question about common sense

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

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Note by Muhammad Bilal
8 years, 2 months ago

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She takes his picture with a camera and processes the picture.

Jamie Morrison - 8 years, 2 months ago

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lol....that is correct

Shourya Pandey - 8 years, 2 months ago

right answer

ANSHUL CHAUHAN - 8 years, 2 months ago

very nice answer..

Cedric Padlan - 8 years, 2 months ago

Let us start with the assumption that the husband dies after being hung. Death in medical terms is defined as a gradual systemic shutdown followed by an absence of criteria that define life. Criteria that define life include movement. Now since the wife and the husband dine together after the husband had been hung, he exhibits movement, thus exhibiting life.This contradicts our assumption that the husband died after being hung since he has exhibited at-least one criteria that defines life. Hence we can derive either of the following two conclusions: 1) the husband didn't die despite being hung <or> 2) the husband was either a cyborg or an extra terrestrial. Mostly the answer lies in option 2.

Priyankar Kumar - 8 years, 2 months ago

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why would a human woman will marry a cyborg or an extra terrestrial person??

Pgv Vishal - 8 years, 2 months ago

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Doctor Who has all the answers.

Anuj Shetty - 8 years, 2 months ago

+Pgv depends upon choice...lol. By the way, the correct answer is what +Timothy and +Jamie have stated..she took a picture of her husband and was processing it.

Priyankar Kumar - 8 years, 2 months ago

this is the real answer lol

Vishwa Iyer - 8 years, 2 months ago

The woman was taking a picture of her husband. In the early 1900's this process of producing a photo from a film which is soaked at a solution was popular and it only through this process that you'll obtain your photo. It is then hung and after a while your photo is finished.

Timothy Paul Picar - 8 years, 2 months ago

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this is the answer.

Priyankar Kumar - 8 years, 2 months ago

He was Chuck Norris in disguise. Period.

Abhishek De - 8 years, 2 months ago

it was film shooting

Imran Bokhari - 8 years, 2 months ago

That question is grammatically incorrect, how could a photo, shot by a camera, is referred to 'him' in the sentece : "Then she holds him under water..." and "... She hangs him"

A Former Brilliant Member - 8 years, 2 months ago

Maybe she is in deep sleep

A Former Brilliant Member - 8 years, 2 months ago

just simple...a woman just shoots her husband ,this doesnot mean that her husband died .It can also be possible that the bullet in gun is empty

Yousuf Mahtab - 8 years, 2 months ago

She shoots him,drowns him,hangs him but he doesn't die.Finally they'll have a nice dinner

venu madhav - 8 years, 2 months ago

whats mean by slope ?

shiref tarek - 8 years, 2 months ago

dis is actually vry witty

Jose Rodriguez - 8 years, 2 months ago

Yeah its correct. Taking a picture.

Jonel Aznar - 8 years, 2 months ago

yup correct!!!!!!!!!

Ayushi Agrawal - 8 years, 2 months ago

photos cant be referred to as "him"!!

sagnik bhattacharya - 8 years, 2 months ago

shoots her husband means photo shooting...and photo developing....then she goes out with her real husband

Jd Mahmud - 8 years, 2 months ago

Now here is something to think about: most children in today's digital world wouldn't have any use for this knowledge anymore, and thus not be privy to the cleverness o_O

Sam Graul - 8 years, 2 months ago

Indeed her husband is superman and she was trying to help him with something he got struck into his wind pipe.

Lokesh Sharma - 8 years, 2 months ago

Maybe she was doing all this in her dreams(i.e.,while asleep),and woke up and went to dine.

Nishit Goyal - 8 years, 2 months ago

It may also be that she shoots him with a baby toy,holds him under water while he is wearing an oxygen mask,and then hangs him with a cloth hanger on his shirt or coat.

Nishit Goyal - 8 years, 2 months ago

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bogus

Adhiraj Mandal - 8 years, 2 months ago

she had dinner with her husband's ghost

marium Nasir - 8 years, 2 months ago

The woman shot her husband with a camera.

Adhiraj Mandal - 8 years, 2 months ago

i see that jamies answer more logic

shahd battisha - 8 years, 2 months ago

first she took his picture then went to swimming pool and finally enjoyed a wonderful dinner together,simple!

AJAZ HUSSAIN - 8 years, 2 months ago

she shot him but he was wearing something to defend him then she held him under water with oxygen to breath then she hanged him while he was standing on a chair so he didn't die and finally they went to dinner

Ahmed Abdelaal - 8 years, 2 months ago

well of course she "shoots" in the sense that she records his footage in camera..now she would take the pic and put it in water and for drying up she would "hang" the pic on some line or something. After that they can have the awesome dinner

Lucky Kaul - 8 years, 2 months ago

Cool Problem :D

Mark James Laraga - 8 years, 2 months ago

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actually at first they went on a dinner as it is mentioned AFTER 5 min and then the women killed her husband gradually

Ahmed Rashique - 8 years, 2 months ago

She takes his picture with a camera and processes the picture.

Fahad Usman - 8 years, 2 months ago
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