Answer this riddle and you'll be rich!

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6 frogs are sitting on a lily pad.
1 frog decides to jump off.
How many frogs are left?

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I read that in a book the other day.

I thought it was brilliant.

It's brilliant because it really does
answer one of the largest keys to
wealth.

I mean, there's a stark difference
between those who make a ton of
money and those who dont.

It's obvious, pretty much, to those
who make a lot and own their own
businesses - why most of the population
does not make much.

It's obvious.

It's just a very hard thing to tell people.
And, it's very hard to get them to realize
why they fail, and get them to change
their ways.

So, anyway, how many frogs are left?
#answer #rich #riddle
  • Profile picture of the author shinmenx
    is the answer zero?

    like the one about if there are 3 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many birds are left on the fence? (zero, cuz the other two got scared and flew away :rolleyes

    I don't know much about the structural integrity of lily pads and if they can support other frogs if one jumps off, but I suspect the answer may be zero.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Depends on the size of the frogs and the size of the lily pads, as well as the force with which the frog jumps and the thickness of the lily pad.

      One answer could be that 6 frogs are on the lily pad. One decided to jump, but does that mean he actually jumped? Deciding to jump and making the jump are two different things.

      Another answer is that 5 frogs are left. The frog did jump, and the lily pad was stable enough that the other 5 were not knocked off by the force of the one frog jumping.

      Another possibility is that none of the frogs are left. The one jumped, and the force knocked the other five off the pad as well.
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      • Profile picture of the author Eric Louviere
        Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

        Depends on the size of the frogs and the size of the lily pads, as well as the force with which the frog jumps and the thickness of the lily pad.

        One answer could be that 6 frogs are on the lily pad. One decided to jump, but does that mean he actually jumped? Deciding to jump and making the jump are two different things.

        Another answer is that 5 frogs are left. The frog did jump, and the lily pad was stable enough that the other 5 were not knocked off by the force of the one frog jumping.

        Another possibility is that none of the frogs are left. The one jumped, and the force knocked the other five off the pad as well.
        BINGO!

        One frog only "DECIDED" to jump off. That does NOT mean the frog actually jumped off. So, there are still six there on the lily pad.

        This is the lesson.

        We all "decide" to do things all the time, but rarely actually "DO" them.

        Those who actually decide and jump, make money.

        For example, you know how many times this has happened to me:

        "Hey Eric, can you help me make money online? I've been at this for 5 years and am not making any money. Can you give me some pointers??"

        I say, "Sure, let me check out your salesletter or squeeze page"

        Their answer, "Well.... I dont actually have a squeeze page or salesletter, but I have a lot of ideas".

        WRONG

        You have to sell stuff if you want to make money. If you're not selling anything... well, it's hard to MAKE you do anything. So, sell some stuff. Dont just decide... that does not mean squat. Actually, do something.

        Anyway, I thought that was great and wanted to share it with WARRIORS!

        Now, go do something

        Eric Louviere
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        • Profile picture of the author wlrahilly
          Originally Posted by Eric Louviere View Post

          BINGO!

          One frog only "DECIDED" to jump off. That does NOT mean the frog actually jumped off. So, there are still six there on the lily pad.

          This is the lesson.

          We all "decide" to do things all the time, but rarely actually "DO" them.

          Those who actually decide and jump, make money.

          For example, you know how many times this has happened to me:

          "Hey Eric, can you help me make money online? I've been at this for 5 years and am not making any money. Can you give me some pointers??"

          I say, "Sure, let me check out your salesletter or squeeze page"

          Their answer, "Well.... I dont actually have a squeeze page or salesletter, but I have a lot of ideas".

          WRONG

          You have to sell stuff if you want to make money. If you're not selling anything... well, it's hard to MAKE you do anything. So, sell some stuff. Dont just decide... that does not mean squat. Actually, do something.

          Anyway, I thought that was great and wanted to share it with WARRIORS!

          Now, go do something

          Eric Louviere
          Excellent post and it is so true! You can't make any money if you arn't taking any action.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trader54
    How about six?
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  • Profile picture of the author Brad Spencer
    I'm going to take a stab at this one Eric and risk being proven an idiot

    There are 6 frogs...5 on the lilly pad and one in the water. I'm guessing most will say 5 meaning they have a small mentality...who knows if I'm right though b/c I'm AWFUL at riddles...lol they entertain me but if I had a dollar for every riddle I'd got wrong...I wouldn't be in internet marketing

    Cheers,

    Brad


    PS- Thanks for the intellectual intrigue though
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  • Profile picture of the author Lewis Turner
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  • Profile picture of the author Brad Spencer
    THere are 6 b/c he decided to do it BUT DIDN"T TAKE ACTION

    I hope I'm right...this is definitely a little late night game YAY!

    Brad
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  • Profile picture of the author Trader54
    Or perhaps where 7 to begin with.
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  • Profile picture of the author teenmoney
    There are 6 left. One frog decided to do it, but he hasn't jumped off yet.
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  • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
    It gets worse. Froggy was thinking of going into the adult industry and missed out big-time. There's a lot of green in frogs'porn
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  • Profile picture of the author Anna Johnson
    6 are left. The frog decided to jump off but didn't actually jump off.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brett Kruger
    Great quote Eric.

    I'm sure many of us can relate to this one.

    Brett.
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  • Profile picture of the author Christie Love
    Good post Eric. I hope this thread motivates some of us to take action and move forward with our plans.
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  • Profile picture of the author Asher
    This is a trick riddle.

    The answer is zero - because 6 frogs would sink a lily pad.



    Oh wait, the answer's already revealed.

    Asher
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  • Profile picture of the author artwebster
    6 frogs are sitting on a lily pad.
    1 frog decides to jump off.
    How many frogs are left?


    This one of those riddles that high-lights limited thinking and sloppy questioning.

    OK - so 6 frogs are sitting on a lilly pad. How many frogs are NOT sitting on the lilly pad but in the immediate vicinity? Frogs will rarely expose themselves for a significant length of time so, someone like myself, who loves to watch these fascinating creatures, would look in the water around the lilly pad to see how many frog eyes were discernable. It is also obvious that some frogs may well be totally concealed so the correct answer to the question is "All of them".

    I could really be pedantic and ask "Left of what?"
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  • Profile picture of the author ptone
    6 frogs are sitting on a lily pad.
    1 frog decides to jump off.
    How many frogs are left?
    My thinking is either warped, or its just late and I should go to bed...I thought the answer was one - one frog left the lily pad. :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author bmchunu
    You can't say for sure how many are left ... unless you know how many are right .. right?
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  • Profile picture of the author WinsonYeung
    Wow, nice riddle.
    Moral of the story, TAKE ACTION AND STOP DREAMING !!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    It's obvious. They're all "left". They'd have to be communist/socialist to all share the same pad.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan 2.0
    There's 0 frogs left. Why? Because they've all jumped off now. Harry isn't even in the same pond. He completed his life long dream of moving to yonder pond. So the moral of the story is don't drink too much coffee otherwise you'll be talking nonsense by 12.00.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mangozoom
    When I saw the title of this post I thought 'Readit'

    My answer would be 6 also ... he decided is different to he did

    I can think anymore my dome is hurting

    Just tell us the answer

    John
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    • Profile picture of the author Preben Frenning
      Haha, there are SO many answers to this one!
      It all depends on how you think, and since it's a riddle, I doubt anyone on the WF would answer 5. (Which is why that really should be the answer if it was a difficult riddle)

      This is the beauty of creating difuse riddles - You can get many intelligent answers from people, and suddenly it will make a lot of sense.

      Anyways, I'd stick to the fact that it definately is 6 frogs LEFT, but not nessecarily on the lily. And they could all be on the lily if the one that decides to jump off doesn't do it. But, like someone said eariler, a lily probably wouldn't support 6 frogs anyways :p
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  • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
    Before I answer your question Eric, what other
    environmental conditions are there?

    • Is there just one lily pad?
    • Are there any alligators?
    • How deep is the water?
    • What are the benefits of leaving the lily pad?
    • Is there any danger in leaving the lily pad?
    • Is the lily pad valuable real estate?
    The frog that decided to leave may have made a
    bad decision of there's only one lily pad. The frog
    that controls the lily pad could make a fortune if
    she offered space for rent with a continuity prog.

    Did I type all that out loud?



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    • Profile picture of the author radhika
      Originally Posted by John Taylor View Post

      Before I answer your question Eric, what other
      environmental conditions are there?

      • Is there just one lily pad?
      • Are there any alligators?
      • How deep is the water?
      • What are the benefits of leaving the lily pad?
      • Is there any danger in leaving the lily pad?
      • Is the lily pad valuable real estate?
      The frog that decided to leave may have made a
      bad decision of there's only one lily pad. The frog
      that controls the lily pad could make a fortune if
      she offered space for rent with a continuity prog.

      Did I type all that out loud?



      John
      Well ... I have to jump or not.:confused::confused:

      Tell me.. tell me... tell me... tell me fast ...

      Anybody tell me please?

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  • Profile picture of the author DougBarger
    then a hurricane came through and carried off two of the frogs who hadn't decided anything at all.

    They landed in a nearby dairy farmer's buckets of fresh milk.

    One of the frogs decided he was going to kick his legs and get out

    but each few kicks landed him back to the bottom of the bucket and

    he eventually died.

    In the next bucket over, Freddy the frog continued to kick and experience the inevitable gravitational pull that keeps so many from reaching their goals.

    At the bottom of the bucket, he kept kicking.

    Freddy's legs were now throbbing from the muscles which had been strained.

    It also felt like he was using muscles he didn't even knew existed before the milk bucket.

    Night fell and although every muscle in his body was begging Freddy to quit kicking

    and while it seemed impossible on the outside, something within Freddy said, "Just keep kicking."

    Well, you know how the story goes.

    The next morning, farmer Brown wakes at the cock-a-doodle-doo

    and walks outside to see something strange.

    In one of his milk buckets, there was...a dead frog.

    In the other, a pair of frog footprints on top of the butter he could have sworn

    he hadn't churned yesterday.

    He couldn't figure out which was stranger.

    The fact that the dead frog must have jumped on the butter

    before landing in the milk bucket

    or that the butter was churned already.

    He decided it didn't make much difference though.

    After all it was another day dawned

    and so time to...

    keep kickin',

    Doug

    PS. for the "Freddy the Frogs" out there making butter continuing to baffle milk farmers everywhere, you'll appreciate this brief clip I found on Yoebo http://www.yoebo.com/off-topic/facin...nspirational)/
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  • Profile picture of the author GopalG
    ha ha the answer must be 6.

    because it is pretty clear in the question that one among the 6 frogs decided to jump but not yet jumped.i still believe its in on the same lily pad.
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  • Profile picture of the author neat123
    My answer would have been 5 not thinking the frog only decided to jump and never really left the lily pad. I can understand the meaning of it though. Thats why I am actually trying to put my ideas to work. Thanks for the brain exercise.
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  • Profile picture of the author snewbie
    I guess I can accept the fact that 6 frogs are left, but it's hard for me as an elementary school teacher to admit that 6 - 1 = 5. I suspect that the other five convinced him to stay safe and secure on the lily pad and not take the risk. We all know that there is risk in trying a business. Others will try to talk us out of even trying.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    I saw this and i remember a quote I read from Woody Allen once where he stated '80 percent of success is showing up'

    And i've found that's fairly true in most things.
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  • Profile picture of the author abelacts
    Dammit, I tried this riddle when I was small. And I knew the answer... but the problem is I am not rich yet...

    Is something wrong with your riddle, Eric? :-)

    Abel
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    There are still six frogs

    There is one frog who shows initiative and self motivation

    There are five frogs waiting to see if swimming is safe

    If frog #1 swims away from the lily pad successfully, the other five will follow

    and there will still be six frogs.

    Am I over analyzing???:p
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  • Profile picture of the author Roger Mayne
    Does this mean the lily pad market is saturated??
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  • Profile picture of the author aji p
    oh, I see.

    it's 6, the frog only decided to jump.
    OK, will I be rich now?
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  • Profile picture of the author Roger Mayne
    The moral of this story?

    "If you see an opportunity to make some money, you should gribbit with both hands".
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
      Originally Posted by swiftdeal View Post

      The moral of this story?

      "If you see an opportunity to make some money, you should gribbit with both hands".
      *ba-dumbump* He'll be here all week ladies and germs. Dont forget to tip. Try the veal.



      couldnt let that joke go without a proper rimshot.
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    6 frogs are left. Just because 1 frog "decided" to jump off
    doesn't mean that he did it.

    The world is full of people who talk a big talk about what they
    are going to do but never take much effective action to make
    it happen.

    Taking action is messy, risky, uncomfortable, and sometimes
    results in humiliating lessons. It's no wonder people are scared
    to really do stuff.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sandor Verebi
      Friends,

      Great thread. Anyway I see many answered in hurry and didn't thought deeply. But the answer is plain and simple. 6 frog left, probably because the first one is intended to jump but didn't.

      The moral is that you need to take action if you want to reach some success. Okay.

      But think about it: you musn't jump in blind, you musn't take action without any plan. You need to analize your present situation and prepare yourself to take that action, so need to make a plan. Then you must to take that jump, implement your plan, and stick yourself to it.

      So, John Taylor's post is useful for thinking a bit further.

      End of analysis paralysis, going to make some useful.

      Cheers,

      Sandor
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    • Profile picture of the author Jonathan 2.0
      Originally Posted by Loren Woirhaye View Post

      Taking action is messy, risky, uncomfortable, and sometimes
      results in humiliating lessons. It's no wonder people are scared
      to really do stuff.
      Yeah I completely agree. People should move towards all that stuff because it will help them grow as individuals and teach them the lessons they have to learn in order to be successful.

      I've experienced many humiliating lessons and I'm a better person because of it. There's nothing to be afraid of really. Life's a wonderful journey of self-discovery. It's in our moments of failure, heartbreak, and humiliation that we discover who we truly are.

      As Friedrich Nietzsche said: "What does not kill me makes me stronger."
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  • Profile picture of the author Roger Mayne
    Thanks Michael

    It's nice to be appreciated!
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  • Profile picture of the author DrewG
    Hehe great riddle.

    Reminds me of another riddle I heard not too long ago-

    "How to you get an elephant into a fridge?"




    Simple,
    You open the fridge and put the elephant in.

    We get caught up too much with overthinking and analytics instead of just going out and "doing" - start NOW, details LATER.
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