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The Sliding Three |
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There are two color balls inside the digit. The goal is to exchange
their positions and simultaneously save the digit of Three. Is it
possible to do? Another sliding block puzzle in the set. |
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Magic Square |
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How can it be that the five pieces arranged in one way make a solid
square, while when arranged in a somewhat different way - the same
square but... with a hole inside? Is there any trick behind? |
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Winter’s Chill |
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It’s cold outside! Betty and her husband were speculating last night
that this has been the coldest winter they can remember. Out of
curiosity, they decided to check out the old newspaper records for
this week in their area during past years and were astonished at what
they found. This had indeed been one of the coldest weeks in the last
100 years, but they found other interesting data in the old records
for this week in time... |
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Bridge Puzzle |
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It is required to dissect an obtuse triangle into acute triangles
only. The first question is whether it is possible at all? If the
answer is "Yes", then the next question would be "How?" |
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Tasty Apple Treats |
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Since Jeremy and his friends now had more apples than they could
possibly eat, they needed to find ways to use them up. So each friend
hit the cookbooks and started busily baking (it's remarkable how many
yummy recipes there are for apples!). As it happens, each friend did
such a good job making one recipe, that it was forever after their
specialty. Fortunately for them, each one had a different specialty... |
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Acute Dissection |
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It is required to dissect an obtuse triangle into acute triangles
only. The first question is whether it is possible at all? If the
answer is "Yes", then the next question would be "How?" |
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Crazy Cut |
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The only cut has to be done to divide this strange figure into two
identical parts. The question is where it should go through? |
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Do-it-Yourself |
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There is wisdom to doing some things yourself, rather than waiting for
the professionals, as Murray Cohen points out in this quote. |
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The One Puzzle |
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Seven pieces that have to be turned into ONE. Though some pieces seem
to be easily interchanged, the goal is to find the proper places
within the digit's outline for every of them to make the ONE appear. |
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The Bat |
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Make the match bat flying away in another direction. What do you
think, how many moves will you need to do this? Just three right
moves... |
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Yard Sale |
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Saturday was a big day for yard sales – the weather was gorgeous and
people from all around town had yard sale signs out before their
homes. Many were tempted to stop and many items found new homes that
day. Five people in particular were very pleased with their purchases
as each got a piece of furniture in good shape and at a very good
price... |
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Last Updated: November 22, 2007 |
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