Logic riddles

Three brothers in an endless race.
A family Marathon.
The first is short and fat and trudges slowly on.
The seond is tall and thin and keeps a steady pace.
The third is like the wind, speeding through the race.
"For though he's surely number 1." the other brothers say, "He's second in a way."

Why?

Answer

Because the brothers are the hands on a clock.

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?

Answer

Throw it up.

I need a 4 gallon bucket the problem is I only have a 5 gallon bucket and a three gallon bucket.
How do i get 4 gallons on the dot?

Answer

Place 3 gallons into the 5 gallon bucket by using the 3 gallon bucket then finish filling up the 5 with the full 3 gallon bucket which will leave u with 1 gallon in the 3 gallon. Then empty the 5 pour in the 1 gallon into the 5 gallon and fill the 3 gallon and pour into 5 gallon to get 4 gallons.

There were 3 apples on a tree and there were 10 children wanting an apple each took an apple and yet there were still some on the tree. How is this possible?

Answer

Each was the name of 1 child.

You have a large number of friends coming over and they all get thirsty. Your first friend asks for 1/2 a cup of water. Your second friend asks for 1/4 a cup of water. Your third friend asks for 1/8 a cup of water, etc.
How many cups of water do you need to serve your friends?

Answer

Just one. If your friends kept asking for water like this forever one cup would be enough.

On which side of a chicken are the most feathers?

Answer

The outside.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are having a picnic. They have three sons. Each of their sons are married and have three daughters.
How many people are at the picnic?

Answer

Two. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the only people at the picnic.