Brain Teasers?
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Topic: Brain Teasers?
Posted By: .Mel
Subject: Brain Teasers?
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:37am
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Just cos I'm bored and it's so crappy outside... thought we could try this brain teaser..Feel free to add your own ones.
See If You Can Figure Out What These Words Have In Common ... Assess Banana Dresser Grammar Potato Revive Uneven Voodoo ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:44am
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Is it something to do with the pairs of letters mirrored in each word?
ie: AN and NA in banana AM and MA in grammar OT and TO in potato Or am I reading too deep? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:52am
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Is it that apart from the first letter they can be read back to front (I know theres a proper word for it)
eg take the A from Assess and its ssess, the B from banana is anana Or am I totally wrong? |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:53am
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oooo wow both of those ones work.... u guys are smart....
(by the way thanks for this Mel, I'll give it to my class next week  )------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:59am
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 12:09pm
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My daughters favorite one is ....
"Mum can you draw a square with three lines?" -------------  
 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 12:38pm
Ditto ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Paws wrote:Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 1:17pm
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I think it's the whole move the first letter to the end and it spells the same backwards... so yeah, working on the palindrome theory. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 1:34pm
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The second & last letter are the same ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:01pm
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Well done!!!
In All Of The Words Listed, If You Take The First Letter, Place It At The End Of The Word, And Then Spell The Word Backwards, It Will Be The Same Word. Ok who's got one?? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:05pm
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If there were ten birds on the wall and one was shot how many birds are left? (think logically) ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:10pm
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There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?
What can go up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up? ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:31pm
None ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:32pm
First One: incorrectly Second One: Not sure yet. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:35pm
None cos the others would all fly away ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:35pm
An umbrella  ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:37pm
yep, yep & yep
Who has some more, these are fun ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 2:59pm
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During a recent police investigation, Chief Inspector Stone was interviewing five local villains to try and identify who stole Mrs Archer's cake from the mid-summers fayre. Below is a summary of their statements:
Arnold: it wasn't Edward it was Brian Brian: it wasn't Charlie it wasn't Edward Charlie: it was Edward it wasn't Arnold Derek: it was Charlie it was Brian Edward: it was Derek it wasn't Arnold It was well known that each suspect told exactly one lie. Can you determine who stole the cake? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:09pm
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It was Charlie
Arnold: it wasn't Edward it was Brian (lie: it wasn't Brian) Brian: it wasn't Charlie (lie: it was Charlie) it wasn't Edward Charlie: it was Edward (lie: it wasn't Edward) it wasn't Arnold Derek: it was Charlie it was Brian (lie: it wasn't Brian) Edward: it was Derek (lie: It wasn't Derek) it wasn't Arnold ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:10pm
I still don't get this one... give us a clue?? ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:15pm
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he he ......
Think.............Logically..and BIT STUPID AS I CANT ACTUALLY DRAW IT ON HERE..................... I sat there for ages............... Ooooh there are some good ones on Facebbok test I did.....Of course cant think of any! Okay ...there is a pool 3x3 and sitting dead in the middle of this pool is a frog..how far would he have to swim to get around it twice? -------------
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:37pm
Yay! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:40pm
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Which triangle has a bigger area:
1. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 500. 2. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 700. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:41pm
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Incorrectly is always pronounced incorrectly ------------- 
 
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:48pm
Is the frong 'dead' in the middle, or 'dead in the middle'? Cos if he's dead, he can't swim. ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:49pm
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How do you make a triangle thats 300x400x700??
Im sure thats not even possible, so therefor 300x400x500 must be bigger. -------------
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:50pm
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Square with 3 line - is it a normal square, which happens to have 3 lines in/on/around it?
Busy having lunch and catching up -------------
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:54pm
A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 500. The other triangle cannot exist! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 6:31pm
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Yes he is dead...so not swimming anywhere he he -------------
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 6:32pm
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Oh and she drew a SQUARE...with three lines going through the middle of it from one side to the other!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 6:32pm
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Of course I sat there trying to draw the square!!!!!!!! -------------
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 7:57pm
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I am soooo clueless when it comes to these things, I cannot think outside the square. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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