Conundrum

A Conundrum (Latin vexare " plaguing, torment ") is a captious question, which is a problem that not solvable appears for the respondents and it is not objectively necessary.

Classic examples are

• (Latin ) acervus, ( gr ) sorites, pile -circuit or paradox of the heap: In a pile of sand there is a grain of to, more or less. However, a grain is not a heap, two grains are not a heap, we give one added, it is not a pile, etc. Since there are heaps of sand, there must have been a particular grain, through the addition of the heap is created. So it does matter a grain more or less. What number does the grain from the heap?
• (Latin ) calvus, ( gr ) phalakros, " bald ", "How many hairs you have to take off someone, so he is bald? "
• (Latin ) velatus, ( gr ) enkekalymmenos, dialanthanôn, " Wrapped "; For example: " Knew her Elektra [ from earlier known ] brother before he had [ now that he had not been detected directly ] called "