Re:brain teasers

For us here in Malta, Summer vacation is merely 12 days away. Exams started on the 6th of June. My brain already feels like mush. In a way, I can't wait for Summer to come! No more homework and no more studying! But, from another aspect, school ending is a horrible thing. I mean, think about it, without school, you don't see your friends,. and, frankly after 3 months of doing nothing, you get really bored. At least that's my opinion. What do you think about school and summer? Are you happy with the amount of holidays you get? If you could change one thing from your school, what would it be?

On a totally unrelated subject, I'm going to add something to my dear friend's and fellow admin's brain teaser post. Here are a few riddles you might enjoy:

The hands
I have hands that wave at you, though I never say goodbye. What am I?

An electric fan.

The Light Elephant;
I'm larger than an elephant but lighter than air. what am I?

The wind

I run too fast;
For some I go fast, for others I'm slow. To most people I'm an obsession, relying on me is a well practiced lesson. What am I?

Time

Foundations of building
A blue house is made of blue bricks,. A yellow house is made of yellow bricks. A red house is made of red bricks. An orange house is made of orange bricks. What would a greenhouse be made of? 

Glass!  

The free car;
A man was going to buy a car for $5000, but he didn't pay a penny for the car. How is this possible?

He didn't pay a penny! He payed $5000 for the car!

Roots;
What has roots that nobody sees. Is taller than trees. Up, up it grows and yet it never grows?

A mountain.

Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on the floor. The only furniture in the room is a shelf and a bed. The house is in a remote location, away from everything except for the nearby railway track. What caused the death of Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo and Juliet are fish. The rumble of the train knocked the bowl off the shelf.

The invisible apple;
There are 20 people in an empty square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it. If you are not allowed to move in any way (except your eyes), where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

On one person's head.

Carnival trick;

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet? The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote 'your exact weight' on the paper. In the whole What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over? Wholesome The days of the week. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? yesterday, today and tomorrow! What God never sees; Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it? An equal. Fill me up; Many things can create one, it can be of any shape or size, it is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time. What is it? A hole. Almost Alive They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they? Gloves. Hard to carry This is as light as a feather but nobody can hold it for long, what is it? Your breath.                                                                                                                                                -CC