Guest Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, "There is an ant behind me!" How come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, "There is an ant behind me!" How come? Can't except circular or triangular thoery, not enough ants to see another behind! I think they are blind based on there compound eyes, they can see the sun and variable light images, so they and rely on touch then it would know that something else is behind it. If it was any old ant it would be a threat, is he calling his mates to help fight the foe? Why do people think that three ants making there way up hill are the only ants? There may be others dead, waiting or moving in another direction. probably there are other things (like my daughter hitting the wrong key causing me to edit) to consider as this Topic is too vague, and I am picky today (maybe other days too). Edited March 27, 2008 by Lost in space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) Besides the one I said up top ^ they could be spiraling up a very very narrow hill but that wouldn't really be a line... And how come the person that made up this joke haven't responded or posted anything yet =\ Edited March 27, 2008 by platanos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 The OP hasn't logged on since 22nd August 2007 - 05:50 PM Looks like you're free to choose the best answer from those already given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 This is simple.Last ant has said a "lie" to other two ants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 He was walking backwards... though I don't think I've ever seen an ant do that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) Here are a couple solutions: 1) You only mentioned 3 ants... maybe there are others on 'the hill'. 2) The term 'last ant' only implies that it is at the back of the line. Maybe he was the last ant in height or weight. 3) Ants marching in a circle are possible. 4) Ants marching backwards is also possible 5) Also since when could ants talk? 6) He could be just plain-old lying. 7) They weren't the tradition ants, but instead were quantom-ants so 'behind' is only a constraint in a linear universe. 8) Maybe the ant had bad gambling debts, and the ant-mafia was out to get em. 9) The ant suffered from dyslexia. Okay, I'm done. -Doug Edited March 28, 2008 by DugALug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 a lying ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 The ant's stupid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 they are going up the hill backwards, ..yeh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 The last ant was carrying a tiny mirror and saw his own reflection. He isn't the most brilliant of ants ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 The ant lied! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 He saw his shadow behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, "There is an ant behind me!" How come? Here's my solution: the last ant mentioned in the opening sentence is "other" ("one behind the other"). Therefore there is one ant behind the last ant mentioned. And the best part is there's no need for orbiting anti-gravity ants with a tendency to fib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Alternatively, it just so happens that "ant" is also a medieval word for "absence of anything remotely interesting". OK that was a lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 the last ant was the last of 3 but not the last in the colony?Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, "There is an ant behind me!" How come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I cannot believe I'm the only one thinking outside the box. An ant that "lies", going uphill backwards? a miiror on his butt? come on you guys really....it's an old fashioned play on words, "ant"..."aunt" get it? the three "aunts" are going up hill and the last "aunt" tells the other two "aunts" there is an "ant" behind her, and I'm only on my 1st cup of coffee, sheesh. Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, "There is an ant behind me!" How come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I cannot believe I'm the only one thinking outside the box. An ant that "lies", going uphill backwards? a miiror on his butt? come on you guys really....it's an old fashioned play on words, "ant"..."aunt" get it? the three "aunts" are going up hill and the last "aunt" tells the other two "aunts" there is an "ant" behind her, and I'm only on my 1st cup of coffee, sheesh. However, I think that this would be a riddle best said outloud, instead of written, for it to be a play on words, because I'm sure some one will be nice enough to point out the spelling of the word "a-n-t." and that it is indeed not written "aunt" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Three ants were walking uphill out of a gully. The last of these looks around and sees another ant walking downhill behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 There are actually two ants behind the leader, the middle ant and the last ant, the one referring to himself as me. This is of course a solution dependent on improper punctuation, a comma before me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 The third ant saw his shadow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 The ants were walking on a Möbius strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 they're going in a circle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prime Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 I haven't seen this one yet: They are walking uphill inside the anthill ascending in a spiral pattern. Since they are inside the hill, their view of each other is not blocked. The first ant is behind the last and slightly above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tz. Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Elmo when to the white house and pressed a red button in donald trumps office, which nuked the hype house and made charli damelio crazy, so she built a robot and the robot went to the ants and yeeted the last ant in front of the other ant.So the last ant became in front of the two other ants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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