Brain teaser for that smart a$$ coworker.

[Jhill]

Simply ask him what 100 divided by 1/2 is?

When he says 50 bet him 20 dollars that it isn't.

After he argues with you say what is 100 divided by 2 then?

Tell him 100 divided by 1/2 is 200.

Then collect 20 dollars.

 

[sygyzy]

My god, EXCELLENT!

 

[hdeck]

haha, sucks when he gets it right though =\

 

[damiano]

your coworkers are dumb

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

 

[ggavinmoss]

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

My thoughts exactly.

-geoff

 

[new2AMD]

is that a tough question?

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: ggavinmoss

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

My thoughts exactly.

-geoff

seriously.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: lozina

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

 

[Jhill]

I guarantee if you go up to a non-nerd and say "what is 100 divided by one-half" at least half of them will say 50 and not 200.

Go try it.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

My coworkers prefer these kind of questions.

 

[lozina]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
My coworkers prefer these kind of questions.

Yeah, and my name is Dickheiser!

 

[Izzo]

Hmm. My coworker just said 250

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: lozina

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
My coworkers prefer these kind of questions.

Yeah, and my name is Dickheiser!

Greetings Dick!

 

[Jhill]

Originally posted by: Izzo
Hmm. My coworker just said 250

ok, you really have dumb coworkers.

but if you casually ask others i bet they will say 50.

 

[whaleskinrug]

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

 

[IGBT]

..good one alright...

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

Heh, I work in a nuclear physics lab. No one here would miss that, not even the secretaries.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: ggavinmoss

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

My thoughts exactly.

-geoff

seriously.

 

[Spooner]

Isn't it 250?

 

Originally posted by: Spooner
Isn't it 250?

Isn't what 250?

use a calculator....

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: Jhill
I guarantee if you go up to a non-nerd and say "what is 100 divided by one-half" at least half of them will say 50 and not 200. Go try it.

The odds would be overwhelmingly on your side, if you go to all of your coworkers and ask this, chances are, you'll collect more $20s then paying. So yeah.. it's a good bet. Hey... this is a good way of making money

 

[WobbleWobble]

I'll admit I fell for that... doh!

Of course it isn't a hard question, but a trick one.

I'll go hide in a corner away from you intellectuals now...

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: damiano
your coworkers are dumb

Tell them that the size of a hand and their skull is directly proportional to their intelligence. If their thumb and pinkie can touch the far sides of their cheekbones, then they are of above average intelligence.

 

[nineball9]

Peter Funt, who took his father's role on Candid Camera, did something similar on the show once. He asked random people on the street "How can I divide seven-eighths by three-quarters?" "Basic 6th grade arithmetic" he noted.

Obviously, the show is edited, but people could not answer the question. Other answers ranged from "you can't do that" to "I think it's 10". Eventually someone gave the correct answer - invert then multiply.

It wasn't even a trick question - just elementary school arithmetic!