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Two Candles 2
I have two candles. One of them is 5 inches wide, 2.5 inches deep, and 7.5 inches tall. The other one is 6 inches wide, 3 inches deep, and 6.25 inches tall. If I light them both at the same time, which one will burn longer?
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Neither. They will both burn shorter.Hide Answer Show Answer
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kinda weird.....but still gud! pretty obvious thou
OMG! That one is sooooo old-It's so old my Great-Grampa sprained his shoulder when he fell out of his cradle laughing at it - c'mon, now - no fair digging through the obsolete jokes of the western world archives to find "new" material.
I hadn't heard it before. I like it even though it's easy!
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
"Longer" a perfectly applicable word for the description of time needed for a candle to burn down. Assuming this is a one-wick candle, not one of those fancy three-wicks, only one dimension applies and that's length... and that relates to "longer".
Answer: The candle with the longer wick burns longer.
"Longer" a perfectly applicable word for the description of time needed for a candle to burn down. Assuming this is a one-wick candle, not one of those fancy three-wicks, only one dimension applies and that's length... and that relates to "longer".
Answer: The candle with the longer wick burns longer.
This is a more of a joke than a teaser.
Hahaha!
Hehehe, that riddle is so cute
May 11, 2004
Well, I liked it.
good one. i liked it even though you're a jets fan. go Pats!!
the longer candle burns FOR longer, not "burns longer" - i know people mutilate the english language all the time and leave the "for" out, but correct syntax demands that the "for" go in there if you're measuring time.
good teaser, even though i have heard it before
good teaser, even though i have heard it before
what i don't get it . am i just stupid or something. i better hope not though cause my mom would get really mad
confused me COMPLETLY
I got it instantly. A classic riddle, but good noneotherless.
I was thinking whichever one wasn't snubbed out. =(
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