Braingle: 'Which House?' Brain Teaser

Which House?

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Puzzle ID:	#25375
Fun:	(3.05)
Difficulty:	(1.1)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	GarnetLover
Corrected By:	Mysterious

There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton, the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?

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Comments

drussel3 Aug 16, 2005	I got it on the 2nd read through, tricky....
cool_bisdak Aug 16, 2005	tricky question some might answer it but i got the idea. firetrucks not the ambulance puts up a fire.
MonkeyJoe Aug 16, 2005	clever clever
Swordoffury1392 Aug 16, 2005	AHH!!! I fell for it! Mad at self Oh well, good teaser though!
MoneyMaker_Mo Aug 16, 2005	i knew it almost imediately...heard one like it...good though!!!
lycanthrope Aug 16, 2005	caught me. Wicked trick, but nicely done!
elu93 Aug 16, 2005	That's fun! It's really good too!
hit_the_sand Aug 16, 2005	Man, I totally fell for it!!! I'm so Blonde!!!
(user deleted) Aug 16, 2005	He he that one was good, ya got me and my husband as well...funny. Cute...
(user deleted) Aug 16, 2005	He he that one was good, ya got me and my husband as well...funny. Cute...
Therulerofthem Aug 16, 2005	I fell for it Nice
drift15 Aug 16, 2005	i never thought SAT grammar stuff could actually be useful...heheh
don_antonini Aug 16, 2005	you got me!!
misspem Aug 16, 2005	Nice one!!
jodocroco Aug 17, 2005	i cant beleive i fell for that
trickyleprecaun Aug 17, 2005	haha, thats funny, and i fell for it too! gee, you really got me!
kellyc_12_2004 Aug 17, 2005	I fell for it. I didn't realize it was under the trick catergory. I should pay more attention to that. Great teaser!
beethovenswig Aug 18, 2005	I didnt fall for it because I noticed it was in the trick category. Good teaser though
zigthepig Aug 18, 2005	That is a real trick!
cubsfan1 Aug 18, 2005	so awesome ! u got me and that makes even me laugh !!1
iblondhaha Aug 18, 2005	yep, ya got me too . . . oh well, it was still funny
litt1eME Aug 19, 2005	lol.
GarnetLover Aug 19, 2005	thanks
jackal2008us Aug 19, 2005	Almost got me.Took me a double take to realize it was simpler than I initially thought
swithie Aug 21, 2005	Brill, certainly fooled me!!!
lizardqueen Aug 21, 2005	i am so dumb i fell for that
froggygg Aug 22, 2005	Really great teaser! I got it right away, but my husband was actually studying the houses and was just about to tell me which one when he looks at me and goes "duh" none of them!
turtlesrock44 Aug 22, 2005	haha very funny lol
onlyeeyore Aug 22, 2005	Okay, I'm a stoopidhead. Great teaser!
kayl_bayl Aug 23, 2005	i fell for it! i thought i was all smart because i said the iron one because the others burnt down already. good job!
loveshellylove Aug 24, 2005	I enjoyed this! Good teaser...made me laugh
blca Aug 29, 2005	you totally tricked me great teaser
soccercow10 Aug 30, 2005	ha ha !! this one was very fun to do! i never noticed the fact that it said ambulances. i was caught up in the elements that were in the house!! clever....clever indeed.....
Hermione500 Sep 04, 2005	As soon as I clicked the show answer link I was like "Wait a sec..." Well, at least I got it. XD
(user deleted) Sep 04, 2005	Best one I heard all day,you totally got me!
AZTTT Sep 14, 2005	It took me a bit, but I actually got it! good job
bagogirl Sep 16, 2005	wow, i am really stupid...
thorax Sep 16, 2005	i thought it was a typo
amelia639 Sep 16, 2005	that's really good i didn't notice the ambulance word so i had to look at the answer
mbunap Sep 17, 2005	And roosters don't lay eggs. I'm kind of surprised that anyone missed this one.
mbunap Sep 17, 2005	And roosters don't lay eggs. I'm kind of surprised that anyone missed this one.
OldChinaHand Sep 17, 2005	My had a lot of fun
OldChinaHand Sep 17, 2005	My ESL business had a great time with this one. Thanks.
Chakoteya Sep 17, 2005	Easy peasy fun
Vercetti Sep 17, 2005	Wahahahahaha! It's one of those famous trick question teasers!!! Me like those so much!!!
MattM462 Sep 17, 2005	that caught me.
laura0489 Sep 17, 2005	I really don't want to admit this.....but ok you got me too.
Aarghonauts Sep 17, 2005	HOw did that happen? I finally got one right Thanks for the laugh and the ego boost
iteachkids Sep 17, 2005	Wahhhhhhhhh!!! Got me too! Here's my excuse: I'm in a hurry to go to a meeting. The dog ate my homework? Oh well. It is definitely a fun one that I will LOVE pulling on students!
mekaboo27 Sep 17, 2005	I can't believe it but you got me on that one. I was not paying attention to the fact that you said ambulance and I read it several times.Duh! my name is Very tricky I am not so ashamed that I must go jump into a river of heresey chocolate and drown in it. Keep them coming that was great!!!!!
Spammy Sep 17, 2005	When I first read it (and you got me) I thought the answer was obvious..."the one with the people screaming in it!" After a second read I caught my mistake.
jessjspieks Sep 17, 2005	Well....the cotton house would be gone already, the iron probably didn't burn ....so I go with the wood one.....aaaah dangit, you got me
chaskey Sep 17, 2005	I was about to get all fired up until I read it again. Mean but fun!
gumdrop480 Sep 17, 2005	good one! im not tellin u if i fell 4 it or not tho.....
redneck_woman Sep 17, 2005	I'm guessing the person above me got "got"....I did too I'm sad to say! Good one Garnet!
wolfy68 Sep 17, 2005	Excellent! Variations of this mind- bender have been around forever, I think...but, it's always nice to see a new one! You taught me, once again, Read Each Word very carefully! Thanks and Bravo to you!
Dance24-7 Sep 17, 2005	ha ha you got me on this 1 i was thinkin wood but then i read the answer and started laughing it's a good 1..it is going on my favorites list
jimmym Sep 17, 2005	silly rabbit...tricks are for kids!
tdc_tmc Sep 17, 2005	I'm glad I'm not the only one who fell for it!!
schatzy228 Sep 17, 2005	sorry, not even close, surprised that some didnt get it,,,remember the one where to bury survivors?,,,or the one where a rooster laid an egg? but this is still one more than i have submitted sooo--good job
xFLoRiDa_HuNNyX Sep 17, 2005	haha.good one
REBRAB Sep 17, 2005	easy but fun
joeyleahs2 Sep 17, 2005	stumped me . excuse? uuummm... How about it is early. Yah Yah it is early that is why I didnt get.
skittle499 Sep 17, 2005	Didn;t get it like always Very fun though add this to my favorites
skittle499 Sep 17, 2005	Really good one Garnet. And I ment to say I am going to add this to my favorites
gorillazgirl Sep 17, 2005	I loved that one!!
POPS Sep 17, 2005	I am a retired firefighter,I knew the answer as soon as I saw it.But I really got a good laugh looking at the comments!!!!!!! good job my friend.
Question_Mark Sep 17, 2005	I fell for it.
panther Sep 17, 2005	WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
dutchymonster Sep 17, 2005	smug I got it strait away smug
ceeyaaa Sep 17, 2005	i know better..but here I was concentrating on the houses..duh...I had a good laugh at my stupidity...hehehe
joseph_robidoux Sep 17, 2005	lol i wasnt paying attencion lol i know one kinda like that dealing with a plane crash
riddlelover Sep 17, 2005	Excellent, brilliant!!! I love it!!!! In my favorites!!!!!
thimblenoggin Sep 17, 2005	What are we in pre-school?
(user deleted) Sep 17, 2005	HAHAHA!!!!! i fell for it. now i feel stupid!!!
emmh Sep 18, 2005	Apart from the cake contest, this is the first one I got right in a week of receiving teasers of the day. So maybe my brain's coming round to the right way of thinking. They're all really clever. I love 'em. This was natty, even though I got it. Well done.
kimmi Sep 18, 2005	i recognize that ambulances do not typically put out fires, but it says, "which house did the ambulance TRY to put out the fire at first?" well, as public safety workers, it's likely that ambulance workers might TRY to put out a fire, even if that's the job of a fire truck.
lorelle_b Sep 18, 2005	haha fell for it TOO!!! oh well. good job.
thorax Sep 18, 2005	am i the only one who thought it was a typo
jabdr Sep 18, 2005	You sure got me! Great one.
geniesue Sep 18, 2005	didn't get it, so easy once you know the answer
boriqua Sep 19, 2005	That was a good one
GarnetLover Sep 20, 2005	Thanx every1!
oceanmist22626 Sep 20, 2005	i got it but it almost threw me! great teaser! i luv it!
Haylie1506 Sep 21, 2005	Sadly...sniff...I didn't get it...
drummergirl Sep 22, 2005	ha. ahaha. ahahahahaha... ha.
Katelin Sep 23, 2005	ha ha good one.
ElectricYou Oct 24, 2005	New spin on the oldest trick in the book! Fabulous. Can't believe I fell for it
shabz4lyf Oct 28, 2005	Hee hee hee you made me laugh thanx a lot... you got me oh!!! so funny ha ha ha
shabz4lyf Oct 28, 2005	Hee hee hee you made me laugh thanx a lot... you got me oh!!! so funny ha ha ha
shabz4lyf Oct 28, 2005	Hee hee hee you made me laugh thanx a lot... you got me oh!!! so funny ha ha ha
smarty_blondy Oct 29, 2005	And to think i was all like "I know, i know, pick me, it's the cotton one!". Good one.
bookworm91 Nov 10, 2005	you mean ambulances dont put out fires?? i missed that one big-time!
TheEarthling Nov 20, 2005	Hahaha! Very funny. I had to read it twice before picking up the mistake.
FerretGirl Nov 22, 2005	How could a house filled with iron catch on fire? Oh well, I guess it doesn't matter.....
rkaaland Dec 01, 2005	Loved it!! going in my favs
GoHarryPotterCS Dec 14, 2005	I ALREADY put it in my favs! Lol. I loved it! Kepp em comin.
Tryer Dec 29, 2005	First time I got one straight away! Still a good one though
Quickq Apr 13, 2006	I started to think about it then I noticed it said "ambulance".
Psychic_Master Apr 18, 2006	I didn't know it was a trick question! I can't believe I fell for that ...really nice one! Tricky...
akl21 Jul 12, 2006	I overthought. How like me. I loved that one.
bandnerdnproud7 Sep 17, 2006	That was a tricky one. Haha...I was waiting up until 12 to be the first one to comment, but there were already 101 comments when I got here...dang earlier time zones! Oh well.
vlerma Sep 17, 2006	We have a volunteer fire department who go either way - fire or emergency. But a fireman is still the one a person would expect to try to put out a fire. Nice presentation though. More please?
lmurray Sep 17, 2006	I WANTED TO SAY HOW LAME I THOUGHT THIS WAS AND QUESTION THOSE WHO APPROVED SUCH A TEASER, BUT AFTER READING THE RESPONSES OF OTHERS, I GUESS I AM IN THE VAST MINORITY.
starnz Sep 17, 2006	Perhaps if I hadn't tried to do this at 30 A.M., I may have caught the "trick" word!!! Shame on me!!
Badger Sep 17, 2006	What I really want to know is: "In who's yard did they bury the survivors"? PS: I was amazed at how many people fell for it, most of whom are much smarter than I! I don't think I'll trick my kids on it, but I'll sure try! Thanks.
Badger Sep 17, 2006	bandnerd: I'll give you credit for first to comment. Most of the other comments are over a year old! Signed, twobandnerdsdadandproudof secondinstatelastyear
Pizzazz2u Sep 17, 2006	A marvelously tricky and enjoyable teaser. I commend you! This one goes to my favorites. Paying attention to detail, pays off in the long run. Keep these type of teasers coming!
bradon182001 Sep 17, 2006	My answer? The house that had the screaming peiple in it. So much for thinking. That will teach me to be logical.
Scitchr Sep 17, 2006	Good trick. I got it, though it looks like few did. Good fun.
Infinitoid Sep 17, 2006	hahaha i was like "whichever dork came up with this joke doesnt know what an ambulance is" nice one garnetlover
Synlapse Sep 17, 2006	I had too many "irons" in the fire and didn't see the ambulance coming. Got me too !!!
FeaerFactorY666 Sep 17, 2006	nice!
jabdr Sep 17, 2006	Not only got me but also got me laughing. I see it also got me a year ago....scarey..
Coolfreeze Sep 17, 2006	I like it!
Shriya Sep 17, 2006	I too fell for it. I thought its no use saving a house made of cotton and an iron house won't burn. So, my answer was WOOD!!!
utnative Sep 17, 2006	i can't believe it, i said the answer just as i was going to look at the answer. it thought it was too hard for me. what a fluke great teaser
largo40 Sep 17, 2006	YOU GOT ME!!!!! Just too funny!!!!! Worth the chuckle.
kman613 Sep 17, 2006	My brain must be working today - caught that one right away. Good one though - I'll see how many people I can "stump" today w/ it...
Moon_Girl_ Sep 17, 2006	funny! i didn't even think that they didn't put out fires!
underdog Sep 17, 2006	B-b-b-booooooooring come up with one a liitle bit harder next time HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
luvdoritos706 Sep 17, 2006	wow.....im surprised that i didnt catch that....nice
phyllisa Sep 17, 2006	Ambulances have sirens, but don't put out fires!
POPS Sep 17, 2006	I am a 30 year veteran in the Fire Service, You did not fool me but you sure fooled a lot of people. CUTE.
Qrystal Sep 17, 2006	tee hee hee, good one!
suganue Sep 17, 2006	I cannot believe you got me with that one. What was I thinking? Very little obviously. Maybe if I had not ran throught it and taken my time I would not have fell for such an easy trick. Great teaser. It was fun!!
tdbrsun Sep 17, 2006	Got me too. oh boy!
saleprice Sep 17, 2006	OMG, you got me too!! LOL I cant believe I fell for the oldest trick in the book, serves me right for rushing to find an answer.........
FatHead Sep 18, 2006	How many of each animal did Moses take to the ark.
Badger Sep 19, 2006	Good one, Fathead! I forgot about that oldie but goldie!
RRAMMOHAN Sep 19, 2006	This one surely got me! Fell for the trick. Teaches me not to rush into thinking fast, without reading the teaser carefully. This is a very clever teaser. Maybe we could try this on others on April Fools Day too!
Battery Oct 24, 2006	I cant believe i didnt see that!
CountdownCrispy Oct 26, 2006	Completely had, you swine!
Iamthedude54321 Nov 17, 2006	Nice job, you tricked me.
Lizzie713 Nov 24, 2006	I got it YAY
senther7 Nov 30, 2006	wow i must be really stupid if i didnt get it...and i had a dictionary turned to abluances(no serosoly)
kuttiekat2u Jan 14, 2007	i'm really smart and get all the teasers right and when i read your question i said duh the wood and then i read the answer and thought how dum i was to think that. so you got the smart one.GOOD JOB!
kuttiekat2u Jan 14, 2007
1smart_okie Nov 10, 2007	GREAT TEASER!!!! Loved it! You got me!
madbolin Dec 30, 2007	good one. i was really stumped on tHAT ONE
NishaNisha Aug 23, 2008	nice one........i was like "ofcourse the wood house" but when i saw the answer i knew i was a lunatic.
sammyfish Sep 15, 2008	OMG i actually got on!! (even if it was only in the time the answer took to load! )
Irish_chic Oct 04, 2008	wow my little sib got it before I did.
here2 Feb 10, 2009	you totally got me.
BNL101 Mar 27, 2009	Haw, haw, got it! Gooooood one though!
doehead Sep 17, 2009	Good one for the younger generation,but much too easy for anyone over 12.
FreeSarah Sep 17, 2009	Ah. got me.
willymapo Sep 17, 2009	You know, I got it at first read because my first though while I was reading was: how do you fill a house with wood? Probably he mean a house built of wood. Then I read cotton, and though: that is the old tricky Which weights more, a pound of cotton or a pound of iron? Finally I read Ambulance, and since I was in catching mode, I got it, actually even forgetting what the houses were full of. Nice!
here2 Sep 17, 2009	Ugh - when it shows up in my Google home page, I can't see that the type is trick. I totally missed it. Very nice. = p
auntiesis Sep 17, 2009	Very nice. Easy but fun. Very tricky.
Lord_Hawk Sep 17, 2009	Ahhhhhhhhhhhh fell for it. Dayumn.
sashomarine Jan 15, 2010	I cannot believe I fell fer that!
HABS2933 Sep 17, 2012	Got it right away.
cutebug Sep 17, 2012	Very old and very EZ.
here2 Sep 17, 2012	ugh!
Babe Sep 17, 2012	Good one and very funny! I read right over it and paid no attention to the obvious. To Ferretgirl..the house could easily catch on fire, but the iron would not burn. Simple, right?
makani Sep 17, 2012	Hahahahahaha I liked it but didn't get the answer myself. Nice one.