Lateral Thinking Puzzles

15. A Good Pot is Kept Right Under a Running Tap But...

A good pot is kept right under a running tap but still does not get filled up. why?

Submitted by tartle · Added 18 July 2008

Solution:

The pot is kept under a running tap, but it has a hole in the bottom, allowing water to leak out as it flows in, preventing it from ever filling up.


Comments (12)

Anonymous 13 July 2008

The answer to the riddle is that the pot is upside down.

skintc 8 August 2008

Cos it's placed under the tap upside down?

aisha 21 January 2009

water supply runs out before the pot is full

x_kill_me_bby_x 23 April 2009

it's a colender pot

abc 10 April 2013

It is blowing a gale and the water is blown away.
The pot is on a stove and the water boils off.
There is a frog in the pot drinking the water.
The running tap has a hose pipe on it which is watering the garden.
The lid is on the pot.
The pot is already full.
The pot is on the ground floor the tap is on the first floor.
It is a gas tap.
The pot is in a sheep field.
Someone is watching the pot.
There is a good kettle nearby.
The tap is on too much and the water just splashes everywhere.
It is the pot's job to stop the water so it just does it without asking why as long as it gets paid.

raghavendra.manandi@gmail 28 May 2013

the tap is not on

thejoanzone 9 July 2013

A good gardening pot always has a hole at the bottom for drainage.

crafael 9 July 2013

the rate of drinking of water from the pot is higher than filling by the running tap.

zozee 11 September 2013

There's a plate on top of the pot?

agarhi 28 June 2014

The direction of tap is off

PurpleGiraffe 20 March 2018

The tap is running, e.g. moving quickly using its legs. Nothing is coming out of the tap that could fill the pot.

bljemm19 27 April 2018

it is weed, not a pot? i dunno, the rest are pretty good

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