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Brain teaser:
What can you share yet still have all for yourself?
What can you share yet still have all for yourself?
What can you share yet still have all for yourself
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around a brain teaser that asks what can be shared yet still retained entirely by the sharer. Participants explore various interpretations and potential answers, engaging in a mix of humor and philosophical reflection.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Conceptual clarification
- Debate/contested
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest "nothing" as an answer, noting that sharing nothing still leaves one with nothing.
- One participant humorously proposes sharing germs, such as a cold, while still being sick themselves.
- Another suggests abstract concepts like love, rainbows, and unicorns as shareable yet personal.
- One participant mentions sharing opinions, but acknowledges that this idea was previously stated by another.
- Another perspective includes sharing physical items that cannot be taken away, like buildings or trees.
- One participant expresses a desire to share various things but seeks guidance on what others would like to hear about.
- A later reply emphasizes the qualitative nature of the discussion, linking quality to quantity and suggesting that knowledge can be shared without loss.
- Another participant critiques the phrase "all for yourself," arguing it implies exclusivity and proposes "identity" as a shareable yet personal concept.
- One participant reflects on their surprise at the diverse interpretations offered, indicating a sense of expectation for more conventional answers.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants do not reach a consensus on a singular answer to the brain teaser, with multiple competing views and interpretations presented throughout the discussion.
Contextual Notes
The discussion includes a variety of abstract and humorous interpretations, with some participants expressing surprise at the directions taken by others, indicating a lack of shared expectations regarding the answers.
Who May Find This Useful
Individuals interested in riddles, brain teasers, or philosophical discussions about sharing and personal ownership may find this thread engaging.
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Evo
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Your thoughts.Monique said:
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Gokul43201
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Also "nothing".
If you had nothing, and shared some with lots of other people, you'd still have nothing.
EDIT : Just realized that this is actually a whole lot of "not sharing".
If you had nothing, and shared some with lots of other people, you'd still have nothing.
EDIT : Just realized that this is actually a whole lot of "not sharing".
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One could share germies...like sharing a cold and still being sick. 
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TALewis
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Love, rainbows, and unicorns.
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my opinion ?
EDIT : Oops...this is just what Evo said.
EDIT : Oops...this is just what Evo said.
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Anything physical that you yourself cannot take away (e.g. Building, Sculptures, Trees etc.)
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I'd like to share lots of things in this BT forum. just don't know know what you guys want me to share !
Thoughts ?
Love ?
Some slices of raw ham ?
A bottle of milk ?
Thoughts ?
Love ?
Some slices of raw ham ?
A bottle of milk ?
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But everyone has thoughts, I am looking for something more qualitative :)
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Qualitative comes from quality.
Quality has relations to Quantity
Quantity is in connection with Demands and Supplies
Demands and Supplies come from Customers and Manufacturers
They get balanced at Saturated Point
Saturated Point means Both get Satisfied
When Satisfied is mentioned,
Job, ♥[/color]Love♥[/color] and Money can be of great help for man.
I should have guessed it was only ♥[/color]love♥[/color] anyway
Quality has relations to Quantity
Quantity is in connection with Demands and Supplies
Demands and Supplies come from Customers and Manufacturers
They get balanced at Saturated Point
Saturated Point means Both get Satisfied
When Satisfied is mentioned,
Job, ♥[/color]Love♥[/color] and Money can be of great help for man.
I should have guessed it was only ♥[/color]love♥[/color] anyway
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:satisfied:
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Could it be Gravity?
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The question is probably too open ended 
Knowledge
Knowledge you can give to other people, but you won't loose any by doing so
Knowledge
Knowledge you can give to other people, but you won't loose any by doing so
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The phrase "all for yourself" is distracting. It makes it sound exclusive (I still have this but nobody else actually gets it).
I would answer "my identity". I could share my identity (actually, acquaintance with my identity) with other people, but it still remains exclusively mine. If someone else tries to assume it, it is just a fraud.
I would answer "my identity". I could share my identity (actually, acquaintance with my identity) with other people, but it still remains exclusively mine. If someone else tries to assume it, it is just a fraud.
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well i think i just missed this one. bcoz i know that if i say that i knew the answer myself then nobody will believe me, but i can tell you that this is a very common riddle around here, infact i remember this one right from my childhood days.
but i am really surprised that all you people can think so wayward as i expected it to be answered by most of you
but i am really surprised that all you people can think so wayward as i expected it to be answered by most of you
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vikasj007 said:
Very Sorry
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