Answer to mind teaser #20
King, 8, 10, Queen, Ace, Jack, 9
Mind teaser #21
Thomas P. Stanwick, logician and amateur sleuth had come to Mr. Pennyroll's house. Mr. Pennyroll was explaining how he had been kidnapped by bank robbers when he arrived to open up the bank where he was the assistant manager.
"They forced me to open up the safe and give them the money. Then they made me drive towards my home from the bank. They intended on getting my wife's jewelry too," explained Mr. Pennyroll.
"Tell me how you were able to escape, Mr. Pennyroll," said Mr. Stanwick.
"We were driving towards my house from the bank. One of the kidnappers had dumped the money out of the bank bag into a paper sack. Then he threw the bank bag out of the window. Two blocks later we stopped for a red light. He was looking down at the money, and I saw my chance. I opened my door, jumped out of the car, and ran. I ran up to the nearest house, and they let me in. Luckily, the kidnappers did not follow me. They just drove off."
"Let's follow your route back to the bank and see if we can find any clues," said Mr. Stanwick.
They left the house in Mr. Stanwick's car. Soon Pennyroll shouted, "There it is! There's the money bag!" They stopped and picked up the empty bank bag and continued on towards the bank. In a few minutes they came to a light. "This is where I escaped," said Pennyroll.
After getting back to the bank, Mr. Stanwick said, "I have a problem with your story."
What did he notice?
Friday, August 3, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Answer to mind teaser #19, mind teaser #20
Answer to mind teaser #19
MAN[A]TEE
BAR[B]ARA
CUP[C]AKE
STU[D]ENT
ABS[E]NCE
CON[F]ESS
NAU[G]HTY
FAS[H]ION
ACH[I]EVE
SUB[J]ECT
REC[K]ONS
COL[L]EGE
PRO[M]ISE
FLU[N]KER
REP[O]RTS
COM[P]ANY
BAN[Q]UET
VIB[R]ANT
DES[S]ERT
AMA[T]EUR
POP[U]LAR
SER[V]ING
SHO[W]OFF
COE[X]IST
BIC[Y]CLE
ZIG[Z]AGS (solution)
Mind teaser #20
My worst enemy or in other words my boss, made me a bet that if I get it right then I can have his job and be rich for the rest of my life, but if I get it wrong then I lose my job and I give him all the money I have. He told me that it is a game of cards and there will be 7 cards (8 through ace) face down in a certain order. He will give me 6 clues on the order of them. If I can get the order right then I win the bet. I accepted the bet thinking it would be really easy but I was wrong. Can you help me? What is the order?
1. The "ace" is two cards away from the "9" card. (1 between)
2. The "8" card is between the "10" card and the "king".
3. The "king" is four cards away from the ace. (3 between)
4. The "jack" is directly right of the "ace".
5. The "Queen" is in the middle.
6. The "jack" is somewhere right of the "10" card
MAN[A]TEE
BAR[B]ARA
CUP[C]AKE
STU[D]ENT
ABS[E]NCE
CON[F]ESS
NAU[G]HTY
FAS[H]ION
ACH[I]EVE
SUB[J]ECT
REC[K]ONS
COL[L]EGE
PRO[M]ISE
FLU[N]KER
REP[O]RTS
COM[P]ANY
BAN[Q]UET
VIB[R]ANT
DES[S]ERT
AMA[T]EUR
POP[U]LAR
SER[V]ING
SHO[W]OFF
COE[X]IST
BIC[Y]CLE
ZIG[Z]AGS (solution)
Mind teaser #20
My worst enemy or in other words my boss, made me a bet that if I get it right then I can have his job and be rich for the rest of my life, but if I get it wrong then I lose my job and I give him all the money I have. He told me that it is a game of cards and there will be 7 cards (8 through ace) face down in a certain order. He will give me 6 clues on the order of them. If I can get the order right then I win the bet. I accepted the bet thinking it would be really easy but I was wrong. Can you help me? What is the order?
1. The "ace" is two cards away from the "9" card. (1 between)
2. The "8" card is between the "10" card and the "king".
3. The "king" is four cards away from the ace. (3 between)
4. The "jack" is directly right of the "ace".
5. The "Queen" is in the middle.
6. The "jack" is somewhere right of the "10" card
Friday, July 6, 2007
answer to mind teaser #18, mind teaser #19
Answer to mind teaser #18
I. Quarter
The first and last letter of each word in order are in alphabetical order, skipping a letter between words.
BasiC, (D) ElF, (G)
Mind Teaser #19
Within this paragraph, a pattern occurs. Replace the blank with the choices below.
After giving food to her pet manatee, Barbara tried to buy a cupcake from the student store at her local school. Her absence yesterday was unacceptable, and the store would not sell her anything until she would confess to what happened yesterday. 'Barbie', as many of her peers would call her, admitted to doing something naughty to the principal. Yesterday, she cut school to shop at the local fashion store. The principal commented that she would never achieve anything if she continued to be a truant, and that she has an unstable grade in every subject. Barbie reckons that she will more likely go to college if she makes a promise not to be a flunker and turn in her reports on time. Later that day, with the company of her best friend, she made a marvelous banquet to serve to her vibrant classmates. They even made a dessert. Despite being an amateur in the culinary arts, Barbie and her friend really made themselves popular with each serving. Yet Johnny said that Barbie was being a showoff. For them to coexist in peace, Barbie proposed giving Johnny her bicycle. Johnny tried to ride it, but his path was not straight; he kept riding in _______.
Choose from:
1) Sawtooth waves.
2) Zigzags.
3) Circles.
4) Spirals.
HINT: Look carefully at a particular letter in each word with a certain amount of letters.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Answer to brain teaser #17, brain teaser #18
Answer to mind teaser #17
The king said, "the first shall be last and the last shall be first". So while everyone else was confused and in a skirmish trying to come in last to be first, the three men simply did the opposite. They ran to win. Since they were first to finish, they placed last, thus making them first.
Mind teaser #18
Professor C. D. Rock took his kids on a fieldtrip. Unfortunately, he took them to a library, only to get a dictionary out. He led them to a few words, and told them to study the word a little bit.
In order he led them to the words;
Basic, Elf, Haiti, Kill, and No.
He then gave them a list of words.
A. Quarrel
B. Quick
C. Quaint
D. Quite
E. Queen
F. Quibble
G. Quilt
H. Query
I. Quarter
J. Quote
K. Quotient
And then asked "which word, from the list, comes next?" Can you figure it out?
The king said, "the first shall be last and the last shall be first". So while everyone else was confused and in a skirmish trying to come in last to be first, the three men simply did the opposite. They ran to win. Since they were first to finish, they placed last, thus making them first.
Mind teaser #18
Professor C. D. Rock took his kids on a fieldtrip. Unfortunately, he took them to a library, only to get a dictionary out. He led them to a few words, and told them to study the word a little bit.
In order he led them to the words;
Basic, Elf, Haiti, Kill, and No.
He then gave them a list of words.
A. Quarrel
B. Quick
C. Quaint
D. Quite
E. Queen
F. Quibble
G. Quilt
H. Query
I. Quarter
J. Quote
K. Quotient
And then asked "which word, from the list, comes next?" Can you figure it out?
Friday, June 8, 2007
Answer to mind teaser 16, mind teaser 17
Answer to mind teaser #16
The strange Thanksgiving dinner consisted of: Stuffing, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie, and Salad
Johanna made stuffing, ruined apple pie, store, 17
Emily made pumpkin pie, ruined potatoes, was on time because she's an early riser (gardener), 24
Jacob ruined turkey, made salad, ran out of gas/petrol, 19
Ali ruined buns, made cranberry sauce, overslept (host), oldest
Rosie ruined gravy, made green beans, argued with her boyfriend, 21
Mind teaser #17
Once upon a time there was a wise king. He had three daughters who were the most beautiful girls in the land. But the young men in his kingdom were becoming a nuisance to the king. They lined up for hours to ask if they could date his daughters. "I've had enough," cried the king. "From now on, once a year I will have a race: three men to a team and the winners get a date with my daughters."
The day of the race the King read out the rules and laid out the course; but just before the start he proclaimed, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first."
"What? How can we race to be in last place?" the young men complained.
"Figure it out" yelled the King, and shot the starter gun. There was mass confusion as some ran slowly and others fought for last place. Others just stood there until they realized they had only 15 minutes to finish the course. But three very wise young men managed to claim the prize.
How did they do it?
The strange Thanksgiving dinner consisted of: Stuffing, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie, and Salad
Johanna made stuffing, ruined apple pie, store, 17
Emily made pumpkin pie, ruined potatoes, was on time because she's an early riser (gardener), 24
Jacob ruined turkey, made salad, ran out of gas/petrol, 19
Ali ruined buns, made cranberry sauce, overslept (host), oldest
Rosie ruined gravy, made green beans, argued with her boyfriend, 21
Mind teaser #17
Once upon a time there was a wise king. He had three daughters who were the most beautiful girls in the land. But the young men in his kingdom were becoming a nuisance to the king. They lined up for hours to ask if they could date his daughters. "I've had enough," cried the king. "From now on, once a year I will have a race: three men to a team and the winners get a date with my daughters."
The day of the race the King read out the rules and laid out the course; but just before the start he proclaimed, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first."
"What? How can we race to be in last place?" the young men complained.
"Figure it out" yelled the King, and shot the starter gun. There was mass confusion as some ran slowly and others fought for last place. Others just stood there until they realized they had only 15 minutes to finish the course. But three very wise young men managed to claim the prize.
How did they do it?
Friday, May 25, 2007
answer to mind teaser #15, mind teaser #16
answer to mind teaser #15
1. A Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...)
2. White Christmas (I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...)
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose...)
4. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (Grandma got run over by a reindeer...)
5. Blue Christmas (I'll have a blue Christmas without you...)
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus...)
7. The 12 Days of Christmas (On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...)
8. Frosty, the Snowman (Frosty, the snowman, was a jolly, happy soul...)
9. I'm Gettin' Nothin' for Christmas (I broke my bat on Johnny's head, somebody snitched on me...)
10. Jingle Bell Rock (Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock...)
mind teaser #16
t was an odd holiday, yessiree... The Sewtnof siblings planned a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at one of their houses, however, none could cook well. Each planned to make two items. Four of them had dramas causing them to be late. All in all, it was the start of a rough holiday and everyone was in a sour mood, but once they discovered what their meal would be, they giggled at life's irony and got over themselves.
Each ruined one of their recipes and successfully prepared one. Determine what the Sewtnofs finally ended up with for dinner, who made what, who ruined what, why each was late (or on time), and where each was in the age lineup.
Siblings: Johanna, Emily, Jacob, Ali, Rosie
Age range: Oldest, 24, 21, 19, 17
Recipes attempted: Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, Buns, Gravy,
Stuffing, Green Salad, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Pie, Mashed Potatoes
Calamities: Overslept, Ran out of gas/petrol, Had to run to store for one last ingredient, Argument with boyfriend
1. Johanna did not burn her buns because she didn't bake any. She did bake a pie, however.
2. Jacob turned off the oven and left his bird half cooked at home, hoping to be not too late. His other item required no heat to prepare, thankfully.
3. You might think the Sewtnof parents would stop having kids once they had a boy, but no, they went on to have one more child.
4. Being the host doesn't automatically ensure timeliness; also, the gardener was a very early riser, allowing her plenty of time to ruin one item, & successfully prepare another on time.
5. Sad she burnt her buns, Emily's sister was extra careful to make sure her cranberry sauce turned out okay.
6. The sister who didn't make stuffing hosted the dinner, because she's the only one with a big enough table. Johanna, her younger sister, was not the host.
7. What a day for Ali's little sister! Not only did her stuffing take forever to come out right, but she had to run to the store at the last minute to ensure her pie had fruit in it!
8. Rosie, who was not the youngest, was not the family gardener who grew main ingredients for both of her food attempts.
9. When the first arrival showed with pumpkin pie, the host was still in the shower because she had overslept.
10. The middle child was late because her boyfriend argued that he didn't feel like driving.
11. Jacob did not stop at the store; Ali didn't attempt to cook green beans, but the person who did, also ruined her gravy.
12. The person who attempted cranberry sauce did not grow the cranberries.
13. The gardener grows root vegetables and squash, but not fruit.
14. Emily is older and younger than at least one other sibling, and Ali is not the middle child.
15. The one who overslept is older than Emily, and the teenagers' names both start with the same letter.
16. The five are the person whose gravy was too salty to bring, Emily who did not have any arguments, Jacob, the host, and the person whose stuffing was delicious.
1. A Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...)
2. White Christmas (I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...)
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose...)
4. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (Grandma got run over by a reindeer...)
5. Blue Christmas (I'll have a blue Christmas without you...)
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus...)
7. The 12 Days of Christmas (On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...)
8. Frosty, the Snowman (Frosty, the snowman, was a jolly, happy soul...)
9. I'm Gettin' Nothin' for Christmas (I broke my bat on Johnny's head, somebody snitched on me...)
10. Jingle Bell Rock (Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock...)
mind teaser #16
t was an odd holiday, yessiree... The Sewtnof siblings planned a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at one of their houses, however, none could cook well. Each planned to make two items. Four of them had dramas causing them to be late. All in all, it was the start of a rough holiday and everyone was in a sour mood, but once they discovered what their meal would be, they giggled at life's irony and got over themselves.
Each ruined one of their recipes and successfully prepared one. Determine what the Sewtnofs finally ended up with for dinner, who made what, who ruined what, why each was late (or on time), and where each was in the age lineup.
Siblings: Johanna, Emily, Jacob, Ali, Rosie
Age range: Oldest, 24, 21, 19, 17
Recipes attempted: Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, Buns, Gravy,
Stuffing, Green Salad, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Pie, Mashed Potatoes
Calamities: Overslept, Ran out of gas/petrol, Had to run to store for one last ingredient, Argument with boyfriend
1. Johanna did not burn her buns because she didn't bake any. She did bake a pie, however.
2. Jacob turned off the oven and left his bird half cooked at home, hoping to be not too late. His other item required no heat to prepare, thankfully.
3. You might think the Sewtnof parents would stop having kids once they had a boy, but no, they went on to have one more child.
4. Being the host doesn't automatically ensure timeliness; also, the gardener was a very early riser, allowing her plenty of time to ruin one item, & successfully prepare another on time.
5. Sad she burnt her buns, Emily's sister was extra careful to make sure her cranberry sauce turned out okay.
6. The sister who didn't make stuffing hosted the dinner, because she's the only one with a big enough table. Johanna, her younger sister, was not the host.
7. What a day for Ali's little sister! Not only did her stuffing take forever to come out right, but she had to run to the store at the last minute to ensure her pie had fruit in it!
8. Rosie, who was not the youngest, was not the family gardener who grew main ingredients for both of her food attempts.
9. When the first arrival showed with pumpkin pie, the host was still in the shower because she had overslept.
10. The middle child was late because her boyfriend argued that he didn't feel like driving.
11. Jacob did not stop at the store; Ali didn't attempt to cook green beans, but the person who did, also ruined her gravy.
12. The person who attempted cranberry sauce did not grow the cranberries.
13. The gardener grows root vegetables and squash, but not fruit.
14. Emily is older and younger than at least one other sibling, and Ali is not the middle child.
15. The one who overslept is older than Emily, and the teenagers' names both start with the same letter.
16. The five are the person whose gravy was too salty to bring, Emily who did not have any arguments, Jacob, the host, and the person whose stuffing was delicious.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Answer to mind teaser#14, Mind teaser#15
Answer to mind teaser #14
Now I have to keep a deal
And my name I must reveal
I drive away the night
Because I am "the light"
Mind teaser #15
Below are ten clues, each of which relates to the first line of a different Christmas carol or song. Unlike the title of the teaser, these clues only have the first letters of each of the words.
Can you figure out what songs they are?
1. CROAOF
2. IDOAWC
3. RTRNRHAVSN
4. GGROBAR
5. IHABCWY
6. ISMKSC
7. OTFDOCMTLGTM
8. FTSMWAJHS
9. IBMBOJHSSOM
10. JBJBJBR
Now I have to keep a deal
And my name I must reveal
I drive away the night
Because I am "the light"
Mind teaser #15
Below are ten clues, each of which relates to the first line of a different Christmas carol or song. Unlike the title of the teaser, these clues only have the first letters of each of the words.
Can you figure out what songs they are?
1. CROAOF
2. IDOAWC
3. RTRNRHAVSN
4. GGROBAR
5. IHABCWY
6. ISMKSC
7. OTFDOCMTLGTM
8. FTSMWAJHS
9. IBMBOJHSSOM
10. JBJBJBR
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Answer to mind teaser #13, mind teaser#14
answer to mind teaser #13
2 8 16
3 18 54
4 32 128
5 50 250
6 72 432
7 98 686
mind teaser#14
I will make your day great
But during the night I'll keep you up late.
Away the darkness runs from me
Just so that you may see.
By nature and by man I am made.
Call me and I'll come to your aid.
Even though you may try so much
You'll never touch.
I am faster than a speeding train,
Faster than any plane.
So who may I be?
You'll just have to guess and see.
2 8 16
3 18 54
4 32 128
5 50 250
6 72 432
7 98 686
mind teaser#14
I will make your day great
But during the night I'll keep you up late.
Away the darkness runs from me
Just so that you may see.
By nature and by man I am made.
Call me and I'll come to your aid.
Even though you may try so much
You'll never touch.
I am faster than a speeding train,
Faster than any plane.
So who may I be?
You'll just have to guess and see.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Answer to mind teaser#12, Mind teaser#13
Answer to mind teaser #12
All good pirates know X marks the spot, and even some grog-riddled pirates like Fred knew as well. He told them to dig where Beigebeard's first wife was buried, since she was his ex.
Mind teaser #13
A Triple is a Series with 6 sets, each with 3 numbers apiece. The relationship between the first two numbers are the same throughout all of the sets, and the relationship between the last two numbers is also the same, however, it is different than the first relationship.Try and find the missing numbers:
2 8 16
3 18 54
4 32 128
5 __ ___
_ 72 ___
_ __ 686
All good pirates know X marks the spot, and even some grog-riddled pirates like Fred knew as well. He told them to dig where Beigebeard's first wife was buried, since she was his ex.
Mind teaser #13
A Triple is a Series with 6 sets, each with 3 numbers apiece. The relationship between the first two numbers are the same throughout all of the sets, and the relationship between the last two numbers is also the same, however, it is different than the first relationship.Try and find the missing numbers:
2 8 16
3 18 54
4 32 128
5 __ ___
_ 72 ___
_ __ 686
Friday, April 13, 2007
Answer to mind teaser #11, Mind teaser #12
Answer to mind teaser #11
Salmon = $5 per pound
Bass = $7 per pound
Swordfish = $3 per pound
Catfish = $2 per pound
Mind teaser#12
Pirate Captain Fred and his band of scurvy sea dogs were sailing the seven seas, just like normal for a Wednesday afternoon. "Arrghh, there be the smell o' doubloons, lads, I feels it in me bones," exclaimed Fred. Just moments later, actually it was 5 hours, but moments for the sake of the story, there was a cry from the crow's nest. "Ship ahoy, ship ahoy," shouted Pirate Rook. Sure enough the ship came further and further into view. "Arrrrghhhh, that be the scallywag landlubber, Pirate Ecnic. Load them cannon lads, there's gunna' be fireworks," yelled Fred.
The ships came together, and all manner of swashbucklin' ensued. Captain Fred won the day, which surprised everyone, including himself, and the victorious scoundrels looted Ecnic's ship. "Cap'n, Cap'n we gots a map, a treasure map. It say it be the map o' Beigebeard 'imself," roared a few of the crew. "But the final secret I takes to Davy Jones' locker," howled Ecnic, whilst being assisted to disembark, and with that he stepped off the end of the plank.
The crew followed the map's directions and they eventually found themselves in a graveyard, but there the clues ran out. It was a clear night, with a full moon, and the time was about midnight. They searched by candlelight and discovered it was full of Beigebeard's family. There were the graves of Beigebeard himself, his first wife, his second wife, his 9 official children, his 37 unofficial children, his 3 brothers, his 7 sisters and a host of cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. "What is we to do, Cap'n," asked the mangy crew. "Arrrrrrghhhhhh, start diggin', o'er there," bellowed Fred.
Where had Fred told them to dig for the treasure?
Salmon = $5 per pound
Bass = $7 per pound
Swordfish = $3 per pound
Catfish = $2 per pound
Mind teaser#12
Pirate Captain Fred and his band of scurvy sea dogs were sailing the seven seas, just like normal for a Wednesday afternoon. "Arrghh, there be the smell o' doubloons, lads, I feels it in me bones," exclaimed Fred. Just moments later, actually it was 5 hours, but moments for the sake of the story, there was a cry from the crow's nest. "Ship ahoy, ship ahoy," shouted Pirate Rook. Sure enough the ship came further and further into view. "Arrrrghhhh, that be the scallywag landlubber, Pirate Ecnic. Load them cannon lads, there's gunna' be fireworks," yelled Fred.
The ships came together, and all manner of swashbucklin' ensued. Captain Fred won the day, which surprised everyone, including himself, and the victorious scoundrels looted Ecnic's ship. "Cap'n, Cap'n we gots a map, a treasure map. It say it be the map o' Beigebeard 'imself," roared a few of the crew. "But the final secret I takes to Davy Jones' locker," howled Ecnic, whilst being assisted to disembark, and with that he stepped off the end of the plank.
The crew followed the map's directions and they eventually found themselves in a graveyard, but there the clues ran out. It was a clear night, with a full moon, and the time was about midnight. They searched by candlelight and discovered it was full of Beigebeard's family. There were the graves of Beigebeard himself, his first wife, his second wife, his 9 official children, his 37 unofficial children, his 3 brothers, his 7 sisters and a host of cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. "What is we to do, Cap'n," asked the mangy crew. "Arrrrrrghhhhhh, start diggin', o'er there," bellowed Fred.
Where had Fred told them to dig for the treasure?
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Answer to mind teaser #10, mind teasers involving maths
Answer to mind teaser # 10
Say "EYE". The monkey's hand is normal. Its fingers should be equally spread over two hands, so it's okay that it does not have all its fingers on one hand.
Mind teasers involving maths.
There are may mind teasers that involve maths. The trick here is to work through all the clues logically. The clues will give you all the details you need to solve the mind teaser. If you have a little problem solving simple math sums in your head, a calculator is permitted. Here is this week’s mind teaser:
Mind teaser # 11
The fish market is selling several kinds of fish. But there aren't any prices listed. You ask about the prices, but all the seller will tell you is this:
1. A pound of salmon and a pound of bass are $12.
2. A pound of bass and a pound of swordfish are $10.
3. A pound of salmon and a pound of swordfish are $8.
4. A pound of swordfish and a pound of catfish are $5.
Each price per pound is a whole-dollar amount. How much is the price per pound for each kind of fish?
Say "EYE". The monkey's hand is normal. Its fingers should be equally spread over two hands, so it's okay that it does not have all its fingers on one hand.
Mind teasers involving maths.
There are may mind teasers that involve maths. The trick here is to work through all the clues logically. The clues will give you all the details you need to solve the mind teaser. If you have a little problem solving simple math sums in your head, a calculator is permitted. Here is this week’s mind teaser:
Mind teaser # 11
The fish market is selling several kinds of fish. But there aren't any prices listed. You ask about the prices, but all the seller will tell you is this:
1. A pound of salmon and a pound of bass are $12.
2. A pound of bass and a pound of swordfish are $10.
3. A pound of salmon and a pound of swordfish are $8.
4. A pound of swordfish and a pound of catfish are $5.
Each price per pound is a whole-dollar amount. How much is the price per pound for each kind of fish?
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Answer to mind teaser#9, mind teasers involving tricks.
Answer to mind teaser #9
All the codes can be broken by arranging the 16 letters in a grid of 4*4 from left to right. The result is a phrase readable via the columns starting at the top left corner, reading down and ending at the bottom right corner
Using the first code
wmoa eemn cfuu orrs
W M O A
E E M N
C F U U
O R R S
You should be able to read ........
WE COME FROM URANUS.
The other codes read:
WE LIKE THIS PLANET.
HOPE WE GET NEW HOME.
WAR IS UNSTOPPABLE.
ALL HUMANS MUST DIE.
Mind teasers involving tricks.
There are a multitude of mind teasers that have tricks. A quick, sharp mind may or may not be able to see the tricks. The points with this type of mind teasers are to see how fast you are able to see the trick, if you can see them at all. There are some many common mind teaser that have tricks. You can make some up yourself and test your friends.
Seeing the tricks
Sometimes you cannot see the trick in the mind teaser. If you cannot, then think about it logically, and think laterally. The answer is usually the most obvious one. Since people tend to look for the longest solution, the actual answer is overlooked as people think it is too simple or too obvious, when tha tis, in fact the correct answer. Here is this week’s mind teaser:
Mind teaser #10
You are imprisoned within a small jail cell. Your cell mate is a large monkey that is blind in one eye and does not have all its fingers on one hand. Your captors turn to you and say, "Do you feel more sorry because of the monkey's eye or hand? If you answer correctly, we will set you free."
All the codes can be broken by arranging the 16 letters in a grid of 4*4 from left to right. The result is a phrase readable via the columns starting at the top left corner, reading down and ending at the bottom right corner
Using the first code
wmoa eemn cfuu orrs
W M O A
E E M N
C F U U
O R R S
You should be able to read ........
WE COME FROM URANUS.
The other codes read:
WE LIKE THIS PLANET.
HOPE WE GET NEW HOME.
WAR IS UNSTOPPABLE.
ALL HUMANS MUST DIE.
Mind teasers involving tricks.
There are a multitude of mind teasers that have tricks. A quick, sharp mind may or may not be able to see the tricks. The points with this type of mind teasers are to see how fast you are able to see the trick, if you can see them at all. There are some many common mind teaser that have tricks. You can make some up yourself and test your friends.
Seeing the tricks
Sometimes you cannot see the trick in the mind teaser. If you cannot, then think about it logically, and think laterally. The answer is usually the most obvious one. Since people tend to look for the longest solution, the actual answer is overlooked as people think it is too simple or too obvious, when tha tis, in fact the correct answer. Here is this week’s mind teaser:
Mind teaser #10
You are imprisoned within a small jail cell. Your cell mate is a large monkey that is blind in one eye and does not have all its fingers on one hand. Your captors turn to you and say, "Do you feel more sorry because of the monkey's eye or hand? If you answer correctly, we will set you free."
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Answer to mind teaser #8, cryptographic mind teasers part 2
Answer to mind teaser #8
I HAD NO SHOES AND I PITIED MYSELF. THEN I MET A MAN WHO HAD NO FEET, SO I TOOK HIS SHOES. ~Dave Barry
A FANATIC IS A PERSON WHO CAN'T CHANGE HIS MIND AND WON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT. ~Winston Churchill
THE INTERNET IS A GATEWAY TO GET ON THE NET. ~Bob Dole
here is the encryption scheme used
A=L
B=G
C=Q
D=S
E=V
F=K
G=O
H=Z
I=U
J=F
K=M
L=C
M=E
N=B
O=X
P=A
Q=R
R=D
S=J
T=Y
U=W
V=H
W=T
X=I
Y=N
Z=P
Mind teaser involving cryptography part 2
Some cryptographic puzzles may be a bit hard for you, but that’s okay – you haven’t learnt everything you need to know about mind teasers that involve cryptography. In fact, there are many techniques used to devise cryptographic mind teasers. Today, we will be looking at a cryptographic technique known as caesar’s box. It is named a Caesar’s box after Julius Caesar, the man who first used the technique
The fist thing you do when you have a short-looking puzzle that you cannot solve by letter/number substitution is to count the number of letters. If the number of letters is a square number, then you probably have a caesar’s box. For example, the code:
G T Y O R J O T E O U I A B G T has 16 letters (4 squared). Divide the line into the number you square to get the number of letters in the mind teaser. For example, the above code will divide into
G T Y O R J O T E O U I A B G T
Next, write it out in X rows of X letter where X is the number you square.
In the example, this becomes:
G T Y O
R J O T
E O U I
A B G T
Now read top to bottom, left to right to read the ‘hidden’ message. The above code says: GREAT JOB YOU GOT IT
You can do this, as long as the number of letters is a square number (the reason for the ‘Box’ in the name Caesar’s Box)
Now you can see how easy it is, why don’t you give it a go?
Mind teaser #9
Andrew Richardson, deputy head cryptographer at a top department of defence (DOD) facility, was working late one night. The last set of codes he received to decipher came from NASA 's space station. Apparently they had been receiving the same 5 set of codes over the past week on a high frequency band in visual digital format. They read...............
wmoa eemn cfuu orrs
wkia eesn ltpe ihlt
hwth oeno pgem eewe
wsta auob rnpl ispe
aust lmmd laui hnse
"Strange," Andy thought. "Never received work from this site before."
Eager to finish and get home, he set to work on figuring out the troublesome codes. The first one took him some time .............
WE COME FROM URANUS.
"What!" he laughed. He thought it was a joke or that he had deciphered incorrectly. However he continued using the same template, and by the time he'd finished he wasn't laughing anymore. He quickly picked up his phone and dialed his director and then the head of the DOD. Somehow he knew he wasn't going home tonight.
What did Andy find that got him so worried?
I HAD NO SHOES AND I PITIED MYSELF. THEN I MET A MAN WHO HAD NO FEET, SO I TOOK HIS SHOES. ~Dave Barry
A FANATIC IS A PERSON WHO CAN'T CHANGE HIS MIND AND WON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT. ~Winston Churchill
THE INTERNET IS A GATEWAY TO GET ON THE NET. ~Bob Dole
here is the encryption scheme used
A=L
B=G
C=Q
D=S
E=V
F=K
G=O
H=Z
I=U
J=F
K=M
L=C
M=E
N=B
O=X
P=A
Q=R
R=D
S=J
T=Y
U=W
V=H
W=T
X=I
Y=N
Z=P
Mind teaser involving cryptography part 2
Some cryptographic puzzles may be a bit hard for you, but that’s okay – you haven’t learnt everything you need to know about mind teasers that involve cryptography. In fact, there are many techniques used to devise cryptographic mind teasers. Today, we will be looking at a cryptographic technique known as caesar’s box. It is named a Caesar’s box after Julius Caesar, the man who first used the technique
The fist thing you do when you have a short-looking puzzle that you cannot solve by letter/number substitution is to count the number of letters. If the number of letters is a square number, then you probably have a caesar’s box. For example, the code:
G T Y O R J O T E O U I A B G T has 16 letters (4 squared). Divide the line into the number you square to get the number of letters in the mind teaser. For example, the above code will divide into
G T Y O R J O T E O U I A B G T
Next, write it out in X rows of X letter where X is the number you square.
In the example, this becomes:
G T Y O
R J O T
E O U I
A B G T
Now read top to bottom, left to right to read the ‘hidden’ message. The above code says: GREAT JOB YOU GOT IT
You can do this, as long as the number of letters is a square number (the reason for the ‘Box’ in the name Caesar’s Box)
Now you can see how easy it is, why don’t you give it a go?
Mind teaser #9
Andrew Richardson, deputy head cryptographer at a top department of defence (DOD) facility, was working late one night. The last set of codes he received to decipher came from NASA 's space station. Apparently they had been receiving the same 5 set of codes over the past week on a high frequency band in visual digital format. They read...............
wmoa eemn cfuu orrs
wkia eesn ltpe ihlt
hwth oeno pgem eewe
wsta auob rnpl ispe
aust lmmd laui hnse
"Strange," Andy thought. "Never received work from this site before."
Eager to finish and get home, he set to work on figuring out the troublesome codes. The first one took him some time .............
WE COME FROM URANUS.
"What!" he laughed. He thought it was a joke or that he had deciphered incorrectly. However he continued using the same template, and by the time he'd finished he wasn't laughing anymore. He quickly picked up his phone and dialed his director and then the head of the DOD. Somehow he knew he wasn't going home tonight.
What did Andy find that got him so worried?
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
mind teasers that involve cryptography
Mind teaser involving cryptography – how do I solve them?
The first question is: what is cryptography?
Cryptography is the use of replacing letters and words to hide the meaning. This means that cryptographic mind teasers require a little bit of thought. Once you have solved one bit, or applied a little bit of logic, then the rest requires a little bit more work based on thew work you have already done to solve it. Most cryptographic mind puzzles involve simple substitution. Here is this week’s one:
Mind teaser #8
The following humorous quotes are from various people. Try and decipher them. U=W and T=Y
X VPR YG DVGMD PYR X ZXWXMR KTDMAJ. WVMY X KMW P KPY UVG VPR YG JMMW, DG X WGGF VXD DVGMD.
P JPYPWXL XD P ZMQDGY UVG LPY'W LVPYBM VXD KXYR PYR UGY'W LVPYBM WVM DINSMLW.
WVM XYWMQYMW XD P BPWMUPT WG BMW GY WVM YMW.
Here’s a Hint to get you going
P=A
M=E
X=I
G=O
I=U
The first question is: what is cryptography?
Cryptography is the use of replacing letters and words to hide the meaning. This means that cryptographic mind teasers require a little bit of thought. Once you have solved one bit, or applied a little bit of logic, then the rest requires a little bit more work based on thew work you have already done to solve it. Most cryptographic mind puzzles involve simple substitution. Here is this week’s one:
Mind teaser #8
The following humorous quotes are from various people. Try and decipher them. U=W and T=Y
X VPR YG DVGMD PYR X ZXWXMR KTDMAJ. WVMY X KMW P KPY UVG VPR YG JMMW, DG X WGGF VXD DVGMD.
P JPYPWXL XD P ZMQDGY UVG LPY'W LVPYBM VXD KXYR PYR UGY'W LVPYBM WVM DINSMLW.
WVM XYWMQYMW XD P BPWMUPT WG BMW GY WVM YMW.
Here’s a Hint to get you going
P=A
M=E
X=I
G=O
I=U
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Mind illusions - a form of mind teaser with no solution
Mind illusions – seeing things in a different way.
Mind illusions are a funny thing. Sometimes somebody sees one thing, somebody else sees another. A mind that can see things laterally may or may not be able to see both. There are a number of common 2-way mind illusions such as the old woman/young lady, face/vase, among others. These are there to show perceptions – a way of showing that sometimes the information given by the eye is not always what the brain receives. This happens because of our perceptions of our surrounds, and because of conflicting visual cues. Such illusions tease and tantalise the mind. Here is the one for this week:
Mind teaser #7
There are two images here – a duck and a bunny. Can you see both?
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Answer to mind teaser # 5, Mind Illusions Part 1
Answer to mind teaser #5
Up for grabs.
How do I answer mind illusions?
You can’t answer mind illusions. They are designed to tease your mind and distort your perception. Optical illusions rely on your eyes to tease you mind. There are two types of optical illusions. One of these has two ways of looking at the same picture, the other has a way of making the impossible look possible, although your mind does get tricked. The former is more common as it is used to show you that there is more than one way of looking at a picture. The latter is usually used to show how the mind can be easily fooled by the senses. They are sometimes called Esher Illusions, after MC Esher, the man who popularised them with his works. This week, we will feature an optical illusion known as Blivet (aka, the impossible trident illusion)
Mind teaser/illusion #6
There will be no solution to mind teaser/illusion #6 as there is nothing to solve. Just ponder the image for this week, and wonder where the middle fork joins.
Friday, February 16, 2007
answer to mind teaser #4, answering rebus mind teasers
Answer to mind teaser #4
Rebus mind teasers are usually words or letters put in interesting combinations and positions to represent a word, words or phrases. Sometimes pictures are used to the same effect, though usually in combination with words and letters. The trick with these is to think laterally – the phrase or words are hidden in the rebus. Sometimes, the rebus looks strange, but look deeper into the mind teaser – there is an answer there. Think of what the combinations of letters, words and sometimes objects, could represent.
Here is the mind teaser for this week
Mind teaser # 5
Friday, February 9, 2007
Anser to mind teaser #3, answering mind teaser involving riddles
Answer to mind teaser #3
Since Itchy saw one of the dice, the other one is either a six (1/6 chance) or a non-six (5/6 chance.)
This means that if the scenario is repeated several times over, you would expect that on 5 out of every six occasions there would be one six and one non-six on the board in which case the hidden die is not a six. On the sixth occasion there are 2 sixes on the board so that either one may be revealed and still leave one six hidden. That means that out of every 7 occasions where a six can be revealed, 2 will result in a six remaining hidden.
Answer: Probability = 2/7
How do I answer mind teasers in the form of riddles?
This forces you to think logically, and laterally. It is not always easy to see the answer to these types of mind teasers, so the best way to solve these ones is to practise a lot.
For example, the riddle: Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?
It is not easy to see the answer at first. It forces your mind to ponder what it is.
In fact, the answer is: a map.
There is simply no way to teach this. It is a matter of perception and practise. To help you practise, here is this week’s mind teaser.
Mind teaser #4
Strange Death
A man and a woman were driving in their car when it broke down. The man decided to go for help at a gas station a few miles back. He made sure nobody was in the car, rolled all the windows up, and locked all of the sedan's doors. He went off, but when he came back, his wife was dead, and there was a stranger in the car. No physical damage was done to the car, so how did the stranger get in?
remember - answer comes in week's time.Friday, February 2, 2007
Answer to mind teaser #2, Answering mind teasers involving probability
answer to mind teaser #2
Jenny -
Bob - Banana - Tuesday
Kate - Apple - Friday
Joseph - Grapes - Monday
When the mind teaser is given to you, it will ask ‘how likely’, ‘what are the odds’, ‘what is the probability’, etc. These types of questions will tell you that probability is involved.
How do I answer mind teasers that involve probability?
That’s simple. You probably have worked with probability a little bit in high school. This is all you will need when solving mind teasers that require probability. You also need logic in order to solve the mind teaser – some are not as straightforward as it looks.
Here’s this week’s mind teaser to keep you going.
Mind teaser #3
Itchy and Scratchy are playing Backgammon, which requires two identical dice to be rolled on each turn. Scratchy rolls the dice but just as they come to a halt on the board he covers them up with his hands.
"You can't look," screams Scratchy.
"Too late," yells Itchy. "I saw one of them and it was six! Show me the other one." Scratchy at first declines the offer but Itchy applies a gratuitous amount of violence with a chainsaw resulting in the amputation of one of Scratchy's arms, revealing one of the dice. As you may have guessed the revealed die is of course a six. What is the probability that the still hidden die is also a six?
Thursday, January 25, 2007
logic grids, answer to mind teaser #1
Answer to mind teaser #1
One foot in the grave
Example of logic grid:
How does a logic grid work in helping me answer a mind teaser?
For starters, here is a relatively easy one for you to have a go. You can compare your answer to the solution posted next week.
Mind teaser #2
They each had a piece of fruit - Orange, Apple, Grapes and Banana
On a certain day - Monday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday
Can you work out who has which fruit on which day?
Clues -
1. The person that had the orange ate it on Saturday.
2. The woman who had the apple did not eat it on Tuesday.
3. Joseph did not eat the bananas and did not eat on Friday.
4. People with O in their name did not eat the orange.
5. Bob ate his fruit on Tuesday.
6. Jenny loved eating her orange.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Answers to mind teasers - what are mind teasers?
What are Mind Teasers? Mind teasers are mental puzzles. They are usually designed to make you think laterally. As a result, many answers to mind teasers are logical, but are usually not the first thing that pops into your head.
Mind teasers fall into many categories. Not all have answers, as not all can be answered. A good example of this is optical illusions – they cannot have an answer.
Why do mind teasers?
Mind teasers keep your mind active. An older person may find enjoyment in solving mind teasers, as it keeps their minds active. A side benefit of keeping your mind active is the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
How do I find answers to mind teasers?
The answer to some mind teasers can be debated, and some mind teasers have multiple ‘correct’ answers. There is no one way to find answers to mind teasers. Some requires a logic-grid, some require lateral thinking, while others force you to think within constraints.
Here’s one to get you started:
GR 12" AVE
I will provide the answer to this mind teaser in a week's time. Hopefully your answer matches the one provided.
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