Conundrums, Puzzles, Logic Problems (1 Viewer)

[RCon]

Here's one that happened in real life. Maybe not the greatest puzzle but I thought it was pretty cool.One day my brother was at home and realized he had a dentist appointment in about 20 minutes. He had just eaten lunch and knew he had to brush his teeth before he went. He ran to the bathroom only to remember that the water company had shut off the water supply to the whole neighborhood. After a few minutes of thinking he came up with a solution. He was able to brush his teeth and rinse. Keep in mind there was no bottled water in the house and, being somewhat of a germaphobe, he didn't get water from the toilet. What did he do?

Stop at a convenience store for a bottle of water on the way to the dentist?

 

[McJose]

Ice from the freezer?

Put a handful of ice into a coffee mug and popped it in the microwave.

 

[biggamer3]

This is easy and simple. Will be like fastest fingers who can get it first.

If you remove four letters from this five-letter word, the letter you're left with will be pronounced the same as the original word.

 

[Sarnoff]

This is easy and simple. Will be like fastest fingers who can get it first.If you remove four letters from this five-letter word, the letter you're left with will be pronounced the same as the original word.

"Aitch" and "Queue" both fit.

 

[McJose]

Queue?

 

[Chunky Soup]

This is easy and simple. Will be like fastest fingers who can get it first.If you remove four letters from this five-letter word, the letter you're left with will be pronounced the same as the original word.

Queue

 

[Controller]

I've got one.

A guy goes into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says "thank you" and leaves.

 

[biggamer3]

yup you all got it

 

[McJose]

I've got one.

A guy goes into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says "thank you" and leaves.

 

[biggamer3]

Wow dont even know where to begin with this one

 

[Sarnoff]

yup you all got it

I demand double credit for coming up with two answers before the rest of them had one.

 

[Controller]

I've got one.

A guy goes into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says "thank you" and leaves.

Did you already know the answer, or did you just get it that fast?

 

[biggamer3]

yup you all got it

I demand double credit for coming up with two answers before the rest of them had one.

hahau earned it, you should go on Who wants to be a millionaire

 

[biggamer3]

I've got one.

A guy goes into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says "thank you" and leaves.

Did you already know the answer, or did you just get it that fast?

wow that was cute

 

[biggamer3]

this is awesome:

What 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99% of Ivy League graduates?

 

[bryhamm]

this is awesome:What 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99% of Ivy League graduates?

incorrectly

 

[bryhamm]

Has someone done the light switch one at the bottom of the stairs that controls 3 lights up stairs?

 

[biggamer3]

i hate you sooo much

 

[bryhamm]

i hate you sooo much

for guessing the answer on the previous one, or for asking about the light switch one?

 

[Hoart Petterson]

Sawdust/suicide answer? Thanks.

 

[bryhamm]

I got this in an interview once:

There are two rooms, one room has three light switches and the other has three bulbs. How do you determine which switch goes to which bulb without going into the second room?

I was an engineer at the time so my first instinct was to short out a bulb, but they said I couldn't damage anything.

Maybe this is an old one, I don't know. I just remember it because it came in an interview and I didn't expect it.

I see that it was posted. Nevermind.

 

[Sheriff Bart]

Here's one that happened in real life. Maybe not the greatest puzzle but I thought it was pretty cool.One day my brother was at home and realized he had a dentist appointment in about 20 minutes. He had just eaten lunch and knew he had to brush his teeth before he went. He ran to the bathroom only to remember that the water company had shut off the water supply to the whole neighborhood. After a few minutes of thinking he came up with a solution. He was able to brush his teeth and rinse. Keep in mind there was no bottled water in the house and, being somewhat of a germaphobe, he didn't get water from the toilet. What did he do?

Pulled his teeth out with pliers?

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

I got this in an interview once:

There are two rooms, one room has three light switches and the other has three bulbs. How do you determine which switch goes to which bulb without going into the second room?

I was an engineer at the time so my first instinct was to short out a bulb, but they said I couldn't damage anything.

Maybe this is an old one, I don't know. I just remember it because it came in an interview and I didn't expect it.

I see that it was posted. Nevermind.

My first inclination was to cut a hole in the drywall.

 

[Fennis]

this is awesome:What 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99% of Ivy League graduates?

incorrectly

授 would also have been acceptable

 

[GTBilly]

this is awesome:What 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99% of Ivy League graduates?

incorrectly

授 would also have been acceptable

Thought of a bunch of jokes that would get a timeout. Suffice it to say that the number of IVY LEAGUE grads that pronounce Incorrectly Incorrectly is less than 99%.

 

[Worm]

These things get so effing ridiculous. I bet it's some ridiculous story where there is some midget who was the shortest man in the world, in the habit of checking this status by measuring himself with a wooden stick of the same length as his height. His rival, likely the second shortest, probably engineered a heart attack by shortening the stick, thus leading the him to believe that he had grown, and that his livelihood was in jeopardy.

BUMP FOR HOART.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

this is awesome:What 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99% of Ivy League graduates?

incorrectly

授 would also have been acceptable

Thought of a bunch of jokes that would get a timeout. Suffice it to say that the number of IVY LEAGUE grads that pronounce Incorrectly Incorrectly is less than 99%.

How do they pronounce incorrectly then?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Frank follows Bill to a dark alley, cuts off Bill's arm, and sends it to Mike and Steve. Why?

 

[Worm]

Are all names mentioned in the story human?

Did he cut off Bill's actual physical arm?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Are all names mentioned in the story human?

Yes.

Did he cut off Bill's actual physical arm?

Yes.

 

[Rayderr]

Because Bille hadn't paid the mob the money he owes?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Because Bille hadn't paid the mob the money he owes?

No.

 

[Rayderr]

is it significant to know which arm?

Was it his left arm?

Was it his right arm?

 

[Worm]

Did anyone owe a debt to anyone else?

Is anyone a doctor?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

is it significant to know which arm?

Yes. (I'm not sure I would actually describe it as "significant" but it does factor into the story).

Was it his left arm?

Yes.

Was it his right arm?

No.

 

[koby925]

Do all the named people know each other?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Did anyone owe a debt to anyone else?

No.

Is anyone a doctor?

Yes.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Do all the named people know each other?

No.

 

[Rayderr]

Did Mike and Steve request the arm?

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Is he Termite Jesus?

 

[Worm]

Was Bill dead when Frank cut his arm off? Was it an organ transplant?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Did Mike and Steve request the arm?

Can you somehow rephrase this? Giving a straight yes or no here could be misleading.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Is he Termite Jesus?

No.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Was Bill dead when Frank cut his arm off?

No.

Was it an organ transplant?

No.

 

[Rayderr]

Did Mike and Steve request the arm?

Can you somehow rephrase this? Giving a straight yes or no here could be misleading.

Did Mike & Steve want a left arm?Did Mike and Steve want Bill's left arm?Did Mike and Steve tell frank to cut off the arm?

 

[koby925]

Did Bill know Frank?

Did Bill know Mike and Steve?

Does Frank know Mike and Steve?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Did Mike & Steve want a left arm?

Yes.

Did Mike and Steve want Bill's left arm?

No.

Did Mike and Steve tell frank to cut off the arm?

No.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Did Bill know Frank?

No.

Did Bill know Mike and Steve?

No.

Does Frank know Mike and Steve?

Yes.

 

[Rayderr]

Is either Mike or Steve missing a left arm?

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Is either Mike or Steve missing a left arm?

Yes.