Make the Line Smaller

Sherlock Holmes was challenged to make a pre-drawn line smaller without erasing it. He did it in fractions of seconds. How?




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A man desired to get into his work building, however he had forgotten his code.
However, he did recollect five pieces of information
* Fifth number + Third number = 14
* The fourth number is one more than the second number.
* The first number is one less than twice the second number.
* The second number and the third number equals 10.
* The sum of all five numbers is 30.

What is the code ?

Asked by Neha on 14 May 2021


A Japanese ship was en route to a mission on foreign seas. The captain of the ship felt tired and thought of taking a bath. He went for taking the shower and removed his diamond ring and Rolex and kept them on the table. When he returned after taking the bath, he found that the ring and watch were stolen.

He called the five members of the crew whom he suspected and asked them what they were doing for the last 15 minutes.

The Italian cook (with a butcher knife in hand): I was in the fridge room getting meat for cooking.

The British Engineer (with a high beam torch in hand): I was working on a generator engine.

The Pakistani seaman: I was on the mast correcting the flag which was upside down by mistake.

The Indian Radio officer: I was trying to make a contact with the company to inform them about our position.

The American navigation officer: I am on night watch, so I was sleeping in my cabin.

Upon listening to them, the captain caught the lying member. Who do you think stole the valuables?

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I know a nine-letter word having only one vowel.
Do you ?

Asked by Neha on 19 Jun 2023


In a Society, there are over 100 flats.

Flat 1 is named the first flat.
Flat 2 is named the second flat.
Flat 3 is named the third flat. And So On.....

A visitor decides to walk through all the flats, and he finds all the flats except flat 62.
Anmol later founds that the locals of the town have given it another name.

What is the name of the Flat?

Asked by Neha on 05 Jun 2024

What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?

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I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 18 May 2022


Can you solve the below algebraic mathematical equation?

(J+O+I+N+T)3 = JOINT

Asked by Neha on 29 May 2021

What demands an answer, but asks no questions

Asked by Neha on 23 Feb 2026

Until it is measured, not known. Yet how you miss it when it has gone. What is it?

Asked by Neha on 30 Jul 2025


How can one talk without saying a single word?

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