Friday, 9/3/10 .
Mental Floss
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A boat has a ladder hanging off
the side that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung
is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes.
High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many
rungs are under water?
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Show how it is possible to name
the capital of each and every one of the United States in less than a minute.
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Which is correct, "bigger of two
halves" or "biggest of two halves"?
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Johnny's mother had four children.
The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was
the name of her fourth child?
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There are ten sheep walking in
a straight line across a field. What numbered sheep can look back and say
he is the third from the last in line?
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A fish weighs 10 pounds plus half
its weight. How much does it weigh? (Not a trick; just math.)
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A house painter paints numbers
on all the new houses in a neighborhood from 1-100. How many times does
he have to paint the digit 9? (Not a trick.)
Test #1 (7th)
Test #1 (8th)