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How clever are you? These brainteasers are especially meant to test how resourceful and clever you are. Some of them are extremely tricky and require clever approaches. See if you can get them! I will not post the answers, as this will only spoil the fun.



***** VERY HARD
**** HARD
*** MEDIUM
** FAIRLY EASY
* EASY

GRADING:

All 7 correct: Extremely sharp and clever.
5-6: Very clever.
3-5: Pretty clever
1-2: Average
0: Not so clever.



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1)In a certain country, no person may enter a train carrying an object more than 1 metre long. A man would like to carry his sword on the train, but the sword measures is a few cm over 1 metre. How can he carry it on the train? HINT: He is allowed to use something.


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2)A man has to cross a bridge, and needs to carry three bags with him. The bridge can only withstand a total weight of 120 pounds. The man weighs 100 pounds, and bags weigh 10, 5, and 7 pounds. How can he get across the bridge in one go with all the bags? (Just to let you know, he does not throw them across.)


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3)There are an infinite number of spots on earth where you can travel one mile south, one mile east, and then one mile north, and then end up at the same place. However, there are three main answers. Can you find them?

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4)A sailboat travels around the equator. What part of the boat has traveled the furthest?


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5)A man has two sons. One day he buys a cake for them and wants to give half to each son. However, from past experience, he knows that if he cuts the cake in half, one brother will always complain that the other got a bigger piece. What can he do so that he avoids the same problem this time? (Find the simplest solution, without using any devices.)


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6)Ok, so you're in a basement and there are three switches. Upstairs there are three light bulbs. Each switch in the basement is connected to one of the light bulbs, but you don't know which one switch is connected to which bulb. All of the switches are initially in the off position. You are allowed to turn them on and off in any combination. After you are done, you can go upstairs ONLY TIME to see which switch corresponds to which light bulb. How is this possible?



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7)You have two buckets - one holds exactly 5 gallons and the other 3 gallons
How can you measure out 4 gallons of water into the 5 gallon bucket ? (Assume that you have an unlimited supply of water and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the buckets.)
 
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7)You have two buckets - one holds exactly 5 gallons and the other 3 gallons
How can you measure out 4 gallons of water into the 5 gallon bucket ? (Assume that you have an unlimited supply of water and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the buckets.)


fill up the 5 gallon bucket. pour out three gallons into the 3 gallon bucket. you now have two gallons in the five gallon bucket. empty the three gallon bucket and then pour the two gallons into the three gallon bucket. now the five gallon bucket is empty and the three gallon bucket has two gallons. Fill up the five gallon bucket and then pour water from it into the three gallon bucket until the three gallon bucket is full. the five gallon bucket will have four gallons.
 
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)Ok, so you're in a basement and there are three switches. Upstairs there are three light bulbs. Each switch in the basement is connected to one of the light bulbs, but you don't know which one switch is connected to which bulb. All of the switches are initially in the off position. You are allowed to turn them on and off in any combination. After you are done, you can go upstairs ONLY TIME to see which switch corresponds to which light bulb. How is this possible?

Ask your wife what is happening as you switch them on and off.
 
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4)A sailboat travels around the equator. What part of the boat has traveled the furthest?


the top of the mast
 
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2)A man has to cross a bridge, and needs to carry three bags with him. The bridge can only withstand a total weight of 120 pounds. The man weighs 100 pounds, and bags weigh 10, 5, and 7 pounds. How can he get across the bridge in one go with all the bags? (Just to let you know, he does not throw them across.)


tie a rope around the three bags, walk across the bridge and then pull over the bags. or empty the bags and then walk across with them since the goal was to get the bags across and not the contents
 
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5)A man has two sons. One day he buys a cake for them and wants to give half to each son. However, from past experience, he knows that if he cuts the cake in half, one brother will always complain that the other got a bigger piece. What can he do so that he avoids the same problem this time? (Find the simplest solution, without using any devices.)

simplest, without using devices is to give each of the ungrateful bastards nothing and eat the cake himself
 
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3)There are an infinite number of spots on earth where you can travel one mile south, one mile east, and then one mile north, and then end up at the same place. However, there are three main answers. Can you find them?

north pole, south pole and the equator?
 
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red said:
)Ok, so you're in a basement and there are three switches. Upstairs there are three light bulbs. Each switch in the basement is connected to one of the light bulbs, but you don't know which one switch is connected to which bulb. All of the switches are initially in the off position. You are allowed to turn them on and off in any combination. After you are done, you can go upstairs ONLY TIME to see which switch corresponds to which light bulb. How is this possible?

Ask your wife what is happening as you switch them on and off.
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Incorrect. Assume you are the only one in the house.
 
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red said:
3)There are an infinite number of spots on earth where you can travel one mile south, one mile east, and then one mile north, and then end up at the same place. However, there are three main answers. Can you find them?

north pole, south pole and the equator?
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North pole is correct, the other two are incorrect. If you're at the south pole, you can't travel one mile south anymore. If you're at the equator, you will not end up at the same place. Find the other main answers.
 
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6) turn on 1st switch....wait 5 mins....turn off switch 1....turn on switch 2.....go up....light that is on corresponds to switch 2, bulb that is hot corresponds to switch 1 and the other switch is bulb 3

CORRECT! ;)

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red said:
4)A sailboat travels around the equator. What part of the boat has traveled the furthest?


the top of the mast
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Correct. Believe it or not, the top of the mast will actually travel a much greater distance than the bottom of the boat. Think of a donut. The outer circle is the distance traveled by the top, the inner circle is the distance traveled by the bottom of the boat.
 
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red said:
2)A man has to cross a bridge, and needs to carry three bags with him. The bridge can only withstand a total weight of 120 pounds. The man weighs 100 pounds, and bags weigh 10, 5, and 7 pounds. How can he get across the bridge in one go with all the bags? (Just to let you know, he does not throw them across.)


tie a rope around the three bags, walk across the bridge and then pull over the bags. or empty the bags and then walk across with them since the goal was to get the bags across and not the contents
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Nope. He does not make use of any equipment, and the contents of the bags must be carried as well, all in one go. :eek:
 
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