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A Man and Two Doors
A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?
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He waits until night time and then goes through the first door.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Okay, I see that, but, with only two iccky doors, how did he get in there in the first place?
haha good one!
I thought that was funny
That was good! Funny how it's not the first thing to come to mind!
Wouldn't this be better in the Situation section? Good one though.
Aug 06, 2004
At first it was serious but the answer is hilarious.
It could be either since fire breathing dragons dont exist.
its nice and very funny keepup the good work!!!
interesting....
Darn, what a simple answer. Not the one I thought of, thanks for the fun.
Jan 06, 2005
You didn't say how big the doors were so I assumed he opened both, hid behind one and hoped the dragon wandered into the other room.
A friend of mine listened to the answer and then said, hey - in that case the second can work too.
Wait till the night when the dragon is asleep.....
Wait till the night when the dragon is asleep.....
Jan 06, 2005
i like
it was really cool, iwas i the craziest answers, the guy would open the door with the magnifying glass first and open the... and that was as far as i got . but the teaser was awesome !
That's so easy!!!!!!!!! great one!! lol
Hey, I got one. Sort of. I thought to wait until it was cloudy.
Yes they do, SLICE O PI.
Good one!I first thought he'd get the dragon to go through the 2nd door.
HAh.. Great one! Thats the hardest - find the simplest soluten great fun!
Jan 06, 2005
1st to jump to mind is laet them fry each other out and you can have a choice of WHICH EVER door you want
That was a tough one for me. Lately they have all been hard for me, but I enjoy the challenge!
Nice One!!!!!!!!
got me
kk, it was good, but i've read better, naah, it's cool
kk, it was good, but i've read better, naah, it's cool
I must be really stupid if I didn't get that
My first thought was the first door... Because he wasn't entering... He was exiting, right? But the answer was still great. Good job.
mivich, i thought the same thing, but a little different--open the first door, then go into the room with the fire-breathing dragon (whether or not they exist... ) get him to chase you into the middle room, and hope he goes into the other room and gets fried. then you could easily exit out the now-vacated room! HA! whatever, i thought it might work.
Jan 24, 2005
It deapends, what speases you are.
quite good one. got quickly tired of it then clicked 'answer' and just before it appeared i got it!!
Oh, that is so funny! You got me. I was thinking along the lines of removing the door to use as shield against dragon fire or sun. A great teaser!
A good teaser, with a fine common-sense solution! However, it is presumed that the man had a clock or watch to indicate night time, and also he knew which door led to what effect!
You almost got me. Good one.
Let's send Imurray out the dragon door.
Let's send Imurray out the dragon door.
Fairly obvious. Problem is a very quick piece of logic though says that for the magnifying room to be effective it would have to focus the sunlight, which means that the room would either have to move constantly, or, more likely, if he waits five minutes the sun will have moved enough that the light diffuses and he can walk through even in sunlight.
I really liked this one.... Imurray wake up.... dying to hera what you have to say!!!
Good teaser. Blagh you said that ...'the magnifying room to be effective it would have to focus the sunlight', Sorry this is would not necessary so. Only a limited focus would bring the temperature into a fatal range regardless of the sun's movement. See the greenhouse effect on Venus.
All of you nay Sayers, these are only games or puzzles, not science lessons, nor some source of deep enlightenment. Have fun with these and don't take yourself so serious, I'm sure no one else does.
All of you nay Sayers, these are only games or puzzles, not science lessons, nor some source of deep enlightenment. Have fun with these and don't take yourself so serious, I'm sure no one else does.
i thought you said the man is trapped. but he can easily open either door. shouldn't there be some kind of lock or something for the man to be considered trapped?
Well, I guessed right! But for real, I think it should be something besides a logic, maybe trick, because when I thought of the answer, I thought it couldn't be that because it wasn't a trick teaser. But, looks like some people still had a hard time with it, and enjoyed it, so that's cool. Although I must say I like the person above who said that 'in that case ...fire breathing dragons don't exist'! LOL!
Thanks,
Thanks,
Could he have opened both doors, stood aside and let the light from the magnifying room roast the dragon?
Heck yeah, had to read that twice and after that I got it 1st try! WHOOP WHOOP! i rock!
Great teaser! I used to hear all kinds of room teasers from my dad when I was little, so I'm going to have to share this one with him.
MeSighAh - I truly hope you were kidding, but if not just remember that a woman would have never gotten herself into the situation to begin with. (just kidding!!)
MeSighAh - I truly hope you were kidding, but if not just remember that a woman would have never gotten herself into the situation to begin with. (just kidding!!)
Good one and I completely agree with AwwwSweet!!!
Verrry true awww sweet! I didn't get it. I thought the answer was hilarious!! It's makes a complicated situation seem ssoo simple when you have the answer, doesn't it?
I thought it was a great teaser! Keep up the good work!
.... another thought... why do people get so critical??? This is for fun people (MEN & WOMEN)... lol
.... another thought... why do people get so critical??? This is for fun people (MEN & WOMEN)... lol
Awwwwwwwww Sweet, thanks for giving me my first laugh of the day!
And just ask reddragon if Fire-breathing Dragons exist!
It was a fun teaser, but I do believe that it may have fit better into a different category - trick might've given it away, but situation would work.
And just ask reddragon if Fire-breathing Dragons exist!
It was a fun teaser, but I do believe that it may have fit better into a different category - trick might've given it away, but situation would work.
Nice one ha ha ha
This was a fun teaser!!! Not only because of the visual I got from thinking about a scenario like that, but also because of all the funny comments!! That's the really fun part whenever I'm reading the answer to the teaser every day... I love seeing all the interesting comments! Although I knew what the answer was gonna be right away (wait until night...) it was still fun! I'll give this one five stars! *****
It was OK, but it was a stupid answer.
I can't believe I didn't get that! I thought it would take a lot more thinking to come up with an answer so I gave up too quick. Good one!
There is another solution.
In old China, Han Fei wrote: "The beast called the dragon can be tamed and trained to the point where you can ride on its back." So if that's true, you should tame it, train it, get on its back and fly away.......
In old China, Han Fei wrote: "The beast called the dragon can be tamed and trained to the point where you can ride on its back." So if that's true, you should tame it, train it, get on its back and fly away.......
or sincedragons don't exist, [unfortunately ^.~] he could go through the second.
May 26, 2006
i was thinking lead the dragon int the glass room, the dragon dies and you can go through his door
good one, but I also came up w/ lead/lure dragon into other room, but I liked the answer provided better
haha that was really funny!!!!
good one! going into my favorites!
good one! going into my favorites!
sorry but this sounds like one of the 'cube' movies. If dragons exist, how do I know this planet doesn't have two suns? *snarf*
It was easy enough for even me to get.....these are a fun thing to do...enjoy!!!!
good 1!
I was stumped, I thought about the noght thing for a second unconsciencely but it was fun
Wait a second! If the room only has two doors and no windows, how does the man know when the sun has set?
I really thought this was good! Some of you read way too much into these things.
Aha! Very interesting...and unexpected, might I add...
May 26, 2006
regarding how the man knows if it's night or not - can't he just open the door and look without going in the room? would it not be bright or dark?
I thank you. This was fun and your comments are as well.
I thought if it rained the sun would not be out and you could escape through the glass room.
I thought if it rained the sun would not be out and you could escape through the glass room.
Cute
Real cute Maybe he could call the FIRE DEPT>HA HA
May 26, 2006
well, i liked the joke, but how did the fire breathing dragon and the man get in there anyway and wouldn't he have a cell phone so he can punch in 911?
I thought it was really hard and I thought for a long time and didn't get, and when I saw the answer, I slammed myself...HARD!
Very logical all right. I was going to bread the mirrors in the room. How i don't know . Just wait is best!
fishmed the first comment has a very good question How he get trapped in there in the first place. go through the mirror room at night too? Just wondering.
So easy, that it was a little boring. Still pretty good.
Huh... I thought "The way he came in," because you gotta wonder... Just how did he get in there in the first place?
And shame on you guys who said "let the dragon get fried."
And shame on you guys who said "let the dragon get fried."
LOL That was lame.
Lame that I didn't get it.
Lame that I didn't get it.
Why can't people simply admit that they didn't get the right answer, instead of finding every possible thing wrong with every riddle?
Dragons do exist in my mind and in lots of other people's too. If the writer says the sun frys anything entereing the room, then in the universe of this puzzle it does.
Great job and a very good riddle.
Dragons do exist in my mind and in lots of other people's too. If the writer says the sun frys anything entereing the room, then in the universe of this puzzle it does.
Great job and a very good riddle.
gosh. that was reeeally weird. i didn't get it...i must be reeally stupid.
Oh, no, another groaner. In case you have missed some of my comments, that is a slam at me, not the teaser. I always try to read too much into these and then really feel stupid when the answer was as plain as the nose on my face. Nice job! Makes me realise I need to read between the lines sometimes.
haha that was good
that was hard cuz it was so simple
that was hard cuz it was so simple
My guess was the same as MumboJumbo's. Good work!
it was ok....... could have been better... add more story before u make that kind of answer... just some constructive critism cuz i laughed and it was real good!!!!!!cccc
Ha! That one got me. Great one.
Intuitive.
Great teaser! I thought something like... go out the window, but I like your answer better!
like this one made me laugh. and say Doh
like this one. made me laugh, and say Doh
wow
nice one, shoud've thought of that
nice one, shoud've thought of that
Wow...the most logical answer is the one I couldn't think of . To me it was obvious that the door to the magnifying glass room would've been burned already, so he would know which it was. Then he would lure the fire-breathing dragon into the other room where it would burn to a mini-crisp and the unlucky man would be home free.
This one was really fun, but very simple. The author probably should have added a few more doors to make it a little more difficult.
(I could've defeated the fire-breathing dragon, by the way.)
(I could've defeated the fire-breathing dragon, by the way.)
My mind went right to the answer. Rarely do I get the chance to say that. Sometimes I think we over anylyze things and look at these teasers as if they are science projects
Good teaser logic I didn't get it
very good teaser...... took me a few minutes, then it came to mind.
thumbs up on this little brain sqeezer...
I was tinking a long the same lines as a lot of other people.. open both doors and hope the ragon wanders into the lass room and exit through the second door! A bit blinded by the simplicity of the answer! Great job!!
Sorry for the awful spelling.. not quite used to typing on my laptop yet..
I've never been acused of being very logical but, boy am I stupid!!
can't spell either
I liked that one, but I think the answer should be he broke the glass in haif then put ut back together and made a hole, and then he climbed out of the hole. But anyway I really liked that one!
I thought it was a good teaser. It wasn't that easy. My husband, two children and I could not figure it out. It was fun to try and figure it out though.
Thanks for the chuckle. Keep these types of teasers coming.
Thanks for the chuckle. Keep these types of teasers coming.
That was so easy it was hard.
hahaaa havent read one as good as this in a while. nice one.
Got me. My logic deserted me. Good one, I loved it. Thanks.
That's easy... You break the magnifying glass!
(Yeah, I'm about the dumbest smart person ever. Fun teaser!)
(Yeah, I'm about the dumbest smart person ever. Fun teaser!)
You couldn't break the magnifying glass the room was all glass. I don't think U could break them all befre becoming burnt bbq or ashes. My opinion.
Loved it , the answer made me laugh at myself. Won't even mention my ideas most were in one comment or another.
Excellent & intriquing. Do More like this.
Loved it , the answer made me laugh at myself. Won't even mention my ideas most were in one comment or another.
Excellent & intriquing. Do More like this.
Doehead, ?????????????????
Cheer up.
a great teaser! keep 'em comin'!
btw, i got it right and I could have slayed the dragon, too
btw, i got it right and I could have slayed the dragon, too
The firebreathing dragon might be asleep by that time too
loved it! i didnt get it right though...
I also thought about trying to lure the dragon into the 1st room and let him fry. So simple but...guess that makes me simple, too.
I heard this one before so I got it. I can't wait until doehead has enough points to submit teasers and quizzes . I'm sure we'll all be astounded at her super intellegence.
This one made me feel like such a dope! doh! Good one!
Excellent! Not too hard & not too easy. Just right for us who are not members of MENSA like Lmurray and Doehead appear to be.
I remember reading this one before. I thought it was brilliant then, and I still do now.
Boy I was way off, I thought if he felt the door, the one wth the magnifing glass would be hot all day and t he other just when the dragon shoot off his fire. too many cartoos I guess. GREAT WONDERFUL teaser. I loved it.
Great one!!! Loved it!!!
What you can also do is wear like tinfoil and go into the room with the magnifing glass.
But that is to say that you carry tinfoil with you for no reason. I loved the teaser it was funny.
But that is to say that you carry tinfoil with you for no reason. I loved the teaser it was funny.
LOVED IT!
I must join the league of the dragon fryers! It was the only thing that popped into my head. It seemed so simple, to just let the dragon wander into the other room, until I read the answer and then thought "oh, or you could do that too" and sat here laughing!! Thanks for the chuckle!!!
ha i get it
LOL, it loved that it was cute
Great teaser! My first guess was, like many others, to lead the dragon into the room with the magnifying glass... except I had the twist of crawling under the dragon while it was frying to avoid the magnifying glass! I love the answer though - so simple!
that is a good one hehe.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOOOVED IT!!!!!!!!!
thats was simply cute.
That was awesome!! At first I did wonder if I could lure the dragon to the magnifying room, I instead decided to let the sleeping dragon lie ... and yes, I thought to go through at nighttime. I did worry that the doors would squeak when I opened them to check which room had the dragon, but I tried to be very careful....
And I think I know how the man got in the room in the first place.... he got dropped in through a hole in the roof, Probably by the dragon, which I tend to picture being the winged kind, not the chinese kind.
And I think I know how the man got in the room in the first place.... he got dropped in through a hole in the roof, Probably by the dragon, which I tend to picture being the winged kind, not the chinese kind.
I thought that he would just wait till the dragon was asleep and sneak out. And in response to fishmed he could have been dropped in from above.
Pretty simple. The only thing that threw me for a moment is that this teaser is in the wrong category. This is clearly a Situation teaser.
Jun 28, 2009
good one :-)
I thought of going to the door and dragon will follow me, open the door will burn the dragon and I can happily out by second door as dragon is killed.
I thought of going to the door and dragon will follow me, open the door will burn the dragon and I can happily out by second door as dragon is killed.
Feb 05, 2010
shalabhms, I thought the same. The information provided stated nothing about the sun's ability to move.
nice teaser .. i like how lmurray and Doehead havent even commented and people are paying them out.. hahaha.. just like evil Russell on Survivor - they think they are great and everyone finds them obnoxious..ahhh i love being on the sane side of that....
The problem when you introduce something completely illogical into a logic problem, the whole problem becomes moot and any answer is now valid. Saying there is a fire breathing dragon introduces a new variable which doesn't exist in reality. Once that is done, without defining any further rules of that new reality, people are free to add their own properties (I.e. Dragons would never hurt humans, the sun would never set) and they would be right as logic has already been dismissed in the original problem.
This was a pathetic teaser. And bear1 or whatever you call yourself,I don't think I'm smart,but if you think that I'm obnoxious don't look in a mirror or you will see the real obnoxious person.
Sorry ,I stated that wrong. I'm smart,but I don't think I'm great.
I still remembered this one from years ago. still think it's fun and I still Love this place. Just tell yourself whatever you need to hear to make yourself feel better
I was all for opening both doors, tossing a dragon treat into the glass room and hoping the dragon would follow! This one made me laugh...great job!
wow! I didn't even think about that answer! That is a really good one!
Whoever made that up has a really clever mind!
Whoever made that up has a really clever mind!
Its a fire breathing dragon, but will it breath fire on you? You go in and befriend the dragon. then u fly away!
Oh well duh! Ugh i feel so dumb!
um...sorry Doehead, but i was summarising what i have read in other peoples feedback. i can only go by that.. Please dont bully from behind the keyboard. I was having a joke..see my laughy faces..i was having a joke. i am a person that read the feedback from heaps of random people. If you read that feedback too, then you will see that i am not the only person who has found offense in comments made by you and lmurray over the years... At no point did i suggest lack of intelligence on your part. I just detect lack of integrity and empathy - different to intelligent but very very important qualities to have. Smart is just one box to tick on the personality chart. ..and dont get me started on the personal message sent to me with the angry faces...i was LAUGHING..take the joke. We can be friends here and enjoy the common love of teasers.
in the north pole in the summer the sun never sets therefore this wouldnt work so you should specify location -- just kidding!
Another room teaser. These are so old. I am surprised more people did not know this one. Oh well, glad you all enjoyed it. Happy holiday! A salute to our armed forces and remember the ones sadly gone and the ones here today. We are proud of them all!
I was also of the two door school of thought-enjoyed the simplicity of the answer-very zein
*zen* (fingers type on regardless of what I tell them )
I thought this was very easy. Seen these kind before. Thanks BABE for remembering us veterans.
I also thought of frying the dragon first but hen couldn't work out the logistics of leading him into the glass room. Then came up with the idea of letting the dragon fall asleep. That lead me to the wait until it is night solution.
Yes the teaser is flawed as pointed out in above comments, but it is just a teaser, meant to be fun.
Yes the teaser is flawed as pointed out in above comments, but it is just a teaser, meant to be fun.
I got it right away this time.
I thought about leading the dragon to the door too, then stepping to the side and let it run towards the door. I though getting even close to the door would burn it.
I pictured the doors being directly apart from each other - and like many others would open both doors (like police detective shows, kick the door open while standing to the side out of harms way.) open the magnifying one first then the dragon one and hope he runs straight across and gets fried. Nice teaser
Great simple solution, feel so stupid. My solution was to wrap himself in aluminum foil and go through the first door...lol
Of course, one presumes, though it isn't explicitly stated, that the magnifying-glass room has a door that allows the man to exit the room before sunrise.
I thought the answer would have been that he would go through the second door because dragons never existed so he could escape with no problem.
My question is how did he know that it was nighttime? Was there windows because if there was, then he would be able to climb out the windows...
AND... wouldn't the dragon be dead? i guess it depends on when he was put there.
I still liked the teaser though
AND... wouldn't the dragon be dead? i guess it depends on when he was put there.
I still liked the teaser though
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got this one very quickly.
I had seen this somewhere before good one
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