Challenge of the intellect

[baha]

Like a mini-game, this tests your intellect. Please do not search the internet for the answers, this is for those who actually know the answer or are smart enough to figure them out

The directions are:
One person will ask any random riddle, brain teaser, etc.
and the first person to answer correctly will win 20 SP

10 questions = 200 SP :]

[L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A]

I'll start you guys off with a tricky one...Heh heh heh. >=D

Suppose you want to cook an egg for exactly 3 minutes. You have only a 5 minute hourglass timer and a 2 minute hourglass timer. Using these 2 timers, how can you boil the egg for exactly 3 minutes?

[Angelus]

You start both timers at the same time, you do not start to cook the egg though. When the two minute one runs out, you start to cook the egg. Continue to cook until the 5 minute one runs out.

[L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A]

That's correct! ^^

[baha]

congratz angelus 20 points!

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Here's a classic-

What has four legs at dawn, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?

(This won't take long...)

[dain]

Man. Four legs as in a baby, two legs as in an adult, three legs as in an old man with a cane.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

I knew that one would be fast *nods*

[Angelus]

that is like the 100th time i heard that one

[L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A]

That was the riddle of the ancient Greek Sphinx in Thebes! =OOO xDDD We learned that in English, but lots of people knew it already. ^^