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Third, Fourth, Fifth
A friend of mine made a simple bar bet, in which he wrote down a list of ten words. Turning it around to show me, he covered up the first two words with his hand. The eight words below his hand were the…
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You like to have a drink after you kiss me - who am I?
You like to have a drink after you kiss me
And if you've got the stomach for it, you can eat me
When I am last, I am not least
I'm said to overpower beasts
And though I'm weak and thin and frail
Don't argue with my man - you'll fail
Who…
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Reverse Puzzling
George is a great puzzler, so I was extremely surprised when he didn't immediately know the answer to a really famous puzzle. It's a puzzle that you probably did years ago, and have heard so often you can do it from memory rather than working it…
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6, the magic number
Here's a fun (albeit difficult) one:
Make these equations true using arithmetic operations:
1 1 1 = 6
2 2 2 = 6
3 3 3 = 6
4 4 4 = 6
5 5 5 = 6
6 6 6 = 6
7 7 7 = 6
8 8 8 = 6
9 9 9 = 6
For example: 6 + 6 - 6 = 6 (I hope I did not spoil some of you…
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A colorful dodecahedron
Divide a "base" edge of a regular pentagon into three equal parts. Then draw two lines from the base to the center of the other edges such that the lines do not intersect. This splits the pentagon into three parts. When you color these parts with…
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“IQ” puzzles seem to be flooding this site
“IQ” puzzles seem to be flooding this site, so I reviewed a few and left some feedback.
The answer to this puzzle is a single relevant word (8), with explanation of how you found it.
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Where did Billy go to?
There are lots of happy animals living with me in my house.
Yesterday I wanted to enjoy an animal-free afternoon:
I looked at Skippy and said "Go to festival". And off he hopped.
Then I sent Cookie to the Kookaburra Ball.
Then I ordered Platty to…
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"I claim this corner of the world for Britain!" - What game are Alex and Brooke playing?
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #45: Flags
Alex and Brooke are playing a game. I've transcribed their conversation below. Can you make sense of it?
Alex: I claim this corner of the world for Britain!
Brooke: Haha! You've missed your…
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Geography at the pixel level
(enlarged version)
The answer is a group of islands.
More properly "geography and language", I suppose.
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Ten numbers on a blackboard
The numbers 1 through 10 are written on a blackboard. You erase two numbers of your choice, and write their product plus their sum
$$a,b \to ab+a+b$$
So, now there are nine numbers on the board. You repeat this process until a single number remains.…
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How to make someone open an origami?
I'm offering someone an origami (rabbit shape) with a QR code written inside. This is the beginning of a series of riddles.
My question is, how could I make the person I'm offering the origami to understand she must open up the folding?
What kind of…
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Who's not welcome here?
Five people are discussing their hobbies:
"I like baseball", says a man.
"I prefer hiking", answers a woman.
"I love persian culture", tells a second man.
"It's weird, but I like to slice things up", says another woman.
"As for me, I really…
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Circuit Diagram
An entry to Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1 - based on the following xkcd.
Circuit diagrams can be quite difficult to understand, so here are some documents that will hopefully help you grasp this concept!
CAUTION: There are…
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Oh no! The mods are gone! (and Rand al'Thor, too!)
Dear Puzzling Users,
Oh dear, where start? I guessed it started with my feelings that the mods are way too overbearing. And then I realized, "Hey, I don't have to put up with this sh*. I can just get rid of them all!" So that's what I did: I…
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I apologise in advance for this
A man has 17 cigarettes.
He gives half of the cigarettes to his oldest son.
He gives one third of the cigarettes to his middle son.
He gives one ninth of the cigarettes to his youngest son.
Question:
What brand are they?
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