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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John Went to the nearby store in a Mall to buy something for her home. Below is the conversation between the two:

John: How much for the one?
Shopkeeper: It is $2
John: How much for the Eleven?
Shopkeeper: It is $4
John: How much for the Hundred?
Shopkeeper: It is $6.

What is John buying?

Asked by Neha on 01 Dec 2025


If we tie a Sheep to one peg, a circled grass is been eaten by the Sheep. If we tie the Sheep to two pegs with a circle on its neck, then an eclipse is eaten out of the grass by the Sheep. If we want an eclipse then we put two pegs and then put a rope in between them and the other end of the rope is tied up on the Sheep's neck.

How should we tie the peg and the Sheep so that a square is eaten out from the garden grass? We only have one Sheep rope and the peg and the rings.

Asked by Neha on 18 Oct 2025

A cat, a dog and a monkey were stolen. 3 suspects got caught: Harish, Manoj and Tarun. All we know is each person stole one animal, but we do not know who stole which. Here are the investigation statements. Harish said: Tarun stole the cat. Manoj said: Tarun stole the dog. Tarun said: They both were lying. I did not steal the cat or the dog. Later on, the police found out the man who stole the monkey told a lie. The man who stole the cat told the truth. Can you find out who stole which?

Asked by Neha on 05 Nov 2023


There is something which is always coming but never arrives?

Asked by Neha on 08 Mar 2024

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

Asked by Neha on 13 Jul 2025

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

Asked by Neha on 19 May 2022


Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Asked by Neha on 08 Jul 2023

Which five letter word can be added at the end of below word to form a
valid word?

> Pin
> Check
> Boiling
> View

Asked by Neha on 13 Aug 2021

I am a type of room you cannot enter or leave. Raised from the ground below, I could be poisonous or a delicious treat. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 12 Apr 2022


Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

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