At a garden shop they’re selling Magic Grass, a patch of sod that doubles in size every day. A man goes to buy some and figures that his garden is big enough that if he buys one patch, it will cover his garden in 14 days, because each day it doubles in size. So he decides to speed up the process, and buys two patches of sods.
How many days will it now take for the Magic Grass to cover his garden?
Riddle AnswerIf two hours ago it was as long after one o’clock in the afternoon as it was before one o’clock in the morning, what time is it right now?
Riddle AnswerIn a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
Riddle AnswerA man is on the run from the police, after stealing large gold bars. He has 3 gold bars in his arms – each weighing 10kg each. The problem is, as he runs from the police, he must cross a mile long, fragile bridge which can only support 100kg.
The man weighs 75kg. How could he transport all 3 gold bars?
Riddle AnswerTwo boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds (Pure boxing only – no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible?
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