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The Burning Rope Problem

You have two identical ropes that burn irregularly. Each rope takes exactly 60 minutes to burn completely. How can you measure 45 minutes?

Light both ends of one rope and one end of the second rope. When the first rope is completely burned (30 minutes), light the other end of the second rope. When the second rope is completely burned, 45 minutes will have passed.

The Snake in the Box

What gets bigger the more you take away?

A hole

The Sword in the Stone

I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Fire

The Philosophical Puzzle

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

A stamp

Mathematical Pets

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?

A secret

The Meeting Time

Two trains started simultaneously from stations A and B and proceeded towards each other. They met at a place 120 km away from station A. After meeting, they took 9 hours and 16 hours respectively to reach their destinations. What is the distance between stations A and B?

400 km

The Valley Problem

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?

Your name

The Burning Question

What can burn the eyes without touching them?

The sun

The Round Problem

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg

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