Had this e-mailed to me:

 

answers at the bottom (no cheating! ;) )

 

 

>> > > Brain Teasers

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>> > > 1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose

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>> > > between three rooms. The first is full of raging

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>> > > fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded

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>> > > guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't

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>> > > eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

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>> > >

>> > > 2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him

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>> > > under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs

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>> > > him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and

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>> > > enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

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>> > >

>> > > 3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How

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>> > > could you put all of this water into a barrel, without

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>> > > using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which

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>> > > water came from which jug?

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>> > >

>> > > 4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it,

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>> > > and gray when you throw it away?

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>> > >

>> > > 5. Can you name three consecutive days without using

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>> > > the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

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>> > > Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

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>> > >

>> > > 6. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how

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>> > > 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

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>> > > unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you

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>> > > still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it

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>> > > a bit, you might find out.

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>> > > ANSWERS:

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>> > > 1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

>> > > 2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her

>> > > husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry. 3. Freeze them

>> > > first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the

>> > barrel.

>> > You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.

>> > > 4. The answer is Charcoal.

>> > > 5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

>> > > 6. The letter "e," which is the most common letter in the English

>> > language, does not appear once in the long paragraph.

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Xmas Eve, Xmas Day and Boxing Day works too.

My head hurts now. :headvswal :headvswal :confused: