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Weather-ectomy
Six words have had their weather terms removed. The weather terms have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each weather term with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: cloud, hail, rain, sleet, storm, wind
Group B: arngg, astba, atage, bevora, diabmn, higa
Mixing Math and Poetry
What kind of poem am I?
(12 + 144 + 20 + (3 x (4^.5)))/7 + 5 x 11 = (9 ^2) + 0
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Black to Play
Here’s a version of the “Steinitz Trap” played in 1895 by someone else. There is a road not taken given below that is entertaining to play through. Black to play his 10th move. It’s a great lesson on one of the dangers of pinning the king knight before Black has castled.
View solutionDanger?
Parker was hiding under a table. He was frightened, and knew that his brothers were probably already dead. He heard a couple of blasts, then Parker knew he was okay. What happened?
View full teaser and answerStone-Washed Genes
Both of my parents have brown eyes, as do I. My brother and my wife have blue eyes. Using the simple brown-blue model (two genes; a brown gene dominates blue gene), what are the chances of my first child having blue eyes?
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White to Play
A fine Pollock finish from 1893 in Buffalo. Black certainly got stampeded. The position is after Black’s 14th move. Enjoy the whole game.
View solutionShooting Star
Henry and Gretchen plan on sitting outside to look for shooting stars. They know from experience that if they watch for an hour, they will have a 90% chance of seeing a shooting star. It is a chilly night, though, so Gretchen says, "Let's only stay out for 10 minutes."
Henry says, "I was really hoping to see a shooting star tonight. If we are only out for 10 minutes, we will only have a 15% chance."
Gretchen replies, "Not true. We have a better chance than that."
Is Gretchen right? If so, what is the probability that they see a shooting star?
View full teaser and answerTrain Problem
Elliot the detective heard the news of a double murder that occured on a train. The driver and the conductor were on the opposite sides of the train, but both were shot at the same time, reported a policeman who was at the center of the train at the time. The policeman had heard both gunshots at the same time. The train was travelling 150 kilometers per hour. Elliot immediately realized that the driver and the conductor were not killed at the same time. How is it so?
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White to Play
Another rollicking King’s Gambit from the old days. Both sides get their hacks in. White has one move to successfully continue the attack and one move that loses. Choose wisely.
View solutionTo Grandma's House
You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made.
Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll under every bridge! Each troll, quite rightly, insists that you pay a troll toll. Before you can cross their bridge, you have to give them half of the cakes you are carrying, but as they are kind trolls, they each give you back a single cake.
How many cakes do you have to leave home with to make sure that you arrive at Grandma's with exactly 2 cakes?
View full teaser and answerMore Oxymorons
The five phrases below can be reworded into oxymorons. Can you figure out what they are?
Example: Initial facsimile = original copy
1) discovered lost
2) bigger part
3) sugary sour
4) sad humor
5) solitary in company
Two Coins
Suppose I flip two coins, without letting you see the outcome, and I tell you that at least one of the coins came up heads, what is the probability that the other coin is also heads?
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White to Play
Black thought he was being clever, but White was more clever. Lots of fun.
View solutionRiddle Limerick
I'm amazing 'cause I've got the force
To hold down a cow or a horse
As you've doubtlessly found,
I am always around,
And I'm constantly working, of course.
What am I?
View full teaser and answerThere Was a Farmer Had a Dog
The initials in the "equation" below stand for words. Can you figure out the phrase? (ex.: 60 S in a M = 60 Seconds in a Minute)
1 = F S on a B C
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White to Play
An old example of why your pawn structure had better pay attention to the a1-g8 diagonal. White starts the lesson on move 8.
View solution435 M's?
The initials in the "equation" below stand for words. Can you figure out the phrase? (ex.: 60 S in a M = 60 Seconds in a Minute)
435 M in the US H of R
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White to Play
A razzle dazzle 19th century game that ends in a mating attack.
View solution37?
The initials in the "equation" below stand for words. Can you figure out the phrase? (ex.: 60 S in a M = 60 Seconds in a Minute)
37 C in H P and the G of F
(Clue: Literature)
The Vowel-less Knights, Part 3
The Vowel-less Knights are back yet again! Can you place vowels in the following sentences and figure out what the knights are saying? For bonus points, see if you know who said each famous quote.
1. cnnt smltnsl prvnt nd prpr fr wr.
2. f knw nthr th nm nr rslf, wll sccmb n vr bttl.
3. Wr s rgrdd s nthng bt th cntntn f stt plc wth thr mns.