I was wondering if any of you guys have ever had a favorite riddle/ trick question that you would ask a lot of people just to make you feel smart. I know I do. This whole riddle thing with me mostly started with that netriddle website thing. I kept asking people what word becomes longer when you take out the 3rd letter. So far, only one person picked up on the part of the word BECOMING longer, but he didn't know what word it was. Now, my favorite one is the following question: What is heavier, a pound of gold or a pound of bread? It isn't as easy as it may seem.
Heh, I've used that on some people. Some people have even said the lighter thing weighs more (1 lb. of feathers is heavier than 1 lb. of iron, or whatever).
Hey RC, I have one...not quick a riddle or a trick *question*, but a trick nonetheless. Have someone say "The red ant went in the black ant's hole." -- three times fast. Used that on my kids the other day and it was hiliarious.
I was waiting for a correct answer, but it looks like no one here knows. Sorry, but this is not the same as the one you use. The 2 do NOT weigh the same because gold, like some other metals I think, is measured 14 oz to a pound. (I think it is called troy something) Bread would be measured 16 oz to a pound. Therefore, a pound of bread is 2 oz heavier than a pound of gold. That's my favorite. It tricks everyone.
That's not a trick question because you need knowledge of chemistry to answer it. That's like a lawyer asking someone what the difference between getting caught with pot in Texas and California. Of course he would know, he would be a friggin lawyer, why would we know the answer to that question.
Well, whatever it is, it tricks people. Most people would bet their life, or maybe just a lot of money, on the two weighing the same. But they don't.
Crap, no edit. BTW, I got this from a little kid's book I've had since I was in elementary school. It is filled with facts and trick questions. It does call the question a trick question, but I agree it isn't like most trick questions. BTW, the Troy thing was called troy weight. Avoirdupois weight is 16oz to a lb. Not that any of this really matters, though.
Before someone comes in and embarasses me, I'll do it myself. Troy weight it 12 oz, not 14oz. Boy, I was tricked by my own question, sort of. I wish edit was back. I'm still not used to proofreading my stuff. I'll probably have 15 posts in this thread, 13 of which are just corrections.
Tell someone to say "SILK" 5 times fast. Then ask them, What do cows drink??Always works nd always funny!!
