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The Diamond
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A rich old lady died and left all her money to her grandchildren and her children. At the end of the will she stated that she had one last thing to give away: her precious diamond. She gave a clue to where it might be. She said "it's in a cylinder surrounded by a thousand squares." One grandchild said, "I know where it is," and found it. Where was it?
Answer
In a roll of toilet paper.Hide Answer Show Answer
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haha! good one. i never thought of that.
"that" meaning the answer.
not bad..........I would never guessed the answer
pretty easy and "know" is spelled that way.
I thought it was a kaleidescope... oh well
I guess tiolet paper has a new use now
lucky she didn't flush it down the potty
I got hung up on 'perious'. It wasn't until I read the previous comment that I guess that he meant to write 'precious'. Otherwise its a great puzzle.
so itcontains a spelling error. big deal it is still a good teaser. I quess the reason sillywilly has no teasers acredited is that they are still pending or rejected. put up or shut up.
How big was this roll of tolet paper? I mean it was a good teaser, but 1000 squares? Thats near to 100m of loo roll! The bog roll in qustion had to have been one of those big ones you find in public toilets. A normal roll has less than 300 leaves of paper.
boy Gouranga, you really know your toilet paper!
Toilet paper is not square, it's rectangular
to na-iem: toilet paper can be square. The brand I have folds perfectly in half triangularly.
Who cares how many squres of paper it has. It was a good teaser. Plus were arguin over bog roll.
Who i their right mind would put a "perious" diamond in a roll of toilet paper?? And also, what roll?? There are tons of rolls of toilet paper. How would they know which one?
to horse_lover, they probaly don't have that many rolls of toilet paper, it would take a whole of 30 seconds to look in ten roles if they even had that many.
I thought the answer was pantihose as they are a cylinder and the woven parts may make squares, but the toilet roll is much better.
PS to the others, sure there are some inconsistencies in this teaser but you lose the love of life if you let silly things like that bother you so much. perhaps you should go outside and look at something else besides your computer eh?
PS to the others, sure there are some inconsistencies in this teaser but you lose the love of life if you let silly things like that bother you so much. perhaps you should go outside and look at something else besides your computer eh?
Cute teaser - I enjoyed it, thanks. Spelling mistakes add to the silliness of the whole idea of a teaser. Enjoy the fun of them all.
I thought it was a baseball diamond, surrounded by a stadium. The squares coulda been the parking spots, although they're more rectangular. Just a thought.
HEY Gouranga IT COULD HAVE BEEN TWO PLY
What the heck,it was a cute joke
What kind of big Roll has a thousand Squares?!
I thought it was the chimny There are many posibilities for this riddle. you chose one of the hrder ones to think of either way it was still good keep them coming
Never would have thought of a roll of toilet paper, yet it's something we use every day. Humorous answer , opens eyes
speeeling messtikes hhhow bout pucuation tooo. To bad we can't all be perfect. The heck with spelling and grammer, it's the humor and enjoyment that coounts. Life is best when we keep it simple, and not nit-pick on everything. Perhaps one should look at one of the requests to submit a comment, '
"PLEAS DO NOT SUGGEST SPELLING OR GRAMMER CORRECTIONS ...", following instructions is obviously not a strong suit for some!!
"PLEAS DO NOT SUGGEST SPELLING OR GRAMMER CORRECTIONS ...", following instructions is obviously not a strong suit for some!!
wow, what a great answer!
P.S. my toilet paper is square, and many brands have 1,000 sheets or more! per roll
P.S. my toilet paper is square, and many brands have 1,000 sheets or more! per roll
Good teaser.
BTW, Scott tissue says right on the label it contains 1000 sheets.
BTW, Scott tissue says right on the label it contains 1000 sheets.
i thought it was a good teaser.
P.S.
How do you know the squares weren't desighns on each sheet.
P.S.
How do you know the squares weren't desighns on each sheet.
I like it, goodjob!
I thought it was GREAT!!! My answer was I would say a little different...( thought she took it to the grave) lol...it made me laught this morning & for that I thank you!!
made me laugh especially the grave comment
i dunno why the heck all people are gripping about the spelling this os great teaser.
PS by the time i saw this all the spelling had been fixed
PS by the time i saw this all the spelling had been fixed
I agree Lostatsea....I found this in an old e-mail of mine...funny how true it is:
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt
Good Teaser. I don't care about the spelling.
But this isn't a logic teaser. It is more appropriate for the riddles section.
But this isn't a logic teaser. It is more appropriate for the riddles section.
I loved it
Mar 07, 2005
this was a cute one, definitely one to put a smile on your face.
clever answer!!
nice one!...though i was a bit bummed after googling it and finding out it was somewhere else, also. oh, well! me likey muchly
Mar 07, 2005
that was totally awsome but i dont think that someone would hide a dimond in a toilet paper roll!! it was still verry clever!!!
omg! that is stupid
Great teaser! And guys, i myself didnt see any spelling mistakes, so chill. Who cares if it's spelled right? You understand the meaning! But who puts a precious diamond ring in toilet paper? Who keeps toilet paper around that they dont put in their bathroom to use?
i really didn't think it was all that
LadieLuvBug, that was hilarious! whoever wrote this teaser: good one!
i have one more comment....that must've been a heck of a BIG diamond if it fit inside a toilet paper tube without falling out!
woooooOOOOOOOWWW!
i have one more comment....that must've been a heck of a BIG diamond if it fit inside a toilet paper tube without falling out!
woooooOOOOOOOWWW!
kool 1 i liked it a lot!!!!
***Blank Look***
That was the last thing I would have thought of! I was thinking something like a lamp- not a toilet paper roll!
That was pretty clever, tho!
That was the last thing I would have thought of! I was thinking something like a lamp- not a toilet paper roll!
That was pretty clever, tho!
Good one. I thought it was in the lighy socket of the chandelier.
pretty good!!
hrm... interesting (kind of a weird place to put a diamond). I was thinking maybe a tiled floor was the thousand squares....
Good as a brain teaser, but why would she hide a diamond in a roll of toilet paper, and where?
Never would have thought of that I thought that she had it in her coffin oh well
like most of them said.the answer was a shock.
OH YEAH??!! What if it was TWO-PLY!
,gbjipowvm njhm rkfjvdfk ijgh sdkjf dsfjvnj rdfjvdhif sd whjmg nredgv eus ghdsf dfhnv dfj sd j fgsh WHO CARES ABOUT SSSSPPPPEEELLLIIINNNGGG
Cute one. My elderly mom recently moved from her large home of 40+ years into a small granny flat and used empty toilet paper rolls to pack small items which fit snuggly inside. I thought that was an ingenious idea. By the way, LadieLuvBug I REALLY enjoyed your comment and had absolutely no problem reading it . It's amazing what the mind can do even after many, many years of training to do everything a certain way. Spelling - what's that?!
what was misspelled?
good teaser.
good teaser.
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Posted by LadieLuvBug Mar 07, 2005
''I agree Lostatsea....I found this in an old e-mail of mine...funny how true it is:
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt''
That is so funny the way you spellt everything
I didn't see any spelling mistakes in the teaser,but I seen a lot of spelling errors in a lot of the post that were complaining about it.I thought this was a fun sight for people to enjoy and have fun so why do so many have to complain about spelling errors.Although I didn't get the answer right I still think it was a good teaser and I don't care about the spelling errors because we all are guilty of that but what's the big deal.I can think of a lot more things to complain about so why can't we just have fun and not fuss over petty things.Good teaser,keep up the good work.
Wow so many comments hung up on one issue! As for me, I thoroughly enjoyed the teaser!
Wonderful teaser! Two thumbs up
P.S. This is a great site! After a while you tend to ignore the party poopers
So many people with so many problems, or is it so many people with the same problem...does it really make one feel better about one's self to put down others in a public forum.
The teaser was a teaser no more no less...I was guessing a cut crystal vase which would make the diamond nearly invisible with a little water in it...but a TP roll was cleaver.
The teaser was a teaser no more no less...I was guessing a cut crystal vase which would make the diamond nearly invisible with a little water in it...but a TP roll was cleaver.
Not bad. I guessed a salt shaker.
Hey! the person above me guessed the same thing I did, and I think we had the best answer! It was in a salt shaker or a container of salt. Salt comes in a cylindrical shaped box and each crystal of salt is a cube. This works better because its in a cylinder, surrounded by squares, and its supported by the salt; whereas in the middle of a roll of TP where does it go? It would have to be stuck to one side of the hollow cylinder or just... I dunno?
Although I agree about people being too picky about spelling errors, it seems that those shouldn't be there anyway; it makes it seem like no one really cares enough to do a simple spell check. But true it does say not to comment on those, I would just wish spelling was corrected before posting a teaser, and, really it usually, almost always is. Thanks, it was a fun teaser!
Although I agree about people being too picky about spelling errors, it seems that those shouldn't be there anyway; it makes it seem like no one really cares enough to do a simple spell check. But true it does say not to comment on those, I would just wish spelling was corrected before posting a teaser, and, really it usually, almost always is. Thanks, it was a fun teaser!
cool teaser
Fun - guessed right away. Keep them coming!!!
regarding spelling errors - who cares. We are all human and these are supposed to be fun. Lets not pick on our fellow "teasers". Have a great day.
Easy.Didn't take much thought,but we need easy ones now and then.
that one was tough for me - couldn't get it. Fun trying though - good one
GrEaT jOb!!! never would have guessed.....
Eye lyked dis teezer. Becawse it seamed hard but wuz reely actuly eezy. Eye dint c anee speling errars.
This was a TON of fun ... ... Oh ... and the teaser was great, too!
CUTE, BUT NOT A BRAIN TEASER.
CERTAINLY NO LOGIC IN IT.
CERTAINLY NO LOGIC IN IT.
It's one of those DUH! kind of moments when you read the answer!!! So obvious it was hard! I LOVED it!!!
It wasn't a bad teaser, though I think it should have been situation rather than logic. If those of you who are troubled by misspellings, as am I, would just submit a correction, you'd improve it for others, and not have to be considered offensive.
I thought this was a very funny teaser. Isn't that really the point to have fun?? Why do people have to criticize. I f you did not like it then just click it off your computer and let the rest of us enjoy it.
I thought it was the salt shaker too, though a thousand grains of salt wouldn't cover much diamond! I'd never have guessed TP- pretty tricky.
I thought the answer was a coffee can.
Come on folks! So what if there was a spelling error or you've never seen a roll of TP with so many sheets; it was still a fun teaser. And, isn't that why we all come here -- so our brains can have fun?
Cute teaser! Thanks!
Come on folks! So what if there was a spelling error or you've never seen a roll of TP with so many sheets; it was still a fun teaser. And, isn't that why we all come here -- so our brains can have fun?
Cute teaser! Thanks!
This was a cute teaser. For those who felt necessary to comment about the spelling, please note it was written in 2002...and the person obviously came back and corrected the spelling once it was pointed out. Lets move on
Who is to say that these were spelling errors. Some people just have slopy fingers if you get my drift. All in all I enjoyed the comments, hee hee. but I thought the teaser was another groaner - you know the kind that makes you go duhhh! Really cute, and like was said before "i like alot! Keep up the good work and for you great spellers out there, go find a BEE if you are so great!
Take note of the dates when comments were made about misspellings. They were made BEFORE the misspelled word was corrected.
There is, however, a process for submitting corrections ... and it is NOT in the comments section.
Are we having fun yet ... ???
There is, however, a process for submitting corrections ... and it is NOT in the comments section.
Are we having fun yet ... ???
My misspelled comment was a poke of fun at the commenters, rather than the author of the teaser. Applause to the author.
that was pretty dang funny. i wouldn't call it good- after all, it was really stupid, but it was definately funny!!
Oh...my...goodness.
Hahahaha. Very funny. So cute
Good one. I like!!
sehr guate (very good german!!) it was sehr funny!!!
the squares comment threw me off. all well.
i thought it was a chimney.
I didn't have a clue but it was cute
I loved this one!! I thought the answer fit perfectly.... a simple cylinder surrounded by a thousand squares... (some brands do say it right on the package!) No one said she used good judgement in where she decided to hide it!! Clever teaser!!!
I do think it belongs in the Situations category though.
I do think it belongs in the Situations category though.
The toilet paper we buy, normal roll size, has 1000 sheets / roll.
Go here : http://www.scottbrand.com/us/
and check their products if you're still unsure.
Go here : http://www.scottbrand.com/us/
and check their products if you're still unsure.
Maybe it was the mega roll from Charmin! I didn't see any spelling errors at all. Must of read it later on when it was corrected. Not a great teaser,but it was okay.
Good morning all -- I loved this teaser. Very cute. It reminded me of when I helped clean out my grandmother's apartment after she passed. We found money and valuables in the strangest places. She seemed to hide things to keep them from the "bad guys" should they ever find a way in. Money in books, jewelry in the food pantry in the bottom of cereal boxes... things were everywhere. it makes this teaser very believeable. (is that spelled right???)
A good teaser. There are a lot of possible answers, as earlier comments show. I too thought it could be a chandelier! Easy teasers there would be aplenty, but those which make you think of different answers are what we need to keep our brains active! I liked this one.
Hahaha funny teaser
Hard though
I would've never gotten it
I love those kind of teasers!!!
Hard though
I would've never gotten it
I love those kind of teasers!!!
Who would of "THUNK" it?
Good teaser.
Haha!!! That is so great! I had no idea Too good...she was a little evil...wasn't she? But funny...and clever. Shame she had to die.... Good riddle!
come on guys . a TP ? would be nice to see some more nice meaningful puzzles.
Very Clever!!! But I think "Logic" is the wrong category.
Ditto last year's comments. Still a nice teaser. Thanks.
Ditto last year's comments. Still a nice teaser. Thanks.
that was a very nice teaser.. dont listen to all the negitive peeps out there..
Great teaser! I would have never thought of that!
Ditto OldChinaHand.
good teaser and a great laugh! Thanks!
This is so cute
I laughed when I read the answer
I hate it when people critisize a perfectly good teaser, it always seems to happen
It doesn't matter if you think your answer is better, the one on the teaser is never going to change
I laughed when I read the answer
I hate it when people critisize a perfectly good teaser, it always seems to happen
It doesn't matter if you think your answer is better, the one on the teaser is never going to change
I got it right away! Good one - really liked it.
Cute one, I also thought of chandelier.
I thought it was a baseball diamond inside a round arena filled with square seats? Why not?
Scott makes toilet paper with 1000 sheets.
Hey how come there's another "patpat553 on here? I didn't write that comment????
A highly imaginative teaser! We do seem to be reaching out for some mighty peculiar answers for these teasers, but they are fun to figure out! WTG!
My daughter and I are still laughing!
Good one!!!
Good one!!!
I got it!! I don't get many.
I guessed a kaleidoscope, but the real answer was more logical, realistic and fun.
I too had thought baseball diamond, it wasn't exact, but hey, thinking sometimes really hurts..
Interesting and very clever. I was hoping for a more interesting answer (since I, of course, couldn't figure it out) but still cool.
I was way out in left field with my answer, but as they say, "You can't win them all. But I thought it was kinda cute. My grandkids will like it too. '
wow. you guys need to stop caring so much. It was spelt wrong, the punctuation was incorrect, who puts a diamond in a roll of toilet paper? there aren't 1000 squares of toilet paper...etc. WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!it was a fun, quick, teaser. stop thinking so much.
I got it straight away, so that makes me happy good one!!
isn't it more of a trick? o well it was pretty good
Hahaha! That was a thinker! I don't know why, but when I heard Cylinderical (or however spelt), I thought of a pringles can, and I was thinking that it couldn't be something as silly as that. Guess I was proven worg! Loved it!
For those perfect people & spellers out there, sorry, I guess it was read the word cylinderical and wrong. My bad.
What a great teaser! Very hard, I never would have guessed it. Kudos to the author--keep on writing teasers!
Very entertaining - all around well written and cute
are you kidding me??? TOILET PAPER ROLL?? honestly... thats not even a riddle... thats just....bad. sorry. there are some really good ones and even some okay ones, but that was just whoa... totally scraping the barrel i'm afraid.. keep trying though.
ps
sorry if that was blunt.
ps
sorry if that was blunt.
Blunt? I would say more like downright rude. Cute teaser, but once I figured out that the diamond was in a roll of toilet paper, I couldn't find where the roll was hidden. Oh well, foiled again.
What about a sugar canister? Would that not in a cylinder surrounded by squares? ( cubes really)
Since a child found the diamond, the first thing I thought of was a kaleidescope. Toilet paper is pretty clever, though.
Great one that was funny!!!
Sorry but that is just not good. How can you guess TOILET PAPER????? I mean, even thinking logically that is jost stupid.
i didn't like this one!!!
squares???
I'm not usually too critical of teasers, especially since I haven't written my own, but I'm disappointed in this one because I consider myself very logical, and I couldn't find any way to use logic to find the answer, not even after seeing the answer. It wouldn't be Trick though, as someone else suggested, because Tricks usually have some explanation that isn't obvious until the answer is given. This doesn't even have that. Maybe this would go in 'Other'...
It's a situation teaser....
And it is so good! I love it!!!
And it is so good! I love it!!!
Good teaser, i knew right away because Iv'e seen it before.
Nice!
I read this teaser on this site when I first became a member. I hardly ever get any kind of teaser except trick right and I did get this. I absolutely love it. By far the best teaser on this site.
why cant be in a a tv with thousand pixels crt
This one was a good one. very clever
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