There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way.
Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
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Two Mathematicians and a Coin
The king is very angry at his two best mathematicians, so he decrees the following punishment:
The mathematicians will be imprisoned in towers at opposite ends of the kingdom. Each morning, a guard at each tower will flip a coin and show the result to his prisoner. Each prisoner must then guess the result of the coin flip at the other tower. If at least one of the two guesses is correct, they will live another day. But as soon as both guesses are incorrect, they will be executed.
The two mathematicians, as they were being ushered out the door of the castle, came up with a clever plan so that they will always be able to make at least one correct guess. What was their plan?
Riddle Answer5 Pills
A doctor gives you 5 pills and instructs you to take each at intervals of half an hour. How long will the pills last?
Riddle AnswerThe Stolen Bracelet
A woman named Cathy goes to the police claiming that someone broke into her house and stole her diamond bracelet while she was at work.
The policemen investigate the crime scene and notice that the bedroom window is broken. There are muddy footprints all across the bedroom floor. However, the room is otherwise neat and organized.
The following day, Cathy is arrested for fraud. Can you figure out why?
Riddle AnswerThree Missionaries and Three Cannibals
Three missionaries and three cannibals want to get to the other side of a river. There is a small boat, which can fit only two. To prevent a tragedy, there can never be more cannibals than missionaries together.
How can all the cannibals and missionaries cross the river safely ?
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