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Wheelbarrow Battle
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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 we 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?
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?
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He looked the man right in the eye and said "get in."Hide Answer Show Answer
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Brilliant! A+
thanx. i found that in a joke book but i elaborated a little
Nice one!
Good one but simple...had it seconds. The ten men that gathered around is what gave it away for me.
Easy, but a classic! Well told, too.
I got it right pretty quickly but I still liked it.
Fun but easy
that was great. Nice 1!!!!!!!!
easy but fun. good one
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.
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.
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.
this is my favorite teaser on this site. Very good
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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 : )
unless it was a MOTORised wheelbarrow..i hear they're all the rage in europe
May 25, 2003
Easy but fun, its really good!
Hee hee! ... Awesome!
good 1!
I heard this one, though the circumstances were not a wheel barrow, but a bucket! Great!
I love it, good stuff!
Yay!!! I guessed it right!!!!.................Great teaser!
Aug 26, 2004
Outstanding use of an old idea
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
And a compliment from MrIx is somthing unusual
did you get it though "Jokeapedia"
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good one but obvious
i love it!
wow that was fun and cute
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.)
(It was excellent i'd love to have more like this.)
Easy but not too easy and very fun! Great teaser!
Great.
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
Loved it
Good one. I had it figured out before I finished reading it, but really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.
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