Lateral Thinking Puzzles

5. A New York city hairdresser recently said that he would rather cut the hair of three Canadians than that of one New Yorker. Why?

Added 1 January 2007

Solution: Because he would earn three times as much money!

Comments (1)

Anonymous 26 December 2012

There's a grammar mistake in this one, which could lead to a different answer going by semantics. The hairdresser would rather cut the HAIR of three Canadians, than cut one New Yorker. It doesn't state anything about cutting the hair of the New Yorker.

Add a Comment or Suggest an Answer



« Back to Lateral Thinking Puzzles


Puzzles

Site Map | Contact Us