Showing posts with label WowandHow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WowandHow. Show all posts

Saturday, March 7, 2009

WOW & HOW - VII

WOW :

Charlie Chaplin once won 3rd prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest!

HOW :

Sara was horrified to find a fly in her tea. The waiter took her cup to the kitchen and returned with a fresh cup of tea. She shouted,"You have brought me the same tea!" How did she know?

Friday, January 23, 2009

WOW & HOW - VI

WOW :

India was the richest country in the world before the British invasion in the 17th century !

HOW :

You have 2 jars, one of them fits exactly 5 litres and the other one fits exactly 3 litres. How would you get exactly 4 litres using these two jars?

Sunday, January 4, 2009

WOW & HOW - V

WOW :

It is impossible to lick one's own elbow!

HOW :

If you take away some, whole is left. If you take away whole, some is left. How is it?

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

WOW & HOW - IV

WOW :

A group of owls is called a parliament!

HOW :

One mother gave 25 books to her daughter and another gave 8 books to her daughter. However, between both the daughters they increased their collection by only 25 books. How?

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

WOW & HOW - III

WOW :

Shrimps are born male but slowly grow into females!

HOW :

A 10 foot ladder with two rungs 1 foot apart is hung from a ship. The water in the sea is rising at the rate of 1 ft per hour. How long will it take the ladder to be submerged in water?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

WOW & HOW - II

WOW :

The original name of butterfly was 'flutterby' !

HOW :

In a building there are 3 floors
Each floor has a bulb in the room
In the basement there are 3 switches
You can go up the stairs only once
How can you find which switch is of which bulb ?

Sunday, November 23, 2008

WOW & HOW - I

WOW :

A blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant !

HOW :

There are 3 apples in a bowl. How can we distribute these apples between 3 girls so that every girl receives one apple and one apple remains in the bowl?