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The Pen and the Pocket
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A student who has just arrived to a class and takes some writing materials out of his pocket and places them on the desk. After a few minutes, he realizes that his pen (one that needs a cap) doesn't have it's cap on. He doesn't know if it came off when he took it out of his pocket or somewhere else. He carefully examines his pocket and then decides not to look for the cap. The cap was not in his pocket. Why did he not look anywhere else?
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A student who has just arrived to a class and takes some writing materials out of his pocket and places them on the desk. After a few minutes, he realizes that his pen (one that needs a cap) doesn't have it's cap on. He doesn't know if it came off when he took it out of his pocket or somewhere else. He carefully examines his pocket and then decides not to look for the cap. The cap was not in his pocket. Why did he not look anywhere else?
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This riddle popped into my head today when I was searching for my own pen cap. I used the same strategy this fictional character did.
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2 days ago
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A student who has just arrived to a class and takes some writing materials out of his pocket and places them on the desk. After a few minutes, he realizes that his pen (one that needs a cap) doesn't have it's cap on. He doesn't know if it came off when he took it out of his pocket or somewhere else. He carefully examines his pocket and then decides not to look for the cap. The cap was not in his pocket. Why did he not look anywhere else?
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A student who has just arrived to a class and takes some writing materials out of his pocket and places them on the desk. After a few minutes, he realizes that his pen (one that needs a cap) doesn't have it's cap on. He doesn't know if it came off when he took it out of his pocket or somewhere else. He carefully examines his pocket and then decides not to look for the cap. The cap was not in his pocket. Why did he not look anywhere else?
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This riddle popped into my head today when I was searching for my own pen cap. I used the same strategy this fictional character did.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
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This riddle popped into my head today when I was searching for my own pen cap. I used the same strategy this fictional character did.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
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This riddle popped into my head today when I was searching for my own pen cap. I used the same strategy this fictional character did.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
This riddle popped into my head today when I was searching for my own pen cap. I used the same strategy this fictional character did.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
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Maybe:
He noticed wet ink in his pocket. Wet ink means that while the pen was in his pocket, it had no cap and leaked. This was before he put the pen in his pocket, so at any point before he got to class.
answered 2 days ago
Greg
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Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
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Because
He found a death threat on a note from the thief in his pocket saying that him and his family would be murdered in their sleep if he ever tried to learn about the were about of his pen cap.
Or
He found a hole in his pocket which made him realize the pen cap could be anywhere.
Or
He realized that a 10 cent cap was not worth more than 10 seconds of his life.
Or probably simply that
His course was about to begin and had no time to do any thorough searches for a cap which was totally not necessary for the class anyway.
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
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answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
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Maybe he realised
That is was a pop open pen that you click(they don't have caps).
OR
The cap of this specific pen was on another one of the writing materials.
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
1
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
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Kind of an opposite to @Greg's answer.
He found no ink in his pocket and realized the pen had run out of ink
answered 2 days ago
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4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Maybe:
He noticed wet ink in his pocket. Wet ink means that while the pen was in his pocket, it had no cap and leaked. This was before he put the pen in his pocket, so at any point before he got to class.
answered 2 days ago
Greg
44116
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Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Maybe:
He noticed wet ink in his pocket. Wet ink means that while the pen was in his pocket, it had no cap and leaked. This was before he put the pen in his pocket, so at any point before he got to class.
answered 2 days ago
Greg
44116
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Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Maybe:
He noticed wet ink in his pocket. Wet ink means that while the pen was in his pocket, it had no cap and leaked. This was before he put the pen in his pocket, so at any point before he got to class.
answered 2 days ago
Greg
44116
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Maybe:
He noticed wet ink in his pocket. Wet ink means that while the pen was in his pocket, it had no cap and leaked. This was before he put the pen in his pocket, so at any point before he got to class.
answered 2 days ago
Greg
44116
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answered 2 days ago
Greg
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answered 2 days ago
Greg
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answered 2 days ago
Greg
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Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
add a comment |Â
Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Yes! This is what I was looking for.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
1
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
Wow! Can't believe I got it! Sorry you had to use the same strategy...
– Greg
2 days ago
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
@BrendonShaw sorry for your loss. Also, have you considered pocket protectors?
– tox123
yesterday
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
Because
He found a death threat on a note from the thief in his pocket saying that him and his family would be murdered in their sleep if he ever tried to learn about the were about of his pen cap.
Or
He found a hole in his pocket which made him realize the pen cap could be anywhere.
Or
He realized that a 10 cent cap was not worth more than 10 seconds of his life.
Or probably simply that
His course was about to begin and had no time to do any thorough searches for a cap which was totally not necessary for the class anyway.
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
Because
He found a death threat on a note from the thief in his pocket saying that him and his family would be murdered in their sleep if he ever tried to learn about the were about of his pen cap.
Or
He found a hole in his pocket which made him realize the pen cap could be anywhere.
Or
He realized that a 10 cent cap was not worth more than 10 seconds of his life.
Or probably simply that
His course was about to begin and had no time to do any thorough searches for a cap which was totally not necessary for the class anyway.
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
Because
He found a death threat on a note from the thief in his pocket saying that him and his family would be murdered in their sleep if he ever tried to learn about the were about of his pen cap.
Or
He found a hole in his pocket which made him realize the pen cap could be anywhere.
Or
He realized that a 10 cent cap was not worth more than 10 seconds of his life.
Or probably simply that
His course was about to begin and had no time to do any thorough searches for a cap which was totally not necessary for the class anyway.
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
Because
He found a death threat on a note from the thief in his pocket saying that him and his family would be murdered in their sleep if he ever tried to learn about the were about of his pen cap.
Or
He found a hole in his pocket which made him realize the pen cap could be anywhere.
Or
He realized that a 10 cent cap was not worth more than 10 seconds of his life.
Or probably simply that
His course was about to begin and had no time to do any thorough searches for a cap which was totally not necessary for the class anyway.
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
edited 2 days ago
Brendon Shaw
1056
1056
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
answered 2 days ago
stack reader
7,61311774
7,61311774
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Nope! Good guesses though. He didn't have any holes in his pockets, he was willing to search for the cap, and no one was threatening him.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
1
1
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
Death threat hahahahaha +1
– Rohit Jose
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
Maybe he realised
That is was a pop open pen that you click(they don't have caps).
OR
The cap of this specific pen was on another one of the writing materials.
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
1
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
Maybe he realised
That is was a pop open pen that you click(they don't have caps).
OR
The cap of this specific pen was on another one of the writing materials.
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
1
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Maybe he realised
That is was a pop open pen that you click(they don't have caps).
OR
The cap of this specific pen was on another one of the writing materials.
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
Maybe he realised
That is was a pop open pen that you click(they don't have caps).
OR
The cap of this specific pen was on another one of the writing materials.
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
answered 2 days ago
QuantumTwinkie
11.3k21975
11.3k21975
1
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
1
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
1
1
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
No. It needs a cap. Good guess though! I'll edit this so that the answer can't be this.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
Ahh I see :) P.S. welcome to PSE! @BrendonShaw
– QuantumTwinkie
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
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0
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Kind of an opposite to @Greg's answer.
He found no ink in his pocket and realized the pen had run out of ink
answered 2 days ago
Ben H
11
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Kind of an opposite to @Greg's answer.
He found no ink in his pocket and realized the pen had run out of ink
answered 2 days ago
Ben H
11
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up vote
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up vote
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Kind of an opposite to @Greg's answer.
He found no ink in his pocket and realized the pen had run out of ink
answered 2 days ago
Ben H
11
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Kind of an opposite to @Greg's answer.
He found no ink in his pocket and realized the pen had run out of ink
answered 2 days ago
Ben H
11
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answered 2 days ago
Ben H
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This riddle popped into my head today when I was searching for my own pen cap. I used the same strategy this fictional character did.
– Brendon Shaw
2 days ago