The Slowest Race
Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
One day a really rich old man with two sons died. In his will he said that he would give one of his sons all of his fortune. He gave each of his sons a horse and said they would compete in a horse race from Los Angeles to Sacramento, but the son whose horse came in second would get the money. So one day they started the race. After one whole day they had only ridden one mile. At night they decided they should stop at a hotel.
While they were booking in they told their problem to the wise old clerk, who made a suggestion. The next day the two brothers rode as fast as they could. What did the clerk suggest that they do?
Answer
The clerk told them to swap horses. The father said that whoever's horse crossed the finish line second would get the money. He didn't say that the owner of the horse had to be on it.
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Rowsdower 
Jan 10, 2004
| That's the best idea since otherwise the race would go forever since no one wants to be first. Fun.  |
Kollonel_Rabbit
Jan 15, 2005
| pretty easy but good one |
bbbz
Feb 21, 2005
| This was pretty easy but still fun. However, it's unbelievable that they didn't think of this solution before they started the race, let alone after slowly riding all day. |
stephiesd
Oct 27, 2005
| I've seen this before. |
lifeisgood812 
Nov 24, 2005
| An oldie but a goodie!!! |
boodler 
Nov 25, 2005
| Got it when the clerk came into the story!  |
morning_rain08
Jan 03, 2006
| Great teaser!  |
Atropus
Feb 14, 2006
| I wonder why the father wanted the boys to race..
Maybe it was so that they would get to know eachother, clear up olf feuds and decide to share their wealth when they actually came into it?
So much for that idea.  |
TehIgnored
Mar 16, 2006
| As soon as i read the phrase 'horse came in second' i knew the answer....fun though, nice teaser. |
Vigo95
Mar 26, 2006
| i LOVE this one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
bballer21 
Apr 09, 2006
| who won???
luv it |
Angelli
Apr 21, 2006
| good one |
tonjawithaj
Jun 12, 2006
| Hmmmmmmm.  |
spazzyjazzy93
Jun 14, 2006
| i've heard this one A MILLION, wait no, now A MILLION AND ONE times and i still love it! |
Shriya
Sep 19, 2006
| Very common but still fun.  |
elu93
Nov 21, 2006
| lol! That was awesome! |
Jimbo
Mar 13, 2007
| Easy but its nice to think outside the square! |
ava199345
Jul 29, 2007
| Crazy old man.... why couldnt he just split up his money like a normal person and quit wasting everybody's time. |
Deedee123
Jan 19, 2008
| Loved it!!!!!! |
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