17 Tricky Riddles to Make Your Brain Work Overtime

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If you love riddles that make your brain twist and turn, these 17 tricky ones are just what you need! They’re the kind that sound simple but will leave you scratching your head until you get that “aha!” moment. Some are classics like, What has keys but can’t open locks? (Spoiler: It’s a piano!) while others are more mind-boggling, like figuring out a riddle about something invisible but always around you—air! Each riddle pushes you to think creatively, spot hidden clues, and sometimes just laugh at how obvious the answer was after all. They’re great for challenging friends or impressing people with your puzzle-solving skills. Get ready to flex your mental muscles and feel like a genius when you solve them!

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00:00David was crazy about mountain biking.

00:04It was his biggest passion in life, but his wife Jessica hated his hobby.

00:09She thought it was too dangerous.

00:11Once, David's friend Oliver invited him on an exciting rock climbing trip.

00:15David knew his wife would be against this idea,

00:18so he told her he would go fishing to the nearest lake for a couple of days.

00:22Jessica agreed but asked her husband to send a photo of him fishing.

00:26Once David arrived at the foot of the mountain,

00:29he photoshopped a fishing photo and sent it to his wife.

00:33As soon as she saw it, she immediately realized it was a fake.

00:37How come?

00:47Look, it's snowing.

00:48It means there has to be snow at the nearest lake too,

00:51but the photo David sent is totally snow-free.

00:54John had been in jail for a year.

00:59All this time, he'd been waiting for an opportunity to escape.

01:03One summer morning, he finally managed to break free.

01:06But it didn't go unnoticed.

01:08Several security guards started to follow John,

01:11and the man had to hide in the ladies' room.

01:13Look at the picture and try to figure out where John is.

01:16The man's hiding in the third stall.

01:28He wouldn't have had enough time to get a pair of women's shoes.

01:33An infinite number of mathematicians are waiting to make their orders in a coffee shop.

01:38The first one asks the barista for half a gallon of coffee.

01:42The second wants to have a quarter of a gallon.

01:45The third needs an eighth, and so on.

01:48How many gallons of coffee will the barista need

01:51to fulfill the wishes of all the mathematicians?

01:53Just one!

02:05A horse travels a certain distance every day.

02:08Strangely enough, two of its legs travel 20 miles every day,

02:12while the other two legs travel nearly 20.5 miles.

02:16It would seem that two of the horse's legs must be half a mile ahead of the other two,

02:20but of course, this can't be true.

02:22The horse is a regular animal.

02:25So how is this situation possible?

02:36The horse operates the mill and travels in a circular clockwise direction.

02:41The two outside legs travel a greater distance than the inside ones.

02:47Now, I want to ask you not to take this riddle too seriously.

02:50Okay, then listen attentively.

02:53There are 10 people in a house.

02:56Everyone wants to shake hands only with people shorter than themselves.

03:00Let's assume that everybody is different in height.

03:03How many handshakes will be made?

03:14And the correct answer is zero.

03:16Tuller people do want to shake hands with shorter ones.

03:20That's true, but no one says that shorter people will want to shake hands with them in return.

03:27A man was to be sentenced for his crimes, and the judge told him,

03:31You may make a statement.

03:33If it's true, I'll sentence you to two years in prison.

03:36If it's false, I'll sentence you to five years in prison.

03:40After the man made his statement, the judge decided to set him free.

03:44Can you figure out what the man said?

03:56He said,

03:57You'll sentence me to five years in prison.

04:00If it was true, then the judge would have to make it false by sentencing him to two years.

04:05If it was false, then he would have to give him five years, which would make it true.

04:09So rather than contradict his own word, the judge set the man free.

04:15Look at these two women driving.

04:17One of them is actually a car thief.

04:20Can you figure out which one?

04:31It's the elderly lady.

04:32See those scratches near the door handle?

04:36A man got stranded on an island.

04:39And one of the main issues was that he couldn't swim.

04:42However, he managed to get off the island and return home safely.

04:46How did he do it?

04:56No one said the man got stranded on a deserted island.

04:59He just found some people and asked them to take him home by boat.

05:04A woman jumped off a cliff, but she didn't get hurt.

05:07How is this possible?

05:09She jumped off a cliff into a swimming pool in the water park.

05:23A boy fell off a 30-foot ladder, but he didn't get hurt.

05:27How is this possible?

05:28The boy fell off the bottom rung of the ladder.

05:41Now it's time to think outside the box.

05:44What will you get if you add three to three hundred five times?

05:57That's simple.

05:59Three hundred and three, three hundred and three, three hundred and three, three hundred and three.

06:03Now, what king can you make if you take the head of a lamb, the middle of a pig, the hind of a buffalo, and the tail of a dragon?

06:13You'll get a lion, the king of the jungle.

06:25See for yourself.

06:26The head of a lamb, the middle of a pig, the hind of a buffalo, and the tail of a dragon.

06:33Martin had three daughters.

06:40The eldest daughter was the most honest girl in the universe.

06:43She always told the truth.

06:45The middle daughter sometimes told the truth, but sometimes she lied.

06:49The youngest daughter never said a single word of truth.

06:53One day, Martin brought home a marriage proposal for one of the girls.

06:57It was from a wealthy man named John.

07:00He wanted to marry either the eldest or the youngest daughter.

07:03This way, he could easily figure out whether the girl told the truth or lied.

07:08Martin had a condition for him.

07:10He said that he wouldn't tell John who the eldest, middle, or youngest daughter was.

07:15Also, he allowed John to ask only one question to identify the eldest or the youngest girl.

07:22And still, John asked just one question and found the right girl.

07:26What was the question?

07:36The question John asked was,

07:39Is she older than her?

07:40He addressed his question to one of the daughters, pointing at the other two.

07:45You see, if the girl he asked turned out to be the eldest daughter,

07:49he'd know who the youngest one was.

07:52Because no matter what, the eldest daughter always told the truth.

07:56If the girl he asked was the middle one,

07:58it wouldn't matter because the other two girls would both be acceptable choices.

08:03And if he asked the youngest daughter,

08:05she would lie and he would identify the eldest girl.

08:08In any case, he needed to choose the youngest one based on the answer.

08:12Eric got lost in a museum.

08:16While he was trying to find a way out, it got late.

08:20All the doors were closed.

08:21Finally, he saw three staircases.

08:24The first one was all covered in bizarre nettles with razor-sharp leaves and long spikes.

08:30The second had giant, stinking flowers with a stench almost impossible to bear.

08:35And the third staircase was an impassable jungle of cacti.

08:40Which staircase should Eric choose?

08:41He should run down the second staircase.

08:53Even though the flowers are gross, they're relatively harmless.

08:59Sarah got lost in a jungle.

09:01After wandering for hours, she finally came to a clearing with three narrow paths.

09:07Unfortunately, one of them was blocked by massive bushes with sharp thorns.

09:13The second was covered with trash and broken glass.

09:17And the third path was guarded by huge, scary-looking mantises.

09:21Which path should Sarah break?

09:22The girl should choose the third path.

09:35Even though mantises look threatening, they're totally harmless.

09:40Chris was a truck driver.

09:42One Friday afternoon, he left Orange Town and was driving along the highway when he saw a man lying on the side of the road.

09:50Chris stopped and ran towards the man.

09:51After some time, he managed to bring the man around.

09:55His story was rather dramatic.

09:57He was a hitchhiker who tried to get to Orange Town.

10:00But halfway there, he had an argument with the driver and was thrown out of the car.

10:05The hitchhiker hit his head and lost consciousness.

10:08Now he was begging Chris to give him a lift to the town.

10:12Chris didn't believe the man's story and refused to help him.

10:15Why?

10:21The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:27But if he was going to Orange Town, he would be on the left side.

10:32It always stays hot, even when it's in the refrigerator.

10:35What is it?

10:36A pepper.

10:46The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:48The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:49The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:50The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:51The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:52The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:53The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:54The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:55The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:56The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:57The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:58The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

10:59The hitchhiker was lying on the right side of the road.

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