Philosopher Watch

One absent-minded ancient philosopher forgot to wind up his only clock in the house. He had no radio, TV, telephone, internet, or any other means for telling time. So he travelled on foot to his friend's place a few miles down the straight desert road. He stayed at his friend's house for the night and when he came back home, he knew how to set his clock. How did he know?




Similar Riddles

It comprises roots which nobody sees,
Much taller than those trees,
Up and up it goes,
Still it never grows?

Asked by Neha on 02 Jan 2025


My location can be determined by the below rebus.
So where am i ?

Find my Location

Asked by Neha on 15 Aug 2021

Can you identify the hidden rebus in the image below?

Name the Coded Animal

Asked by Neha on 01 Feb 2021


There was once a troop of 5 elves. The 5 elves were very dedicated on finding the magical treasure of 1000 coins. However, being elves, they were super geniuses, very greedy and they did not hesitate in taking lives of other elves. The 5 elves were named Aye, Bee, Cee, Dee and Ee, ranked from high to low respectively, from Aye to Ee. One fine day, their efforts brought results and they found 1000 coins. Now they had to split it in between them as per their ranks. The lowest ranked elf has to make the proposal. If the proposal is accepted by majority, it is agreed, or the suggesting elf is killed.

What proposal should elf Ee make ?

Asked by Neha on 14 Dec 2025

Find out the missing number in the picture attached:

Find the Missing Number

Asked by Neha on 10 Jun 2023

Irene killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

Asked by Neha on 05 Feb 2024


A guy in his thirties is found dead in a forest. The shocking thing about the body is that he is wearing his swimming trunks snorkel and a facemask.

For your information, the nearest lake is some 10 miles away and the sea is hundreds of miles away.

How did he die then?

Asked by Neha on 15 Oct 2025

A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?

Asked by Neha on 07 Jul 2025

Make a sentence consisting of three words that have the whole alphabet.

Asked by Neha on 11 Dec 2025


There was a greenhouse.
Inside the greenhouse, there is a white house.
Inside the white house, there is a red house.
Inside the red house, there are lots of babies.

What is It?

Asked by Neha on 07 Oct 2025

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Challenging

There is a cryptic organization called Cicada 3301 that posts challenging puzzles online, possibly to recruit codebreakers and linguists.