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The Egg
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Difficulty: (1.56)
Puzzle ID: #20934
Submitted By: GarrettPorter Corrected By: KDestroyer9
Submitted By: GarrettPorter Corrected By: KDestroyer9
Trick
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How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
Answer
Concrete floors are very hard to crack!Hide Answer Show Answer
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i thought it was by wrapping the egg in bubble wrap or a pillow.
I liked it not one of my favs though.Keep up the good work!
Technically I think this one would fall under the joke category.
hey castanz dont you think it is really not a joke!
Never mind. The category is Trick. I guess I was...
now do you get it?
Pretty nice teaser.
What about:
A. You can't crack a raw egg itself.
(Take it out of the shell, you are still dropping a raw egg).
A. You can't crack a raw egg itself.
(Take it out of the shell, you are still dropping a raw egg).
good one
..............
Feb 12, 2005
so just about any answer that involves an egg drop can be right since concrete is hard to crack
if you dropped it 1 cm from the air, that would work too.
That's what is so great about English - the language is vey ambiguous.
*very. Typo.
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Feb 15, 2005
garrettporter, u should say 1 of ur answers in comment, since u didnt actually give an answer that answers the question. and its ur teaser.
I thought I wasn't going to like this one. It was the first trick I looked at.
I liked this one and thought that you did a good job. For anybody who did not get this you had to be a complete blond and if you thought that it was dumb then you prob. did not get it your self.
real funny!
HA! HA! HA... no.
Thats a good one!
This is nice and enjoyable
This is nice and enjoyable
Now that was funny!!
That was easy! Still, that was a real good 1!
i thought it was by dropping the egg from about 1/2 an inch off the ground
woah, tricky
I roll my eyes w/ laughter, That was very cute... I will tell my kid that one. It's always nice to have something 'safe' to make ya laugh that you can pass on to your kids!
in response I say, I bet I can jump higher than a house.
damn science - when i was in year 8 (or something) we actually did an experiment that involved dropping a raw egg onto concrete to see if you could not crack it (the egg, not the concrete) - it is actually possible if you drop the egg on one of the "points" - difficult to do, but there you go...anyway, what i was trying to say is that the damn experiment sent me along the completely wrong path!
Ha Ha Ha! I got that one!!!
Jun 01, 2005
The ambiguity of English which is the key to the trick here does NOT apply. "onto a concrete floor" is a prepositional phrase and not part of the main clause, so "it" cannot refer back to it. "it" is a subject complement, meaning that it renames the subject of the sentence, in this case "egg." There is no ambiguity - "it" clearly refers to the egg and not the floor, and the trick for this riddle becomes null. Some might argue that pronouns refer to the last named noun in a sentence, but not in this case, because "floor" is part of a prepositional phrase.
TEHE
I was going to say what fxman said.
.... yeah, i was going to say what fxman said too....
i feel like a dumbbrain
Fun one.
Has anyone considered that the concrete floor has just been poured and it is still wet, therefore the egg would not break, just sink into it.
Very cute.
Funny
How about...
A: Crack the egg first then trhrow it (you can't crack it, it's already cracked)
A: Crack the egg first then trhrow it (you can't crack it, it's already cracked)
I agree with fixman
ughhhh,, got me....
castanz, there is no joke category. Besides, most trick questions are funny. Actually, there are two other ways you could have done it.
1. You could wrap the egg up. The teaser never said the egg wasn't wrapped up in something.
2. If you put an egg in vinegar, and leave it for a few days, it becomes bouncy. So that is another way this teaser could have been done.
1. You could wrap the egg up. The teaser never said the egg wasn't wrapped up in something.
2. If you put an egg in vinegar, and leave it for a few days, it becomes bouncy. So that is another way this teaser could have been done.
Very good
Why did the chicken cross the road? So he could drop an egg on concrete without fxman taking the humour out of the situation.
Why did the chicken cross the road? So he could drop an egg on concrete without fxman taking the humour out of the situation.
Oh! I thought "it" was referring to the egg!
Uh,
how about:
Answer: drop it from a height of 1cm
how about:
Answer: drop it from a height of 1cm
This is a stupid teaser!
Cool!
Ditto what fxman51 said.
FXMAN51 IS THE MAN!!
Lighten up chaps, its a teaser!! and it teased me Nice to have a little light teasing now and again
I'm new to this. Where do I click to rate a puzzle?
well alrighty i think the jokes are on the other page..
( one word) STUPID
I thought that "it" was refering to the egg too.
I thought that that one was a little dumb. It was a trick queston. I'm new here, and I was wondering how I submit teasers and quizs'?
Today is my first day
Today is my first day
HEHEH. My answer was to hold the egg only a quarter inch above the concrete floor and drop it. I doubt the egg would crack then.
It was a trick question, so yes....it was referring to the concrete. This was an enjoyable teaser! It is too bad that some people, can only find reasons to not give someone a positive comment on their teasers. No matter, how good they can be! A very good teaser. Keep up the terrific work!
It was a cool teaser. I think some people just like to ruin the fun of teasers. They are for fun. Not every teaser has to have perfect grammer. I liked this one.
Great job.
Great job.
That is so funny! I enjoyed alot! Thanks!!!!
Should have know when I saw it was a trick question. Good one, you got me.
In the context, correct english would have "it" referring to "egg" not "concrete." So really all this puzzle is is affirmation that perhaps your riddle skills and science skills are sharp, but your sense of grammar is idiotic.
fixman51, why did you have to ruin the teaser? it was all just fun and games! just because you may have gotten it wrong doesnt mean you have to come up with some lame excuse and take the fun out!!!!!!!!
also i thought it was a very good teaser and everyone who left a negative comment is practically insane! great teaser!
Fxman, why did you have to take the fun out of this teaser?
It's a great teaser, really tricky, it made me laugh
Can't anybody just enjoy a trick teaser and not try to take the trick out
It's a great teaser, really tricky, it made me laugh
Can't anybody just enjoy a trick teaser and not try to take the trick out
please please message me!!!!! im so bored! im begging you!!
ah- very good teaser- and tricky too!
You need to add specifics, like dropping the egg from 10 ft. and the egg cannot be wrapped in anything (however this does not lead you to the answer).
UNCLEARLY WRITTEN
I liked this one A LOT!!!!! Made me smile which is always a worthy cause
nice one!! I got it after I saw the answer.
I did not find anything wrong with the English, it was a trick !!! And it was a good trick. I had the wrong answer, but so what, I had fun. I thought that if you cracked the egg first and just dropped the egg and not the shell that would be the way to go.... Oh well, back to the drawing board. I just don't know why so many people are negative about a funny trick.
I think Texashorty4ever is a blonde her or himself and didnt even get it right !!
well anyway i liked it and i didnt get it right !
suprse
well anyway i liked it and i didnt get it right !
suprse
Love trick stuff. Reminds me: If a hen laid an egg and a half in a day and a half how long would it take a rooster to lay a doorknob.
well... i'm not too amused.. but I did learn to not assume the "it's" and feel the need to be more specific when I speak... or maybe i'll play the "it" game on some people. I'm half-amused.
Cute! that was fun and nicely worded!
C'mon guys...it's a teaser and the category is 'trick'. So, no need to diagram the sentence....just look for the trick! It's cute .
Hmm... I didn't really care for this one. There were so many possible answers.
I LOVED this one! It could be called a "trick question" and a great laugh!! Bookworm, I'm with you - re 1/4" distance from egg to floor. Kyrin - lighten up! Thanks for a light, bit of fun!!
Ha Ha!!
Real cute.
meh. After coming up with about 10 answers i just clicked answer and found out that this was worded worse than it first appeared. I prefer teasers that can be answered.
How about, smash it on the ground so it breaks open. It never actually cracked, but it did smash open!
"Being intentionally unclear, then acting smug when you're misunderstood, is not cleverness."
Mar 04, 2007
That was funny! The comments were also funny! Thanks.
(2 words) Very Stupid
Mar 04, 2007
Sure was a cute one! Another oldie but goodie is take 2 cans of frozen juice, keep the lid on, it ain't messy. Or any 2 indentical cans. YOu will need a ruler and a table. Lay the can on its side on the floor, lay the can on the table standing up. Measure the distance from the top of the side of the laying can, and the opt of the can standing up. Now reverse the cans now the laying down can is on top of the table, so you are measuring from the side of that can, to the top of the can sitting on the floor. Why is there a difference in measurments? Nope, don't know the answer for that one either, BUT, its kept me wondering now for almost 40 yrs!
Mar 04, 2007
Sure was a cute one! Another oldie but goodie is take 2 cans of frozen juice, keep the lid on, it ain't messy. Or any 2 indentical cans. You will need a ruler and a table. Lay the can on its side on the floor, lay the can on the table standing up. Measure the distance from the top of the side of the laying can, and the top of the can standing up. Now reverse the cans now the laying down can is on top of the table, so you are measuring from the side of that can, to the top of the can sitting on the floor. Why is there a difference in measurments? Nope, don't know the answer for that one either, BUT, its kept me wondering now for almost 40 yrs!
people either love this teaser or hate it. I think the teaser could have used elaboration. It feels like the teaser was cooked up in about 30 seconds, basing itself on wordplay, instead of knowledge. A 'raw' egg cannot be broken, anyways.
Stupid teaser. The question implied that you are trying not to crack the EGG, not the FLOOR.
Dangling modifier
well, my answer would have worked
That's not the answer!
You drop it from a 1/4-inch height. It won't break. It's not a question of cracking the concrete.
You drop it from a 1/4-inch height. It won't break. It's not a question of cracking the concrete.
Haha! I liked it. My answer would have involved the egg being a reptile egg, soft shelled, because it doesn't specify what kind of egg. Very good though! Can't those people not pick apart and analyze everything grammatically like that?
GobyDude--that's why it's called a "trick" question. There have been trick questions like that around for years, and I've never heard them analyzed like this before. I just got a good laugh out of it. You got me!
I fell on the side of not caring for this one. It reminds me of the "groaners" my kids like to read from joke books.
I read a magazine article that said an egg can be dropped from hundreds of feet and, after being dropped, will absorb the impact and not break. I thought that was the answer.
Thanks for the effort on this one, but not my style....
That was hilarious!
I laughed out loud! Good one!
I laughed out loud! Good one!
It was good egg. JKJK I can't believe some of the sorehead remarks just because people refuse to admit they were tricked by thinking he meant the egg cracking. It said trick right at the top of the page, Good Job. Oh and for those who were totally obnoxious I am glad we have a place to vote "This is Offensive." I exercised my rights to so vote.
How about dropping the egg from a height of about 1/4" of an inch? There won't be enough velocity to crack the egg.
I also guessed that you just drop the egg from a low height (I said a couple millimetres though; metric rules! -- yes that was meant to be a pun.)
I vote for leaving the comments where people actively display their ignorance, because it shows quite accurately who was "had" by this teaser. Teehee!
I was "had". You got me. I thought it was hilarious though!! But I was a big fan of those groaners from joke books, and I bugged my parents with them like crazy!!
I vote for leaving the comments where people actively display their ignorance, because it shows quite accurately who was "had" by this teaser. Teehee!
I was "had". You got me. I thought it was hilarious though!! But I was a big fan of those groaners from joke books, and I bugged my parents with them like crazy!!
hmm i thot it would be to drop it from like a centimer off the floor
drop the egg in bubble wrap, 1 centimeter over the ground
You could have dropped an Easter egg
Err... If this was the answer this wouldn't be in trick but i know how to do that, i think you put a raw egg in vinegar, then wait for a few days then when you drop it it bounces, Crack! the shell dissapears.
I was thinking along the lines of- Attach a parachute to the egg... But if that were the answer it wouldn't be in the trick category, now would it?
I think that any riddle in the 'Trick' category does not get a pass on obeying the rules of grammar. It is free to play on biases, assumptions, and such. But once you start violating grammatical or any other rules, then reason/logic no longer applies and any answer anyone, including the creator, gives is right and wrong.
For instance, the answer could also have been 'it's very hard to crack you' implying that the 'it' referred to 'you' in the sentence. Obviously this is ridiculous. Why? Because it violates the commonly accepted grammatical usage of 'it'. So why would it be anymore correct to assume 'it' refers to the concrete?
Finally, for everyone who is trouncing on those who are objecting to the teaser, we are not doing it out of spite or trying to create an excuse for why we got it wrong. We are doing it because we see a valid flaw with the teaser that should be addressed. This serves to make better teasers in the future, and hopefully teach others something that they may not have thought about or known to begin with. Criticism can be constructive and we rarely advance when all we receive is praise all the time.
For instance, the answer could also have been 'it's very hard to crack you' implying that the 'it' referred to 'you' in the sentence. Obviously this is ridiculous. Why? Because it violates the commonly accepted grammatical usage of 'it'. So why would it be anymore correct to assume 'it' refers to the concrete?
Finally, for everyone who is trouncing on those who are objecting to the teaser, we are not doing it out of spite or trying to create an excuse for why we got it wrong. We are doing it because we see a valid flaw with the teaser that should be addressed. This serves to make better teasers in the future, and hopefully teach others something that they may not have thought about or known to begin with. Criticism can be constructive and we rarely advance when all we receive is praise all the time.
6 years that this STUPID teaser has been published. The editors need 30 lashes with a wet noodle (change that to a hot poker).
Funny
Considering the initial criticisms this teaser received, I don't understand why it was used again, and yes, I got it easily. But the grammerians have a point.
Nice and fun teaser!
I just said 'drop the egg a milimeter from the floor '
I thought about the concrete being too hard to crack; but I thought that was too easy...
I thought about the concrete being too hard to crack; but I thought that was too easy...
you could also drop it like a centimetre above the floor
That's clever! Don't listen to all the people talking about "it" referring to whatnot. It makes perfect sense how it is, and I enjoyed it.
It was funny the first time I heard it and the second and the third, ...Okay it is an old one, but still makes you smile. Looks like it was the first time for many!
Very old,very easy,and very worn out.
I thought teasers had to be original to be submitted? OR at least a source cited if you were using a previously published one. Not only has this riddle been around on Braingle for years, it is as old as time itself. I first heard this when I was about 5 years old. Didn't like it then, and still don't.
I must have still been sleeping when I read this one, because I didn't figure it out and I LOVE jokes like this one. It's a good one to tell to my grandchildren. Beautiful, sunny day her - have a good one, everyone!
oops! that's "here" !
A groaner for certain.
All the negativity comes from those who failed to get it, and all those who groan about how old it is, forget that it is new to a lot of the others. You are all entitled to your comments so have at it and enjoy. Comments is what it says at the top of the page.
@Babe *applause* As for the teaser
Drop it while it's still inside the hen.
My guess was "remove the shell first." Funny teaser, although I believe people are allowed to not like it as well.
I thought it was: drop it on its end( hard to crack an egg on its end )?
It was a good trick, though!
It was a good trick, though!
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