some puzzlers!

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Here are a few puzzlers of varying difficulties that my Mom sent to me to keep me thinking while on vacation. I thought I would pass them on to you.

Have fun!!

Here are a few puzzles for you to think about. The

answers are at the bottom for those of you who need to

peek now.

"Questions"

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. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How

could you put all of this water into a barrel,

without using the jugs or any dividers, and still

tell which water came from which jug?

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

and gray when you throw it away?

5. Can you name three consecutive days without using

the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

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

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 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!

READY FOR THE ANSWERS?

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. In Homer Simpson's words:

"hmmmm...Barbecue.

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.

Well I certainly feel silly now............ Why of course, lions that have not eaten in three years are going to be dead. :imbar

Very cute, thanks for the critical thinking workout! :chuckle

Specializes in ICU, psych, corrections.

Thank you...I got all of them right except the darn water in the jugs one! I sat there forever trying to figure that one out! I will pass these along to my hubbie...knowing him, the stinker will get them all right! :p

Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.

Thanks, Kats!

Specializes in LTC, ER, ICU,.

kat, i enjoyed the exercise. have any more?

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