Akbar Birbal line on the floor riddle

Akbar called Birbal and asked him to draw a line on the floor. He asked Birbal to make that line smaller without erasing it. Birbal smiled and did it before Akbar could blink his eyes.

How did he managed to do it?

Akbar Birbal line on the floor riddle




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