[SeniorTech] Five Riddles
- From: GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
- To: GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:09:26 -0400 (EDT)
My brain is not that sharp it seems.....failed all five.
> Five Riddles
>
> They sharpen the brain and help to prevent Alzheimer's.
> 1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between 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
> Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
>
> 5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly
> you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and
> plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing
> is wrong with it! It is highly 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!
>
> THE ANSWERS TO ALL FIVE THE RIDDLES ARE BELOW:
>
> Answers:
>
> 1. The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
> That one was easy, right?
>
> 2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband,
> developed it, and hung it up to dry (shot; held under water; and
> hung).
>
> 3. Charcoal, as it is used in barbecuing.
>
> 4. Sure you can name three consecutive days, yesterday, today, and
tomorrow!
>
> 5. The letter "e" which is the most common letter used in the English
> language, does not appear even once in the paragraph.
>
> I'll be getting Alzheimer's any time soon.
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