#1261 - Rebus Image Puzzle
What does this image riddle means ?
painless operation
According to an old story , once there was a father and his three loving sons. One day dad met an serious accident , death approached to take the father. Oldest son beg to the death to allow his father to live for some more years. Death was kind and agreed.After 2 years death return to take the father with him , now the second son beg for some more time. Death agreed.
After a year death returned again to take the father.Now the youngest son request to allow his father to live till the candle wick of the candle on his hand burned out.Death agreed.
Now as the youngest son thought , the death never returned back.
How come ?
The youngest son went over and blew out the candle after Death left because the son said 'till the candle wick burns out', not 'till the candle burns out'.
I am as light as a feather, yet the strongest person not able to hold me for more than two minute.
What am I ?
Breath
I want to fill my bucket using both cold and hot water.
I have two taps for both cold and hot water. The hot water tap fills the bucket in exact 6 hours and cold water tap fills the bucket in exact 4 hours.
I turn both of them simultaneously but I forgot to turn off another tap which removes the water out of the bucket. This tap can empty the bucket in 12 hours.
How Long will it take to fill the bucket?
3 hours
Explanation :
(1/6 + 1/4 - 1/12) ^ (-1)
= (1/3)^(-1) = 3
I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?
-> Fill up the 3 gallon jar first , Pour it into the five gallon jar.
-> Fill up the 3 gallon jar again, and fill up the rest of the 5 gallon jar,
=> and you should have 1 gallon left over in the 3 gallon jar.
What famous proverb does this rebus tell us
A friend in need is a friend in deed.
A friend in need is a friend in deed.
In a strange city , there are just 2 houses.
If one person from house1 goes to house2, then the population of house2 is twice the population of house1.
While if one person from house2 goes to house1, then the population of house2 is same as the population of house1.
what the population of each house ?
House1-> 5
House2-> 7