Study the five brainteasers.
Then, see if you can answer without looking at the answers.
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose among three rooms.
The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with
loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years.
Which room is safest for him?
2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over
5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later, they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you
throw it away?
4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out
what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing
was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though.
Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd.
But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any
coaching!
Answers below...
DON'T PEEK!!!
HALT!!!
KEEP TRYING. . . .
"Brain Teasers Answers"
1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead. Don't you
feel silly now?
2. The woman is a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed
it, and hung it up to dry. Yeah, you should have paid closer attention
to wording.
3. Charcoal. This one it tricky. Only old-timers can remember using coal
for heating...
4. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! Duhh!
5. The letter "e" - the most common letter in the English language
- is missing from the entire paragraph! This one was hard. If you got this
one - give yourself a pat on a back!
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CAROLINE DE COSTA