9 riddles only geniuses can understand

9 RIDDLES ONLY GENIUSES CAN UNDERSTAND

Alright then it's time to twist your

brain one more time

nine riddles only people with high iqs

can solve

maybe some week we'll do riddles for

dummies but for now are you ready for a

new portion of mind-blowing riddles to

solve which you'll need to apply all

your logic and detective skills

that's a tough challenge but if you're

up to it let's start

after each riddle you'll have 20 seconds

to find a solution

however if you need more time don't be

too shy simply pause the video

alright riddle number one

your task is the following empty one jar

of milk and one jar of water into a bowl

oh wait you couldn't think this would be

that simple there are several conditions

you must be able to differentiate

between the milk and the water

you can separate the milk from the water

and finally you aren't allowed to use

any kinds of dividers to keep these two

liquids apart

wow that's a task even Cinderella didn't

have to deal with will you be able to

figure out how to separate the

inseparable 20 seconds for you to do

this

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in fact all you need to do is to pour

the water into the bowl first and freeze

it then after that just add the milk

and then you have milk on the rocks

riddle number two

there's a magician famous for the tricks

he performs

one of such tricks is staying under the

water for 10 minutes

however one day john smart challenges

the magician saying that he will stay

under the water for two minutes longer

to say that the magician is surprised is

to say nothing he accepts the bet and

promises john to give him five thousand

dollars if he does beat the record

all in all john wins and gets his money

how does he manage to do this do you

think that john could be practicing not

to breathe underwater since childhood or

perhaps he's an amphibian what's your

idea you have 20 seconds to make up your

mind

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well to tell you the truth john was

cheating just a bit

he took a glass filled it with water and

held it over his head for 12 minutes

yep always read the fine print on the

contracts you sign

riddle number three

Sam Princeton is so unhappy with his

life so frustrated with his boss picking

at him

and so angry with himself for being too

weak to leave his job and start a new

life

that he shoots himself right between his

eyes in the bathroom

the bullets are real the revolver is

real as well

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however in just a second Sam goes out of

the bathroom alive and unharmed how is

it possible

hmm that's not a piece of cake or

perhaps you've already figured it out if

not you still have 20 seconds to use

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the thing is that Sam didn't shoot at

his real self he shot his reflection in

the mirror

riddle number four

in the city where people are keen on

brain teasers and riddles four percent

of people don't list their phone numbers

so if we select 40 random people from

the phone directory how many of them

will have unlisted numbers

oops seems you'll have to apply some

knowledge of mathematics here 20 seconds

to refresh everything you've ever

learned

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the answer may make you indignant you've

opened your math school books after all

but it's zero percent

if the numbers of these 40 people are in

the phone directory they are already

listed by default

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riddle number five

you have seven guests at your birthday

party and you've gotta figure out how to

cut your round birthday cake only three

times to make eight equal sized slices

seven for your guests and one for you of

course

time's a ticking and your guests are

waiting for their cake so get going

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answer

well first off you have to cut

vertically right down the middle of the

cake to make two equal pieces

do the same thing but this time

horizontally to make four slices

your third and final cut should be

laterally across the cake which will

quickly turn your four slices into eight

so how'd you do on this one and no

worries we still got tons more

riddle number six

a blind man had been dreaming of being

able to see again for many years

this had been his biggest wish

after some time his doctor confirmed

that he could have an operation that

would solve his problem

the man couldn't be happier the surgery

went well and the man took the train to

go home

the doctor allowed him to take his

bandages off three hours after the

operation

so the man was so impatient that he did

this while still on the train

but as soon as he finished he committed

a suicide jumping off the train

his operation was successful so why did

he do this

20 seconds for you to solve this mystery

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why could a man whose dream has come

true kill himself in fact it was a

tragic coincidence

when the man opened his bandages the

train was going through a dark tunnel

that's why the man thought he was still

blind and killed himself

riddle number seven

your friend asks you for a favor and

gives you five dollars asking you to buy

something to eat

something to drink

something to feed his cow with

and something to plant in his garden

at the same time you're allowed to buy

just one thing

what are you going to buy

to eat to drink to feed the cow and to

plant wow doesn't your friend think

that's a little bit too much

do you know the solution to his riddle

if not yet you still have 20 seconds

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you can go and buy a watermelon

you can eat it you can drink it you can

feed the cow with the rinds and as for

the watermelon seeds you can easily

plant them in the garden

riddle number eight

once a king sentenced a man to death for

a crime he had committed

however the king was a kind man so he

allowed the man to choose the way he

would prefer to die

but the man was clever and managed to

say something that saved him from the

capital punishment

which death did he choose

you have only 20 seconds to figure it

out but if you need more time don't

forget you can pause the video

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well being a clever man the culprit

chose to die of old age

riddle number nine

two men are standing on the edge of an

abyss on a wood board

one of them is holding a gun and wants

to shoot the other one

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but if the second guy falls down the

first one will fall into the abyss

is there a possible way for one of them

to survive

who will actually die

20 seconds for you to solve this dilemma

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in fact the thing is that the answers to

this riddle are too diverse and everyone

just thinks differently

so what is your idea we hate to leave

you hanging over the abyss but hey it's

what we do sometimes share your guesses

with us in the comments

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