Archive for 'Mind Benders'
Mind Bender # 6 : Solution
Posted on 01. Jun, 2007 by Chris Lang.
The idea of introducing these monthly challenges was to help you to stretch your thinking. But sadly, some people are simply using Google to discover the solutions. This month, the challenge was to come up with the common words that contained five consecutive Vowels and Consonants. The emphasis being on "consecutive" and "common" ...
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Mind Bender # 6 : Five in a Row
Posted on 07. May, 2007 by Chris Lang.
Your challenge this month is to come up with the every-day word, which contains five consecutive vowels. By way of a clue, it describes what most of us end up doing each day — particularly at lunchtime.
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Mind Bender # 5 : Solution
Posted on 29. Apr, 2007 by Chris Lang.
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 # 5 : Roman Discovery
Posted on 22. Apr, 2007 by Chris Lang.
Around the middle of last century, some archaeologists stumbled across this relic, inside the Great Wall that surrounds central Rome. Try as they might, they were unable to decipher what was written on it — until now.
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Mind Bender # 4 : Solution
Posted on 25. Mar, 2007 by Chris Lang.
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 # 4 : Balancing Act
Posted on 12. Mar, 2007 by Chris Lang.
In January, I was told the bar had to be raised for February. Well, I did my part, and gave you a worthwhile challenge. But most of you let me down — rather badly! So, let's see how you go with this month's Minder Bender . You'll find it has just one solution — which [...]
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Mind Bender #3 : Solution
Posted on 19. Feb, 2007 by Chris Lang.
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 # 3 : The Versatile No. 7
Posted on 08. Feb, 2007 by Chris Lang.
A few people suggested that last month's Mind Bender might have been too easy. So, here's something to mull on over the weekend. A large part of your success in Commercial property investing will come form your ability to combine the familiar aspects of a deal, in a completely new and more profitable way.
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Mind Bender #2 : Solution
Posted on 15. Jan, 2007 by Chris Lang.
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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Mind Bender # 2 : About December
Posted on 08. Jan, 2007 by Chris Lang.
I promised to help stretch your thinking each month, and encourage you to adopt different approaches to you Investment strategies. So here's your next challenge.
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Response to the First Mind Bender
Posted on 07. Dec, 2006 by Chris Lang.
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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