Riddles Random Riddle: 12-26-2016 December 26, 2016October 12, 2016 gags On a boat in a lake, there is a rope ladder. The rope ladder is 5 inches off the water. Then one day the lake waters rise 5 inches. How high off the water is the ladder now? Show answer 5 inches. The boat rises with the water, so the height of the ladder doesn’t change.