Too Fragile to Break

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?




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Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.

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In the given picture, in how many ways can you read the word "Tiger"?

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I am a white box having no key or lid.
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I came first on earth but second on the heaven.
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A landlord calls both of his sons and tells them that their horses will now decide who will transfer the inheritance. He tells them to race along the land till the end and the one whose horse will be slower will win and be the heir to all the property.

Both of them keep wandering for days but to no result. Then they ask a wise man regarding it. The man advises them on the matter after which they jump on the horses and race as fast as they can till the end. Why did they do it?

What did the wise man say?

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A system error causes the change of John's net banking password. To sort this out, he calls the customer care. The following is the conversation he had with the executive:

John: My password has been changed.

Custom Care Executive: We have kept your password distinct this time. It has 8 letters out of which, 3 letters are the same as the previous one.

John: Okay, thanks.

Can you determine the old as well as the new password of John's net banking account after reading the conversation carefully?

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You are stuck with a gangster who likes to play it rough. The only way to survive is to accept his invitation to play Russian Roulette.

He presents a revolver in which, three bullets have been placed consecutively. Now he spins the chamber cylinder of the gun. The cylinder won't be spun again. The gun will be passed between both of you till the gun fires and one of you is dead.

Would you prefer to go first or second if you are given a choice?

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How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

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