Travelling on the Ship

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We travelled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?




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A number with an interesting property:

When I divide it by 2, the remainder is 1.
When I divide it by 3, the remainder is 2.
When I divide it by 4, the remainder is 3.
When I divide it by 5, the remainder is 4.
When I divide it by 6, the remainder is 5.
When I divide it by 7, the remainder is 6.
When I divide it by 8, the remainder is 7.
When I divide it by 9, the remainder is 8.
When I divide it by 10, the remainder is 9.

It's not a small number, but it's not really big, either.
When I looked for a smaller number with this property I couldn't find one.

Can you find it?

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What does the following represent?

N N N N N N N

A A A A A A A

C C C C C C C

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Which digit occurred maximum times between the number 1 and 1000?

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Find the last number in the series below:

voN luJ yaM raM ---

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What can you catch but never throw?

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Twenty frogs are sitting on a log floating on the surface of a river. Two of them decide to jump off into the water.

How many frogs are there on the log at this moment?

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You can see three almost identical images below. Can you spot the odd one out from them?


Find the Odd One Out

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What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

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How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

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