Question: A man is kidnapped because the kidnappers heard that he is very intelegent. They want him to make a statement that is neither true nor false. If the question is true they will shoot him with a shot gun. If it is false, they will boil him in oil. In the end, they let him go. What did the man say?
Answer: He said "You will boil me in oil." If it was true, they would have shoot him. If it was false, They wouldn't have to boil him.
Question: You ponder me in your mind,
I grow stronger with time
And weaker all the while.
I drive you crazy
In your mind that's hazy.
I'm a magnet to thought
And a shade to your eyes,
Now what am I?
Question: A man is standing in front of a portrait looking at the picture of a man's face. Looking at the man in the portrait he says: "This man's father is my fathers son!" How is the man in the portrait related to the man looking at it?