A girl has stolen two bars of solid gold, each weighing 18 pounds, and is running away from police. On the path she is on, she comes up to a rope bridge with a sign saying that the rope bridge can hold a maximum weight of 130 pounds, and that if any more weight is placed on the bridge it will collapse.
The girl knows her weight is 100 pounds, so she walks across the bridge carrying both gold bars, and the bridge does not break. How is this possible?
Riddle AnswerOne big hockey fan claimed to be able to tell the score before any game. How did he do it?
Riddle AnswerThree mothers each have their own daughter. They decide to go to the cinema with all of their daughters.
When they reached the cinema however, the ticket booth tells them that there are only five seats left for the show. The mothers, however, buy the tickets, and find a seat for everybody.
How is this possible?
Riddle AnswerA collective farm was due to deliver its quota of grain to the state authorities. The management of the Kolkhoz decided the trucks should arrive in the city at exactly 11:00 A.M.
If the trucks traveled at 30 miles per hour they would reach the city at ten, an hour early; at 20 miles an hour they would arrive at noon, an hour late.
How far is the Kolkhoz from the city, and how fast should the trucks travel to arrive at 11:00 A.M.?
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