| Pearls
of wisdom
Ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried
one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster.
He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately
went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know
what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled
out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched
into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later,
the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer ........................ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap ..........................$ 9998.00
Moral of the story:
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all
the difference........!!!!
Tick your brains!
Lateral thinking? Thinking out of the box? Whatever you call it, take a look at
the teaser and tell us what can be the answer. Write to us if you think you have
the right answer or better still contribute your own teaser and see if others
can answer. Mail admin@leadstart.co.in
The response to the last teaser on the “empty glass and orange juice”
is: The second glass which is filled with the orange
juice should be emptied to the fifth glass so as to arrange them in such a manner
that full and empty glasses are alternate.
This was correctly answered by the following subscribers:
- Prof. Amarkant Jain – In charge Commodity Markets from Prin. L N Welingkar
Institute of Management Development and Research.
- D S Rajagopal - Chennai
Here’s a new teaser for you to tick your brains!
How do you stick a knitting needle through both sides of an inflated balloon
without the balloon bursting?
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