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13 is correct she could pull 6 of the black for one hand and 6 of the of of the brown for the other hand so to be certain of getting at least one matching pair a thirteenth would have to be pulled. you're up mwalimu
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(Styx: If she can tell a left glove from a right in the dark she only needs to pick 8 (7 for one hand and 1 for the other) to be guaranteed of having a pair.)
A small child fell from a window of a 250-foot-tall building, but upon landing was not killed or seriously injured. How is that possible?
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He fell towards the inside of the building, from the window sill.
No riddle from me. Pass.
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Actually that's not the answer I was looking for anyway, though it is sort of on the right track.
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Did the child fall from the first floor?
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| Quote: | | (Styx: If she can tell a left glove from a right in the dark she only needs to pick 8 (7 for one hand and 1 for the other) to be guaranteed of having a pair.) |
I didn't say she could tell only that she could have pulled those and the only way to be certain of a matching pair is to pull 13.
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| Steven09 wrote: | | Did the child fall from the first floor? |
Correct. You're up!
Syrius's answer was a good try. Another good try that wasn't the answer I was looking for was that the 'small child' was actually a bird that could fly well enough for a soft landing. The question is often phrased to say "25-story building", but I altered the wording to forego another 'nice try' - Q: What building has a million stories? A: The library.
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Alright...
What is so fragile that when you say its name, you break it?
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| Steven09 wrote: | Alright...
What is so fragile that when you say its name, you break it? |
Racial sensitivity?
(I know it's not right. Just amusing. ;P)
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Silence.
Did I get it?
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you did.
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Okay. I don't have a riddle. Carry on.
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Here's one for you guys.
I have oceans that contain no water, My shores have not one grain of sand, My mountains yield no land. What am I?
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A Map or globe.
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