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I know how much you all love to challenge yourselves and to get your brains working and ticking over! Well, see how some of these riddles puzzles and problems tickle those little grey cells, as Sherlock Holmes likes to call them. I guarantee that one or two will even have the cleverest of you scratching your head! But that’s what you like, right? If these things were too easy, they would be no kind of challenge at all! So keep on reading to see what kind of devilish riddles I have in store for you… mwahahahaaa! 1. Three Doors Say you’re forced to choose between three doors; you must enter one of them. The first leads to a room full of fire, the second is full of assassins, and the third door leads to a room full of lions that haven’t eaten in three years. Which room should he choose? Pinterest The answer is the room with the lions. Did you pick the right one? giphy.com Why? Well, if the lions hadn’t eaten in three years, it’s safe to say that they would be long dead! 2. Alternate Full Glasses engineering If you had 6 glasses in a row and the first 3 were full, then the rest were empty, how could you make it so that the glasses alternate between empty and full… by only touching one glass? engineering Did you figure out the solution? All you have to do is pick up the second full glass in the row and pour it into the second last empty glass and then replace it. The glasses will now alternate full, empty, full, empty, and so on! 3. Three Sticks If you had three sticks, how could you turn them into four without breaking any of them? Impossible, right? facebook.com Well if you thought about it long enough, or maybe even bust out the sticks yourself, you’d see that the answer is simple. All you have to do is arrange the sticks so that they are in the shape of the number 4! facebook.com I’m sorry, is that cheating? Well, life ain’t fair. 4. Psychic Math Problem Here’s a totally mathy brainteaser for you to get that mind working! See if you can follow without using a calculator! giphy.com First, think of any number less than 100. Multiply it by 2 and then add 12 to the result. Still with me? Now divide this number by 2. Now subtract the first number you thought of. The answer is 6! 5. Black, Red, and Gray Can you think of an object that is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you throw it away? giphy.com The answer is charcoal! It’s black when you buy it, glows red when you ignite it, and after it’s finished burning through it turns grey. 6. Fruit Puzzle Okay, because I know you’re a brainy bunch, here’s a simple one to ease you in. fitbrains.com Did you get it? Here’s the solution! If the Apple equals 20, then the Orange equals 10 and the Lemon 3. The result, therefore, is 70. 7. The Water Tank Puzzle A simple question for you! Which one of these four tanks of water would fill up first? brainden.com Okay, I admit, I cheated a little again, because the answer is actually a tie! First, tank number 3 would fill up partly and then it would reach the spout and begin to fill up the fourth container. When the fourth container is near full, water will overflow into the third tank and they will then fill up at the same time. brainden.com Crafty, right? Credits: buzz.auntyacid.com Share this story on Facebook with your friends.