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."