Wheelbarrow Battle
Two men working at a construction site were up for a challenge, and they were pretty mad at each other. Finally, at lunch break, they confronted one another. One man, obviously stronger, said "See that wheelbarrow? I'm willin' to bet $100 (that's all I have in my wallet here) that you can't wheel something to that cone and back that I can't do twice as far. Do you have a bet?"
The other man, too dignified to decline, shook his hand, but he had a plan formulating. He looked at the objects lying around: a pile of 400 bricks, a steel beam, the 10 men that had gathered around to watch, his pickup truck, a stack of ten bags of concrete mix, and then he finalized his plan.
"All right," he said, and revealed his object.
That night, the strong man went home thoroughly teased and $100 poorer. What did the other man choose?
Answer
He looked the man right in the eye and said "get in."
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MrIxolite   
Dec 22, 2002
| Brilliant! A+ |
speedyg1000
Dec 22, 2002
| thanx. i found that in a joke book but i elaborated a little |
JTJS
Jan 09, 2003
| Nice one! |
yogi
Jan 09, 2003
| Good one but simple...had it seconds. The ten men that gathered around is what gave it away for me. |
pizzahead
Jan 09, 2003
| Easy, but a classic! Well told, too. |
queenlila
Jan 09, 2003
| I got it right pretty quickly but I still liked it. |
Chaz
Jan 23, 2003
| Fun but easy |
leanna
Feb 03, 2003
| that was great. Nice 1!!!!!!!! |
morrigan
Feb 04, 2003
| easy but fun. good one  |
cindyrelly
Mar 05, 2003
| I'm not that good at these things and I'm kinda new to this place. Can someone help me figure it out? I'm probably gonna feel really dumb when I get it. |
Drunky 
Mar 05, 2003
| Uh to the person that doesnt understand...
Its not possible to be inside of a wheelbarrow and wheel yourself somewhere. So when the bet was made he knew that he could push the man a good distance but that the man wouldnt be able to push himself at all. |
smileysteve
Mar 21, 2003
| this is my favorite teaser on this site. Very good |
whyme
Mar 31, 2003
| BRAVO! (CLAP CLAP) |
Rosey27
Apr 02, 2003
| I didnt realy get it until...Drunky? helped me out . it was realy good once I got it though.oh,and confussed person,Im new to, dont worry about it : ) |
peterg
May 25, 2003
| unless it was a MOTORised wheelbarrow..i hear they're all the rage in europe |
(user deleted)
May 25, 2003
| Easy but fun, its really good! |
kara
Jun 18, 2003
| Hee hee! ... Awesome! |
Monique114
Jul 18, 2003
| good 1! |
spoiledbrat
Sep 18, 2003
| I heard this one, though the circumstances were not a wheel barrow, but a bucket! Great! |
Rowsdower
Dec 09, 2003
| I love it, good stuff!  |
Mastermind90
Feb 26, 2004
| Yay!!!  I guessed it right!!!!.................Great teaser!  |
(user deleted)
Aug 26, 2004
| Outstanding use of an old idea |
rashad
Sep 14, 2004
| Excellent teaser!!! Why not one of the best teasers in Braingle! ( 7th rank for the best teasers ).
And a compliment from MrIx is somthing unusual |
Z2-d2
Dec 11, 2004
| did you get it though "Jokeapedia"
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Kollonel_Rabbit
Jan 15, 2005
| good one but obvious |
deadeye823
Jun 04, 2005
| i love it! |
brainyng
Aug 09, 2005
| wow that was fun and cute |
GoHarryPotterCS
Dec 15, 2005
| I noticed it would be something weird when he listed the 10 men. I knew the strong man could wheel anybody that the other man could... then a nano-seccond later I realized that he could push himself! So it was pretty easy but I still award it an A+++++++++++++
(It was excellent i'd love to have more like this.) |
scallio
Jul 16, 2006
| Easy but not too easy and very fun! Great teaser! |
lukeschett
Jan 16, 2007
| Great.
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cyberstar5150
Mar 14, 2007
| You know, if I were the stronger guy, I'd jump in and thrust my body weight forward to drag the wheelbarrow forward. Surely it would take a while, but it's worth the $100 |
nerdyiscool
Dec 26, 2007
| Loved it |
bradon182001
May 23, 2009
| Good one. I had it figured out before I finished reading it, but really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.  |
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