Wooden Rubik's Cube

A Carpenter wants to cut a Wooden Cube into 27 equal cubes.

what is the minimum number of cuts required for the process ?

Get Work Done

David Taylor wanted his house painted in two days. One contractor said that he would charge $ 210 and take one full week. Another contractor wanted six days with same charges. the third contractor too was happy about the charges but expressed his inability to finish his work in less than five days.

David Taylor was in a hurry and wanted it done in two days and no more. Accordingly he consulted Johnny Appleseed , a close friend.

"Oh! that is no problem, I will get the work done." said Mr. Appleseed . "It will cost just $ 4 more and you need not worry, I shall pay that out of my own pocket."

What was Mr. Appleseed 's plan?

Another Charlotte's Adventure

Joy is stuck on a middle of the wall of a room, one foot below the ceiling. Charlotte is in the middle of the opposite wall, a foot above the floor. What is the shortest path Charlotte can take to save his baby, if the room is 12 X 30 foot with a 12 foot ceiling ?

* Joy is the name of Charlotte's baby who is a barn spider, here is an old adventure

Toothpick Triangle

Can you make four equilateral triangles with 6 toothpicks ?

Money In The Bag

There once was a man with 7 stencils. He had recently purchased the stencils from a drug dealer named Albus. When the man asked Albus how much the stencils were, Albus replied, "All the money you have." The man was quite confused, for he happened to be carrying quite a large sum of money at the time. So the man said, "For 1 stencil, I'll give you 1/32 of all my money. But for 2 stencils, I shall give you 1/64 of my money. For 3 stencils, I shall give you 1/128 of my money."

The pattern continues, doubling the denominator for every stencil added. The man gave Albus a simple choice. He said, "Albus, you decide how many I buy." Now it would seem that Albus should just say only one since it would seem like he would be getting the most money for less stencils. However, Albus responded, "By GOD! Take them all!!!" Shortly there after, Albus was seen running down the street yelling, "I'M RICH! I'M RICH!" And indeed he was.

Why would Albus respond like this?

P.S. I posted this elsewhere and no one could figure it out so here is a HINT: It has to do with Albus's occupation, and NO you do not need drug dealer knowledge to figure this one out. SIMPLE MATH PPL!!!!

POSTED BY: A US MARINE

Gilbert Grape's Dilemma

Gilbert Grape must stack the thirty cases of canned vegetables. Each case contains 24 cans. He wants to display them in a pyramid, with each row containing one less than the row below it. Is it possible to use up all the cans and have a top row with only one can?

How many rows of cans would he have ?

If you are wondering, Gilbert Grape is the clerk who works in Lamson's Grocery !

Hardware Special

The following board was seen on the hardware store window.

HARDWARE SPECIAL

$ .25 each
---------------------------------
100 for $ .75
1000 for $ 1.00
10,000 for $ 1.25

What are they selling ?

Where am I?

I traveled 500 miles due north, then 500 miles due east, then 500 miles due south and ended up where I started. Where am I?

Wrong date?

Nero and Gregor have been good friends for many years. Nero had some tendency to be absent-minded. In order not to forget his friend Gregor's anniversary (birthday), he had written it down on his handkerchief, so that he would never forget it. Therefore at the january 7 he had bought a nice present for Gregor and decided to come to his party.

Upon arrival he knocked on the door of Gregor's house. Gregor opened the door and Nero shouted: "Happy birthday!" and tried to give Gregor his present. However, Gregor was astonished and mumbled: "but.. it is not my birthday, my anniversary is on the second of april!"

What was written on Nero's handkerchief?

1 Fox and 2 Chickens

How does the farmer get 2 chickens and a fox across a river in a boat 1 at a time without leaving a chicken with the fox?

Most of you may have heard this one, but it may be fun for those who haven't.

3 Golden Balls

There was once a man who stole 3 golden balls from a King in a kingdom far way. These balls were thought to bring good luck and this man was willing to risk his life for such luck. However, as he was approaching a long, old wooden bridge, he realized that the king had discovered his treachery and had sent his men after him. They were quickly approaching, and he barely would have time to cross before the men were also on the bridge. The bridge said it would only hold up to 160 lbs. The thief weighed 150 lbs and each of his 3 golden balls weighed 5 lbs. How did the man get across the bridge with all 3 golden balls without getting captured?

Time is Money

A man give 10 cents to one son and 15 cents to another son; what time is it?

btw this is a funny one ;)

What is it?

John and James were talking to each other.
"Confound it!" says John, "My friend, Pablo, you know the one who works at A-1 Auto Repair, he says that there is an object in the world, which has the letters P, R, N, D, and then the numbers 2 and 1 on it . According to him, P,R,N, and D are all abbreviations of individual words, and this mysterious object is actually not so mysterious at all. He says we touch it every day multiple times. I have no idea what it is."
James replied, "I think I know what it is. It is ---------------

*********

James figured it out. Can you?


Hint: I have given you a hint.


-Paul

100 floors

A man works in a 100 story high building.
His office is on the 100th floor & he always uses the lift to get to his office.
At the start of his working day, he always goes up 73 floors in the lift then has to climb the remaining floors to his office using the stairs.
However, when he has finished work for the day, he uses the lift to get down the entire 100 floors.

Why doesn't he use the lift to get to the 100th floor at the start of the day?

P.s The Lift is in perfect working order

published by Emily Greenhill

Geometric Properties

Let's see if you guys remember your geometry.......

A tangent, in a circle, is a line, ray, or segment that intersects the exterior part of the circle in exactly one point; so, if tangent A=14 and the diameter=tangent A squared + angle bac, then what is the length of the segment from the middle of the circle, point B, to the endpoint of tangent A, point C?

Angle bac is midpoint of the circle, to the point of tangency, to the endpoint of tangent A

Look Alike

What number, when multiplied by 29, is the same; accept the addition of the same number at the beginnig and end of the number:

Example: ABC X 29=YABCY
(it doesn't necessarily have to be 3 numbers long)

China or Bust

If someone were really to dig a hole throught the middle of the earth to china, would he be able to get to china. Explain

The sky is the limit

Sorry for the disappearance but I'm back with a toughie:

Where is the world is the sky no more than three yards wide?

Lost "Love" Story

Four men and and four women are shipwrecked on a desert island. Eventually each one falls in love with each other, and is himself/herself loved by one person. Here are the equations.

David Taylor falls in love with a girl who is, unfortunately, in love with Jon Baker. Evan Jeffrey loves a girl who loves the man who loves Rebecca Russell. Megan Kelly is loved by Carl Duckinson . Rhonda French hates Carl Duckinson and is hated by the man whome Julie Margaret loves.

Who Loves Evan Jeffrey ?

Effervescent Nectar

"Could I induce you to imbibe an effervescent nectar infused with the savory fluid of cacao ?"

"NO -- AND SHUT UP "

"Thats a perfect example of your obtuse mentality"

?

One and a half

If one and a half chicken*, lays one and a half eggs*, in one and a half days, how many eggs are laid in one and a half weeks?

*Assume that one and a half chicken can indeed lay one and a half egg.

- Sandeep

Letter Fun

Answers to the following are sole letters.

What letter...

1 Is a character on a popular sci-fi series?
2 Is your best friend?
3 Hates you?
4 Is plural?
5 Stinks when mixed with urine?
6 Is twice the man you are?
7 Is seventh in the alphabet?
8 Uses cones?

Four Letter Words

Little Joe was waiting for his mom outside the clinic. The compounder Miss Janet asked him, "Joe, do you know how many parts of the body can be spelled with four letters ?"

"Of course " said Joe and started counting. "Hair, nose, neck, skin.... god, they are more than I thought, let me write it down."

How many are there ?

Gadget Update Version 1.5

Hey Guys !

There is a new version of the Sidebar gadget Download Version - 1.5

The new version has the following updates

• You can see the Number of comments, question have, in the Fly-out window
• Question will have tool tip which will say either TOM puzzle or Shared Puzzle(shared by web users)
• Keyboard accessibility, yes you can access all the features using keyboard
• New wall papers

To access the Gadget using keyboard use the following shortcuts

1. Press Windows key + tab-space to get Sidebar in front
2. Press Windows key + G to tab across each gadget
3. Press Tab to go through each of the questions
4. Press Enter key to open the question in the Fly-out window
5. Press Enter when close link is selected to close the Fly-out

If you have any suggestion for future upgrades , add your comments here !

lbs. of Riddle

Forward I am very heavy, backward I am not.

What am I?

Red

There was this guy. He was addicted to red. He had everything that's related to red. He used everything that was red except this red comb, this red pair of scissors and this red blade.Why didn't he use these?


kyelc

Well Commotion

One day, a rabbit struggled to get out a well. Every skip, he climbed 1 ft and fell 50
cm after. The whole skip (including the fall) happened in 3 sec. He then rested for 5 sec after the skip, then jumped again. The well was 20 ft deep. The question is, how long did it take for him to reach the top?

kyecl

Cat 'n' Mouse

If seven cats can catch seven rats , seven ways in seven days, how long will it take ten cats to catch ten rats ten ways ?

Equation equalization

This is equation is obviously illogical:

26=74

The question is, can you turn this equation into a sensible equation without adding any type mathematical signs or numbers or anything like that?

Thinking Tripods

I recently bought a Tripod for a camera, I was amazed by the way it works. No matter how uneven the surface may be, I was able to adjust the legs and get a stable and fixed ground for my camera.

The question of the day is, why does a Tripod stands firmly, even when the three legs are of different length ?

Liar

you are walking down a street, you come to a fork in the road and don't know which way to go (oh noes!!)
but it's okay.
there are two men standing there, one will always tell the truth, the other will always lie, you don't know which is which so you choose randomly.

what do you ask him.

12 and 14

With the numbers 12 and 14 do something to make the number 12 a larger number than 14. The catch is whatever you do to the 12 you have to do the EXACT same thing to the 14.

from kife33

Silverfish and the Rubik's cube

Remember the bookworm Silverfish

This time he finds a Rubik's cube made of wood. He starts at the center of face of any one of the outside cubes and bore a path that takes him once through every cube. His movement is always parallel to a side of the large cube, never diagonal.

Is it possible for the Silverfish to bore through each of the Rubik's side cubes once and only once and finish his trip by entering the final central cube for the first time?

Prudent Avis

That prudent avis which matutinally deserts the coziness of its abode will ensnare a vermiculate creature.

Keywords

These puzzles are letters replaced by numbers

I am eight letters long - 12345678.
My 1234 is an atmospheric condition.
My 34567 supports a plant.
My 4567 is to appropriate.
My 45 is a friendly thank-you.
My 678 is a canny name.

What am I?
I am seven letters long - 1234567.
My 123 is a vehicle.
My 2345 was a pop group
My 456 is a piece of luggage.
My 567 is a period of time.

What am I?
I am nine letters long - 123456789.
My 123 is a mischief.
My 3456 is to the left.
My 678 is a shade of brown.
My 789 is a social inssect.

What am I?

Square Numbers

Can you find the lowest nine-digit square number that uses the digits 1 to 9 once each only, and then find the highest square number to use the same nine digits?

Eric

Cube Corner

A four-inch cube of solid-white material is painted black on all six faces, and then cut into one-inch cubes. Some of the small cubes will have three black faces, some will have two black faces, some one, and some none.

How many will there be each ?

Day Finder

On which day of the week did December 31, 1999 fall? Calculate it without a calender.

- Eric

P.S. Show your math; BTW I will be giving the super long and super complicated answer on friday

The Station Master

Johnny asked the Station Master Mr. Hebrew , how long the train would be in the station. The Station Master with a mathematical bend of mind answered , "222222."

When Johnny asked again, "what about the train on the next track?", "2222222." Mr. Hebrew said.

What does that mean ?

Numbers Series

Find the next set of numbers.

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211


by: Melanie

Rebuses

These next few puzzles are letters and numbers that are suppose to represent words or phrases

1. IIIIIIIIII
    SSSSSSSSSS

2.       I
        i
      i
    i
  i
i

3. TOCCDUN

4. MEAS

5. RACT

6.NEMT

7.HYDE
   HYDE

8.TUASPRF

9.AS TAT EOF

10. LIS


11. AALLLL

12. GNINWOD

- Eric

P.S. Please don't use anagram solvers for these it's no fun, and no one will think you're smart

Grandmother and the Crocodile

Once in ancient Egypt, an old woman was washing clothes in the Nile while her grandson was playing on the river bank. Suddenly a crocodile leaped out of the river and grabbed the boy between the teeth. The old woman ran towards them shouting, “Leave the child alone, you selfish crocodile”.

Much to her surprise the crocodile looked at her and said, “Selfish? I am hungry and must eat! Would you call me selfish for following the laws of nature?” With no time to wonder at a crocodile talking with his mouth full, the grandmother said, “Then eat me, but leave the child!”

The crocodile would have rather eaten the juicy child than the bony old woman, but feeling obliged by his own words, he replied, “Very well, I will eat you instead of the child if you answer me one simple question correctly. My question is this: "which of you will I eat?”

What should the old woman answer?

mo

Counting Numbers

One day, my maths teacher asked everybody to find out how much time it will take to count to a billion, if one number is counted per second, twenty-four hours per day.

Baseball Nonsense

What is the minimum number of actual pitches for one team in a game of Major League Baseball?

Letter Conundrums

These 10 questions deal with similarities with letters and and words.

1. What letter is like an island?
2. What letter adds great value to a pear?
3. What letter has the same effect as thunder?
4. What letter is like a cow's tail?
5. What letter is like a selfish friend?
6. What letter is like a schoolmaster?
7. What letter comes once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?
8. What letter is like a scandalmonger?
9. What letter is like a guide?
10. What letter is like a mystery?

The Village Simpleton

A man, who was taking a long walk in the country, came upon a yokel sitting on a stile. As the gentleman was not quite sure of his road, he thought he would make enquiries of the local inhabitant; but at the first glance he jumped too hastily to the conclusion that he had dropped on the village idiot. He, therefore, decided to test the fellow's intelligence by putting to him the simplest question he could think of, which was: "Whate day of the week is this, my good man?" The following is the smart answer that he received:

"When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Sunday as today was from Sunday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow."

Can you say what day of the week it was?

An Egyptian Hieroglyph

One day, a coulple of archaeologists stumbled upon a stone tablet that had the number 2520 written on it. The question is simply this, what did the Egyptians find so special about this number?

(It is not a special date)

Akbar and Birbal

Akbar used to play chess with Birbal almost every evening. One evening when Birbal won , Akbar was very pleased with Birbal's game and so offered him a grand reward.

"Ask and thou shall recieve. I am rich enough to satisfy thy most cherished wish," snapped Akbar.
Birbal was hesistant but, on being forced by the emperor, said, "Sir, I will like to have one grain of wheat for the first square on the chessboard, two for second, four for third, and so on for all the 64 squares."

"Is that all?" retorted Akbar. "birbal, thy request is not worthy of my generosity. Anyhow, thou shall have thy sack of grain."

What do you think was the size of this sack ?

For the uninitiated, Birbal

Railroad Crossing

RAILROAD CROSSING -- LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS

Can you spell it without any R's

River Crossing Version 2

A mother and daughter, a father and son, and a cop and criminal are trying to cross a river. But the raft can only hold 2 people at a time. Heres the rules:
- Only the mum, dad and cop can ford the rest across the river.
- The mum cant leave the daughter with the father.
- The son cant be left with the mother.
- The criminal cant be alone with anyone except the cop.

What the minimum amount of steps to get all 6 into the other side of the river?

Wrongs and Rights

If two wrongs make a right, what do four wrongs make?

-Matthew Lauser

Another Bus

A bus stops at it's first stop of the day. Ten people get on.
At the next stop, eight people get off and two get on.
Next stop: Four people get off and five get on.
Next stop: Eight people get on and ten get off.

How many people are left on the bus?

-Matthew Lauser

P.S. This is as good as I can do until I come up with some whoppers. :)

Cut the Cake

What is the maximum number of parts you can cut a circular cake by using a knife 4 times. How about maximum number of equal parts?

* Assume your knife only goes in a straight line and you don't move the parts of the cake between the cuts.

Kick-Off

At a soccer match, the referee places the ball exactly on the center of the center spot for kick-off. After the first half the home team is leading 2:0. Again, the referee randomly places the ball exactly on the center of the center spot and the teams get ready for the second half kick-off.

How much of the ball surface is exactly where it was at the beginning of the first half?

mo

Surrealism

How many Surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb?

At least it's original

My eyes cannot see you,
My wisdom will not teach you.
Don't believe my spoken lies
That promise not to eat you......???

- CodyC

*I just made this up, so I apologize if it is stupid, easy or both

More Mystery Numbers

What is the next number in this series: 3, 10, 29, 66...

Matthew Lauser

Random Blocks

A boy has four red blocks and eight blue blocks. He arranges his 12 blocks randomly, in a ring.

What is the probability that no two red blocks are adjacent?

Trees

Nail a string of fencing barbed wire to a young aspen tree 4 feet from the ground. Assuming the tree will grow 9 feet taller each year, how high off of the ground will the wire be in 9.5 years?

*This is the final question on the arborist certification exam

- by codycharron

Another Bus

You are driving a bus from First St. to Tenth St. At the first stop, 10 people board. The second, 4 people get off, and 3 get on. The third, 2 people get off, and 1 gets on. The fourth, 7 people get off, and 2 get on. At the fifth stop, the one on Tenth St., the remaining passengers get off the bus.

I ask you: How old is the bus driver?

- by codycharron

Lazy Lady

A woman rides the bus to the market. There is a bus stop on both sides of the store; one is 100 feet from the store's door and the other is 50 feet from it. This lady is overweight, unhealthy and extremely lazy, yet every time she goes to the market, she gets off of the bus at the stop 100 feet away, then walks the 100 feet to the store. When done shopping, she walks to the stop only 50 feet from the store.

Why does she walk this extra 50 feet upon here arrival?

- by codycharron

Outside the Box

A box contains a number of colored balls, with equal numbers of each color. Adding 20 balls of a new color to the box would not change the probability of drawing (without replacement) two balls of the same color.

How many balls are there in the box? (Before the extra balls are added)