Originally posted by megamaster
Heres the answer. 5. Because sixtea cups minus one is 5

This only works if posed verbally. In written form, you are wrong, as "sixty cups" and "six tea cups" mean entirely different things.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
One dead fly remains. The rest fly away.

Ten candles remain. Seven of them remain lit.

the first one is right.....even though in childrens puzzle books it says the answer is none....

the second one...well i should have been clearer. the answers 3, because the seven candles are burned away...

Originally posted by megamaster
Heres the answer. 5. Because sixtea cups minus one is 5

No there are still 6 teacups because if one "as in myself" falls down then I am on the ground but 6 tea cups are still standing.

Originally posted by Agerg
(since nein cups on the table means no cups on the table! 😵 )

Yerwot!?

Nein, daß heißt es nicht. Sei nicht blöd. "Nein" und "kein" sind nicht dasselbe.

Richard

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Yerwot!?

Nein, daß heißt es nicht. Sei nicht blöd. "Nein" und "kein" sind nicht dasselbe.

Richard

It should be: "Nein, das heißt es nicht."