Under pressure is the only way I work, and by myself is the only way I am hurt. What am I?
Riddle AnswerHard Riddles
Day of the Week
When the day after tomorrow becomes yesterday, the day which would then be today will be as far from Sunday as the day which is yesterday when it’s two days after that day’s tomorrow.
What day of the week was this spoken?
Riddle AnswerTwice as Old
Twin Brothers
John and Peter are twin brothers. One always tells the truth and the other always lies. What single yes-no question can you ask to either brother to figure out which one is which?
Riddle AnswerRow of Soldiers
There is a row of soldiers that is 1km in length and they walk with a constant speed in a straight line, in one direction.
All the way at the end walks a messenger. He has to bring a message to the captain walking all the way at the beginning of the row.
The messenger starts walking past the soldiers and immediately turns around when arriving at the captain and walks back to the end of the row. When the messenger is back at the end, the whole group of soldiers have traveled a distance of 1 km.
The soldiers and captain are walking at the same constant speed. The messenger (walking faster then the soldiers) is also walking a a constant speed.
You don’t know anything about time or speed. How far did the messenger travel from the end of the row to the beginning and back?
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