Sunday, October 12, 2008

Giving it a slight thought (1)

Rolling eggs

The roof of a certain house is higher on one side than on the other. The one angle is 600 and the other is 700. Suppose that a rooster were to lay an egg at the very top.
Towards which side would the egg roll?

The duckling

A baby duck wants to cross a bridge, but comes across a sign that says “No Crossing”. The duck is too young to fly or swim. How does he get across?

The portrait

A woman glances at a picture and says: “This person’s mother was my mother’s mother in law”. Who was that person?