Question: A prisoner is going to be killed and is told by the executioner that he must make one statement. If his statement is true, then he will be drowned. If his statement is false, then he will be hanged.
What statement can he make to confuse the executioner and not get killed at all?
I will be drowned.
I will be hanged.
I am innocent.
I am guilty.
Answer: I will be hanged is the correct answer.
Then the executioner cannot hang him, or he told the truth and should be drowned. If the executioner drown him, he lied and should be hanged.
Question: There is a boat that only holds 180 pounds. There are a set of twins that weighs 90 pounds each. And their uncle weighs exactly 180 pounds. They all need to get to the other side of the river. None of them have taken swimming lessons, they don't know how to swim and have no swimming devices to help them. How do they get to the other side of the river without going over maximum weight?
Answer: Both twins get in the boat and they will weigh 180 pounds together. one twin drops off the other. The twin remaining goes back. The uncle gets in and goes alone. That will be 180 pounds by himself. He goes to the other side and gets out. The twin gets in and gets the other and goes back to the other side and meets the uncle.
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