HardWater Riddle
The rungs of a 10-foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers the ladder?
Riddle
The rungs of a 10-foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers the ladder?
Choose an answer
A.Ten hours
B.Five hours
C.One hour
D.It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship.
Hint: It's a 16-word phrase with 68 letters, starting with "I".
Answer
It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship.
Why this is the answer
Since the ladder is attached to a floating ship, the whole ship rises with the tide too.
This riddle is filed under Planet Riddles and rated Hard.