You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus: 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 2. An old friend who once saved your life. 3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car? Think before you continue reading... Scroll down......... This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again. The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. He simply answered: "I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."

Climbing Snail A snail is at the bottom of a 20 meters deep pit. Every day the snail climbs 5 meters upwards, but at night it slides 4 meters . The Question: How many days does it take before the snail reaches the top of the pit? The Answer: Climbing Snail On the first day, the snail reaches a height of 5 meters and slides down 4 meters at night, and thus ends at a height of 1 meter. On the second day, he reaches 6 meters, but slides back to 2 meters. On the third day, he reaches 7 meters, but slides back to 3 meters. ... On the fifteenth day, he reaches 19 meters, but slides back to 15 meters. On the sixteenth day, he reaches 20 meters, so now he is at the top of the pit! Conclusion: The snail reaches the top of the pit on the 16th day!... Hans & Gerrie Hans is standing behind Gerrie and at the same time Gerrie is standing behind Hans. The Question: How is this possible? The Answer: Hans and Gerrie are standing with their backs towards each other!  Abracadabra with Apples In Miss Miranda's class are eleven children. Miss Miranda has a bowl with eleven apples. Miss Miranda wants to divide the eleven apples among the children of her class, in such a way that each child in the end has an apple, but one apple still remains in the bowl. The Question: Can you help Miss Miranda? Solution to: Abracadabra with Apples Ten children get a single apple, and the eleventh gets the bowl with an apple still in it. Poor & Rich The poor have it, the rich want it, but if you eat it you will die. The Question: What is this? Solution to: Poor & Rich Nothing! Twins Trouble Julius and Vincent are brothers. "We are born within the same hour," says Julius, "on the same day of the same year." "But," says Vincent, "we are no twins!" The Question: How is this possible? Solution to: Twins Trouble Julius and Vincent are part of a set of triplets, or quadruplets, or even more. Remark: the situation that Julius and Vincent would have the same father but not the same mother, is not a valid solution, because Julius and Vincent would then be half-brothers! Happy Birthday When Sandra had her birthday in the year 2000 she became 8 years old. But she was born in the year 2008. The Question: How can you explain this? Solution to: Happy Birthday Sandra was born in the year 2008 BC.