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14 riddles found
Medium science

A man has two identical boxes. He fills one with feathers and one with lead. The box filled with feathers is heavier. How is this …

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Hard science

A scientist weighs an empty sealed box on a precision scale. She then adds nothing to the box — puts nothing inside and takes noth…

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Hard science

A man watching the night sky notices something moving faster than the speed of light. He is not mistaken, there is no error, and i…

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Medium science

A scientist spends thirty years studying a single tree, and when she dies, the tree is younger than when she began. How?

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Medium science

An artist creates a sculpture that he knows will be destroyed. He is not upset about this. Is it vandalism?

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Medium science

A man jumps off a 30-story building and survives without any net, mat, or safety device. He is completely uninjured. How?

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Medium science

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

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Medium science

A woman has two identical containers. She fills one with feathers and one with lead. The container with feathers is heavier. No tr…

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Medium science

The faster a man runs, the slower he moves toward his destination. The road is perfectly flat. He is running in the right directio…

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Medium science

Two identical boxes were placed on a scale. Box A was full of feathers. Box B was empty. Box A weighed less. How?

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Medium science

A man fell from a height of one kilometre without a parachute. He hit the ground and walked away completely unharmed. How?

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Medium science

A scientist drops an egg onto a concrete floor from a height of two meters. The egg does not break. How?

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Hard science

An astronaut on the Moon hears a loud explosion nearby. How is this possible?

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Hard science

A snowman is built on a cold winter day. By the next morning it has grown larger even though no one added to it and temperatures s…

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