Riddle me this…

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Tariq Nelson

Wanted to share this.

Which way is the bus below traveling?

 

To the left or to the right?

Can’t make up your mind?

Look carefully at the picture again.

Still don’t know?

Pre-schoolers all over the United States were shown this picture and asked the same question.

90% of pre-schooler’s gave this answer.

(I will give the answer in the comments tomorrow if no one else does first)

Filed under: Children's Issues, Posts of no Benefit

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15 Responses to “Riddle me this…”

  1. Maleeka, on September 4th, 2007 at 3:44 pm Said:

    This is purely a guess, but I think it’s traveling to the right.

  2. gess, on September 4th, 2007 at 4:16 pm Said:

    AA

    Can I see the back side of the bus ;) :lol: :D

  3. anon, on September 4th, 2007 at 5:14 pm Said:

    The kids thougt
    the bus was coming toward them, it looks like the front of a bus

  4. Khalil Moore, on September 4th, 2007 at 5:31 pm Said:

    Bismillah.
    As-salamu alaykum.

    At first I was going to say that it is not going anywhere because there is no front, and no driver (you can usually see the driver). But, if one were to say anything it must be going to the left. The reason being because there is no door for the kids to get on and off the bus on this side that we are looking at here (so it must be on the other side).

    Will you answer my email now Tariq? ;-)

  5. Yusuf Smith, on September 4th, 2007 at 10:10 pm Said:

    As-Salaamu ‘alaikum,

    Yeah I second Khalil’s answer - it’s going left, because the entrance is on the other side (assuming it’s an American bus; if it was British, the answer would be right, for the same reason).

  6. Khalil Moore, on September 4th, 2007 at 11:41 pm Said:

    LOL…. That’s cool, never thought of it that way (typical American). Well, in defense of myself, the question was asked by an American, in America. ;-) Good thinking though Yusuf!

  7. brnaeem, on September 5th, 2007 at 4:50 am Said:

    AA-

    I say its a trick question. The bus is NOT moving. There are no lines/dashes on either side to indicate movement. Seeing that this drawing is a cartoon, it must adhere to the physical laws of cartoons!

    Do I get a prize for getting the correct answer? :-)

  8. Yusuf Smith, on September 5th, 2007 at 8:47 am Said:

    Br Naeem: I think it just means which way would it be going, but yes … it is facing left (if it’s in a country where driving is on the right), but it might not be travelling anywhere.

  9. gess, on September 5th, 2007 at 5:04 pm Said:

    Tariq,

    I want my prize that I won. Yes, I was the first. Come on!
    Let’s bury our “animosity” :D

  10. Khalil Moore, on September 5th, 2007 at 10:00 pm Said:

    Uh, I think that would be me dear “gess”… ;-)

    I will share with you if you like…

  11. Tariq Nelson, on September 5th, 2007 at 10:10 pm Said:

    And the winner is…

    My good friend Khalil Moore (sorry Gess)

    BTW, you need to answer my email now ;-)

  12. brnaeem, on September 6th, 2007 at 5:11 am Said:

    AA-

    Hey now, I object to this ‘riddle’! Its been presented and worded in an unfair manner. You all are using real-world logic for a drawing that is clearly not representing reality.

    I mean c’mon…the wheels aren’t even attached to the bus! And when have you ever seen a real bus shaped like that? Only in a cartoon, I tell ya. So I stand by my original contention that the cartoon laws of physics must be applied here.

    So if anything, the million dollar prize should be split between Yusuf (who correctly stated that the bus is *facing* left) and myself (who correctly stated that bus is not *travelling* anywhere since the horizontal lines of motion are missing).

    Riddle me this Tariq, will you man up and face the truth??

    :-)

  13. gess, on September 6th, 2007 at 3:05 pm Said:

    My good friend Khalil Moore

    And I am not your friend :cry: :cry:

    I will share with you if you like

    Nothing against you, but pity is not me. Congratulations on what ever you won ;)

  14. Khalil Moore, on September 6th, 2007 at 6:47 pm Said:

    For some reason, I don’t think I “won” anything… but it did get some emails flowing between us… LOL…

  15. masood ahmed, on September 13th, 2007 at 12:06 pm Said:

    it cant move

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