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A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

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