The impossible

[Grayseraph]

I have one:

 

A man and his son are in an accident. They are rushed to different hospitals to the ER. When the boy is in the ER and the doctor comes in, the doctor says, "I can't operate on him, he's my son."

 

How is this possible?

 

BTW, for the not-so-dull people out there, you only need to pay attention...My friends are dimwits; I just wanted to test this out on you all.

Edited April 19, 2006 by Grayseraph

[Learner]

I have one:

 

A man and his son are in an accident. They are rushed to different hospitals to the ER. When the boy is in the ER and the doctor comes in, the doctor says, "I can't operate on him, he's my son."

 

How is this possible?

 

BTW, for the not-so-dull people out there, you only need to pay attention...My friends are dimwits; I just wanted to test this out on you all.

The doctor is his mother.

[Grayseraph]

Good.

[sparhawk]

Cuz he's playing Monopoly

 

I thought it was harder .

[crypt1c]

Way down in a deep dark dungeon

All sddeled all bridled, all ready to fight

I silks my bow, I hairs my fiddle,

I told you my name, three times, in this riddle.

All or I

 

No, both are incorrect. Apperantly you do not know proper grammer :> *hint hint!!*

 

Is it "Three Times"?

Bingo! Bongo yeah.. If you look at the grammer of the statement, you comma for proper nounds.. like. Hi, Bill. Good-bye, Bill. He got it lol

[Shouja]

Here's a few of my favourites:

 

I am both safe and secure,

Behead me, and I become a place of meeting,

Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready,

Restore me, and I am the dwelling place of animals.

What am I?

 

Two fathers and two sons go out fishing.

Each catches a fish.

Only three fish are caught.

Why is this?

 

A woman shoots her husband in the morning,

Washes him and hangs him out to dry in the afternoon,

And goes out to dinner with him at a restaurant in the evening.

How is this possible?

 

A man marries 9 women in one day.

He is not a widower, divorcee or a polygamist.

How is this possible?

Edited April 20, 2006 by Shouja

[jhunlemon]

Shouja's 2nd riddle: Grandfather, Father and Son

Shouja's 4th riddle: The man is the priest.

[jjk]

#1 Stable

#3 A photograph

Edited April 20, 2006 by jjk

[Shouja]

Yup and yup.

 

Here's another one I just remembered:

 

My thunder comes before the lightning,

My lightning comes before the clouds,

My rain makes the land dry.

What am I?

 

~Shouja~

Edited April 20, 2006 by Shouja

[sparhawk]

A popcorn machine fills up in 5 minutes

It doubles its production every second

When will it be half full?

 

Is it a volcano Shouja?

Edited April 20, 2006 by sparhawk

[Learner]

A popcorn machine fills up in 5 minutes

It doubles its production every second

When will it be half full?

 

Im trying to figure out Shouja's..

4 min 59 sec

[thelethalmoo]

what has no hinges no lock no dore but holds gold inside?

[sparhawk]

what has no hinges no lock no dore but holds gold inside?

 

An egg. Dont try any Hobbit riddle here buddy , everyone knows them.

[crypt1c]

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

 

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There was a family living in a round house. There was a mother, a father, a daughter, a son, and a maid. When the son was murdered everyone was suspects. The father said that he did not kill the boy, he was fixing the car outside. The mother said that she did not kill the boy, she was washing the dishes and cleaning the bathroom. The daughter said that she did not kill the boy, she was in her room all day listening to music. The maid said i did not kill the boy, i was sweeping every corner of the house. Who killed the boy?

 

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The cost of making only the maker knows,

Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded.

A poor man may give one as easily as a king.

When one is broken pain and deceit are assured.

 

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HARDER ---

 

What goes up, but at the same time goes down, up to the sky and down to the ground, my present tense and my past tense too, lets go for a ride just me and you...what am i?

 

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If you got paid with 'it' you wouldn't be happy. The Rich need 'it'. The Poor has 'it'. But if you eat 'it' you'll die.

 

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There are three guards and three prisoners who need to cross a river. Their boat only holds two people at a time, and the number of prisoners must NEVER be allowed to outnumber the number of guards on either side of the river

 

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At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.

 

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There are 100 light bulbs lined up in a row in a long room. Each bulb has its own switch and is currently switched off. The room has an entry door and an exit door. There are 100 people lined up outside the entry door. Each bulb is numbered consecutively from 1 to 100. So is each person. Person No. 1 enters the room, switches on every bulb, and exits. Person No. 2 enters and flips the switch on every second bulb (turning off bulbs 2, 4, 6 …). Person No. 3 enters and flips the switch on every third bulb (changing the state on bulbs 3, 6, 9 …). This continues until all 100 people have passed through the room. What is the final state of bulb No. 64? And how many of the light bulbs are illuminated after the 100th person has passed through the room?

 

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Solve! lol.

[Dunian]

There was a family living in a round house. There was a mother, a father, a daughter, a son, and a maid. When the son was murdered everyone was suspects. The father said that he did not kill the boy, he was fixing the car outside. The mother said that she did not kill the boy, she was washing the dishes and cleaning the bathroom. The daughter said that she did not kill the boy, she was in her room all day listening to music. The maid said i did not kill the boy, i was sweeping every corner of the house. Who killed the boy?

The maid.

The cost of making only the maker knows,

Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded.

A poor man may give one as easily as a king.

When one is broken pain and deceit are assured.

A promise.

If you got paid with 'it' you wouldn't be happy. The Rich need 'it'. The Poor has 'it'. But if you eat 'it' you'll die.

Nothing

[crypt1c]

j00 cheated tho :>

[sbarstow]

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

once

 

At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.

Stars?

[Dunian]

There are three guards and three prisoners who need to cross a river. Their boat only holds two people at a time, and the number of prisoners must NEVER be allowed to outnumber the number of guards on either side of the river

One of the prisoners stays on the boat and rows the ppl across in this order.

1st guard

2nd prisoner

2nd guard

3rd prisoner

then he gets off the boat with the 3rd guard

 

j00 cheated tho :>

How did I cheat?

Edited April 20, 2006 by Dunian

[Shouja]

Yup, it was a volcano.

 

 

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

 

As many times as you want to, as long as you still live and can think properly. It's not like the numbers change or anything...

 

There was a family living in a round house.

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The maid said i did not kill the boy, i was sweeping every corner of the house.

 

What goes up, but at the same time goes down, up to the sky and down to the ground, my present tense and my past tense too, lets go for a ride just me and you...what am i?

 

A see-saw?

 

At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.

 

Dreams, maybe?

 

There are 100 light bulbs lined up in a row in a long room. Each bulb has its own switch and is currently switched off. The room has an entry door and an exit door. There are 100 people lined up outside the entry door. Each bulb is numbered consecutively from 1 to 100. So is each person. Person No. 1 enters the room, switches on every bulb, and exits. Person No. 2 enters and flips the switch on every second bulb (turning off bulbs 2, 4, 6 …). Person No. 3 enters and flips the switch on every third bulb (changing the state on bulbs 3, 6, 9 …). This continues until all 100 people have passed through the room. What is the final state of bulb No. 64? And how many of the light bulbs are illuminated after the 100th person has passed through the room?

 

The state of bulb 64 can be calculated through the number of factors in 64. That is to say: 1x64, 2x32, 4x16, and 8^2. That gives us 7 people who flipped the 64th switch. So the final state of bulb 64 is ON.

 

There's probably a formula for calculating the number of switches that are on at the end, involving some sort of N!, but I can't be bothered to work it out.

 

~Shouja~

[triforce]

Who am I? wait the better question is... Who are you?

 

You know that was another riddle, right?

 

Can anyone figure it out?

[Arnieman]

Who am I? wait the better question is... Who are you?

 

You know that was another riddle, right?

 

Can anyone figure it out?

I am me.

[jjk]

So am I

[Vanyel]

And I'm not!

[sparhawk]

Off at the gun

Feet frothing in the great blue

Feet going round in iron machines

Feet treading on the ground

Hands pulling the wet water

Hands making sure you dont fall off

Hands keeping yourself going

Across the great blue you go

Changing once

Going forward on metal machines

Changing the last time

Across the ground

Till the end

 

What am I?

Note: It first describes what the feet do, then what the hands do and at last what the person does.

I made it myself, so you cant find the answer on google

Edited April 25, 2006 by sparhawk

[Learner]

Off at the gun

Feet frothing in the great blue

Feet going round in iron machines

Feet treading on the ground

Hands pulling the wet water

Hands making sure you dont fall off

Hands keeping yourself going

Across the great blue you go

Changing once

Going forward on metal machines

Changing the last time

Across the ground

Till the end

 

What am I?

Note: It first describes what the feet do, then what the hands do and at last what the person does.

I made it myself, so you cant find the answer on google

A triathalon race®!