There was a man who went into a cave and found a big box labeled "One Million gems". A rich came over and saw the gems so he asked the man if he could buy them all. The man said yes and told the rich man that each gem was one dollar. So the man poured all the gems into a large bag and gave them to the rich man. The rich man looked into the bag and paid the man $999,999 and left. How did the man know there was one gem missing? (No he was not psychic)
2006-08-08 06:59:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
NEITHER OF THE MEN TOOK IT!!!!!!!!!
2006-08-08 07:24:56 · update #1
the other gem would probably be visible for both of them to know that the box only contains 999,999 gems..maybe it's in the box used as a design and cannot be removed. Or the box itself is a gem
2006-08-08 20:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by Rus†edKoKote™ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The rich man had earlier pocketed one gem -- or saw the other man do so before he asked him about the gems.
2006-08-08 14:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well he should know you read the box labeled ONE MILLION GEMS so i think you would know how much you payed him and that 1 gem was missing because he payed him 999,999 which means that 1 is MISSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you have know clue what i just said then i'm with u on that 1 because i have no idea what i said either lol just kidding
2006-08-08 14:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by joelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm totally stumped. This one is driving me crazy--- eagerly waiting for the answer (taking the easy way lol)
Maybe the rich man saw one fall when the man poured them into the bag?
2006-08-08 14:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
was the word gem on the sign make a millon gems.
2006-08-08 14:34:45 · answer #5 · answered by kay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gems weren't in the box? I don't know, but that's my guess.
2006-08-08 14:14:58 · answer #6 · answered by ildjb@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one gem was on the box's label.
2006-08-08 14:27:05 · answer #7 · answered by <3 Wish <3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it the 'gem' on the sign?
2006-08-08 14:12:35 · answer #8 · answered by m_mac_92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the rich man only gave him $999,999
2006-08-08 14:02:46 · answer #9 · answered by moka29420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
then the guy who found the gems would have said that it would cost 1million dollers
2006-08-08 14:05:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋