Sunday, February 6, 2011

Answer to the riddle of Wisdom and Knowledge

Question:
On the second birthday of a set of twins an incident occurred in which one of the twins gained knowledge and the other gained wisdom. What happened?

Answer:
One of the twins put his finger in the flame of the birthday candle, got slightly burned and instantly gained wisdom to never do that again. The other twin witnessing his brothers outburst from the pain, gained knowledge that sticking your finger in a flame is a bad idea.
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