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You are standing on the top one of two solid metal pillars. They are both exactly one kilometer apart from each other and they both stand one kilometer high. There is absolutely nothing around these pillars, but you have one small twig, one small rock and an unlimited supply of rope. Using only the materials named, how can you get from the top of the pillar that you are on to the top of the other pillar?

Answer

The twig and the rock were simply distractions used to divert you from the real answer. Forget I ever mentioned them. All you need to do is fill the space between you with enough rope that it makes a pile so big that you can walk across it to the other pillar (remember I said you had an unlimited supply of rope).

During the Holocaust there is a jewish man who has managed to evade the Nazi soldiers for many months. He has finally made it to the border of Germany, but to his dismay, there is a massive river blocking his way with only one bridge over. The bridge was under Nazi control and any person caught trying to exit Germany will be killed on the spot, but any Polish person caught trying to enter Germany without the proper papers will be sent back to Poland. There is only one guard on this bridge and he only checks the bridge for people every three minutes. Now, no matter how quickly any person may run, this bridge will always take exactly five minutes to cross. How can the German man exit Germany without being caught and killed?

Answer

Simply, he walks for two minutes and fifty seconds, then turns around and pretends to walk into Germany. The guard comes out and sees him. He walks over to him and asks him for his papers. When he can't produce the proper papers he is sent to Poland because the guard thought he was a Polish citizen.

So you are walking through the snowing cold outside. You have no where to live but you come to this little cabin. You have a stove, a fireplace and a candle.
You only have one match, which one do you light first?

Answer

You light the match first!

13, 6, 2 = 20
4, 9, 5 = 11
9, 2, 3 = 25
15, 5, 4 = ?

Answer

55

13 * 2 - 6 = 20
4 * 5 - 9 = 11
9 * 3 - 2 = 25
15 * 4 - 5 = 55

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50."

The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less.
In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

Answer

The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.

A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!" The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money.
Can you figure out how?

Answer

The kid filled a glass of water and held it over his head for 10 minutes.

A woman was backing her car out of her garage and knocked off her driver side mirror. She ordered a replacement, but the replacement does not fit.
Why?

Answer

She is driving an American car in England, when she ordered the driver's side mirror, she was sent a right side mirror, when she needed a left side mirror.

Mallory can go through the green glass door, but Sara can't.
Apples can go through the green glass door, but bananas can't. Coffee can go through the green glass door, but water can't.
Why can't Sara, bananas, or water go through the green glass door?

Answer

Only words with double letters next to each other can go through the green glass door.

How do you make 10 with 2 straight sticks?

Answer

X.

Which number is closest to 5? 87, 32 or 9?

Answer

87. It is the nearest to 5 because there is only a '?' and a space in between 5 and 87.

A man was found dead in his apartment. When the police looked up his job, they found out he earns $30 for every month with 30 or less days and $34 for every month with 31 days. Assuming the current date is April 1, how much will he earn in 9 months?

Answer

$0. He is dead.

I'm in your mother,
I'm in your brother,
I'm in a sifter,
I'm in a drifter.
I'm in a ewe, but I'm not in you.
I'm in your best guess,
And I'm there when you rest.

Answer

The letter "E".