3, of course.

Correct! I thought that would trip people up. Here's a hard one:

Mr. Black, Mr. Gray, and Mr. White are fighting in a truel. They each get a gun and take turns shooting at each other until only one person is left. Mr. Black, who hits his shot 1/3 of the time, gets to shoot first. Mr. Gray, who hits his shot 2/3 of the time, gets to shoot next, assuming he is still alive. Mr. White, who hits his shot all the time, shoots next, assuming he is also alive. The cycle repeats. If you are Mr. Black, where should you shoot first for the highest chance of survival?

Math riddles! Interesting...

*after drawing a long tree diagram that I couldn't possibly replicate here and calculating the percentages*

Okay, if my calculations were correct, it seems that the average chance of survival for Mr. Black is a little higher if he shoots at Mr. White (1.6%) against 1.5% chance of staying alive if he tries to kill Mr. Gray. So I'd go with shooting Mr. White first, although, alas, the chances are extremely slim in any case.

Don't underestimate Mr. Black. He still has a good chance of winning the truel. Keep thinking about it.

Either he deliberately misses or passes. This way Mr. Gray will most likely shoot at Mr. White because he is his main competition. If Gray misses, White will likely shoot Gray since Gray is his major opposition. Mr. Black therefore, could just finish the person who is left.

But it's only a 33% chance of Mr. Black killing whoever is left, isn't it? Else I'm not understanding something about those hit chances... Not only that, but the actual chance of Black remaining alive in the end and killing someone is significantly lower, since all those choices of his opponents probably also should be considered.

I'm not trying to undermine your answer really, because it might as well be correct after all calculations are done; just wanted to point out that small detail.

The question is not his survival but th highest chance of his survival So considering this fact, it would be better if he does not pose as a threat and let the other two good shooter duke it out.

Either he deliberately misses or passes. This way Mr. Gray will most likely shoot at Mr. White because he is his main competition. If Gray misses, White will likely shoot Gray since Gray is his major opposition. Mr. Black therefore, could just finish the person who is left.

Thunder?

a bell??

I'm not sure but i think this was posted already

Edit: Found it on page 26-27 Corum Irsie wrote it

It was stated that the answer is imagination. [Insert Spongebob "Imagination" here]

Sorry for the delay. I was really busy this week. I just started my first year of college so I might not be able to post new riddles often. Speaking of which, try to figure out this riddle:

Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other.

How did she accomplish this?

She puts the newspaper under a door. Then she makes them stand on opposite sides of door.

The doctor and lawyer were both women so the cop was the only one who could be Charlie.

I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?

4 canaries, 3 cages.

Correct. New riddle:

I can trap many different things and colors, Ever changing, not boring. Look closely and you may find yourself also caught in my trap. What am I?

Hello, fellow mercs! I thought I'd add a forum that provides some entertainment. I will post a riddle every week for you to ponder. If you think you know the answer, post it on this forum. Here is your first riddle:

I am something that walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening, What am I?

Post your answer below and come back next week for the correct answer.

Rule Change: When a riddle is correctly answered, I will post a new one.
Rule Addition: Feel free to post your own riddle.

A pool of Water???

Correct. New riddle:

My first is in fish but not in snail, My second is in rabbit but not in tail. My third is in up but not in down, My fourth is in tiara but not in crown. My fifth is in tree you plainly see, My whole a food for you and me. What am I?

New riddle:

I have eyes but now face, and skin but no body what am I?

Had to think about this for a few. Very sneaky of you to place the answer in the question itself! The answer is fruit.

Fish
Rabbit
Up
In
Tree

Correct!. New riddle:

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna. Anna's father, the King, wanted to be sure his daughter married an intelligent man. To test his daughter's suitors the King hid Anna's picture in one of three boxes. The suitor had to be able to select the box with Anna's picture on one try and within twenty seconds. On the gold box was the message "Anna's picture is in this box". The silver box had the message "Anna's picture is not in this box." "Anna's picture is not in the gold box" was written on the bronze box. The King would tell each suitor "Only one of the three messages is correct." Which box contained Anna's picture?