Tag: brainteaser

Would a 20-Mile Bridge With 2,000lb Limit Collapse if a Bird Landed on a 2,000lb Car Halfway Across?

Here is a crafty brainteaser that may have you scratching your head haplessly as you try to shake off those morning workday grogs. Just the thing to get your noggin warmed up for the rest of the day. Puzzle: A car weighing exactly 2,000 pounds (approx. 907 kg) begins traveling on a 20-mile-long suspension bridge,…


Can You Transfer the Animals Across the River in a Boat That Holds Only 2 at a Time?

Here is a riddle that might leave you up the creek without a paddle (pun intended). You might not be an expert rower, but that won’t be a problem as long as you have logic on your side. Imagine the following situation: You have 3 animals: 2 sheep and a wolf, and you’re trying to…