What God never sees

[mb90131]

What do we see everyday,
a king seldom sees,
and God never sees?

[Radu]

Hopelessness

[mb90131]

hmm....does a king see less hopelessness than normal people?

[dreuby]

I think I need a clue on this one. {frusty}

[TomFoolery]

An equal.

[mb90131]

thats correct...here's another

An old man crosses the bridge everyday, when he crosses this bridge he must take three 10 pound packages with him. The bridge he must cross can only hold 180 pounds. If the old man weighs 150 pounds, how does the old man cross the bridge without making the bridge collapse from taking too much weight on it?

[Justawoman]

He makes three trips over, carrying a package each time. A total of six trips crossing the bridge. 3 times with a package and 3 times empty handed. Each trip's weight is only 160lbs. The trip back to pick up the next package puts the old man back at his original weight. He does alot of walking but hey gets the job done.

He could do it in 4 complete trips. One time over taking two of the packages. That trip's weight would be 170lbs and still be just under the bridges weight limit. Go back weighing 150lbs and pick up the last package, making that trip's weight be 160lbs.

Or have them shipped Fed-EX.

[Grimey]

I think Fed-Ex is the most logical.

He could juggle the three packages. That way he would never be holding all three at once.

[Justawoman]

Hehehehehehehhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeee.... snort...

I love it Grimey.

[mb90131]

Even though fed-ex makes sense, juggling was the answer, good job.

and yet another:
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?

[dreuby]

False ... I think ... or ... I'll come back to you on that one. :)

[ajmartinez]

False

[Radu]

They can't both be false. If the first sentence is false, then that would mean that the second sentence is true.

I've tried every scenario that I can think of and have come to believe that it's impossible to answer. Even having one true and the other false doesn't work. You'd just be in a continually changing loop.

[Justawoman]

Even though fed-ex makes sense, juggling was the answer, good job.

and yet another:
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?

Okay so juggling is right. But you didn't say he crossed this bridge in one trip. So eventually he learned to juggle and saved a few thousand steps in the process. {twitch}

The following sentence is false.

Well the following sentence reads :
The preceding sentence is true.

So that makes the first sentence a true sentence because the following sentence is the one stating the falsehood. Did you get this from a politician because they go around in circles?

[mb90131]

The answer to the second one is neither, it's a paradox. If the first is true, then the second must be false, which makes the first false; it doesn't work.

[mb90131]

thats correct...here's another

An old man crosses the bridge everyday, when he crosses this bridge he must take three 10 pound packages with him.

I did say that he had to take 3 10lb packages with him.

[mb90131]

After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete.

[Justawoman]

I did say that he had to take 3 10lb packages with him.

{toothy} I know you did. I was hoping you would humor me. {no}

[Alec]

This one is easy -- SIX

[mb90131]

Correct, it is easy when you dont think too hard...some try to actually make it into a 6...lol

A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds?

[Ace]

11 times