Dumbest troll question? Yes, we have a winner ....

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How many trolls does it take to screw in a light bulb?

It is an entry in the Troll King Contest.

The answer is 0.

8 solutions

Brian Charlesworth
Mar 21, 2015

None. They prefer to stay in the dark. :P

I got trolled :P

Soumo Mukherjee - 6 years, 2 months ago

Yup! a really good question sir! Try mine here

Sravanth C. - 6 years, 2 months ago

Nice one. I managed to guess correctly. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 6 years, 2 months ago

thank you sir! don't forget to up vote mine

Sravanth C. - 6 years, 2 months ago

Nice one Sir!

Nihar Mahajan - 6 years, 2 months ago

Thanks! I just wanted to be part of the fun. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 6 years, 2 months ago

Brilliant!

Marc Vince Casimiro - 6 years, 2 months ago

i had no idea at all- the only troll i know is dobby from harry potter

A Former Brilliant Member - 3 years, 9 months ago

ha!!!! i am so trolled i cut off my nose like voldemort

A Former Brilliant Member - 3 years, 8 months ago

haha that's funny, I read harry potter, too

Vidhi Patel - 2 years ago

Pi Han Goh
Mar 21, 2015

How many trolls does it take to screw in a light bulb? None.

All trolls are overpaid, incredibly wealthy entrepreneurs. They have their servants and butlers and other household assistance figures put them in, while they screw around on the internet.

Upvoted for the internet reference. XD

Prasun Biswas - 6 years, 2 months ago

not really true. ever been in the wizarding world? wish it was true in harry potter. :< poor dobby

A Former Brilliant Member - 3 years, 9 months ago

I know right, I would live there forever, now that Voldemort is dead! Or is he? . . . .

Vidhi Patel - 2 years ago

just joking, but still, ya never know . . .

Vidhi Patel - 2 years ago

Michael Mendrin
Mar 21, 2015

Oh! I got so trolled! I thought for sure trolls knew what they were doing, so I said, "1", but, as Brian explains, trolls prefer staying in the dark. I should have known.

Guess we're even now. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 6 years, 2 months ago

I have found something .You may read it in your free time :)

Foolproof

@Brian Charlesworth and @Michael Mendrin

Soumo Mukherjee - 6 years, 2 months ago

Wow, a encyclopedia of real math jokes, compiled by someone that knows about math and mathematicians.

"As for the disparity between the mathematical world and the real world, one joke text claims that the mathematician is unaware of it, while another claims he is aware of it but does not care. "

Many mathematicians are aware of the difference, but does not care, since the "real world" merely clutter up and get in the way of the thinking the mathematician wants to do. I sympathize.

Michael Mendrin - 6 years, 2 months ago

hehe ^_^

1 of my fav:

One day a farmer called up an engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician and asked them to fence in the largest possible area with the least amount of fence. The engineer made the fence in a circle and proclaimed that he had the most efficient design. The physicist made a long, straight line and proclaimed “We can assume the length is infinite…” and pointed out that fencing off half of the Earth was certainly a more efficient way to do it. The mathematician just laughed at them. He built a tiny fence around himself and said, “I declare myself to be on the outside.”

Soumo Mukherjee - 6 years, 2 months ago

Great link. Thanks! My favorite is the lightbulb joke involving Gödel numbering. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 6 years, 2 months ago

Thanks both of you. When I stumble upon more such stuffs, will surely notify :)

Soumo Mukherjee - 6 years, 2 months ago

Superb link bro.... Thank u

Mohit Kuri - 6 years, 1 month ago

Andrea Palma
Apr 4, 2015

Since there MUST be a correct answer and we have no clue or enough datas about the trolls and the bulb to attain a legitimate answer, the only solution is that the bulb is already screwed in, and the minimum number of trolls required to accomplish the task is then 0.