The Obvious Choice
“A traveler arrives in a small town and decides he wants to get a haircut. According to the manager of the hotel where he's staying, there are only two barbershops in town — one on East Street and one on West Street. The traveler goes to check out both shops. The East Street barbershop is a mess, and the barber has the worst haircut the traveler has ever seen. The West Street barbershop is neat and clean; its barber's hair looks as good as a movie star's. Which barbershop does the traveler go to for his haircut, and why?”
“A traveler arrives in a small town and decides he wants to get a haircut. According to the manager of the hotel where he's staying, there are only two barbershops in town — one on East Street and one on West Street. The traveler goes to check out both shops. The East Street barbershop is a mess, and the barber has the worst haircut the traveler has ever seen. The West Street barbershop is neat and clean; its barber's hair looks as good as a movie star's. Which barbershop does the traveler go to for his haircut, and why?”
The Stolen Sweets
During a recent police investigation, Chief Inspector Stone was interviewing five local villains to try and identify who stole Mrs Archer's cake from the fair. Below is a summary of their statements:
Arnold: it wasn't Edward
it was Brian
Brian: it wasn't Charles
it wasn't Edward
Charles: it was Edward
it wasn't Arnold
Derek: it was Charles
it was Brian
Edward: it was Derek
it wasn't Arnold
It was well known that each suspect told exactly one lie. Can you determine who stole the cake?
During a recent police investigation, Chief Inspector Stone was interviewing five local villains to try and identify who stole Mrs Archer's cake from the fair. Below is a summary of their statements:
Arnold: it wasn't Edward
it was Brian
Brian: it wasn't Charles
it wasn't Edward
Charles: it was Edward
it wasn't Arnold
Derek: it was Charles
it was Brian
Edward: it was Derek
it wasn't Arnold
It was well known that each suspect told exactly one lie. Can you determine who stole the cake?
Elevator Man
A man lives on the 20th floor of an apartment building. Every time he leaves, he rides a self-service elevator from the twentieth floor to the street; but every time he returns, he rides the same self-service elevator only to the 15th floor, where he leaves the elevator and walks up the remaining five flights of stairs. Why does he do this?
A man lives on the 20th floor of an apartment building. Every time he leaves, he rides a self-service elevator from the twentieth floor to the street; but every time he returns, he rides the same self-service elevator only to the 15th floor, where he leaves the elevator and walks up the remaining five flights of stairs. Why does he do this?