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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 09:06 AM
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Are U the weakest link ?

I am going to ask you three questions.
And you have to answer them instantly.
You can't take your time you have to answer immediately.
O.K.?

Let's find just how clever you really are ........
Ready? GO !!!!!

First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second. What position do
you finish?

NOW! See the answer below.



Answer:
If you answer that you arrived first, then you are absolutely wrong!!!
If you overtake the second and you take his place, you arrived second!!!

To answer the second question don't take as much time as you took for the
first question. Second Question: If you overtake the last then you
arrive...?



Answer: If you answer that you arrived second to last then you are wrong
again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST !!!! The question is wrong!
You're not very good at this are you???



Third Question
Subject: *Very very Tricky math!
Note: This riddle must be done IN YOUR HEAD ONLY and NOT using paper and a
pen. Try it.

Take 1000 and add 40 to it.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 30.
Another 1000.
Now add 20.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 10.
What is the total? (scroll down for answer)




Did you get 5000?

The correct answer is actually 4100.
Don't believe it? Check with your calculator!
The decimal sequence confuses our brain, that always jumps to the highest
decimals (100s instead of 10s). That should have you in a bad mood for
therest of the day!!!

You are the weakest link.
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 09:14 AM
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I got one right. Better than none
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 09:25 AM
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I got two right, and I have a different answer for the second. You can finish First and overtake the person in last. You can lap them
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 09:30 AM
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Damn I only got Q3 right, and my gf got Q1 and Q3 right, and funny, her answer to Q2 is First, coz u just lapped the Last...Does that mean she's right?

Oh well one thing for sure she's smarter than me...
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 09:31 AM
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Another mind twister.


A man falls off of a 100' tall ladder on to the concrete below and survives. How?




















He was standing on the bottom step of the ladder when he fell
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 10:13 AM
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All 3 questions are bogus.

1) I overtook second and eventually overtook first. So I won the race. No time duration was mentioned. A lot can happen in a race. There's no reason for me to pass the 2nd slot guy and just stay there for the whole duration of the race. As far as I'm concerned I had plenty of time to overtake first as well. So you're wrong.

2) Overtaking last place is getting out of last place. You overtook it cuz you're no longer there. So you're wrong again.

3) The answer is 2100. If you take 1000, you're subtracting 1000 not adding. Take means remove. So you're wrong again.

Sucks for you.
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 09:13 PM
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Sounds like that super sarcastic Aussie woman on TV ... "You're the weakest link, goodbye." Queen Conelia or Comelia or something, ah well I can't spell names properly. Damn!

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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 10:41 PM
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I can't stand that lady.
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Old Jun 30, 2001 | 11:05 PM
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Do you guys see her in the States as well?

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Old Jul 1, 2001 | 12:31 AM
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No, we get some lady named Anne Robinson. However, I'm sure she's just as annoying as yours.
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