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I enjoy riddles. Unfortunately, I'm not very proficient at
solving them, but SO WHAT!?!......I like 'em anyway. Here are a few for your riddle-solving pleasure, or in my
case, frustration. Some of the items on this page aren't riddles, but I didn't know where else to put them. Riddles
or not, I hope you enjoy them.
PAGE CONTENTS:
The Missing Dollar
Psychopath Test
Mathematically Inclined
A Box of Candy
Noun vs. Verb
The Missing Dollar
Three salesmen come into town for a convention, only to find that there's
just one motel room left. But it has 3 beds, so the three decide to share the room. "How much for the room?" they ask. "Thirty
dollars," says the clerk. So each salesman throws in $10 (3 x $10 = $30). They leave and go to their room.
The room clerk then realizes that the actual rate for that room is $25,
but he doesn't know how to split the $5 rebate into three portions. So he decides to give back $1 to each salesman (3 x $1
= $3) and to pocket the remaining $2 for himself ($3 + $2 = $5). So the salesmen actually paid $9 each ($10 - $1 = $9). Now,
3 x $9 = $27, plus $2 the room clerk pocketed = $29. Where did the last dollar go? Hint: It wasn't room tax.
Answer: There is no missing dollar. It's a shell
game. "The riddle is meant to confuse you into starting at the $30 amount originally paid, when you should really be looking
at the $27 paid ($30 - $3 returned by clerk = $27). The $25 room charge + $2 pocketed by clerk + $3 returned to guests = $30.
Tahdah! No missing dollar!"
A big thank you to Jeff for sending this one.
Psychopath Test
Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to the bottom for the result.
This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. No one I know has gotten it right.
Read this question, come up with an answer
and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick quesiton. It is as it reads. No one
I know has gotten it right.
A woman, while at the funeral of her
own mother, met a man whom she did not know. She thought he was "amazing". She believed him to be her dream partner
so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him.
A few days later, she killed her own
sister.
Question: What was her motive for killing her sister? Give this some thought before
you answer, and then see the correct answer below.
Answer: She was hoping
the guy would appear at the funeral again. If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath.
This was a test given by an American psychologist to test if one has the same mentality as a killer.
Many arrested serial killers tok part
in the test and snswered the question correctly.
If you didn't answer the quesiton crrectly,
good for you!
Thanks to Wendy for sending this
one.
Mathematically Inclined
For those of you who are mathematically inclined:
MORE THAN 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been to those meetings where someone wants over 100% out of you. How about achieving 103%?
Here's a little math that might prove helpful.
What makes life 100%?
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented
as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Then: H A R D W O R K, 8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11 = 98%
K N O W L E D G E, 11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5 = 96%
But, A T T I T U D E, 1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100%
And, B U L L S H I T, 2 21 12 12 19 8 9 20 = 103%
So, it stands to reason that hard work and knowledge will get you close,
attitude will get you there, but bullshit will put you over the top.
And look how far ass kissing will take you. A S S K I S S I N G , 1 19
19 11 9 19 19 9 14 7 = 127%
A Box of Candy
A beautiful box of candy costs $20. If the box is valued at $19
more than the candy, what is the candy worth?
Answer: 50 cents! The value of the box is $19.50, which is $19 more
than the candy.
Noun vs. Verb
What word, when used as a noun, denotes someone who is highly respected,
yet when used as a verb describes a dishonorable action?
Answer: doctor
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