riddle for the gifted

marina123456789 · #1 Jul 9, 2009, 07:59 AM

i got this riddle through a forward

When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors. [/font]

What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?

NeedKarma · Jul 9, 2009, 08:02 AM

This is the age of the internet where everything can be googled. The answer is "nothing". But since a kindergartner would have no concept of what a god or devil is unless they've been fed the info then it's not really a good question to ask them.

HelpinHere · Jul 14, 2009, 02:31 AM

Yes, it is NOTHING.
However, I did not need to google. That "riddle" has been floating around since I was in elementary school. I have heard over twenty variations to the same thing, including a newer, and all it takes is for anyone to pay any attention to riddles for the past fifteen years and you'll know that.



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