Found these Brain Teasers my brother asked us some time ago. See how many of these you are able to solve? =)

1. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son!" How can this be?

2. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, jumper, gloves & balaclava, He is walking down a black sreet wiht all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?

3. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?

4. There was once a recluse who never leaves his home. The only time anyone ever visited him was when his food and supplies were delivered, but they never came inside. Then, one stormy witner night when an icy gale was blowing, he had a nervous breakdown. He went upstairs, turned off all the lights and went to bed. Next morning, he had caused the deaths of several hundred people. How?

5. There are six eggs in a basket. Six people each take one egg. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?

6. Suppose you want to cook an egg for exactly 3 minutes. You have only a 5 minute hourglass timer and a 2 minute hourglass timer. Using these 2 timers, how can you boil the egg for exactly 3 minutes?

7. A man and a woman are driving along a country road on a cold winter night when the car breaks down. Before leaving to find help, the man tells the woman not to open the doors or windows and not to let anybody in. He leaves, and she does as he says. When he returns, she is dead and there is a stranger in the car. What happened?

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