Since childhood, I remember a riddle in which you had to use a picture of a bus to determine which direction it was going. Usually this bus was drawn by hand and looked like a vehicle that was produced in the USSR by Likinsky bus factory(abbreviated LiAZ) under the brand name LiAZ-677. These buses also ran in the 90s, so I caught them and remember very well what they look like. The shape of the bus was such that it was difficult to understand where the front was and where rear end. That’s probably why the famous riddle in our country arose “ Where does the bus go?", which is discussed in this article.

Below I tried to draw LiAZ-677 in the classic beige-orange color, and I invite you to answer the question:

“Which direction is the bus shown in the picture going: left or right?”
(the inscription on the bus has nothing to do with it)

Try to solve this riddle yourself, as what you find on our own the solution will give you much more positive emotions compared to the spied answer.

Well, guess what? Read the answer below...

The answer to the riddle

The bus goes to the right. Moreover, it is important to note that this is not a bus from Japan, Great Britain, Australia or another country with left-hand traffic.

The detail of the drawing that should help determine the movement of the bus is the DOORS. In buses, trolleybuses and trams, they are usually done only on one side - the one from which it is more convenient for passengers to get to stops or the sidewalk. In countries with right-hand traffic(in Russia as well) this side of the bus is Right side regarding the driver. Therefore, in this figure, it is obvious that the schematically depicted bus of the LiAZ-677 model is moving to the right.

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And for those who are interested, below is a little information about LiAZ public transport in retro style, which is depicted in our riddle.

LiAZ-677 Design began back in 1960. This model was supposed to replace the outdated ZIL-158V models, which were also produced by the Likinsky Automobile Plant. The first prototype of the new bus was ready in the fall of 1962; this prototype was shown to the State Commission, which ultimately gave the bus a positive assessment. Another prototype was released, and next year New buses were tested in the Sochi area, and in 1965 the buses went on a test run along the route Moscow-Kharkov-Novorossiysk-Sochi-Tbilisi-Yerevan-Ordzhonikidze-Moscow. As a result, in 1967 the production of pilot batches of the new vehicle began, and in the spring of 1968 - mass production.

LiAZ-677 was produced from 1967 to 2000, and from the beginning of the 2000s of the current century it was gradually withdrawn from service. In total, more than 194,000 of these buses left the plant’s assembly line. They were operated in almost all regions of the former USSR, as well as in Cuba and some other countries.

• Curb weight: 8,363 kg.
• Gross weight at maximum load: 16,133 kg.
• Maximum speed: 70 km/h.
• Acceleration time to 60 km/h: 46.5 s.

The puzzle, which was created by National Geographic, was able to capture almost the entire world just a couple of hours after it was opened for access! It’s interesting that most adults still haven’t been able to determine where the bus will go.
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It would seem that what could be simpler than answering a basic question: where will the bus go? But most adults make basic mistakes in their answers, and neither experience nor education comes to the rescue. Interestingly, the children were able to find the answer much faster. See if you can find the answer to this riddle?
Look at the picture carefully: the beginning and end of the bus look almost the same, which confused many. Now imagine for a minute that you are on this bus... Do you understand? It doesn’t really matter what you answer – whether the bus goes right or left, since both of these options will be correct. The whole point is where you live!


Take a close look at how the doors are located. If you are from, say, the USA, the bus will definitely go to the left. If you are from the UK, turn to the right, because traffic here is on the left!
The answer was practically under your nose, but did you manage to find it? This puzzle once again proves that seemingly simple tasks can actually turn out to be very complex.
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1. Where does the bus go? This riddle task is, in principle, accessible to any child. But many adults cannot immediately find the answer to it.
Look at the picture and tell me which direction the bus is going?

To answer the question of this problem you only need to remember that the bus has doors. Moreover, the doors are on the right if you stand facing the direction of travel. This means the bus is going to Moscow.

2. Worm is a book lover. At first glance, a very simple task, but why do smart adults so often give the wrong answer to it? There is nothing difficult in the calculations, so this problem can be solved by children 7-8 years old.
Once upon a time there lived a worm who loved to chew books. On the shelf in the correct order stood the collected works of Pushkin. The thickness of one volume is 40mm, the thickness of one cover is 2mm. What is the length the path will pass a worm until it gnaws from the first page of the first volume to the last page of the second volume?

I’ll say right away that 84mm is the wrong answer. To give the correct answer, you need to remember how books are arranged on the shelf. A book standing on a shelf has the first page on the right and the last page on the left.
This means that in order to go from the first page of the first volume to the last page of the second volume, the worm only needs to gnaw through 2 covers.

3. Correct answer: The worm will travel 4mm. Kukaryamba.
For some reason, even knowing the correct answer to the question of this problem, many continue to doubt its correctness.

One scientist biologist bred a new creature, Kukaryamba. Every minute any cucaryamba is divided into two. One Kukaryamba was placed in a glass. Exactly an hour later the glass was full of Kukaryamba. Question: How long will it take for the glass to be filled if you put not one, but two crocuses in it at the beginning?
If initially there was one kukaramba in the glass, then after a minute there will be two. This means that the process in the first (at the beginning there is one cucaramba) and the second case (at the beginning there are two cucarambas) differs by one minute.

4. Correct answer: If there were initially two cucarambas in the glass, then the glass will be filled in 59 minutes. Two sons.
This task is for older children, probably from 10 years old.
We met two mathematician acquaintances who had not seen each other for many years.
- What's up?
- Okay, married, two preschool-aged sons.
- How old are your sons?
- The product of their ages is equal to the number of cars in front of us.
- There's not enough information.
- The eldest son is red.
- Now everything is clear.

Question: How old are your sons?
Let's see what data we have.
The product of their ages does not clearly allow one to determine the age. What does it mean. If there were, for example, three cars, then a friend would immediately determine that the children are one and three years old. By simple search we can determine that there are only three “ambiguous” products: 4 (1 and 4 or 2 and 2), 6 (1 and 6 or 2 and 3) and 12 (2 and 6 or 3 and 4).
The father's last statement raises the most questions. Here you need to pay attention not to the fact that the son is red, but to the fact that he is the eldest. This means children of different ages. Note that as soon as the friend found out that the children were of different ages, he was immediately able to determine how old they were. If the product of ages were 6 or 12, then the fact that there is an eldest son would be of no help in determining the ages of the children. This means that the product of the ages was equal to 4, and the children were 1 year and 4 years old.

Well, a few more funny questions:

There were only two in one city. Two shops and two salesmen, two dentists, two surgeons... One day a tourist came to the city, he wanted to get his hair cut, and he went to choose a hairdresser. The first hairdresser was not very presentable: old furniture, not a very clean floor, and most importantly, the hairdresser was gloomy, the clothes were old, and the hair was cut haphazardly. In the second hairdresser, everything was sparkling clean, the hairdresser was very kind, dressed to the nines, with a wonderful hairstyle. Despite the cordiality of the second hairdresser, the tourist went to the first. Why did he do this?

The answer becomes obvious if you remember that there are only 2 in the city. That means only 2 hairdressers. It turns out that hairdressers cut each other's hair. Whose hairstyle is better, the master is better. The hairstyle of the second one compares favorably with the hairstyle of the first one, which means the first hairdresser cuts a better haircut.

There are 5 apples in the basket. How to divide the apples equally among five people so that one apple remains in the basket? Without using a knife or other cutting objects.

Everyone needs to be given one apple, one right in the basket.

The house has four walls, each wall has a window. Every window faces south, where is this house located?

IN kindergarten They asked a riddle where you need to find out from a picture of a vehicle which direction it is going. For the problem about a bus, a car was drawn that was produced at the Soviet automobile enterprise LiAZ under the name LiAZ-677. Such vehicles appeared in the late 60s and were often found on city roads. Its shape is so original that it is difficult to understand where the face is and where the rear is. That's when the popular riddle of where the bus is going was born. Now let's look at its essence.

Formulation of the problem

Below is an image that identifies which bus is traveling. This is LiAZ-677 in standard color (white-orange).

And now the question itself: “The bus is moving, so in which direction is it going?”

Try to find the answer yourself. Understanding what the problem is without any hints is much more interesting than peeking at a ready-made solution.

Well, have you figured out where the car is going?

Answer to the problem

You might think that this is an incomprehensible bus and the riddle does not make sense, what is needed more details. In fact, everything you need is already in the drawing. And these are DOORS. You can determine where the bus is going in this riddle solely by looking at them. The car is moving to the RIGHT. Facilities public transport usually equipped with a door only on one side. The one with which people are more comfortable getting off when stopping is selected.

Why doesn't the bus go to the left? It's simple - states with movement on the right road lane use those cars where the door is located on the right side of the driver. It turns out that the demonstrated LiAZ-677 is moving to the right.

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The culprit of the mystery

LiAZ-677 was designed back in the 60s. It was planned that it would replace the previous version of the ZIL-158V, produced by the same plant. The first test sample of the product was assembled at the end of 1962. Then it was shown to the State Commission. As a result, a second prototype was released, tested in 1963 in Sochi. After 2 years, the buses set out on a test run across the entire USSR. As a result, in 1967 they began producing a whole batch, and in 1968 mass production began. Main characteristics of the product:

• weight – 8,363 kg;
• weight with passengers – 16,133 kg;
• accelerates to 60 km/h in 46.5 s;
• limit speed – 70 km/h.

The bus was assembled from 1967 to 2000. At the beginning of 2001, it was discontinued and gradually began to be phased out. According to the State Commission, over 194,000 LiAZ-677 saw the light of day. These machines have been used throughout former USSR, as well as in Cuba and a number of other countries.

We pronounce it correctly

Oddly enough, there is another catch. Is the bus coming or going? There are several rules that will help you figure out the selection of the correct word:

• "Go". According to Rosenthal's reference book, air and land vehicles with a mechanical structure it is correct to combine with the verb “to go”. Cars for traveling on water can either “swim” or “walk”.
• "Drive". According to Ozhegov’s explanatory dictionary, this verb is understood as “to move” and “to move.”

So, the bus is coming or goes - which is correct? Both expressions are correct.

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