Archive for 'Mind Bender Solutions'

Mind Bender # 5 : Solution

Posted on 29. Apr, 2007 by .

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This month generated a very strong response of correct answers - which was most encouraging. And, yes, the inscription read: "To Tie Horses To"! There was one person who wanted to know if a prize was on offer for getting a couple of the Mind Benders correct. You know, here was I thinking the sheer [...]

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Mind Bender # 4 : Solution

Posted on 25. Mar, 2007 by .

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This month's Mind Bender drew an excellent response — with some 30 of you proposing varying solutions. Those solutions ranged from ... Place one bag on the scales at a time, until you discover the lighter one; and Put all bags onto the scales, and remove them one at a time for the result; and [...]

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Mind Bender #3 : Solution

Posted on 19. Feb, 2007 by .

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Last month, a couple of people suggested that I needed to "raise the bar" a little. And, judging from the handful of responses that came back ... it seems this Mind Bender may have slowed few of them down. In fact, I think there were actually only three of you, who managed to finally work [...]

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Mind Bender #2 : Solution

Posted on 15. Jan, 2007 by .

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Thanks for submitting your solutions for this Mind Bender. It's interesting that most people tend to focus upon what is there — rather than what is NOT there — in seeking out a solution. So, it's good to see that a number of you don't place such limits on your own thinking. In your comments, [...]

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Response to the First Mind Bender

Posted on 07. Dec, 2006 by .

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It's good to see that you're receiving and reading my Blog. And more importantly, thinking laterally! The two words spoken by the wise man to the Sons were: "Swap horses" (or "Exchange" or "Change horses".) You see, it was only the horse that was required to come last. Therefore, by swapping horses, each son was [...]

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