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If Not a Nickel
Your friend has two coins in his hand. He says he will give them to you if you can find out what type of coins they are. He tells you that they add up to thirty cents. Neither of them is a nickle. What are they?
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A nickle is a bird.A nickel is a coin.
One is a quarter and the other is a nickel.
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that one fooled me!! that isa cool quiz!! im rating it full
Only got it because I remembered the one on this site named "A Penny, a Quarter, and a Nickle" which was based on the same concept. (The title almost threw me though...)
WHAT?????
ok that one got me
I agree that it was a great teaser, but for those of us who aren't spellers, it is not fun.
Oh, spelling. Why do you me.
I thought the spelling was a typo. XD Nice!
if the guy TELLS you that it's not a "nickel" how do you know how it's spelled? It's kind of hard to understand a verbal spelling. Good ideas though!
nice twist to the old standard
Wow! It totally fooled me! Great job!
Fun although I've heard it before.
u said in the answer tht nickel is a coin but it said u have to see which two coins
i dont get it
i dont get it
Hilarious.
Good one!
hint gave it away but good job
I agree with what Spinnercat said above, how can you tell which way someone is spelling something if they are speaking (verbally) not writing???
Nickel? Nickle?
Australians can just say a 20c piece and a 10c piece.
Australians can just say a 20c piece and a 10c piece.
Wow. Who comes up to you and says "I have two coins in my hand. None of them is a bird. What are they?!"
littlelifefol (the person who commented first) IT AINT A QUIZ
btw rubbish teaser dunno howit got through
btw rubbish teaser dunno howit got through
Another fun and easy teaser. Good job.
easy cuz of the hint but you can't tell if im saying something like, "spell two/to/too." oh too hard? I'll use it in a sentence.
I went TO the candy shop TO buy TWO lollipops but they were TOO expensive so I went TO the other candy shop but they didn't have TWO good lollipops on sale and the only lollipops that were on sale were TOO expensive
I went TO the candy shop TO buy TWO lollipops but they were TOO expensive so I went TO the other candy shop but they didn't have TWO good lollipops on sale and the only lollipops that were on sale were TOO expensive
Fantastic. (=
Great one!
the hint gave it away a bit though.
the hint gave it away a bit though.
al111.. wat is the point of commenting if all u say is rubbish??
tricky!!
good teaser, but i don't see why everyone is arguing...
good teaser, but i don't see why everyone is arguing...
Got it after the hint Good Job
Perhaps his friend was Australian.
Ding.
Ding.
The hint sorta gave it away...
Good teaser anyway!
Good teaser anyway!
Oh nice. Too bad I cant spell! fun anyways
Oh wait!
wrong.
nickle
/ni'kl/ ["nickel", common name for the US 5-cent coin] A nibble + 1; 5 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16 bit-wide RAM but 10 bit-wide ROM. See also deckle.
this is at dictionary.com.
wrong.
nickle
/ni'kl/ ["nickel", common name for the US 5-cent coin] A nibble + 1; 5 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16 bit-wide RAM but 10 bit-wide ROM. See also deckle.
this is at dictionary.com.
Wait if he was telling his friend how would you be able to tell the diffrence between a nickle and a nickel?
Sorry, but the joke doesn't work. According to wikipedia you can spell nickel both ways. (However nickle is a more rare spelling.)
The "nickle" part gave it away. I know a nickle is a green woodpecker.
Thought it was three dimes or 30 pennies or a quarter and 5 pennies. Had 2 coins, no nickels, and a few more coins went unmentioned.
some people might of thought it was a spelling mistake
Alternative answer:
It doesn't say that this takes place in the United States.
In many countries with decimal coinage, the denominations follow a ratio 1, 2, 5. For example in Australia or New Zealand the two coins would be a 20 cent and a 10 cent. Total 30 cents. Neither is a "nickel".
So the alternative answer is, they were visiting Australia at the time.
It doesn't say that this takes place in the United States.
In many countries with decimal coinage, the denominations follow a ratio 1, 2, 5. For example in Australia or New Zealand the two coins would be a 20 cent and a 10 cent. Total 30 cents. Neither is a "nickel".
So the alternative answer is, they were visiting Australia at the time.
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