This misterious story occurred in Brazil in the 1960s, and it has not yet been possible to find an explanation for it (even to come up with any plausible version).

People in lead masks

One fine day, the bodies of two young people were found at the edge of a forest near Rio de Janeiro. Their identities were soon established. Manuel Pereira Cruz and Miguel José Viana (both electrical engineers by profession) lay among the trees in elegant suits and lead masks on their faces. The cause of death could not be established - it could have been both suicide and murder with equal probability.

A few days earlier, Cruz and Viana had traveled to Rio, where they intended to buy parts for their business and a new car. As the investigation established, they left the house with an impressive amount of cash and on the way stopped at a local supermarket, where they bought a bottle of water and a raincoat. The seller told the police that the guys were clearly nervous and in a hurry, every minute looking at the clock. After that, no one else saw them alive.

Lead masks that covered the faces of the dead

The bodies were found three days later. Young people lay in the woods dressed in suits and raincoats, their faces covered with makeshift lead masks without holes (like those used to protect against radiation). Two towels and a notebook lay on the ground next to the bodies. There was no money. V notebook there was only one entry that was even more confusing. It looked like the instruction:

16:30 - be at the appointed place
18:30 - swallow the capsules
After it works, put on lead masks and wait for the signal.

No traces of the substances that the guys apparently swallowed before their death could be found, and there were no signs of a violent death either.

Ufologists-Experimenters

During the investigation, it turned out that the dead worked as radio mechanics in a small workshop and were fond of paranormal activity, esoteric practices, searches for alien signals and UFO sightings.

Another hobby of theirs was the creation of radio equipment for communication with the other world. The investigation showed that the strange half-masks were made in an artisanal way in the workshop of the victims and were intended to protect, possibly from radiation.

Having studied in detail the notes in the notebooks, which mainly contained an extensive specification of various radio parts, the police decided that they had traces of some kind of strange experience that led to the death of the experimenters.

Nevertheless, the post-mortem examination did not find any traces of violence or extraneous influences, except for strange bluish streaks on the temples of the dead.

There were no signs of poisoning or radiation damage. Toxicological and histological analyzes gave negative results, therefore, a repeated detailed toxicological examination was not carried out.

Only later, at the request of the relatives of the victims, on August 25, 1967, the bodies were exhumed for re-examination, which again did not reveal any signs of violent death. However, the mention of certain "capsules" in the notes could still indicate the possibility of poisoning.

During the investigation, the police questioned Elcio Correira Gomez, who had previously participated in the experiments along with the dead. However, he categorically denied any involvement in the death of radio technicians and swore that he knew nothing about their trip to Niteroi.

An extensive esoteric library was found in the radio workshop of the dead, and in one of the books - "Scientific Medium" - pages were marked that described how to get a "bright glow of ectoplasm" (ectoplasm is a viscous substance that is supposedly released through the nose, ears, mouth of the medium and serving for the process of materialization of ghosts) and protect yourself from it with metal screens and masks.

Much later, in conversations with reporters, Sister Miguel recalled that on the eve of his departure, his brother often talked about preparing for some kind of "supernatural mission" that would make him rich and famous. The widow da Cruz said the same thing. Manuel, a few days before the trip, was very excited and was constantly discussing with his friend some kind of “final tests” for “going out into another reality.” In addition, we managed to find out that the friends went on a trip, taking money with them.

Dangerous "fireballs"

Today, the original hypothesis is popular that both radio technicians were killed by linear or ball lightning. On the evening of August 17, a severe thunderstorm occurred in the vicinity of Niteroi, accompanied by a real “lightning storm”. Local residents have long noticed that Vintham Hill, as it were, “attracts lightning”, which strikes its top much more often than in the surrounding hills.

Brazilian geophysicists suggest that this may be due to ironstone veins forming an ore nest, or to the fall of an iron-nickel meteorite that formed a vast depression at the top of the hill.

You can observe discharges of ordinary lightning a thousand times and never meet “round electricity”. About one in a thousand people encounter this unusual manifestation of an electrified atmosphere throughout their lives. At the same time, only a few can coherently and accurately describe what they saw.

In almost half of the cases, during the observation time, lightning has time to travel from one to ten meters. Three quarters of eyewitnesses reported that the lightning moved horizontally, in every fifth case it went down and only in every twentieth it went up. On average, it travels several meters per second, and it seems that its specific gravity is only slightly higher than that of air.

An analysis of many observations revealed a striking fact. It turns out that ball lightning appears at least once in a hundred powerful strikes of ordinary linear lightning. Meanwhile, tropical thunderstorms often accompany a kind of "lightning storm", when the discharges follow almost continuously. However, special expeditions that observed this impressive violence of the elements did not reveal any signs of the mass emergence of “round electricity”.

Meanwhile, it was precisely in those years in question that the idea that ball lightning was a kind of “alien probes” was especially popular among ufologists. It seems that this is exactly what the ill-fated radio technicians wanted to check. It is difficult to say what role metal masks played in their research, but being in them during a thunderstorm was extremely dangerous.

Indirectly, the hypothesis of a meeting with ball lightning is also confirmed by the testimony of a certain Gracinda di Sousa, who, on the evening of August 17, was driving with her children near the scene. Suddenly, her daughter Maria screamed that she "sees a satellite on the mountain." It must be said that in those years the successes of Soviet cosmonautics introduced this word into the international lexicon, and at first all UFOs were mistaken for satellites.

Then Gracinda saw on Vintham Hill a luminous yellow-orange ball, which slowly disappeared behind the bushes. Returning home, Madame di Sousa told her husband everything, who immediately drove to the hill and even climbed to its top. However, he found nothing there, except for the sharp smell of ozone, which occurs after a close lightning discharge. Subsequently, journalists discovered several more people who saw the flickering of light at the same time on the slopes of Vintham Hill.

Unknown accomplices

One of the mysteries of the "Lead Mask Case" is a handkerchief with the initials AMS clutched in da Cruz's hand and a button torn off from Viana's dapper jacket.

The version about unknown accomplices in the experiment is also confirmed by the testimony of local residents who saw a jeep drive up to the foot of Vintem Hill. The radio technicians got out of the car and began to climb the hillside, while the driver of the jeep turned off the engine and remained below.

The appearance of unfamiliar faces in this story led the police to a criminal version. According to it, the attackers took advantage of the esoteric enthusiasm of radio engineers and invited them to take part in a "parapsychological experiment." At the same time, the legend of fireballs that periodically appear on the top of the hill was told, and capsules were suggested that should be taken to enhance "extrasensory perception". So yes, Cruz and Viana drank poison, and their poisoners stole money.

Despite the simplicity and rationality of this police version, it is rejected by many independent experts, including the famous UFO researcher Jean Vallee. They believe that such explanations are beneficial, first of all, to the policemen themselves, who embezzled the radio mechanics' money.

Meanwhile, Brazilian journalists found information about a very similar case in the police archives. In 1962, Ermes Juarez, a television technician from Rio de Janeiro, was found lifeless on the nearby hill of Cruzeiro. In his stiff hand was a metal mask, reminiscent of the ones on the faces of da Cruz and Viana.

The cause of his death was also not clear, although someone saw that before heading to the top of the hill, the telemaster swallowed some kind of "pills". Based on this, the police closed the case as a suicide. It is curious that Juarez devoted all his free time to finding funds to organize a "radio bridge with the other world."

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Crime tasks with the participation of Inspector Varnike

These problems were published in the journal "Science and Life" in the 60-70s of the last century. They taught readers not only to think and reason correctly, but also to be observant. Therefore, the tasks about Inspector Varnike have not lost their relevance today.

This inspector became famous on the pages of the German magazine "Eulenspiegel" for the fact that he immediately uncovered the most complex and intricate crimes. His sharp mind, insight and memory can only be envied.

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The Adventures of Detective Ludovic

The brilliant detective Ludovic is a rustic-looking detective who easily unravels all sorts of complex mysteries and crimes. For several decades now, he has been a regular hero of the French magazine PIF. The authors of Ludovic's adventures are the journalist A.Kresley and the artist M.Moalik.

When investigating crimes and mysterious cases, Louis uses his powers of observation, logic and ingenuity. Try to take part in his investigations and guess how Louis comes to his conclusions.

The investigation is led by Major Aniskin

Major Aniskin is a modest worker of one of the police units. Among his colleagues, he stands out for his insight, sound logic, and delicacy. He is very observant and not a single piece of evidence will hide from his eyes. All this allows him to successfully resolve various official and everyday situations. He has a lot to learn from his young colleagues.

From the adventures of Inspector Werner

An experienced criminologist - Inspector Werner, the hero of the Polish magazine "Pshekrui", brilliantly solves complex forensic tasks that now and then confront him in his official field. Sergeant Fitt, who accompanies him everywhere, is full of zeal, but cannot compete with the inspector in observation, so he often comes to hasty wrong conclusions.

Try and compete with the inspector in the ability to notice every little thing and draw a logical conclusion from the big picture.

The investigation is led by Major Seitimbetov

Investigator Seitimbetov is one of the best employees in his department. It is he who is entrusted with the investigation of the most complex and intricate crimes. His knowledge, erudition, professional experience, multiplied by strict logic, intuition and professional flair, allow him to unravel the most complex criminal knot and find the criminal. He is happy to share his experience with his young colleagues. He is always accompanied by an assistant - Lieutenant Gordeev, who really wants to be like his mentor and tries to imitate him in everything.

Dr. Meredith's Investigations

Dr. Meredith is not a professional detective, but enjoys great prestige among law enforcement officers, who very often turn to him for help in investigating complex and mysterious incidents. He earned this respect thanks to his insight and observation.

These tasks in the 90s of the last century gained great popularity due to publications on the pages of the newspaper "Abroad".

Antique glass theft
- I absolutely cannot imagine, Mr. Inspector, who could need a glass of the 17th century, especially since it is impossible to sell it. - With these words the director of the museum met Inspector Varnike. The glass was in place last night. Nobody came into the room after me. I locked it myself. The museum is cleaned by the Zeisigs, they have been working for us for a very long time and, of course, beyond all suspicion.
“Yes, Herr Inspector, everything was in order during the evening cleaning,” said Herr Zeisig.
Inspector Varnicke thought for a moment.
How long ago did you start collecting museum rarities? he suddenly asked Zeisig.
What led Inspector Varnick to suspect the Zeisig family of stealing the glass?

The Zeisig family fell victim to a professional habit. The couple, having stolen a glass, removed the glass fragments of the display case.

One man was performing a dangerous and hard work and therefore had to wear a mask for protection. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, he tore off his mask and ... .. died. At home, his beloved family was waiting for him, everything was fine at work, too, i. he had no reason to commit suicide. In addition, he also did not use drugs and alcohol. However, something still made him take off his mask.

The man was a diver. When breathing with compressed air at a great depth at 60 meters or more, the so-called "nitrogen anesthesia" manifests itself. A person gets excited, loses the sense of reality, and it seems to him that the mask is completely useless and needs to be thrown away.

During the war, a British soldier held Adolf Hitler at gunpoint with his pistol. It was the real Adolf Hitler is the one who led the Third Reich. The war was in full swing, but the soldier did not shoot him. Why?

It was during the First World War, when Adolf Hitler was a career soldier in the German army. He was wounded, and the English soldier decided that it was unworthy to kill him.

When the warehouse manager arrived at work, an employee knocked on his office. He explained that he had had a dream last night that there was a bomb in one of the warehouse rooms that would explode at two in the afternoon. The boss was skeptical about this story, but agreed to inspect the warehouse. During the inspection, the bomb was found exactly in the place that the employee spoke about. The police were called, the bomb was defused, and the tragedy was averted. However, the boss thanked the employee immediately and fired him. The fired man did not plant the bomb, and his dream prevented the tragedy ...
Was the boss right in firing him?

The fired man worked as a night watchman. He had to stay up all night and do his duty. However, if he had a dream, then he was asleep. Therefore, he was fired.

The man called his wife from the office and said that he would be back home by eight. He arrived home at eight o'clock and two minutes. They didn't have any definite plans for eight o'clock. However, his wife got very angry because he was late. Why?

The wife was expecting her husband home by 8 pm, and he returned at 8:02 am the next day.

Every Saturday four friends took a bath. Peter, a musician, always took a player with him to listen to music. Alexander, a banker, brought a thermos with some kind of drink. Phaedrus and Paul were lawyers and always took papers with them to read. Once Pavel was found dead in the steam room. He was killed by some sharp object. The police were immediately called. The police interrogated all three suspects, however, they did not find any leads. What happened?

Paul was killed by Alexander. He brought a piece of ice in a thermos. The ice melted and left no traces.

Two staff members were sent from the mineral research base to collect samples. While on a mission, they were attacked by vicious animals. The researchers immediately stopped work and headed to the base. One moved very slowly, carefully watching the animals. The other panicked and moved very fast. The alarmist died as soon as he got to the base, and his colleague, having endured fear, remained alive. Why?

These people explored the ocean floor in search of minerals. They dived to a depth of 100 meters, where the air of the usual composition becomes dangerous. When ascending to the surface, nitrogen globules can form in the diver's lungs and cause blockage.

A small shop in New York is called "Seven Bells", but there are 8 bells hanging outside.
The store owner can easily correct this mistake, but chooses not to. Why?

Initially, this was just a mistake, but over time, the store owner noticed that people often come to his store to point out the inconsistency, and this only increases his sales.

The Venezuelan police have long been aware of the black deeds of one thief, several attempts were made to arrest him, however, they were all unsuccessful. It happened as follows, the police knew the address of this thief. Once again, having received a warrant for his arrest, they drove to this address to his home. But as soon as they came, he ran away and closed himself in his bedroom. The police waited for some time, but soon they were forced to leave.
Why did it happen?

His house stood on the border of Venezuela and Colombia. Entrance door and the kitchen were in Venezuela, the bedroom in Colombia.

Eugene and Alla were spouses and taught together at the same University. Eugene was a philologist, and his wife was a geographer. Due to the low salary, they also worked part-time in the economic part of the University, were treasurers of its fund. During the annual audit, the commission found a large shortfall. Yevgeny and Alla were interrogated and released for lack of direct evidence. The next morning, their bodies were found in Yevgeny and Alla's apartment. There was a note next to it that said:
"This is the only way out for Anna and me"
It would seem that now everything is clear. This is suicide, and Eugene and Alla are to blame for the theft at the University. However, not all so simple. And the policeman did not agree with this version, but suspected the murder.
What made him suspicious?

Eugene was a philologist and could not make such stupid mistakes in a note.

Alexander the Great ordered all his soldiers to shave. He was sure that clean-shaven soldiers had an advantage. Why?

Bearded men could be grabbed by the beard in hand-to-hand combat.

One sunny morning, passers-by could observe the following picture.
A man and a woman were arguing on the roof of a building. A large number of the people below were watching them. Suddenly the woman pushed the man. The man tried to grab onto something, but to no avail, and collapsed down, hit the pavement very hard and ... died .... The most interesting thing is that it was not the woman who pushed him who was accused of the murder, but a completely different person.
Whom? Why?

A film was being shot on the roof of the house, and the man was a stuntman. His death was blamed on the man who was in charge of the stuntman's insurance.

The man killed his wife and completely dissolved her body in a bath of acid. He got rid of her clothes and jewelry, but one piece of evidence still betrayed him. Which?

The woman's body completely dissolved in the acid, but she had an artificial tooth that was not exposed to acid.

A woman brought a well-known portrait of the president to the bank. As a result, a criminal was caught who had previously visited the same bank, and before that committed a crime in the house of this woman.
How was the perpetrator caught?

A thief broke into a woman's house and took all her savings. One of the banknotes got stuck in the bank, and the thief tore it in half in a hurry. The woman filed a report about the theft with the police, and then with half the banknote went to her bank, where she was told that a man had come to them in the morning with the other half of the same banknote.

One young man hijacked a passenger plane.
He told the pilot to fly to the airport and conveyed the following demands from him: the terrorist demanded 10 million rubles and two parachutes. The plane landed and the money and parachutes were given to the invader.
The terrorist demanded that the pilot take to the skies again. After some time, he put on a parachute, took the money and jumped out. The second parachute remained in the plane. Why did the invader ask for two parachutes if he did not need the second?

The captor asked for two parachutes so that the police would think he was planning to take a hostage. And he was given two serviceable parachutes. If he had asked for one, it would have been clear that he needed the parachute for himself and there was a possibility that he would be given a defective one.

One sunny morning, a man parked his car at the entrance, went home, returned with a bucket of water and poured water on the sidewalk. Why?

The man was going to wash his car, but while he was fetching water, the car was stolen.

I traveled alone on the train from Moscow strange people, for unknown reasons, he jumped from the window of the train when it was rushing at full speed. There was only one person in the compartment. After examining his compartment, the police managed to find, in addition to his personal belongings, a piece of bandage. Why did this person commit suicide?

The man has just finished treatment for blindness. He decided to remove the bandage himself to check his vision. When he removed the bandage, he saw nothing - and decided that he was not cured. He couldn't imagine a future without sight, so he jumped off the train.

An art critic went to an auction and bought a painting that he knew was worthless. He was honest man and had no criminal intent. He also had no intention of doing anything to make this painting more valuable. Why did he buy it?

The painting itself was worthless, but it was in an expensive, beautiful frame that he was going to use.

In the laws of several US states, one crime deserves punishment. If a person is caught trying to commit this crime, then he cannot escape punishment. However, if this crime cannot be prevented, then those who committed it remain unpunished. What is this crime?

Suicide

There is a rich house and a poor one. They are on fire. Which house will the police put out?

Police do not put out fires, firefighters put out fires

How can a person not sleep for 8 days?

Sleep at night

You enter a dark kitchen. It contains a candle, a kerosene lamp and gas stove. What will you light first?

A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?

She sits on your lap

You are standing in front of three switches. Behind an opaque wall are three light bulbs in the off state. You need to manipulate the switches, go into the room and determine which light bulb each switch belongs to.

First you need to turn on two switches. After a while one of them will turn off. Enter the room. One bulb will be hot from the switch on, the second - warm from the off, the third - cold, from the untouched switch

It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit, which has less weight than the rest of the coins. How to determine a counterfeit coin using a weighing pan in two weighings?

1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs the least. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: Any 2 coins from the pile with the lowest weight are compared. If they are equal, then the fake is the remaining coin.

Two people approach the river. Near the shore is a boat that can only support one. Both men crossed to the opposite bank. How?

They were on different shores

Two fathers, two sons found three oranges and divided them. Each got a whole orange. How can this be?

The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope, and walked 300 meters. How did she do it?

The rope was not tied to anything.

How can a thrown egg fly three meters and not break?

You need to throw an egg four meters, then the first three meters it will fly by

The man was driving a large truck. The lights on the car were not on. There was also no moon. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?

It was a bright sunny day

If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take for one cat to catch one mouse?

Five minutes

Can you light a match underwater?

You can, if you pour water into some kind of container, for example, into a glass, and keep the match below the glass

The boat is rocking on the water. A ladder has been thrown out from it along the side. Before high tide, water covered only the bottom step. How long will it take for the water to cover the 3rd step from the bottom, if at high tide the water rises by 20 cm per hour, and the distance between the steps is 30 cm?

Never, as the boat rises with the water

How to divide five apples among five girls so that each girl gets an apple and at the same time one of the apples remains in the basket?

Give one girl an apple with a basket

One and a half pike perch cost one and a half rubles. How much are 13 zanders worth?

Merchants and potters. In one city, all the people were merchants or potters. Merchants have always told lies, and potters have always told the truth. When all the people gathered in the square, each of those gathered said to the others: “You are all merchants!” How many potters were there in this city?

The potter was alone, because:

1. If there were no potters, then the merchants would have to tell the truth that all other merchants, and this contradicts the condition of the problem.
2. If there were more than one potter, then each potter would have to lie that the rest were merchants.

There are two coins on the table, in total they give 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What are these coins?

1 and 2 rubles

The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the other in 100 minutes. How can it be?

100 minutes is 1 hour 40 minutes

As you know, all Russian female names end either in the letter “a” or in the letter “ya”: Anna, Maria, Irina, Natalya, Olga, etc. However, there is only one female name, which ends with another letter. Name it.

What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?

Time, temperature

If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect that in 72 hours it will be sunny?

No, because in 72 hours it will be night

Seven brothers have a sister. How many sisters are there?

One yacht goes from Nice to San Remo, the other from San Remo to Nice. They left the harbors at the same time. The first hour of the yacht's movement went at the same speed (60 km/h), but then the first yacht increased its speed to 80 km/h. Which of the yachts will be closer to Nice at the time of their meeting?

At the time of their meeting, they will be at the same distance from Nice

A woman was walking to Moscow, and three men were walking towards her. Everyone has a bag, in each bag there is a cat. How many creatures were sent to Moscow?

Only the woman went to Moscow, the rest went the other way

There were 10 birds perched on a tree. A hunter came and shot one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?

None - the rest of the birds flew away

The train runs from east to west, and the wind blows from north to south. In which direction is the smoke coming from the chimney?

You are running a marathon and you overtook the second runner. What is your current position?

Second. If you answered that you are now first, then this is wrong: you overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position

You are running a marathon and you overtook the last runner. What is your current position?

If you answered that the penultimate one, you were mistaken again :). Think about how you can overtake the last runner? If you run after him, then he is not the last. The correct answer is it's impossible, you can't overtake the last runner

There were three cucumbers and four apples on the table. The child took one apple from the table. How many fruits are left on the table?

3 fruits and cucumbers are vegetables

The product first rose in price by 10%, and then fell in price by 10%. What is its value now relative to the original?

99%: after a rise in price, 10% was added to 100% - it turned out to be 110%; 10% of 110% = 11%; then subtract 11% from 110% and get 99%

How many times does the number 4 appear in integers from 1 to 50?

15 times: 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 - twice, 45, 46. 47, 48, 49

You drove the car two thirds of the way. At the beginning of the journey, the gas tank of the car was full, and now it is one-quarter full. Will there be enough gasoline until the end of the journey (at a similar consumption)?

No, since 1/4< 1/3

Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Cheche, Chichi, Chocho. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

A deaf and dumb man went into an office supply store to buy a pencil sharpener. He stuck a finger in his left ear and with the fist of his other hand made a rotational movement near his right ear. The seller immediately understood what he was being asked for. Then a blind man entered the same store. How did he explain to the salesperson that he wanted to buy scissors?

Just said he's blind but not dumb

A rooster flew to the border of Russia and China. He sat right on the border, absolutely in the middle. Took an egg. It fell exactly across: the border divides it in the middle. What country does the egg belong to?

Roosters don't lay eggs!

One morning, a soldier who had previously been on night guard approached the centurion and said that that night he had dreamed that the barbarians would attack the fortress that evening from the north. The centurion did not really believe in this dream, but nevertheless he took measures. That same evening, the barbarians really attacked the fortress, but thanks to the measures taken, their attack was repulsed. After the battle, the centurion thanked the soldier for the warning and then ordered him to be taken into custody. Why?

For sleeping on duty

There are ten fingers on the hands. How many fingers are on ten hands?

The plane with English tourists flew from Holland to Spain. It crashed in France. Where should the surviving (injured) tourists be buried?

The survivors do not need to be buried! :)

You drove a bus with 42 passengers from Boston to Washington. At each of the six stops, 3 people got out of it, and at every second - four. What was the name of the driver when the driver arrived in Washington 10 hours later?

How about you, because in the beginning it was said that you drove the bus

What can you find in minutes, seconds and days, but not in years, decades and centuries?

How many times can 3 be subtracted from 25?

Once, because after the first subtraction, the number "25" will change to "22"

All of Mrs. Taylor's bungalows are finished in pink color: it has pink lamps, pink walls, pink carpets and a pink ceiling. What color are the stairs in this bungalow?

There are no stairs in the bungalow

In the ancient castle where the prison was located, there were 4 round towers in which prisoners were imprisoned. One of the prisoners decided to escape. And then one day he hid in a corner, and when a guard came in, he stunned him with a blow to the head, and he ran away, changing into other clothes. Could this be?

No, because the towers were round and there were no corners

The 12-storey building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor, from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. Which button in the elevator of this house is pressed more often than others?

Regardless of the distribution of residents by floors - button "1"

A pair of horses ran 20 kilometers. Question: how many kilometers did each horse run individually?

20 kilometers

What can stand and walk, hang and stand, walk and lie down at the same time?

Is it possible to predict the score football match before it starts, and if so, how?

The score of any match before it starts is always 0:0

What in a person can increase in diameter by 7 times in a few seconds?

Pupil. When moving from bright light to dark, the diameter can change from 1.1 to 8 mm; everything else either almost does not increase, or increases in diameter by no more than 2-3 times

A seller in the market sells a hat that costs 10 rubles. A buyer comes up and wants to buy it, but he has only 25 rubles. The seller sends the boy with these 25 rubles. exchange for a neighbor. The boy comes running and gives 10 + 10 + 5 rubles. The seller gives a hat and change of 15 rubles, and 10 rubles. leaves to himself. After a while, a neighbor comes and says that 25 rubles. fake, demands to give her money. The seller returns her money. How much money was deceived by the seller?

The seller was deceived by fake 25 rubles.

How many animals did Moses take on his ark?

Animals were taken to the ark not by Moses, but by Noah

2 people walked in at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other has an apartment on the 9th. How many times will the first person get there faster than the second? Note: they simultaneously pressed the buttons in 2 elevators moving at the same speed.

Usual answer: 3 times. Correct answer: 4 times. Elevators usually go from the 1st floor. The first one will pass 3-1=2 floors, and the second one 9-1=8 floors, i.e. 4 times more

This riddle is often offered to children. But sometimes adults can rack their brains for a long time to guess how to solve such a problem, so you can arrange a competition: invite everyone to try to solve the problem. Whoever guesses, regardless of age, deserves a prize. Here is the task:

6589 = 4; 5893 = 3; 1236 = 1; 1234 = 0; 0000 = 4; 5794 = 1; 1111 = 0; 4444 = 0; 7268 = 3; 1679 = 2; 3697 = 2

2793 = 1; 4895 = 3

The main thing is to look at the problem in a childish way, then you will understand that the answer is 3 (three circles in the numbers)

Two jigits competed: whose horse will come to the finish line last. However, things did not go well, both stood still. Then they turned to the sage for advice, and after that both galloped at full speed.

The sage advised the jigits to exchange horses

One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball game 76:40. At the same time, not a single basketball player scored a single ball in this match.

Women's teams played

A man enters a store, buys sausage and asks to cut it, but not across, but along. The saleswoman asks: "Are you a firefighter?" - "Yes". How did she guess?

The man was in uniform

The lady did not have a driver's license with her. She didn't stop at railway crossing, although the barrier was lowered, then, ignoring the "brick", moved along a one-way street against traffic and stopped after only passing three blocks. All this happened in front of the traffic police officer, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene.

The lady was walking

There were three tailor shops on one Odessa street. The first tailor advertised himself like this: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second - "The best workshop in the world!" The third "surpassed" them both.

“The best workshop on this street!”

The two brothers were drinking at a bar. Suddenly, one of them began to argue with the bartender, and then he pulled out a knife and, ignoring his brother's attempts to stop him, hit the bartender. At his trial, he was found guilty of murder. At the end of the trial, the judge said: "You are found guilty of murder, but I have no choice but to let you go." Why did the judge have to do this?

The culprit was one of Siamese twins. A judge couldn't send a guilty person to jail without putting an innocent one in there too.

Baba Yaga, the Serpent Gorynych, the stupid ensign and the smart ensign were traveling in the same compartment. There was a bottle of beer on the table. The train entered the tunnel, it became dark. When the train left the tunnel, the bottle was empty. Who drank beer?

The stupid ensign drank the beer, since the rest of the creatures are unreal and do not occur in life!)

Riddles are an affordable and fun way to train your wits. Believe me, she desperately needs it, because human brain prone to laziness. Who most often encounters serious mysteries in everyday life? Detectives. They constantly have to carefully analyze all the available facts in order to come to the right conclusions in their investigations. No wonder detectives have a good mind!

Today we offer to try yourself in their shoes and cope with three riddles. Simple terms, but not without tricks. Be careful!

Riddle #1

During the construction of a new highway in the city, it was strictly specified that every tenth kilometer should be completely straight. This does not affect the movement of transport in any way and does not affect the economic condition of the country. These kilometers were used only in emergency situations. In which?

Riddle #2

A curious industrial archaeologist explored an abandoned factory building. He climbed 30 meters brick pipe up the old rotten stairs, but when I got to the top, the stairs fell down. There is no one around who could help him or hear the scream. A lot of time passed, but the archaeologist still managed to get down from the pipe. How?

Riddle #3

The investigation lacked evidence, so the man was released on $400 bail. He paid the bail in cash, and although everything was fine with his money (they are ordinary, not marked in any way, it was impossible to trace their history), immediately after posting the bail, the police had the missing evidence. What happened?

Think well.

Pay attention to details.

Ready?

Sure?

Right answers!

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№1

They were used as landing strips for aircraft in case of emergency.

№2

First he took out one brick from top row pipes, and then, using the same brick as a hammer, he knocked out bricks from the masonry, destroying the pipe. In this way, he managed to gradually descend to the very bottom, almost destroying the pipe.

№3

He paid the entire deposit in coins, and he was accused of stealing coins from automatic machines.

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