Let's play detective
« Hot on the heels» - unusual book for MYTH. She will become great addition to this summer's hit - the book« Detective Pierre unravels the case”, which was loved by small and large readers.
Everyone knows how children and many adults love secrets, riddles, detective games, adventure stories with pirates, cowboys and treasures. All this is in our new product.
On each page, readers will find a new mysterious incident that needs to be investigated. This cannot be done without logic, ingenuity and attentiveness.
Where did the thief hide the stolen brooch? Why are visitors not welcome in an African hotel? What is encrypted in the mysterious message? Who robbed the bank and caused a disturbance in the saloon? The answers to the tasks in this book are most often hidden in the pictures. They have a lot of small and interesting details, so your child, like a real detective, should stock up on a magnifying glass.
The book contains the most different types tasks: riddles in pictures, crosswords, tasks for attentiveness and intelligence, intricate puzzles. The riddles vary in complexity: for novice detectives and those who have already become proficient in this matter (for example, you need to not only look for something in the pictures, but also guess what is missing).
By solving them, children will be able to visit the jungle and on real pirate ships, on an island where treasure is hidden, in the wild west where cowboys do their business, take part in the investigation of city crimes and mysterious incidents in the jungle, find a variety of missing items and fool the scammers.
This is incredibly exciting!
From the “father of Wimmelbuchs”
The book is not only very fascinating, but also unusual. And here's why:
It contains very original black and white illustrations from Hans Jürgen Press, a German illustrator, author of children's books with riddles in the drawings. The press is considered the “father of Wimmelbuch.” He was one of the inventors of picture books, created for entertainment and training attention and memory. Press's books contain very unusual vintage pictures with many details, among which are hidden answers to riddles. You will not find such illustrations in modern books.
The book comprehensively develops a child from 7 years old. It trains logic, attentiveness, memory, resourcefulness, ingenuity, spatial thinking, and broadens one’s horizons.
The pages recreate the special atmosphere that reigns in detective stories. There are various objects and things that can become evidence in the investigation of crimes: newspaper clippings, postcards, photo chronicles.
The book is compact. It is convenient to take it with you on the road or travel.
Book on different cases life. Riddles can be solved alone or in company, for example, on children's party or birthday. It will also appeal to adults who love detective stories and puzzles.
And now a couple of riddles from the book. Try to guess!
Sleight of hand
Returning from the circus, bosom friends witnessed an amazing incident. First they heard the clink of glass, then, running up, they noticed a suspicious man near the jewelry store. He stuck his hand into the broken glass window.
Come on guys! - Eddie whispered. - We're surrounding you!
Soon the thief was trapped.
Hands up! Police! - Eddie commanded menacingly. - Lay out the glass!
You can check my pockets,” the man replied. - You won't find anything!
Indeed, the detainee’s pockets were empty. Angela came to the rescue:
Attention, a completely new thief trick!
Mystery: Where does Angela suppose the thief hid the loot?
Treasure Island
One day, in an old sailor's chest, Ian discovered yellowed parchment. What a success! It told how to get to the mysterious treasure on the island Good Hope. Ian shared the secret with Tom, the friends got into a motor boat and went in search of treasure, exactly following the instructions of the unknown sailor.
1. Go ashore at Pirates' Cove.
2. Go south to Turtle Beach.
3. Now go east to the grave of Admiral Pinkerton.
4. Follow north to the anchor.
5. Turn east and go to the silver stream.
6. Follow the stream to the big waterfall.
7. Follow south to the cannon.
8. Turn east and go to the Cave of Moaning Souls.
9. Now go north and look for the "+" sign.
10. Go where the arrow points. The treasures lie there!
Exercise: Where did Ian and Tom find the treasure?
Theft of an antique glass
“I absolutely cannot imagine, Mr. Inspector, who could need a glass from the 17th century, especially since it is impossible to sell it.” — These were the words the museum director greeted Inspector Warnicke. — Last night the glass was in place. No one else entered the room after me. I locked it myself. The cleaning of the museum is carried out by the Zeisig couple; they have been working for us for a very long time and, of course, are beyond any suspicion.
“Yes, Mr. Inspector, everything was in order during the evening cleaning,” said Mr. Zeisig.
Inspector Warnicke thought for a moment.
— How long ago did you start collecting museum rarities? - he suddenly asked Zeisig.
What allowed Inspector Warnicke to suspect the Zeisig family of stealing the glass?
The Zeisig family fell victim to a professional habit. The couple stole the glass and removed the glass fragments from the display case.
One man performed a dangerous and difficult work, so he had to wear a mask for protection. Suddenly, out of the blue, he tore off his mask and….. died. His beloved family was waiting for him at home, everything was fine at work too, i.e. he had no reason to commit suicide. In addition, he also did not use drugs or alcohol. However, something still made him take off his mask.
The man was a diver. When breathing compressed air great depth at 60 meters or more, the so-called “nitrogen narcosis” appears. The person gets excited, loses his sense of reality, and it seems to him that the mask is completely useless and needs to be thrown away.
During the war, a British soldier held Adolf Hitler at gunpoint. This was the real Adolf Hitler - the one who led the Third Reich. The war was in full swing, but the soldier did not shoot at him. Why?
It was during the First World War, when Adolf Hitler was a career soldier in the German army. He was wounded, and the English soldier decided that it was undignified to kill him.
When the warehouse manager arrived for work, an employee knocked on his office. He explained that last night he had a dream that there was a bomb in one of the warehouse rooms that would explode at two o'clock in the afternoon. The boss was skeptical about this story, but agreed to inspect the warehouse. During the inspection, the bomb was found in exactly the place the employee spoke about. The police were called, the bomb was defused, and a tragedy was averted. However, the boss immediately thanked the employee and fired him. The fired man did not plant the bomb, and his dream prevented the tragedy...
Was the boss right to fire him?
The fired man worked as a night watchman. He had to stay awake all night and perform his duties. However, if he had a dream, it means he was sleeping. That's why he was fired.
The man called his wife from the office and said that he would be home by eight. He arrived home at eight hours and two minutes. They had no definite plans for eight hours. However, his wife became very angry that he was late. Why?
The wife expected her husband home at eight in the evening, and he returned at 8:02 the next morning.
Every Saturday four friends took a bath. Peter, a musician, always took a player with him to listen to music. Alexander, a banker, brought with him a thermos with some drink. Phaedrus and Paul were lawyers and each time they took papers with them to read. One day Pavel was found dead in the steam room. He was killed by some sharp object. The police were immediately called. The police questioned all three suspects, but found no leads. What happened?
Alexander killed Paul. He brought a piece of ice in a thermos. The ice melted and left no traces.
Two personnel were sent from the mineral research base to collect samples. While completing the task, they were attacked by vicious animals. The researchers immediately stopped work and headed to the base. One moved very slowly, carefully watching the animals. The other one panicked and moved very quickly. The alarmist died as soon as he got to the base, but his colleague, having suffered through fear, remained alive. Why?
These people explored ocean floor in search of minerals. They dived to a depth of 100 meters, where normal air becomes dangerous. When brought to the surface, nitrogen globules can form in the diver's lungs and cause a blockage.
A small store in New York is called "Seven Bells", but there are 8 bells hanging outside.
The store owner could easily correct this mistake, but chooses not to. Why?
Initially it was just a mistake, but over time the store owner noticed that people often came into his store to point out the discrepancy, and this only increased his sales.
The Venezuelan police have long been aware of the black deeds of one thief; several attempts were made to arrest him, however, they were all unsuccessful. It happened like this: the police knew the address of this thief. IN once again Having received a warrant for his arrest, they went to this address to his home. But as soon as they arrived, he ran away and locked himself in his bedroom. The police waited for some time, but were soon forced to leave..
Why did this happen?
His house stood on the border of Venezuela and Colombia. Entrance door and the kitchen were in Venezuela, the bedroom in Colombia.
Evgeniy and Alla were spouses and taught together at the same University. Evgeniy was a philologist, and his wife was a geographer. Due to the low salary, they also worked part-time in the economic department of the University and were treasurers of its fund. During the annual inspection, the commission discovered a large shortfall. Evgeniy and Alla were interrogated and released due to lack of direct evidence. The next morning, their bodies were found in Evgeniy and Alla’s apartment. Nearby was a note that read the following:
“This is the only way out for Anna and me”
It would seem that now everything is clear. This is suicide and Evgeniy and Alla are to blame for the theft at the University. However, not everything is so simple. And the policeman did not agree with this version, but suspected murder.
What made him suspicious?
Evgeniy was a philologist and could not make such stupid mistakes in the note.
Alexander the Great ordered all his soldiers to shave. He was sure that clean-shaven soldiers had an advantage. Why?
Bearded men could be grabbed by the beard in hand-to-hand combat.
One sunny morning, passers-by could observe the following picture.
A man and a woman were arguing on the roof of a building. A large number of people below were watching them. Suddenly the woman pushed the man. The man tried to grab onto something, but to no avail, and fell down, hit the pavement very hard and... died.... The most interesting thing is that it was not the woman who pushed him who was accused of murder, but a completely different person.
Whom? Why?
A movie was being filmed on the roof of a house, and the man was a stuntman. The man who was responsible for the stuntman's insurance was blamed for his death.
A man killed his wife and completely dissolved her body in a bath of acid. He got rid of her clothes and jewelry, but one piece of evidence still gave him away. Which?
The woman's body was completely dissolved in acid, but she had artificial tooth, which has not been exposed to acid.
The woman brought it to the bank widely famous portrait president. As a result, a criminal was caught who had previously visited the same bank and had previously committed a crime in the woman’s house.
How was the criminal caught?
A thief broke into a woman's house and stole all her savings. One of the banknotes got stuck in the bank, and the thief in a hurry tore it in half. The woman filed a report of theft with the police, and then went to her bank with half of the banknote, where she was told that a man had come to them in the morning with the other half of the same banknote.
One young man hijacked a passenger plane.
He told the pilot to fly to the airport and convey the following demands from him: the terrorist demanded 10 million rubles and two parachutes. The plane landed and the hijacker was given money and parachutes.
The terrorist demanded that the pilot take to the skies again. After some time, he put on a parachute, took the money and jumped out. The second parachute remained on the plane. Why did the invader ask for two parachutes if he didn’t need the second?
The kidnapper asked for two parachutes so that the police would think he was planning to take a hostage. And he was given two working parachutes. If he had asked for one, it would have been clear that he needed the parachute for himself and there was a possibility that he would be given a faulty one.
One sunny morning, a man parked his car at the entrance, went home, returned with a bucket of water and poured the water on the sidewalk. Why?
The man was going to wash his car, but while he was going to get water, the car was stolen.
I was traveling alone on the train from Moscow strange people, for unknown reasons, he jumped from the window of the train as it rushed towards full speed ahead. There was only one person in the compartment. After examining his compartment, the police managed to find, in addition to his personal belongings, a piece of bandage. Why did this man commit suicide?
A man has just completed treatment for blindness. He decided to remove the bandage himself to check his vision. When he took off the bandage, he saw nothing - and decided that he was not cured. He couldn't imagine a future without sight and so he jumped out of the train.
An art critic went to an auction and bought a painting that he knew was worth nothing. He was an honest man, and he had no criminal intentions. He also had no intention of doing anything to make the painting more valuable. Why did he buy it?
The painting itself was worthless, but it was framed in an expensive, beautiful frame that he intended to use.
In the laws of several states in the United States, one crime deserves punishment. If a person is caught attempting to commit this crime, he will not escape punishment. However, if it is not possible to prevent this crime, then those who committed it remain without punishment. What kind of crime is this?
Suicide
Yesterday I returned home from work a little earlier than usual. I had just sat down at the table, getting ready to have dinner, when suddenly something fell in my wife’s room. I rushed there and saw an antique vase lying on the floor, which my wife treasures very much. The vase was broken.
At the same moment, a man ran out of the room. I rushed after him. But as soon as I was outside, the lenses of my glasses immediately fogged up. You know that we have cold evenings now. I tripped over a rake, fell and lost sight of the stranger. I beg you to find the attacker. After all, he, of course, intended to rob our apartment. Besides, how will I explain to my wife - and she is returning from her parents today - how her vase ended up broken?
I cannot understand why you, Mr. Waldemar, are so afraid of your wife. You are trying to mislead me by referring to some imaginary criminal, but it will be much better if you just tell your wife how it all happened.
Why did Inspector Warnicke refuse to investigate this incident?
View answer Glasses fog up when moving from a cold room to a warm one, but not after leaving a warm house on a cold street.
2. You can’t hide from Varnike
It was a hot summer day. Inspector Warnicke and his assistants, pursuing the criminals, crossed a small copse and came across a group of swimmers in a small but deep and fast river.
Listen! - Inspector Warnicke shouted. - We are looking for a guy your age. He must be around here somewhere. Haven't you seen him?
The young men looked at each other silently. Then one of them said:
A few minutes ago, a guy actually came running here. Just here he threw himself into the river. Look, there he is on the other side coming out of the water! Hurry! Do you want me to give you my boat, otherwise he will slip away from under your nose.
“Let him run away,” said Inspector Warnicke, “now I want to get to know you better.”
What caused Inspector Warnicke to make this decision?
View answer In a fast river, the guy would inevitably be carried away by the current. He could not get out to the opposite bank opposite the place where he entered the water.
3. Excited Zoo
The time for the zoo to close was approaching. The last belated visitors had already begun to gradually head towards the exit, when suddenly an indignant cry was heard. One zoo visitor, a middle-aged lady, lost her elegant handbag. She even managed to see the back of the fleeing visitor. Inspector Warnicke immediately rushed after him, who never manages to spend even a few hours in peace. One of the visitors joined him, declaring that he knew all the passages and exits here. The two of them ran around the entire park. The criminal was nowhere to be found. He could not leave the park: only the central gate remained open, and by order of the inspector, the most careful surveillance was established behind it.
Warnicke was already wondering if his assistant was leading him by the nose. Maybe he is an accomplice of the kidnapper and is now trying to cover his tracks? But immediately this thought left the inspector, for one circumstance that suddenly attracted his attention enabled him to discover the scoundrel. 
How did the criminal reveal himself?
View answer One of the zoo employees feeds the rhinoceros meat, although he should know that the rhinoceros is a herbivore.
The effectiveness of law enforcement officers largely depends on the formation and development of professionally significant cognitive qualities. Along with others, these include professional sensitivity, perception, observation, thinking, imagination. Purposeful development of the listed qualities through practical exercises and special training makes it possible to improve their development indicators several times.
The detective tasks presented here, previously published in the magazines “Science and Life”, “Shield”, “Tasvir”, “World of Crime”, etc., allow, to a certain extent, to develop attention, observation, intelligence and resourcefulness...
These tasks are loved by everyone and at all times. Some see in them a kind of “mental gymnastics,” a means of satisfying the natural need for every thinking person to test and exercise the power of their own mind. Others are attracted by the elegant literary shell: the plot of logical problems is often very entertaining. Still others consider the main advantage of this type of problem to be their accessibility: you can often hear that solving logical problems does not require special knowledge, but only a certain level of development, the ability to think logically, acquired and developed, like any other skill, by persistent exercises.
Naturally, by solving such problems, you will not master the skills of solving and investigating real crimes, but these tasks will help you develop, to a certain extent, observation skills, logical thinking, which are so necessary in practical activities, yes and in everyday life every person.
Criminal tasks with the participation of Inspector Warnicke
These problems were published in the journal "Science and Life" in the 60-70s of the last century. They taught readers not only to think and reason correctly, but also to be observant. Therefore, the problems about Inspector Warnicke have not lost their relevance today.
This inspector became famous on the pages of the German magazine Eulenspiegel for the fact that he promptly solved the most complex and intricate crimes. One can only envy his sharp mind, insight and memory.
Will you be able to solve crimes as brilliantly as Inspector Warnicke does?! Check it out for yourself!
The Adventures of Detective Louis
The brilliant detective Ludovic is a simple-looking detective who easily unravels all sorts of difficult riddles and crimes. For several decades now he has been a regular hero of the French magazine PIF. The authors of Louis' adventures are journalist A. Kresli and artist M. Moalik.
Louis during the investigation of crimes and mysterious cases uses his characteristic powers of observation, logic and intelligence. Try to take part in his investigations and guess how Louis comes to his conclusions.
The investigation is led by Major Aniskin
Major Aniskin is a humble worker of one of the police units. Among his colleagues, he stands out for his insight, sound logic, and delicacy. He is very observant and not a single piece of evidence can escape his eyes. All this allows him to successfully resolve various work and everyday situations. His young colleagues have a lot to learn from him.
From the adventures of Inspector Werner
An experienced criminologist - Inspector Werner, the hero of the Polish magazine "Przekruj", brilliantly solves complex forensic problems that continually confront him in his professional career. Sergeant Fitt, who accompanies him everywhere, is full of zeal, but cannot compete with the inspector in observation, so he often comes to hasty, incorrect conclusions.
Try and compete with the inspector in your ability to notice every little detail and make big picture logical conclusion.
The investigation is led by Major Seytimbetov
Investigator Seytimbetov is one of best employees your department. It is he who is entrusted with the investigation of the most complex and intricate crimes. His knowledge, erudition, professional experience, coupled with tough logic, intuition and professional instincts, allow him to unravel the most complex criminal knot and find the criminal. He is happy to share his experience with his young colleagues. He is always accompanied by an assistant, Lieutenant Gordeev, who really wants to be like his mentor and tries to imitate him in everything.
Doctor Meridith's Investigations
Dr. Meridith is not a professional detective, but enjoys great authority among law enforcement officials, who very often turn to him for help in investigating complex and mysterious incidents. He earned this respect thanks to his insight and observation.
These tasks gained great popularity in the 90s of the last century thanks to publications on the pages of the newspaper “Abroad”.
There is a rich house and a poor one. They are burning. Which house will the police extinguish?
Police don't put out fires, firefighters put out fires
How can a person not sleep for 8 days?
Sleep at night
You enter a dark kitchen. It contains a candle, a kerosene lamp and a gas stove. What will you light first?
A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?
She sits on your lap
You are standing in front of three switches. Behind an opaque wall are three light bulbs that are turned off. You need to manipulate the switches, go into the room and determine which light bulb each switch belongs to.
First you need to turn on two switches. After some time, turn off one of them. Enter the room. One light bulb will be hot from the switch on, the second will be warm from the switch off, the third will be cold from the untouched switch
It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit one, which weighs less than the rest of the coins. How can you identify a counterfeit coin in two weighings using a cup scale?
1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs less. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: Any 2 coins from the pile with the lowest weight are compared. If they are equal, then the remaining coin is fake
Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. How?
They were on different banks
Two fathers, two sons found three oranges and divided them. Everyone got a whole orange. How can this be?
The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked 300 meters. How did she do it?
The rope was not tied to anything
How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking?
You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact
The man was driving a large truck. The lights on the car were not turned on. There was no moon either. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?
It was a bright sunny day
If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse?
Five minutes
Is it possible to light a match underwater?
It is possible if you pour water into some container, for example, into a glass, and hold the match below the glass
The boat rocks on the water. A ladder was thrown from it along the side. Before high tide, the water covered only the bottom step. How long will it take for the water to cover the 3rd step from the bottom if during high tide the water rises at 20 cm per hour and the distance between the steps is 30 cm?
Never, because the boat rises with the water
How to divide five apples between five girls so that each gets an apple and at the same time one of the apples remains in the basket?
Give one girl an apple along with a basket
One and a half pike perch costs one and a half rubles. How much do 13 pike perch cost?
Traders and potters. In one city all the people were traders or potters. Merchants always told lies, but potters always told the truth. When all the people gathered in the square, each of those gathered said to the others: “You are all traders!” How many potters were there in this city?
The potter was alone because:
- If there were no potters, then the traders would have to tell the truth that all the other traders are traders, and this contradicts the conditions of the problem.
- If there were more than one potter, then each potter would have to lie that the rest were traders.
There are two coins on the table; they add up to 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What coins are these?
1 and 2 rubles
The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the other in 100 minutes. How can this be?
100 minutes is 1 hour 40 minutes
As you know, all Russian female names end with either the letter “a” or the letter “ya”: Anna, Maria, Irina, Natalya, Olga, etc. However, there is only one thing female name, which ends with another letter. Name it.
What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?
Time, temperature
If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect sunny weather 72 hours later?
No, because in 72 hours it will be night
Seven brothers have one sister. How many sisters are there in total?
One yacht goes from Nice to Sanremo, the other from Sanremo to Nice. They left the harbors at the same time. For the first hour, the yachts moved at the same speed (60 km/h), but then the first yacht increased its speed to 80 km/h. Which yacht will be closer to Nice when they meet?
At the moment of their meeting they will be at the same distance from Nice
A woman was walking towards Moscow, and three men met her. Everyone has a bag, in each bag there is a cat. How many creatures were heading to Moscow?
Only the woman went to Moscow, the rest went in the other direction
There were 10 birds sitting on a tree. A hunter came and shot one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?
Not a single one - the rest of the birds flew away
The train runs from east to west, and the wind blows from north to south. In which direction does the smoke fly from the chimney?
You are running a marathon and have passed the runner who was running second. What position do you take now?
Second. If you answered that you are now first, then this is incorrect: you overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position
You are running a marathon and have passed the last runner. What position do you take now?
If you answered that it was the penultimate one, you were wrong again :). Think about how you can overtake the last runner? If you are running after him, then he is not the last. The correct answer is - it is impossible, you cannot overtake the last runner
There were three cucumbers and four apples on the table. The child took one apple from the table. How much fruit is left on the table?
3 fruits, and cucumbers are vegetables
The product first rose in price by 10%, and then fell in price by 10%. What is its value now relative to its original value?
99%: after the price increase, 10% was added to 100% - it turned out to be 110%; 10% of 110% = 11%; then subtract 11% from 110% and get 99%
How many times does the number 4 appear in the integers from 1 to 50?
15 times: 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 - twice, 45, 46. 47, 48, 49
You have driven your car two-thirds of the way. At the beginning of the journey, the car's gas tank was full, but now it is one quarter full. Will there be enough gasoline until the end of the trip (at the same consumption)?
No, because 1/4< 1/3
Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Cheche, Chichi, Chocho. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
A deaf and mute man went into a stationery store to buy a pencil sharpener. He stuck his finger into his left ear and made a spinning motion with the fist of his other hand near his right ear. The seller immediately understood what was being asked of him. Then a blind man entered the same store. How did he explain to the salesman that he wanted to buy scissors?
I just said, he's blind, but not dumb
A rooster has flown to the border between Russia and China. I sat down exactly on the border, absolutely in the middle. Layed an egg. It fell exactly across: the border divides it in the middle. Which country does the egg belong to?
Roosters don't lay eggs!
One morning, a soldier who had previously been on night guard approached the centurion and said that that night he had seen in a dream how the barbarians would attack the fortress from the north that evening. The centurion did not really believe in this dream, but still took measures. That same evening, the barbarians actually attacked the fortress, but thanks to the measures taken, their attack was repulsed. After the battle, the centurion thanked the soldier for the warning and then ordered him to be taken into custody. Why?
Because he slept on duty
There are ten fingers on the hands. How many fingers are there on ten hands?
A plane with English tourists was flying from Holland to Spain. He crashed in France. Where should the surviving (wounded) tourists be buried?
The survivors do not need to be buried! :)
You were driving a bus with 42 passengers from Boston to Washington. At each of the six stops, 3 people got out of it, and at every second - four. What was the driver's name when the driver arrived in Washington 10 hours later?
How about you, because in the beginning it was said that You drove the bus
What can you find in minutes, seconds and days, but not in years, decades and centuries?
How many times can you subtract 3 from 25?
Once, because after the first subtraction the number "25" will change to "22"
Mrs Taylor's bungalow is all finished in pink color: It has pink lamps, pink walls, pink carpets and a pink ceiling. What color are the stairs in this bungalow?
There are no stairs in the bungalow
IN ancient castle where the prison was located, there were 4 round towers in which prisoners were imprisoned. One of the prisoners decided to escape. And then one fine day he hid in the corner, and when a guard came in, he stunned him with a blow to the head, and he ran away, changing into different clothes. Could this happen?
No, since the towers were round and there were no corners
The 12-story building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor; from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed most often?
Regardless of the distribution of residents by floor - button “1”
A pair of horses ran 20 kilometers. Question: How many kilometers did each horse run individually?
20 kilometers
What can stand and walk, hang and stand, walk and lie at the same time?
Is it possible to predict the score? football match before it starts and if so, how?
The score of any match before it starts is always 0:0
What can a person increase in diameter by 7 times in a few seconds?
Pupil. When moving from bright light towards darkness, the diameter can change from 1.1 to 8 mm; everything else either hardly increases or increases in diameter by no more than 2-3 times
A seller at the market sells a hat that costs 10 rubles. A buyer comes up and wants to buy it, but he only has 25 rubles. The seller sends the boy away with these 25 rubles. change it to a neighbor. The boy comes running and gives 10 + 10 +5 rubles. The seller gives the hat and change 15 rubles, and 10 rubles. keeps it for himself. After some time, a neighbor comes and says that 25 rubles. fake, demands to give her money. The seller returns her money. How much money was the seller defrauded of?
The seller was deceived for a counterfeit 25 rubles.
How many animals did Moses take on his ark?
It was not Moses who took the animals into the ark, but Noah.
2 people entered the entrance at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other on the 9th. How many times will the first person get there faster than the second? Note: They simultaneously pressed buttons on 2 elevators moving at the same speed.
The usual answer is 3 times. Correct answer: 4 times. Elevators usually go from the 1st floor. The first one will travel 3-1=2 floors, and the second 9-1=8 floors, i.e. 4 times more
This riddle is often offered to children. But sometimes adults can rack their brains for a long time to figure out how to solve such a problem, so you can organize a competition: invite everyone to try to solve the problem. Whoever guesses it, regardless of age, deserves a prize. Here's the task:
6589 = 4; 5893 = 3; 1236 = 1; 1234 = 0; 0000 = 4; 5794 = 1; 1111 = 0; 4444 = 0; 7268 = 3; 1679 = 2; 3697 = 2
2793 = 1; 4895 = 3
The main thing is to look at the problem like a child, then you will understand that the answer is 3 (three circles in the writing of numbers)
Two horsemen competed to see whose horse would reach the finish line last. However, things did not go well, both stood still. Then they turned to the sage for advice, and after that both rode at full speed.
The sage advised the horsemen to exchange horses
One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball game with a score of 76:40. At the same time, not a single basketball player scored a single goal in this match.”
Women's teams played
A man walks into a store, buys sausage and asks to cut it, not across, but lengthwise. The saleswoman asks: “Are you a fireman?” - “Yes.” How did she guess?
The man was in uniform
The lady didn't have it with her driver's license. She did not stop at the railroad crossing, although the barrier was down, then, not paying attention to the “brick,” she moved along a one-way street against the traffic and stopped only after passing three blocks. All this happened in front of a traffic police officer, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene.
The lady was walking
On one Odessa street there were three tailoring workshops. The first tailor advertised himself as follows: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second is “The best workshop in the world!” The third “outdid” them both.
“The best workshop on this street!”
Two brothers were drinking at a bar. Suddenly, one of them began to argue with the bartender, and then pulled out a knife and, not paying attention to his brother’s attempts to stop him, hit the bartender. At his trial he was found guilty of murder. At the end of the trial, the judge said: “You have been found guilty of murder, but I have no choice but to let you go.” Why did the judge have to do this?
The culprit was one of conjoined twins. The judge could not send a guilty person to prison without putting an innocent person there as well.
We were traveling in the same compartment: Baba Yaga, Zmey Gorynych, a stupid ensign and a smart ensign. There was a bottle of beer on the table. The train entered the tunnel and it became dark. When the train came out of the tunnel, the bottle was empty. Who drank the beer?
The stupid ensign drank the beer, since the other creatures are unreal and do not occur in life!)