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Potatoes 2
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Puzzle ID: #27731
Submitted By: exterminator Corrected By: Winner4600
Submitted By: exterminator Corrected By: Winner4600
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A potato tree has the ability to grow 1.2 inches every day. Knowing this, how many days will it take to grow 99.5 inches?
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Remember, this is in the trick section, not math!Answer
Potatoes don't grow on trees, silly!Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I knew that! Potatoes grow in the ground! Good trick, but I got it! Very good!
Thanx. I created this teaser by hand, It's not the best but it feels pretty darn good when your own creation gets accepted
a potato may be a spud
but this was not a dud
you set it up just right
and now we see the light
the teasers, you keep writing
and like fish,we'll keep biting
good job!!
but this was not a dud
you set it up just right
and now we see the light
the teasers, you keep writing
and like fish,we'll keep biting
good job!!
nice one, it was kinda easy, but good all the same!
That wasnt very clear.
But it was still good.
But it was still good.
haha u got me. I feel silly. I knew that, but I didn't catch it.
Too obvious I think.
one potato two potato three potato four
this one was good so lets see some more
this one was good so lets see some more
Sorry,Exterm, but the terms of your setup invalidated your answer. Your second sentence starts, "IF THIS IS TRUE" which means that we have to assume that there is such a thing as a potato tree and that it does indeed grow 1.2 inches/day. Therefore, the only accceptable answer is 82.9166666666667. Check the rules of logic.
unklemyke- thats what i thought to, thanx for posting, i'll try my best to fix it.
Ok, its done. I hope it fixed the problem.
knew it because when i was little, i had to pull them from the ground. good try! Keep it up!
hee hee
ahhh...i didnt catch on till i read the answer
What are you talking about? I have three potato trees in my back yard!
I knew that, but I didn't catch it! Good one!
I looked at it in a completely different way! It says the plant , tree, whatever~has the ABILITY to grow so much per day, which means it won't necessarily grow that amount. So to me, it was unsolvable!
Loved it! Keep them comming!
haha... duh... that was EASY
Thanks to everyone who left a nice commment.
As for the rest of you...I'd be *glad* to leave my opinions on your teasers as soon as you *submit* one.
NS- *Most* people have different tastes in teasers. Some like them easy, some like them hard, some like them sunny side up . The point is that just because my teaser was easy doesn't make it horrible.
As for the rest of you...I'd be *glad* to leave my opinions on your teasers as soon as you *submit* one.
NS- *Most* people have different tastes in teasers. Some like them easy, some like them hard, some like them sunny side up . The point is that just because my teaser was easy doesn't make it horrible.
DUH...................
i got this one rihgt away..
keep them coming
i got this one rihgt away..
keep them coming
Cute teaser can't wait to try it on the kids!!
Potato tree, HA, that's a good one!
oh yay i got it! thanks for the good teasers, keep them coming!
lol. I didn't get it until I read the answer. oops
ahh...haha i cant believe i was actually sitting here doing the math duhh...
that was a easy one- i got that
I got the answer after 3 words!
way easy
For an exterminator you are awfully defensive.
nice i liked it but it got me lol
lol funny comments and alryt teaser very strange tho
A VERY obvious riddle.
Very nice one. I like it. *Adds to favourites*
i think i could trick my coworkers with this one LOL
Very cute. I got it as soon as I read the words "potato tree". Easy but really good anyway!
LOL i thought it was that you cant grow 99.5 inches
Then why start by saying a potato tree can grow 1.5 inches a day? You disregard your premise in answering your own teaser...try harder.
Wow that was conrradictory cuz the answer condridicts the first sentence. You have to write this teaser differently!!!
funny but easy peasy
i new potatoes grew on the ground but this one got me
I agree with Hrsemn4. You lied to us!. If it was worded differntly this would be good, though.
I can't beleive I fell for after reading trick teasers al the time.
thats a good potato
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