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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 8, 2015 9:20:19 GMT -5
A bank received a shipment of quarters. Before they were unwrapped, a Treasury agent showed up saying one batch was counterfeit. With a very accurate scale he weighed each group of quarters, then he told the manager one batch had coins that were each off by one gram. Then he fell over dead.
Using the scale, what is the fastest way for the bank manager to determine which quarters are counterfeit?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 31, 2016 14:08:57 GMT -5
I haven't done this in a while.
By the way, I see it has been a year since I took over the Nielsen ratings from 3Sheets. Last week's will be up soon.
What do these words have in common?
assess
banana
dresser
grammar
potato
revive
uneven
voodoo
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Feb 9, 2016 10:00:49 GMT -5
A man with no children visits the Pyramids in Egypt in 1995. He and his wife have a son. All three visit the Pyramids in 1969. No time travel is involved.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Feb 20, 2016 13:59:53 GMT -5
Your desk has two cubes, one number on each side, representing the date. What numbers from 0 through 9 should be on each cube to represent all dates from 1 to 31?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Feb 20, 2016 21:04:26 GMT -5
I haven't done this in a while. By the way, I see it has been a year since I took over the Nielsen ratings from 3Sheets. Last week's will be up soon. What do these words have in common? assess banana dresser grammar potato revive uneven voodoo Sets of letters that are forward and backward: ss ss an na re er ra ar ot to ev ve ne en oo oo |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Feb 20, 2016 21:08:21 GMT -5
Your desk has two cubes, one number on each side, representing the date. What numbers from 0 through 9 should be on each cube to represent all dates from 1 to 31? 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 0 - 1 - 2 - 6/9 - 7 - 8 |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Feb 23, 2016 10:39:14 GMT -5
Your desk has two cubes, one number on each side, representing the date. What numbers from 0 through 9 should be on each cube to represent all dates from 1 to 31? 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 0 - 1 - 2 - 6/9 - 7 - 8 That's not the answer I was looking for, but it appears to work. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Feb 23, 2016 10:39:33 GMT -5
I haven't done this in a while. By the way, I see it has been a year since I took over the Nielsen ratings from 3Sheets. Last week's will be up soon. What do these words have in common? assess banana dresser grammar potato revive uneven voodoo Sets of letters that are forward and backward: ss ss an na re er ra ar ot to ev ve ne en oo oo You're in the neighborhood, but try again. |
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Post by mazeman on Mar 16, 2016 12:50:08 GMT -5
Sets of letters that are forward and backward: ss ss an na re er ra ar ot to ev ve ne en oo oo You're in the neighborhood, but try again. Drop the first letter of each word and you have a palindrome?? |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 21, 2016 10:47:35 GMT -5
You're in the neighborhood, but try again. Drop the first letter of each word and you have a palindrome?? You're closer than Angel but not there yet. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 23, 2016 10:46:41 GMT -5
I may have done this one. If so, it'll be easier.
A prison warden gives five of of his best-behaved inmates a chance to get out early. The five inmates are told that in 24 hours, they will be blindfolded and taken to a room and lined up according to height. The inmate in back, who is the tallest, will be able to see the four in front of him once the blindfold comes off. The second-tallest inmate will see the three in front of him, and son on. The shortest inmate will be in front and see no one else.
Before the blindfolds are removed, the warden will put either a white hat or a back hat on each man's head. Each inmate will have to identify whether his hat is black or white. The inmate in back will only be able to say "black" or "white" (if he says anything else his sentence will be doubled), but this will not necessarily identify the hat on his head. Rather, it might be part of the strategy to communicate with the other inmates. No one will be allowed to turn around, because anyone that does gets his sentence doubled.
Any inmate who is wrong about what color hat is on his head will get his sentence doubled. Any inmate who is correct will go free immediately.
The inmates have 24 hours to develop a strategy. What will that strategy be?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 23, 2016 10:47:47 GMT -5
Here's another. I might also have done this one.
What is the next number in this sequence?
3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 30, 2016 11:17:28 GMT -5
I may have done this one. If so, it'll be easier. A prison warden gives five of of his best-behaved inmates a chance to get out early. The five inmates are told that in 24 hours, they will be blindfolded and taken to a room and lined up according to height. The inmate in back, who is the tallest, will be able to see the four in front of him once the blindfold comes off. The second-tallest inmate will see the three in front of him, and son on. The shortest inmate will be in front and see no one else. Before the blindfolds are removed, the warden will put either a white hat or a back hat on each man's head. Each inmate will have to identify whether his hat is black or white. The inmate in back will only be able to say "black" or "white" (if he says anything else his sentence will be doubled), but this will not necessarily identify the hat on his head. Rather, it might be part of the strategy to communicate with the other inmates. No one will be allowed to turn around, because anyone that does gets his sentence doubled. Any inmate who is wrong about what color hat is on his head will get his sentence doubled. Any inmate who is correct will go free immediately. The inmates have 24 hours to develop a strategy. What will that strategy be? Hint: I said the inmate in back would be the tallest, but all that means is he can see all the hats. If he is short that will still be possible. He just has to be willing to sacrifice himself so all the others will go free. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Apr 6, 2016 10:26:59 GMT -5
I may have done this one. If so, it will be easier.
Timmy gives Spoonie 1000 $1 bills and a box of envelopes. He asks Spoonie to divide those bills up and put them in the envelopes in such a way that if Timmy asks for any amount between $1 and $1000, Spoonie will be able to give Timmy the exact amount he asked for. What is the minimum number of envelopes Spoonie must use, and how many bills will go in each envelope? And if there are too many bills to fit in one of the envelopes, Spoonie can use the box. So the number of envelopes may be the number of envelopes actually used plus the box.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Apr 13, 2016 10:20:08 GMT -5
Let's eat Grandma.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Apr 20, 2016 10:12:09 GMT -5
I may have done this.
What five-letter word, if the first letter is removed, is pronounced the same as the four-letter word that is left, and the same as the resulting word if the second letter is removed instead?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on May 12, 2016 10:13:16 GMT -5
A military base near the North Pole had only a few people in the middle of winter, all being punished for some serious misdeed. They needed to go for supplies and there was only one way--a plane that couldn't take off if the temperature was below minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Unfortunately, all their equipment was in metric. How would the pilot know it was safe to take off?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 13, 2016 9:57:38 GMT -5
A 90-year-old billionaire married a 20-year-old and managed to get her pregnant. However, all that was confirmed was that she was pregnant. The old man updated his will, not knowing the gender of the child. In the presence of his lawyer, he signed a document stating that if the child was a boy, he would inherit twice as much as his mother, and if the child was a girl, she would inherit half as much as her mother. The old man died right after signing. Then it was revealed the woman was having twins, one male and one female. How should the estate be divided?
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Post by Aeryn on Jun 13, 2016 11:48:04 GMT -5
A 90-year-old billionaire married a 20-year-old and managed to get her pregnant. However, all that was confirmed was that she was pregnant. The old man updated his will, not doing the gender of the child. In the presence of his lawyer, he signed a document stating that if the child was a boy, he would inherit twice as much as his mother, and if the child was a girl, she would inherit half as much as her mother. The old man died right after signing. Then it was revealed the woman was having twins, one male and one female. How should the estate be divided? Without a specified amount in the will, I can't determine this.  |
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Post by taltos on Jun 26, 2016 4:02:28 GMT -5
A 90-year-old billionaire married a 20-year-old and managed to get her pregnant. However, all that was confirmed was that she was pregnant. The old man updated his will, not knowing the gender of the child. In the presence of his lawyer, he signed a document stating that if the child was a boy, he would inherit twice as much as his mother, and if the child was a girl, she would inherit half as much as her mother. The old man died right after signing. Then it was revealed the woman was having twins, one male and one female. How should the estate be divided? Assuming the mother and both children survive the birth: son = 4/7 (~57.1% of the estate) mother = 2/7 (~28.6%) daughter = 1/7 (~14.3%) |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 28, 2016 9:28:36 GMT -5
A 90-year-old billionaire married a 20-year-old and managed to get her pregnant. However, all that was confirmed was that she was pregnant. The old man updated his will, not knowing the gender of the child. In the presence of his lawyer, he signed a document stating that if the child was a boy, he would inherit twice as much as his mother, and if the child was a girl, she would inherit half as much as her mother. The old man died right after signing. Then it was revealed the woman was having twins, one male and one female. How should the estate be divided? Assuming the mother and both children survive the birth: son = 4/7 (~57.1% of the estate) mother = 2/7 (~28.6%) daughter = 1/7 (~14.3%) Correct. I signed my name on an otherwise blank sheet of paper. I also drew something. If a magnifying glass is used to look at the paper, my signature gets bigger but what I drew does not. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 11, 2016 10:20:17 GMT -5
I won't be doing these for a while, so here are two.
Spoonie needs a lawyer. The firm he selects has one room where he can discuss his case with the lowly associates assigned to his case, who otherwise have to work in cubicles. In that room are all the books that the lawyers use for research. Spoonie notices one set of three volumes, of which the first two are on the shelf: A-M and N-W. The lowly associates, fresh out of law school, passed the bar last week. Spoonie is curious. He asks them, "Where are X-Z and why does the third volume have only those three letters?" One of the lowly associates says, "There are only two volumes." Spoonie says, "Did someone lose the third one?" The other associate says, "No, there never was a third volume. That's how the company printed them." Why is this true?
Here's the other one.
1. How do you put a giraffe in a refrigerator?
2. How do you put an elephant in a refrigerator?
3. The Lion King calls all the animals together. They all show up except one. Which one?
4. How do you cross a river full of crocodiles?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 25, 2016 11:56:43 GMT -5
I couldn't resist. I said I wasn't going to do any more anytime soon, but that's not going to happen.
Vincent Van Gogh had many relatives, most of whom moved to the New World.
Here's one to get you started:
Of the ones who stayed in Europe, the one who moved to Serbia is the most famous. His name was You Gogh.
What are the names of the others?
1. He moved to Illinois, close to Lake Michigan.
2. He drove a stagecoach in the American West.
3. He is a ballroom dancer in Argentina.
4. He moved to Mexico.
5. He studied birds in Florida.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Sept 10, 2016 12:45:54 GMT -5
You are a bus driver. On the first day, 12 people get on the bus when it starts out. At the first stop, nine of those people get off and 14 get on. At the second stop, eight people get off and twelve more get on. At the third stop, five people get off and fifteen get on. What is the bus driver's name?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 1, 2016 12:24:28 GMT -5
7 + 3 = 41021
8 + 3 = 51124
5 + 4 = 1920
9 + 6 = ?
7 + 4 = ?
5 + 2 = ?
13 + 6 = ?
17 + 8 = ?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 10, 2016 10:42:06 GMT -5
I believe I've done this before.
A man goes to work on his bike a sunny warm day wearing short sleeves. He sees a sign that displays the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius. He notices the two-digit numbers have the same digits, reversed.
The man goes home and it is cold and drizzly. He passes the sign again, and the temperature has the same two digits again, reversed.
What was the temperature each time?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 12, 2016 13:35:24 GMT -5
I think I did this one, but that will make it easier.
Draw a clock face with the numbers 1 through 12 where they are supposed to be. Now draw two lines, which do not cross, across the clock face, dividing it into three sections so that the sum of the numbers in each section is the same.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 5, 2017 13:44:52 GMT -5
I believe I've done this before, but in that case it will be easy.
Three prisoners are eligible for early release, but the warden only wants to let one go. He tells the three to stand in a line so two are facing the person in front and two cannot see who is behind. He blindfolds them and, while they are blindfolded, puts a hat on each man's head. He says he has five hats, two black and three white. Whoever can guess correctly the color of his hat will be released. Any man who guesses wrong or turns around will have his sentence doubled but each man also has the option to say, "I don't know" and he will merely serve the remainder of his term. He puts the two hats he didn't use in a drawer and takes off the blindfolds.
The warden asks the man in back what color hat he is wearing. The man looks at the hats in front of him and says, "I don't know." The warden asks the middle man his hat color. That man looks at the hat in front and says, "I don't know." The warden asks the man in front his hat color.
Why will the man in front be released?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jan 16, 2017 13:42:48 GMT -5
It will soon be two years since I took over from 3Sheets. Once again, USA Today didn't print the full list so I had to hope there was a list online. There was.
So I may have done this before. If so, it should be easier.
Spoonie was getting really bored at work. He looked at his new watch and saw that it was already 12:01. He sneaked out to go to lunch without telling anyone because he was afraid someone would find something for him to do if he let anyone know he was leaving. When he arrived at his favorite restaurant, it was closed. The sign said it would open at 11. What was going on?
Spoonie looked at his watch again and realized what he had done wrong. What happened?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 10, 2017 11:54:20 GMT -5
I thought I did this one, but let me try again. Spoonie and Timmy were traveling together. Timmy was driving and he was paying attention to the traffic. Spoonie saw something he found interesting. He said to Timmy, "I see something which, if you write what it is, you use all five vowels." And he wrote it. Timmy said, "I also see something that has all five vowels as well." When he got a chance to stop, he wrote it down too. Spoonie noticed they had written the same word, but they had each seen something different. What was it?
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