Riddles Galore

Since it seems some people like riddles, brain teasers, and logic puzzles, I'm starting a puzzles topic.

Riddle: If you are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?

the match?

thats probably it. but i can make a puzzle section if necessary. or it could just go under lol jokes

frager23 wrote:

the match?

Correct!

StanleyYelnats27 wrote:

thats probably it. but i can make a puzzle section if necessary. or it could just go under lol jokes

I'll leave this up to you Stanley, it's your forum so do what you want.

Now for the next riddle:

Riddle
You are running in a street marathon and you overtake the person in second place, what position are you now in?

ummm.... first??? cause u overtook the guy in second...

no, second because if he was behind the person in second that means he was just in third. then he passed him and now he is in second and the other guy is now in third

right, that makes more sence, i wrote my answer late at night last night so...

Lol, I was hoping somebody would answer that way. Now for the next one.

Starting with HATE, change one letter at a time until you have the word LOVE. Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word. What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?

HATE
....
....
....
LOVE

hate
have
gave
give
live
love

holy crap, thats pretty good, but is it right?

i would have never gotten that.

well... i might have, but not in so few words.

HATE
LATE
LITE
LIVE
LOVE

BAM! thats 3 words

and before someone says somrthing, lite is a word! you know. like lite beer

lol, nice. Ok, I'll make the next one similar to the first.

If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?

but how can a half a cat catch anything? wouldnt it be dead???
but anyways, i got 9

StanleyYelnats27 wrote:

but how can a half a cat catch anything? wouldnt it be dead???
but anyways, i got 9

I'm not sure how half a cat works, I think it's to throw people off.
And 9 is not the answer.

its 3.

the 3 cats would catch 3 mice in 3 days.

Sir Leadhead wrote:

its 3.

the 3 cats would catch 3 mice in 3 days.

I know the problem is supposed to make you think that's right but it's not.
This one really has people stumped...

The Brain Teaser:

Quote :

If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?

This is not the answer, it's a hint to help those that are stumped.

Spoiler:

so then is it 4?

StanleyYelnats27 wrote:

so then is it 4?

Again, incorrect.


Here's another hint:

Spoiler:

then its 6! it just has to be!
this system is bonned if it isnt!

OBJECTION!!

I object to this line of questioning!

and i still think its three...

StanleyYelnats27 wrote:

then its 6! it just has to be!
this system is bonned if it isnt!

Correct!


The reason for this is because of the ratios.

1. If a cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half, then a cat needs a day and a half to catch a mouse.
   
2. There are three cats, and they have three days. three cats can catch three mice in a day and a half.
   
3. With twice the amount of time they can catch twice as many mice. So the answer is six.

Next Riddle Puzzle:

are we talking three meals a day, or just one?

Doesn't matter. It tells you how many days the food lasts, then it says it's one-half the ration. So, even if it's three meals a day it's still half the food they originally got a day.