Uphill Quicker
Science brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
What goes uphill faster than it goes downhill?
Answer
A fire. Hot air rises, causing flames to travel upward. This will allow them to climb the slope faster than they go down the slope.
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jonnyonline
Jan 28, 2003
| what about a helium filled balloon? |
datra16  
Jan 29, 2003
| well, i dont think the balloon could technically be considered as climbing or descending a hill, as it would just be rising in the air... |
jonnyonline
Feb 18, 2003
| what if there was a wind to push it uphill (like a cross breeze). |
Palsha
Apr 12, 2004
| Very nice, I was thinking of electrons and atoms for the answer but got it wrong  . However, great teaser! |
Gander  
Jul 25, 2004
|  I was all fired up to answer this one, but crashed and burned...up! Good one! |
razor188
Oct 08, 2004
| Any four legged animal also goes uphill faster than it goes down hill. |
bookworm91
Apr 16, 2007
| Out of curiosity, how does a four-legged animal travel faster up- than down-hill?
This was a good teaser. As soon as I read the answer I was like "hello, self, are you really that dense?" Anyway, I liked it very much!  |
luckypuppy
May 14, 2008
| Never thought about that before! good one |
xdbtcp
Oct 16, 2009
| I was also thinking of an animal... |
mathisnice
Apr 07, 2010
| Excellent teaser. I can't believe I got it.  |
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