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The Rock in the Bucket
A pumice rock (from a volcano) is placed in a bucket. Will it go to the bottom or will it stay at the top?
Hint
Pumice is a rock that is less dense than water, but...Answer
Go to the bottom.Since I did not say there was water or anything else in the bucket, it will fall to the bottom because the rock is more dense than air. Even though most people know that pumice is less dense than water, so it floats on water.
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LOL Good one!!
Oct 07, 2007
that was easy..but i had to think a second. lol
so it did not sink, but fell. To sink means it desended in liquid, not fall free through air.
That was easy!
It dropped in the bucket! BAM!!
Ahhh I fell for it! Nice job.
fooled me! nice one
al111, just because it was not the most difficuot teaser in the world doesnt make it "rubish" . I really enjoyed it, and i think you need to grow up al111. maybe thats rude. I am sorry, but it had to be said.
I do admit that it is a bit too easy, but it is definetally not rubbish!
That was cool. Forget about what all111 said. I know im gonna forget bout him. Great job. Keep making great, tough teasers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My goodness! It seems I'm always tricked by these!
it was a good teaser but if i say what i want about al111 someone will report me.
Super easy but still clever.
Even I got the answer to this one.
Good job though,
I bet you could have worded it a bit more challenging.
Overall good teaser.
(:
Good job though,
I bet you could have worded it a bit more challenging.
Overall good teaser.
(:
Nice teaser, if a bit easy. I got it, but that was a good trick to put the hint in there. I made it seem as if you forgot to say there was water in the bucket. Very clever!
i did it, and liked it! Great teaser!
al111 is just jealous bc he cant come up with teasers...i liked it u could have made it wordier to throw ppl off track but i like ur teasers
this is al111
this is al111
jk about al111 being the devil
Oh my.... I feel stupid... I said "It would float on water" geesh!!!
That's what the trick about it is.
Very well written
loved it A+
Thank You
The only reason I got this one was because I knew it would stay at the top if there was water, so I just chose the opposite answer.
I didn't even think about the water. Since when are buckets filled with water? You should have said cup/glass.
Buckets are filled with water if you are: Washing a car or something else, throwing the water at someone, using it to transport water from one location to another, etc.
Also, it could have been anything else in the bucket. Why would you have a bucket if you aren't going to put something in it?
That was pretty easy - which means I was able to get it right!
very nice. I got it!!
worded nicely. it took me awhile but I got it. kinda easy, but I DEFINETLY do not think it was rubbish. I've noticed that this is harder when seen on the computer than when heard aloud. It was smart to describe 3:25 instead of just saying 3:25.
I thought that one was terrible...I didn't expect there to be water in the first place...so I was just like 'wtf? what do you mean "it will go to the top"?' and then I read the hint and saw that you had made it to imply there was water in the pail. But the word "but..." in the hint made it obvious there was some trick to it, so "go to the top" was obviously the wrong answer. iAy Papi!
Isnt the hint supposed to make it easy?
oh gosh I commented on the wrong teaser. I AM STUPID.
now ive learnt about a pumice rock!
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