A Sunday morning puzzle for you.

[classic33]

Whilst in the pub, celebrating his son's birthday, the father was asked when was his birthday. He answered thus:

"The day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year."

You tell me, what day is my birthday?

 

[Sharky]

Four

Close but no cigar

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Wife calls up to her colourblind hubby, "can you bring me down a pair of socks please".

The problem is that all the socks are in a drawer, not paired up. And there are 10 black socks and 10 brown socks.

How many socks does the hubby have to take out of the drawer to guarantee that wifey gets a pair?

3

 

[Sharky]

Whilst in the pub, celebrating his son's birthday, the father was asked when was his birthday. He answered thus:

"The day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. This is true only one day in a year."

You tell me, what day is my birthday?

Could it be..

Spoiler

Jan 31[\spoiler]

 

[Sharky]

3

Correct well done

 

[classic33]

Could it be..

Spoiler

Jan 31[\spoiler]

Close but no cigar

 

[Sharky]

Close but no cigar

Just read what I put. Didn't mean that month. Must have had a grey moment.

 

[kynikos]

Wife calls up to her colourblind hubby, "can you bring me down a pair of socks please".

The problem is that all the socks are in a drawer, not paired up. And there are 10 black socks and 10 brown socks and they have logos on them which go above the outside ankle bone.

How many socks does the hubby have to take out of the drawer to guarantee that wifey gets a pair?

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Wife calls up to her colourblind hubby, "can you bring me down a pair of socks please".

The problem is that all the socks are in a drawer, not paired up. And there are 10 black socks and 10 brown socks and they have logos on them which go above the outside ankle bone.

How many socks does the hubby have to take out of the drawer to guarantee that wifey gets a pair?

I think it’s still 3.

 

[kynikos]

No - it's 2 -as is the correct answer for the original question - even if you're colourblind you can distinguish between black and brown.

 

[Sharky]

Wife calls up to her colourblind hubby, "can you bring me down a pair of socks please".

The problem is that all the socks are in a drawer, not paired up. And there are 10 black socks and 10 brown socks and they have logos on them which go above the outside ankle bone.

How many socks does the hubby have to take out of the drawer to guarantee that wifey gets a pair?

Presume that means in each colour, you have 5 left socks and 5 right socks.

Then 11

 

[Sharky]

No - it's 2 -as is the correct answer for the original question - even if you're colourblind you can distinguish between black and brown.

Clever socks

 

[classic33]

Move five matches to balance the scales.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Oliver > John > Thomas > Jacob

I got it wrong.
How did you work it out?

 

[Seevio]

Correct!

Here's another:

In a game of Tug-o’-War, Oliver and John easily won over Thomas and Jacob. When Oliver and Thomas were a team, they could barely pull Jacob and John. When Oliver and Jacob played in a team against Thomas and John, the game ended in a draw. Can you name each person from strongest to weakest?

I got it wrong.
How did you work it out?

Spoiler: Boring Solution

The first 2 lines
Oliver + John >> Thomas + Jacob
Oliver + Thomas > John + Jacob
These tell us
a) John > Thomas as the win is easier when John is on Oliver's team.
b) Oliver > Jacob If not, the winners would be reversed when John and Thomas swapped.
c) The difference between Oliver and Jacob > difference between John and Thomas. Again, the result would be reversed if this was not true.
The last line
Oliver + Jacob = John + Thomas
This line only works when it's 1st+4th = 2nd +3rd (in any order)
We know from c) that the biggest difference is between Oliver and Jacob and b) tells us which is which.
All this gives the result Oliver > John > Thomas > Jacob