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The Boat and the Plank-Brain teaser

1. Riddles
A boat is floating in the water, and a heavy plank of wood is on the boat. If the plank is thrown overboard into the water, what will happen to the water level?

    • The water level will drop. When the plank is on the boat, it displaces a volume of water equivalent to the weight of the plank. When it's in the water, it displaces only a volume equal to its own volume, which is less than the volume displaced by its weight.

The Paradox of the Barber-brain teaser

2. Riddles
In a town, there is a barber who shaves everyone who does not shave themselves, but he does not shave those who do shave themselves. Does the barber shave himself?

    • This is a paradox. If the barber shaves himself, then he must not shave himself (because he shaves only those who don’t shave themselves). If he does not shave himself, then he must shave himself (because he shaves everyone who doesn’t shave themselves). The situation is logically impossible.

The Water and Wine Puzzle-brain teaserhaa

3. Riddles
You have two glasses, one filled with water and the other filled with wine. You take a spoonful of water and pour it into the wine glass, then take a spoonful of the wine-water mixture and pour it back into the water glass. Is there more water in the wine or more wine in the water?

    • The amounts of water in the wine and wine in the water are the same. The process of mixing and exchanging liquids balances out the quantities.

Four cars and-Four Way- Brain Teasers

5. Riddles
Four cars come to a four-way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can't decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?
    • Answer: They all made right-hand turns

A man and a photograph-Brain Teasers

8. Riddles
A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man's father is my father's son. Who was in the photograph?
    • Answer: His son.

What is it-Brain Teasers

9. Riddles
Who makes it, does not need for it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Those who use it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
    • Answer: A coffin

The Manhole Covers-Brain teaser

10. Riddles
Why are manhole covers round?

    • Manhole covers are round so they can fall through the opening. A round cover cannot be turned sideways and dropped through its circular opening, unlike square or rectangular covers.

Job polish and herb-Brain Teasers

13. Riddles
What is special about these words: job, polish, herb?
    • Answer: They are pronounced differently when the first letter is capitalized.

The Weight Puzzle-Brain teaser

14. Riddles
You have 12 identical-looking balls, but one is of a different weight (heavier or lighter). You have a balance scale and can only use it three times. How do you find the odd ball?

    • 1. Divide the balls into three groups of four.
2. Weigh two of the groups against each other:
   - If they balance, the odd ball is in the third group.
   - If they don? balance, the odd ball is in the heavier or lighter group.
3. Take the group with the odd ball and divide it into three. Repeat the weighing process.

The Unbreakable Rope-Brain teaser

15. Riddles
You have a rope that burns in exactly 30 minutes. The rope doesn't burn at a uniform rate. How can you measure exactly 15 minutes using this rope?

    • Light the rope from both ends. When the flames meet, exactly 15 minutes will have passed.