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 Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:02 pm
Ok... I have a brain teaser fetish! Here's one I dug up just for ya'll:
A Solution of Paint
A problem which had caused the loss of many thousands of lives and the loss of millions of dollars worth of property was solved with a can of paint and a brush. What was the problem?
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:06 pm
Samuel Plimsoll initiated a movement which led the British in 1875, and subsequently other nations, to draw a line, the Plimsoll line, on the hull of every cargo ship showing the maximum depth to which the ship could be loaded. Prior to this, many ships had sunk because they were overloaded.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:53 am
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:55 am
Here's another one:
Striking the Elephant
A man uses a stick to strike a part of an elephant and after a few seconds it disappears. The man is then a lot richer. Why?
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:14 am
Oooh, I know this one! A friend told it to me...
Guy's playing billiars, and the balls are made of ivory, so when he pockets the ball with his cue, he wins the match
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:37 pm
No fair. Now I can't guess because the answers have already been posted.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:37 am
Where did you find all of this stuff.
Oh, I used to be PrueHalliwell.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:22 pm
Heh, I did the 1st riddle in science class.
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:25 am
Here's another:
The Parcel
Why did a lady deliberately leave a parcel behind her on a bus?
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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:36 am
because it was full of worries. Like the saying, leave your worries on the bus. Maybe I'm wrong but it does make sense.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:20 am
It might have been a bomb eek
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:33 am
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:03 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:08 pm
Umm... It had something to do with her husband!
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