Boil the Eggs

You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer and a five-minute timer, how can you boil the egg for only two minutes?




Similar Riddles

What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?

Asked by Neha on 17 Jul 2024


A red house is made out of red bricks. A yellow house is made out of yellow bricks. And, a blue house is made out of blue bricks. So, what is a greenhouse made of?

Asked by Neha on 30 Jun 2025

A donkey is behind another donkey
I'm behind that second donkey
But there is a whole nation behind me

It is a murder you can describe in a word.

Asked by Neha on 16 Nov 2025


Which is Odd One Out and why?

4377

3954

9862

8454

9831

Asked by Neha on 09 Jan 2024

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 25 Jul 2025

Can you solve the maths in the below-given picture equation?

Maths Picture Puzzle

Asked by Neha on 06 Sep 2023


By adding four matchsticks, can you divide the square shown in the picture into two equal parts?

Divide by Matchstick Riddle

Asked by Neha on 13 Jul 2026

There was an aeroplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?

Asked by Neha on 28 Dec 2023

We have arranged an array of numbers below. What you have to do is use any kind of mathematical symbol you know excluding any symbol that contains a number like cube root. You can use any amount of symbols but you have to come up with a valid equation for all of them.

0 0 0 = 6
1 1 1 = 6
2 + 2 + 2 = 6
3 3 3 = 6
4 4 4 = 6
5 5 5 = 6
6 6 6 = 6
7 7 7 = 6
8 8 8 = 6
9 9 9 = 6

Asked by Neha on 19 Sep 2025


What is the probability of getting five Mondays in a 31-day month?

Asked by Neha on 10 Aug 2026

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword puzzles

In the 1920s, people feared that crossword puzzles would contribute to illiteracy.