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There are two planes. One is going from New York to London at a speed of 600 MPH. The other is travelling from London to New York at a speed of 500 MPH.
When the planes meet which one will be closer to London?
Bobby likes Jimmy but not Joe,
apples but not pears,
jeeps but not vans,
shinny but not hockey,
tennis but not squash.
Who will he like, Sara or Sally?
Two men are in a desert. They both have packs on. One of them is dead. The other man has his pack open, and the man who is dead has his pack closed. What is in the pack?
On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectator's eyes.
What caused the ship to sink?
What is the easiest way to throw a ball, and have it stop, and completely reverse direction after traveling a short distance?
A man is shown a portrait painting. He looks closely, then exclaims rather cryptically: “Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.”
Who is the man in the portrait?
There is a boat with a ladder attached to it, the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet how much of the ladder will be on top of the water?
There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the Home Show. One of them was the father of the others son. How could this be possible?
A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?