Brain Teaser

[facthunter]

I have very little resistance to someone with a lot of potential.  Nev

[red750]

Q: Why is the number 8,549,176,320 unique?
 

[pmccarthy]

It contains every digit.

[red750]

8,549,176,320.

That's part of it. The digits are in alphabetical order.

 

Eight

Five, Four

Nine

One

Seven, Six, 

Three, Two. 

Zero.

 

[red750]

Felicity popped down to her local hardware store last Saturday to inquire about the cost of several items. When she asked about one particular price the store manager said: “You can have 1 for $5, you can have 14 for $10, or I’ll give you 341 for $15!”.
Happy with that final offer, Felicity took home 341. What was it that she was buying?

[red750]

It's been a couple of days. She was buying house numbers.

 

[red750]

Q: What is harder to catch the faster you run?

[nomadpete]

Your breath?

[red750]

Yep.   This is an oldie.

 

What gets wetter the more it dries?

 

 

[pmccarthy]

A towel

[red750]

Told you it was an oldie.

 

This one is so easy I shouldn't really post it, but...

 

Which vehicles are literally smart backwards?

[facthunter]

trams.  Nev

[Marty_d]

And Smart cars in reverse.  But they're also Smart when going forward. 

[red750]

Said it was easy. This one is not quite so easy.

 

Cindy is taller than Sandy but shorter than Susie. Susie is taller than Sally who is taller than Cindy. Who is the shortest?

[facthunter]

Sandy?  Nev

[red750]

Correct.

 

 

What three letters are required to complete this word?        * O O K K E E * E *

[spacesailor]

Bookkeeper

spacesailor

[red750]

Got it, Spacey.

 

Tales   Slate   Tiles   Stale   Steal   Which is the odd one out?

[onetrack]

Tiles

[red750]

Correct. All other words are an anagram of tales.

 

What two word phrase does this represent?

   ____STAND____

 

[Marty_d]

I understand 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Marty_d

[red750]

Right again.

[pmccarthy]

yyuryyubicuryy4me

[Marty_d]

39 minutes ago, pmccarthy said:

yyuryyubicuryy4me

Why thank you 😊

[nomadpete]

Too wise you are, too wise you be, I see you are too wise for me