.

One day a man was caught and he made the statement: "I shall be hanged."
This is where the question is:
If he was hanged, then his statement would be true and therefore he should be beheaded. BUT if he was beheaded, then what he had said was wrong and therefore he should be hanged. Should he be beheaded or hanged?

Try to answer that! :mrgreen:

seems like your question was ignored..
but this is a paradox.. no solution.
 
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