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Logic or paradox?

Posted by zakman • 7/12/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: brainteaser, fun, Leisure, out of the box, puzzles, thinking

Hey folks,

If you're even a wee bit tired blogging 24x7, here's something to refresh your mind and make you think out of the box. Give it a shot:

1. Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?

2. Is it legal for a man in California to marry his widow's sister? Why?

3. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?

4. If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

5. How far can a dog run into the woods?

6. One big hockey fan claimed to be able to say the score before any game. How did he do it?

7. You can start a fire if you have alcohol, petrol, kerosene, paper, candle, coke, a full matchbox and a piece of cotton wool. What is the first thing you light?

8. Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?

9. What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?

Tip: No trick questions here.

I'll post the answers and the source here in 24 hours from now.

ps: Don't worry if your brain gets stuck on any question. It just proves you have a brain!

User Comments

7/12/07

crkian

Are we allowed to add our answers

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1. 7/12/07
  
  zakman
  
  Of course, crkian
  
  This is a discussions forum, so replies, answers and counter-questions are part of the deal! Then again, if someone already knows the right answers from some other source, they might want to hold them back.... anyways, up to you guys!
2. 7/12/07
  
  crkian
  
  I will leave it though, I know nearly all of em including the american ones, let others chatter away
7/12/07

ichaduma

1. because he's still living... burying him alive would mean murder.
2. excuse my english, but .. if a man has a widow, that would mean he's dead .. right?
4. 2. i took 2 apples
7. i'd light a match ..to burn all those stuffs
9. a normal woman has two hands, half of her ten fingers for each hand. so it's normal.

rrraaahhhh... i give up.

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7/12/07

zakman

Excellent work there, ichaduma!

Alright, here are the answers from brainden.com/logic-puzzles.htm:

1. Why should a living man be buried?
2. No, it is not legal to get married if you are dead.
3. The bear is white since the house is built on the North Pole.
4. If you take 2 apples, than you have of course 2.
5. The dog can run into the woods only to the half of the wood – then it would run out of the woods.
6. The score before any hockey game should be 0:0, shouldn’t it?
7. A match, of course.
8. There are more Chinese men than Japanese men.
9. Normal – I wouldn’t be very happy if I had all my fingers (10) on one hand.

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7/13/07

RandomMagus

Hey I'm pretty illogical ;(
lol

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1. 7/13/07
  
  zakman
  
  "Pretty illogical"?
  
  Well you're definitely pretty, but definitely not illogical! .... maybe a bit lazy.... hehe (j/k!)
7/13/07

MadameX

1. He's still alive.
2. No...he's dead.
3. I'm sure this hinges on the only place such a house could exist, but my knowledge of the geographic distribution of bears by color is weak.
4. 2
5. The length of a dog; after that, he's already in.
6.
7. The match
8. Population?
9. Normal

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1. 7/13/07
  
  MadameX
  
  Well, that's what I get for not cheating...didn't know the answers had already been posted.
2. 7/13/07
  
  crkian
  
  lol, well done madame x
7/13/07

zakman

Excellent MadameX!

But guess what, there's an alternative answer
to Question 8: Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?

Official Answer: There are more Chinese men than Japanese men.

Alternative answer: Because the Chinese men don't eat the Japanese men. (They eat more rice than they eat Japanese men!)

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7/14/07

RandomMagus

LOL!
That was so corny it was funny... still laughing!!!!

Really cute idea for a discussion - by the way

PS: I am unbelievably lazy

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