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Ya got me there!
Wow that's a great teaser! I never coulda guessed that one!
It could also be a bycicle pump, you pull the head off it and it gets longer.
I don't think that works...
what about a headdress
Nice teaser!
lol, that is pretty funny. It reminded me about a riddle in this site.
I prefer a glass of beer. (I really do)!
The head isn't a part of the pillow, its something that lays on it, therefore not being part of the "it"
Nov 04, 2003
Clever
You never said the pillow wasn't made of stone...!
i was thinking a coin...kinda dum?
Ha... I like it..
HUH!!!
I dont get that
actually, the edges of the pillow remain the same size when you lay on it, so it is not any lower with a head on it...
But, let's deal with the average height here. Air is forced out of the pillow when a weight comes down upon it (such as...a head). Air reenters once the weight is removed, allowing the pillow to expand.
You guys are trying to find all kinds of whacked-out situations in which this would not work. When I say pillow, I don't think of stone.
You guys are trying to find all kinds of whacked-out situations in which this would not work. When I say pillow, I don't think of stone.
Actually, it is higher with the head on. When you lay on a pillow, the edges of a pillow actually curve up. Therefore, a pillow is higher with the head on!
sorry about my comment before (my first comment) but i tested it and the edges actually curved up!
Again, we're dealing with average height. Obviously the edges will curl up in most pillows from the rush of air away from the point of impact. But, at the same time, some of that air has escaped, causing the overall average height to be lower.
well when you made the teaser, you didn't say what is higher on average with the head off. Technically, the pillow is higher with the head on because you did not say average height in the beginning of the teaser.
well when you made the teaser, you didn't say what is higher on average with the head off. Technically, the pillow is higher with the head on because you did not say average height in the beginning of the teaser.
Nope, you're still wrong. Generally, a pillow will be higher with the head off, than when the head is on it. That's the accepted definition. Just because you and a few other people want to mix things up with a specific characteristic does not mean the teaser is wrong. You can think what you want, but you are still incorrect. The general understanding is that the pillow is indeed higher with the head off.
:: Jumps of a bridge::
:ats tissue on the back for "winning"::
Good teaser, i was thinking an air plain, the head behing the captain or "head person", thus making the plain a little lighter, allowing it to get a tinsy bit higher
just smack me
Good teaser, i was thinking an air plain, the head behing the captain or "head person", thus making the plain a little lighter, allowing it to get a tinsy bit higher
just smack me
Nice one .. I liked it .. also .. a trout (at the fish market .. head off and it costs more because it has been cleaned) .. sound fishy?
Just a little, Hobo.
I liked this one, Nice Teaser
this is a neat teaser. great work tissue.
That's really smart! Great job!
this is misclassified. . .this doesn't involve a trick. it's just a regular riddle.
Nice!
Great teaser!
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