Friday, 10/24/03 -- Seventh Grade
Prepare paper for Test #7.
Mental Floss.
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you
can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think
nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual
though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything
odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without
any coaching!
Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina
to be buried in South Carolina?
A farmer in California own a beautiful pear tree. He supplies
the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer
to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows
that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs
and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of
fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
What word is GHOTI an alternative spelling for? (Hint: Rough
women lotion.)
There was a road around a circular lake. A man and his brother
each started in the same place and drove around the lake at exactly the
same speed, but in opposite directions. The first brother went clockwise
around the lake at 40 mph, and the trip took him an hour and 20 minutes.
The second brother went counterclockwise around the lake--also at exactly
40 mph--but his trip only took him 80 minutes. Each traveled exactly the
same distance: 53.33 miles. How is that possible?
