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Post by InsertBrainHere on Mar 17, 2017 11:29:25 GMT -5
Read it out loud.
30 cows were in a field and 28 chickens. How many didn't?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Apr 3, 2017 12:21:33 GMT -5
Before World War I, soldiers did not wear metal helmets. Once they started wearing metal helmets, more soldiers were hospitalized for head injuries than before they wore metal helmets. Why?
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Post by VelvetEars on Apr 15, 2017 11:40:07 GMT -5
3 nails + 1 cross =
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Post by EasterBunny on Apr 16, 2017 12:59:22 GMT -5
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Apr 22, 2017 12:02:45 GMT -5
Merr, her husband, two of their kids, and their dog were on an island normally reached by a bridge. A storm washed out the bridge and they were left with a boat. The manufacturer's instructions said the boat should not carry more than 180 pounds.
Merr weighs 120 pounds. Each of her kids weigh 80. The dog weighs 15. Her husband weighs 170. What is the lowest number of trips across to the mainland that must be taken for the entire family to be rescued?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on May 19, 2017 11:15:09 GMT -5
I think I've done this before, but if so it should be easy.
Timmy gave Spoonie 1000 $1 bills and ten envelopes. Timmy asked Spoonie to put a certain number of bills in each envelope so that if Timmy asks Spponie for any amount, Spoonie can give Timmy what he asks for.
How many bills go in each envelope?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 2, 2017 10:51:01 GMT -5
I think I've done this one too.
Spoonie walks into a bar. Timmy is the bartender. Aeryn is there and she orders a free beer. Timmy says, "Six." Aeryn says, "Three." She gets her beer.
Tanmi walks into the bar. She orders a free beer. Timmy says, "Twelve". Tanmi says, "Six." Timmy gives her a free beer as well.
Spoonie asks Timmy for a free beer. Timmy says, "Fourteen." Spoonie says, "Seven." Timmy says, "No."
What should Spoonie have said?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 9, 2017 12:58:03 GMT -5
I think I've done this but that will make it easier.
Timmy gave Spoonie a big job. His company was trying to sell its product in all 48 of the contiguous United States, and he wanted Spoonie to visit each state by car to market the product. One requirement was that he enter each state only once before the last state was reached, with the exception of the headquarters state of Delaware, where Spoonie worked already. Though he would enter Delaware (and all the states between that last state and Delaware) when he returned home after reaching the last state, where Timmy would meet Spoonie, because, as Spoonie knew, Timmy was born there.
What is the last state Spoonie will visit?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jun 24, 2017 7:31:18 GMT -5
I hate these calculation brain teasers.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 26, 2017 12:47:47 GMT -5
Thanks anyway for creating these new boards AND making my job harder.  Maze is Tanmi's mechanic. Winter is coming. Tanmi wants to take her summer tires off and put winter tires on. She wants the summer tires marked so they can be put back on her car when Spring comes. Maze has a marker but it's not working very well and he doesn't want to get a new one before taking Tanmi's old tires off. So he needs to mark each tire with as few letters as possible to indicate which tire is which. What is the smallest number of letters he can use/ |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jun 26, 2017 18:07:14 GMT -5
Thanks anyway for creating these new boards AND making my job harder. Maze is Tanmi's mechanic. Winter is coming. Tanmi wants to take her summer tires off and put winter tires on. She wants the summer tires marked so they can be put back on her car when Spring comes. Maze has a marker but it's not working very well and he doesn't want to get a new one before taking Tanmi's old tires off. So he needs to mark each tire with as few letters as possible to indicate which tire is which. What is the smallest number of letters he can use/ You are welcome. 5 letters - RF LF R |
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Post by avp60685 on Jun 26, 2017 19:07:13 GMT -5
Merr, her husband, two of their kids, and their dog were on an island normally reached by a bridge. A storm washed out the bridge and they were left with a boat. The manufacturer's instructions said the boat should not carry more than 180 pounds. Merr weighs 120 pounds. Each of her kids weigh 80. The dog weighs 15. Her husband weighs 170. What is the lowest number of trips across to the mainland that must be taken for the entire family to be rescued? 3? 1 for the two kids 1 for Merr and the dog 1 for her husband |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 30, 2017 11:08:10 GMT -5
Merr, her husband, two of their kids, and their dog were on an island normally reached by a bridge. A storm washed out the bridge and they were left with a boat. The manufacturer's instructions said the boat should not carry more than 180 pounds. Merr weighs 120 pounds. Each of her kids weigh 80. The dog weighs 15. Her husband weighs 170. What is the lowest number of trips across to the mainland that must be taken for the entire family to be rescued? 3? 1 for the two kids 1 for Merr and the dog 1 for her husband How does the boat get back to the island? You don't explain it. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jun 30, 2017 11:09:16 GMT -5
Thanks anyway for creating these new boards AND making my job harder. Maze is Tanmi's mechanic. Winter is coming. Tanmi wants to take her summer tires off and put winter tires on. She wants the summer tires marked so they can be put back on her car when Spring comes. Maze has a marker but it's not working very well and he doesn't want to get a new one before taking Tanmi's old tires off. So he needs to mark each tire with as few letters as possible to indicate which tire is which. What is the smallest number of letters he can use/ You are welcome. 5 letters - RF LF R Nope. There's a way to do it with fewer letters. Also, R could mean right, and it could mean rear. We don't know whether Maze will be the one to put the tires back on or even if Maze will remember what the letters mean. |
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Post by avp60685 on Jun 30, 2017 12:41:46 GMT -5
3? 1 for the two kids 1 for Merr and the dog 1 for her husband How does the boat get back to the island? You don't explain it. Oops, let me redo this. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jun 30, 2017 15:48:32 GMT -5
Read it out loud. 30 cows were in a field and 28 chickens. How many didn't? 10 didn't eat chickens |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jun 30, 2017 15:54:23 GMT -5
You are welcome. 5 letters - RF LF R Nope. There's a way to do it with fewer letters. Also, R could mean right, and it could mean rear. We don't know whether Maze will be the one to put the tires back on or even if Maze will remember what the letters mean. 4: D for driver, P for passenger, DB or something similar for rear tire. |
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Post by avp60685 on Jul 5, 2017 15:46:55 GMT -5
Merr, her husband, two of their kids, and their dog were on an island normally reached by a bridge. A storm washed out the bridge and they were left with a boat. The manufacturer's instructions said the boat should not carry more than 180 pounds. Merr weighs 120 pounds. Each of her kids weigh 80. The dog weighs 15. Her husband weighs 170. What is the lowest number of trips across to the mainland that must be taken for the entire family to be rescued? Trip#1 The two kids go to the mainland with the dog Trip#2and one kid goes back to their parents on island Trip #3 Merr's husband goes to the mainland Trip #4and one kid returns back to Merr and their sibling on island Trip #5 The two kids go to the mainland Trip#6 and the dog goes back to get Merr on the island Trip #7 Merr and the dog both go to the mainland! So the lowest number of trips is 7. |
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Post by avp60685 on Jul 5, 2017 15:49:52 GMT -5
I think I've done this one too. Spoonie walks into a bar. Timmy is the bartender. Aeryn is there and she orders a free beer. Timmy says, "Six." Aeryn says, "Three." She gets her beer. Tanmi walks into the bar. She orders a free beer. Timmy says, "Twelve". Tanmi says, "Six." Timmy gives her a free beer as well. Spoonie asks Timmy for a free beer. Timmy says, "Fourteen." Spoonie says, "Seven." Timmy says, "No." What should Spoonie have said? He should have said 8, it's the number of letters in the words! |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 7, 2017 10:35:17 GMT -5
I think I've done this one too. Spoonie walks into a bar. Timmy is the bartender. Aeryn is there and she orders a free beer. Timmy says, "Six." Aeryn says, "Three." She gets her beer. Tanmi walks into the bar. She orders a free beer. Timmy says, "Twelve". Tanmi says, "Six." Timmy gives her a free beer as well. Spoonie asks Timmy for a free beer. Timmy says, "Fourteen." Spoonie says, "Seven." Timmy says, "No." What should Spoonie have said? He should have said 8, it's the number of letters in the words! Okay, you got one! |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 7, 2017 10:35:59 GMT -5
Nope. There's a way to do it with fewer letters. Also, R could mean right, and it could mean rear. We don't know whether Maze will be the one to put the tires back on or even if Maze will remember what the letters mean. 4: D for driver, P for passenger, DB or something similar for rear tire. I really don't think that's clear enough. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Jul 7, 2017 10:51:06 GMT -5
4: D for driver, P for passenger, DB or something similar for rear tire. I really don't think that's clear enough.  |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 7, 2017 10:52:59 GMT -5
Also, you only mention one rear tire when there are two.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Jul 14, 2017 12:52:12 GMT -5
Nope. There's a way to do it with fewer letters. Also, R could mean right, and it could mean rear. We don't know whether Maze will be the one to put the tires back on or even if Maze will remember what the letters mean. 4: D for driver, P for passenger, DB or something similar for rear tire. I'm going to give you a hint from the "official" answer. You are correct that one of the tires isn't marked at all. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 20, 2017 11:52:27 GMT -5
Wow, has no one gotten one of these right in months?
Still, I have a new one. What is the only English word with three sets of double letters in a row?
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Post by avp60685 on Nov 3, 2017 12:36:37 GMT -5
Wow, has no one gotten one of these right in months? Still, I have a new one. What is the only English word with three sets of double letters in a row? Is the answer bookkeeper? |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 3, 2017 12:57:55 GMT -5
We have a winner!
I don't have a new one today, and it's going to get harder because now I have to make more of an effort to find these.
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Post by avp60685 on Nov 3, 2017 15:01:16 GMT -5
Great!
If I see some good ones I'll try posting some here.
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Dec 1, 2017 15:03:34 GMT -5
I came up with this one on my own. I've actually heard a similar version.
Joseph watched the news on the CW affiliate and he liked the new meteorologist Rudolf Gudonov. His wife Mary only watched Fox News (which also supplied the Fox affiliate with national stories) and got her weather from the Fox affiliate's meteorologist. Rudolf said it was going to rain, while Mary's favorite meteorologist said no. Mary insisted her cute blonde was right and reminded Joseph that Rudolf was found to be a Communist.
When it did rain after all, what did Joseph say?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Dec 8, 2017 12:25:53 GMT -5
I may have done this one. You need two gallons of water but you are out in the middle of nowhere and only have a seven-gallon container and a three-gallon container. How do you measure two gallons?
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