Half Full Or Half Empty

There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. 'This barrel of wine is more than half full,' said Curly. 'No it's not,' says Mo. 'It's less than half full.' Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?




Similar Riddles

If you paint a brown house white it will become a white house. If the stoplight changes from red to green, then the light is green. So, if you throw a white shirt into the Red Sea, what will it become?

Asked by Neha on 07 Jun 2025


During which month do people sleep the least?

Asked by Neha on 13 Apr 2022

The Federal bank of London is abducted by the robbers. The head of the robbers asked the cashier to empty their money vault to them and when suddenly cashier got a call from her father. To avoid any suspicion, the robber asked the cashier to pick the call and reply her father in the shortest manner possible.

The cashier told her father "Is there an emergency father, Call me when you are free and I will help you in your furnishing" and then the cashier hung up the phone.

After 10 minutes, police arrived at the crime scene.

How did the police know about the robbery?

Asked by Neha on 15 May 2021


You board a train. The train will have to enter a tunnel soon. You are claustrophobic. Which place is the best for you to sit?

Asked by Neha on 17 Nov 2024

In a secret society, a buried chamber can be accessed only via a secret password. The password is seven characters long and comprises of just letters and numbers.

You find a code that can help you in cracking the password. The code says "You force heaven to be empty".

Can you deduce the password from that?

Asked by Neha on 14 May 2021

A Child was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Still, the child is not a Pakistani citizen. why?

Asked by Neha on 02 Mar 2023


What do you answer even though it never asks you questions?

Asked by Neha on 12 Oct 2021

What has many teeth, but cannot bite?

Asked by Neha on 15 Jul 2025

Solve below popular number sequence
314 159 265 358 979 323 846 ?

Asked by Neha on 09 Nov 2025


I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

No Solution

In 2007, a puzzle was released and $2 million prizes were offered for the first complete solution. The competition ended at noon on 31 December 2010, with no solution being found. Wiki