Thread: Riddle me this, Batman!

Originally Posted by digger

How about this one




The man who invented it doesn't want it.
The man who bought it doesn't need it.
The man who needs it doesn't know it.
What is it?


feel free to throw in any more - if people quote the question they are answering it should be easy to keep track!

A coffin

Originally Posted by clyde

A coffin

BOOM! that didn't last long, I thought it may have a chance!

OK last one for tonight from me...


I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?

Here's a few more to think over:

1
There are six ears of corn in a hollow stump. If a perfectly healthy squirrel carries only three ears out each day, how many days will it take to empty the stump?

2
When can you add two to eleven & get one as the correct answer?
A famous magician was bragging aboy his marksmanship. He claimed fo be able to hang up his hat, walk 50 metres blindfolded, then turn and shoot a bullet right through his hat. Since he could not see through his blindfold, how could he manage to do it?

3
A ship is at anchor, over the side hangs a rope ladder with rungs half a metre apart. The tide rises a half metre per hour. At the end of five hours how much of the ladder will remain above water, assuming that nine rungs were above water when the tide began to rise?

Originally Posted by digger

I'm where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow's in the middle. What am I?

A dictionary

Originally Posted by clyde

3
A ship is at anchor, over the side hangs a rope ladder with rungs half a metre apart. The tide rises a half metre per hour. At the end of five hours how much of the ladder will remain above water, assuming that nine rungs were above water when the tide began to rise?

9 rungs. The ship rises with the tide.

Originally Posted by clyde

Here's a few more to think over:

1
There are six ears of corn in a hollow stump. If a perfectly healthy squirrel carries only three ears out each day, how many days will it take to empty the stump?

2
When can you add two to eleven & get one as the correct answer?
A famous magician was bragging aboy his marksmanship. He claimed fo be able to hang up his hat, walk 50 metres blindfolded, then turn and shoot a bullet right through his hat. Since he could not see through his blindfold, how could he manage to do it?

3
A ship is at anchor, over the side hangs a rope ladder with rungs half a metre apart. The tide rises a half metre per hour. At the end of five hours how much of the ladder will remain above water, assuming that nine rungs were above water when the tide began to rise?

1. six

2. clock

2A: magic of course! Otherwise he's just a common illusionist.

3. nine.

digger, you're in the dictionary

clyde

6 days, each day the squirrel carries his own ears.

on an analog clock

hung his hat on the muzzle of the gun

the ladder is attached to the boat the boat floats on the water so the level on the ladder never changes.

All correct, apart from bee utey on 2a of course!