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97% Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out but 84% kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less. Can you guess the correct answer?


Turn Polar Bears white and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble.
If you squeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop.

Can you guess the correct answer?
I look forward to your thoughts!

2007-01-18 08:29:25 · 10 answers · asked by B 2 in Education & Reference Trivia

10 answers

The answer is "no."

The key is the last line of the riddle, that is, the QUESTION, "Can you guess the riddle (correct answer)?"

And, as it unsurprisingly turns out -- "97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less."

So the answer is "no."

;)

2007-01-18 08:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by pinkvariety 5 · 1 1

No, that is the answer. Harvard students would try to examine every possible answer and the kindergartners would look surprised at you and say "no". There are no possible similarities in the above riddle which makes it so hard to realize the tricky part of it being the question at the bottom of it, Can you guess the correct answer?!

2007-01-18 08:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jessy 5 · 1 0

Someone did this 8 months ago....


The answer is simply "no".
That's why kindergarteners can answer it...
Look here: http://www.teensetc.com/0f/0d/bi/index.s...

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 someone who knew nothing at all about why it is cold at the north pole or why polar bears appear white, and just made a wild guess.
Do a little research, and you'll see pressure has absolutely nothing to do with it...

2007-01-18 08:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by lamaestra 2 · 1 0

The answer is "No."

"No, I cannot guess the correct answer."

Harvard Grads would look for an actual answer, energy, or some sort of ideological perspective. A kindergartener would think about it for a few minutes and then say "No."

2007-01-20 16:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by ilostthewillto_fight 1 · 0 0

Time.

"TIME

The time has come,
winter is here
and those yellow bears disappear.

The time has past
as man looks back with a sigh
and a tear in his eye.

As time is held
boys cross their legs
but of course the toilet begs

As time marches on
Girls loose their blush
and swap a comb for their brush

As time passes
For those held high
their end is nigh

As time catches up
Everyone is equal
when we get to the final sequel

As time turns
Without it we have flour and water
With it we have breakfast for my daughter

As time revolves
How does one turn water and wine
into something so fine

As time runs out
The more in a minute you try and squeeze
the less you can do with ease.

As time ticks
All the time that has past
man cannot comprehend something so vast."


Neil Gaiman

2007-01-18 08:46:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Lines three-6, potentially 7, I'd say "beer". Their DNA is what makes polar bears white. A unhappy occasion, a painful nerve impulse, a substance like onions (referred to as a lacrimator) could make you cry. Carbonation makes champagne bubble. If you sqeeze a balloon, bubble-wrap or a cleaning soap bubble it's going to pop. There does not appear to be one regular factor.

2016-09-07 23:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by malboeuf 3 · 0 0

Makeup

2007-01-18 08:37:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Wow... I almost had an answer until i kept reading. I have no idea. I can't wait for you to tell the answer.

2007-01-18 08:38:39 · answer #8 · answered by Lilel 4 · 0 0

gas

2007-01-18 10:25:31 · answer #9 · answered by p_whips 3 · 0 1

is the answer God?

2007-01-18 08:38:12 · answer #10 · answered by prissdancer 4 · 0 1

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