Are you smart enough to solve this riddle?
By Scandy31
@Scandy31 (2)
United States
January 7, 2007 5:14pm CST
You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a drop off (The ground is 18-20 inches below the level you are traveling on), and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping horse which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is another galloping horse. Both horses are also traveling at the same speed as you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?
Please leave your guess to this riddle. The correct answer and the members smart enough to solve it will be posted soon. Think long and hard! Good Luck!
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34 responses
@sumitvella (379)
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8 Jan 07
got a different version of it from: http://geeksmakemehot.com/archives/2006/a-little-riddle/
You are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed.
On your right side is a sharp drop off, and on your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you.
Directly in front of you is a galloping kangaroo and your horse is unable to overtake it.
Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the Kangaroo.
What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?
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@randyequal (439)
• China
8 Jan 07
well, it is beyond my capability... I read your riddle for ten times, but I can work out the answer..
When do you plan to release the answer to the readers"??? I am waiting...
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@shivram123 (656)
• India
8 Jan 07
i think i can horn tht the horse in frnt of me change its track and i can drive forward and i think i will escape frm the situation
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@akshay_chemical (2)
• India
8 Jan 07
if horse will not respond to your horn ,then what will you do?
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@adnanmd2 (830)
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8 Jan 07
I would gradually slow down so the horse galloping behind me has to adjust the pace accordingly. Assuming the fire truck and the horse in front of me maintain current speed, they will pull ahead enough that I can get behind the fire truck and follow it. The horse that's behind me could then do whatever he wants.
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@Stephanie5 (2946)
• United States
8 Jan 07
nice answer. Too bad you didn't think of it yourself, you copied and pasted #1's answer.
@berlynn1975 (737)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Yeah, people must think we're not observant!!
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@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Yes, copied from response #1 and reported to Mylot by me and I hope everyone that reads this discussion. Keep up the good work everyone.
@quatelmon (955)
• United States
8 Jan 07
I agree that this is the right answer!!! :P I hope you are right....
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@Scandy31 (2)
• United States
9 Jan 07
Congrats to Golden Emu!The first one to get the correct answer!!!!! Yes, get your drunk behind off the merry- go- round. Thanks to everyone who responded! This was my first posting and didn't realize how friendly you all are and how many people would respond!Except for the ignorant people on the website whose name isn't worth mentioning. Thank you very much to the kind people that reported it for me!!!!
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@PushTheButtonFrank (634)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Wait until the merry-go-round comes to a complete stop and then get your drunk hiney off the ride!
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@josephperera (2906)
• Sri Lanka
8 Jan 07
I think the fifth responder got the correct answer. This is a great one. I would have never thought of the answer. Actually you are on a merry go round. So the situation is not dangerous at all. Even my son used to ride it when he was a kid. I ride it even now. Anyway if you consider the situation dangerous, just get down after the merry go round stops and enjoy the fun of the carnival.
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@Sunayna611 (260)
• India
8 Jan 07
Since al of them(car, horses, engine) are running at the SAME SPEED and in the SAME DIRECTION i see no reason why the situation should be dangerous...
@yousource (25)
• Saudi Arabia
8 Jan 07
make a slow signal so that the galloping horse's driver will have an idea that you're slowing down and maintain your speed as safe as you like it...girl you control the road now...lol...will this work in the real world? what do you think.
@akshay_chemical (2)
• India
8 Jan 07
situation is actually critical,but not for me .because such situations alaways come in dayb today life. so my response to this condition is i willtake my car towars left side below the level and i will slow down my self so that i can drive safely without injuring anything.
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@trialrun01 (644)
• India
8 Jan 07
Oops really difficult puzzle....sorry but no guesses...please send me the answer
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@chingyieng (248)
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8 Jan 07
I'll press the honk to get the horse in front to move to the left (18 - 20 inches should not be a problem for a horse), then i'll put on the hazard light so that the horse behind will slow down and move to the right... then i slow down so that the fire engine can overtake me.... what abt that?
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@hobohobo (678)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 07
I will keep driving, why I must do something else, I dont have to slow down, or faster our speed, it because my car, and both of the horse have the same speed so we will never hit both the horse or the fire engine car.
It's the right answer, Isn't it ?
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@kavin_joseph (61)
• India
8 Jan 07
i will slow down where the gallopin horse from the back is not a blind one!!!!so it will also slow down!!!!!
am i right!!!!?
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