Some object is determined upon for hiding, such as a coin, a button, a thimble, etc. A pupil is sent from the room. During his absence the object is hidden. Upon his return the children buzz vigorously when he is near to the object sought and v... Read more of Bee at Games Kids Play.caInformational Site Network Informational
Privacy
Home Top Rated Puzzles Most Viewed Puzzles All Puzzle Questions Random Puzzle Question Search


THE RAILWAY STATION CLOCK.

(Money Puzzles)
A clock hangs on the wall of a railway station, 71 ft. 9 in. long and 10
ft. 4 in. high. Those are the dimensions of the wall, not of the clock!
While waiting for a train we noticed that the hands of the clock were
pointing in opposite directions, and were parallel to one of the
diagonals of the wall. What was the exact time?


Answer:

The time must have been 43+7/11 min. past two o'clock.




Random Questions

A Reversible Magic Square
MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES
A Dungeon Puzzle.
The Guarded Chessboard
Heard On The Tube Railway.
Money Puzzles
A Chain Puzzle.
Unclassified Problems.
The Industrious Bookworm.
Unclassified Problems.
Lady Isabel's Casket
THE MERRY MONKS OF RIDDLEWELL
A New Money Puzzle.
Money Puzzles
The Lion And The Man.
The Guarded Chessboard
The Five Pennies.
Unclassified Problems.
The Leap-year Ladies.
Money Puzzles
The Tramps And The Biscuits
MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES
Pheasant-shooting.
Unclassified Problems.
Magic Squares Of Two Degrees.
Magic Squares Problem.
Such A Getting Upstairs.
Unclassified Problems.
The Three Motor-cars
MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES