Sunday, November 29, 2009

I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I

What is the answer to this riddle?



I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I mak?

The answer is simply "no".



That's why kindergarteners can answer it...



Look here: http://teensetc.com/0f/0d/bi/index.shtml...



Although the riddle originally was based on a poem about time, there were errors in it that make it impossible to be answered with "time".



The last part of the riddle, "If you squeeze me, I'll pop.



If you look at me, you'll pop." is actually from an old riddle which had the answer "bubble". (if you squeeze it it will pop, if you look at it you see your reflection and you pop.)



And the answer "pressure" came from a kid or someone who knew nothing at all about why it is cold at the north pole or why polar bears appear white.



I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I mak?

Time?



I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I mak?

If I search YA for the phrase "turn polar bears white", I find that 740 versions of this same question have already been posted.



I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I mak?

the answer is no.. because at the end it says "can u guess the riddle" and its no



I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I mak?

First of all, the last part of the riddle is missing. "Can you answer this riddle?"



The answer is simply "no".



That's why kindergarteners can answer it...



Look here: http://teensetc.com/0f/0d/bi/index.shtml...



Although the riddle originally was based on a poem about time, there were errors in it that make it impossible to be answered with "time".



The last part of the riddle, "If you squeeze me, I'll pop.



If you look at me, you'll pop." is actually from an old riddle which had the answer "bubble". (if you squeeze it it will pop, if you look at it you see your reflection and you pop.)



And the answer "pressure" came from a kid or someone who knew nothing at all about why it is cold at the north pole or why polar bears appear white.



I turn polar bears white And I will make you cry.I make guys have to pee And girls comb their hair.I mak?

It cannot be "no" because by guessing that the answer might be "no" you are in fact guessing. You guessed "no"



So yes, you can guess. Clearly "no" is not the answer, though it seems simple enough for a kinder gardener to answer that.

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