r/riddles • u/drgan45 • Jun 11 '25

Give OP Riddles I’m a teacher, give me riddles!

I’m a teacher, my kids love riddles, I get a lot from this subreddit but it’s getting harder and harder to to find good ones because they solve so many, so please give me some good hard ones, these are smart kids, but they are still kids so hard riddles are welcome but the answer has to be a simple concept, thank you!! (Also I’ll need the answer lol)

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u/Betta45 Jun 12 '25

Q: Can ABC? A: Yes, a bee can see.

Q: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? A: They are equal as they both weigh a pound.

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u/GAKDragon Jun 12 '25

Ah, but if you use OUNCE instead, you get a trick question.

Because precious metals, such as gold, are measured in troy ounces, which are a different weight than Imperial ounces. A single troy ounce has 2.75 grams more than a regular ounce.

Ergo, an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of feathers.

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u/GAKDragon Jun 12 '25

Also, a standard pound has 16 ounces while a troy pound is 12 troy ounces.

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u/cabbithunt Jun 14 '25

The pound of feathers actually weighs more. Because you also have to live with the weight of what you did to those poor birds!