Dynamite and the tree Riddle?

July 9, 2009 by admin · 4 Comments
Filed under: Jokes & Riddles 
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Smilin asked:

Dynamite is a tool that can be used to cut down trees. To cut a tree 18 inches in diameter requires five sticks of dynamite: one on the north, south, east and west sides of the tree, and the fifth stick on the side to which the tree should fall. During construction of a dam, a tree 18 inches in diameter was completely covered by water. Since the treetop was fouling the boat’s propellers, it had to be cut down. A diver went down and put a stick of dynamite on the four sides of the tree. Since the current is flowing south at 2 knots per hour, on which side of the tree would you instruct the diver to put the fifth stick of dynamite if you wanted the tree to fall north?
Jon you are close….. but not exactly right

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4 Responses to “Dynamite and the tree Riddle?”
  1. aj♥ says:
    July 12, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    the north side:)

  2. Jon V says:
    July 15, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    you can’t light dynamite under water!!

  3. Brainz says:
    July 16, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Whichever side I put the dynamite the tree is going to be carried away south by the current…so the sensible thing to do would be to put the stick of dynamite on the south side!!!.

  4. yousefhakimi16 says:
    July 19, 2009 at 4:08 am

    It doesn”t matter where the fifth stick is placed since the tree won”t fall in any direction. Being wood it will float and rise to the surface.”

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