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I am periodically the number 79. Long ago some attempted to make me from 29, but learned it couldnt be done. If you add me to 80 I appear to be 47 temporarily. What am I ?? rahul gopinath

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by ffinybryn

17 Jan 2013 05:51 AM

Can you get a sum of 1000 using sixteen 4s and only an addition operator ??? philip

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by ffinybryn

17 Jan 2013 05:43 AM

Can you find a seven digit number which describes itself ?? alec

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by philip

17 Jan 2013 02:33 AM

Fire! ffinybryn

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by ffinybryn

16 Jan 2013 08:02 AM

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world ? bal

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by raj

14 Jan 2013 09:13 AM

A donkey travels the exact same distance daily. Strangely 2 of his legs travel 40 kilometers and the remaining two travel 41 kilometers. Obviously 2 donkey legs cannot be 1km ahead of the other 2. The donkey is perfectly normal. How is it possible ? raj

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by bal

09 Jan 2013 03:03 AM

What Word Am I Thinking Of ??? phil

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by bal

09 Jan 2013 02:51 AM

If 5 = 4, 7 = 17, 9 = 25 and 35 = 2, what does 14 equal? alec

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by phil

04 Jan 2013 10:45 AM

For how long did Ramesh lit the two candles ?? richie

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by richards

04 Jan 2013 10:44 AM

Two men played five games of chess. They each won the same number of games. How was this possible? hamza

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by richie

04 Jan 2013 08:06 AM

PUZZLE :: There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there ?? bal

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by ffinybryn

29 Dec 2012 05:49 AM

PUZZLE :: A snail is at the bottom of a well 30 feet deep. It crawls up 3 feet each day, but at night, it slips down 2 feet. How long does it take for the snail to crawl out the well ?? alec

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by ffinybryn

29 Dec 2012 05:43 AM

calculator puzzle rahul gopinath

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by alec

28 Dec 2012 08:04 AM

Door Toggling Puzzle or 100 Doors Puzzle ??? phil

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by richie

24 Dec 2012 04:40 AM

Name a unit of length in the plural form. Rearrange the letters to spell two units of mass, also in the plural form. What units are these? rahul gopinath

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by phil

24 Dec 2012 02:36 AM

What number comes next in the following series: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15, 20, 40, 51, 55, 60 and 90? raj

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by philip

21 Dec 2012 05:02 AM

PUZZLE :: What letter comes next in this series: W, L, C, N, I, T ? james

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by raj

19 Dec 2012 05:00 AM

Think of a much-discussed subject in the news. Two words (five letters in the first, six letters in the last). The letters of the five-letter word can be rearranged to get the first five letters of the six-letter word. The six-letter word ends in a Y. Wha alec

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by hamza

19 Dec 2012 04:53 AM

Name two insects. Read the names one after the other. Insert an H somewhere in this string of letters, and youll complete a familiar word that is the opposite of what either of these insects is. What word is it? richards

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by alec

18 Dec 2012 06:25 AM

A Chess Game ?? richards

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by jwd217

12 Dec 2012 04:36 PM

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