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Mandrake wrote:Mark Lewis?

ooooh the name i was trying to send you wasnt mr. lewis...it was someone else...close though...

moonbeam wrote:I recognised that straight away - if I say XKCD, would that ring a bell ?? (or did u get it from somewhere else ??)

Yup, that's where I got it from. The best comic in the world

How would you make the following true using one line? (You're not allowed to put it over the equals sign to make it "not equals")



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kolm wrote:How would you make the following true using one line? (You're not allowed to put it over the equals sign to make it "not equals")

Hmmm - might need more time for this one ..........

I do like that last one...I want to keep it going a bit longer for others...see if they get it in time

Maybe it's time TO give us the answer

Erm...

ice?

put a line over the 2nd "I"

that would give 10 TO 11 which is 10.50 on the clock.

I think there are alot of puzzles like that adding lines to number words- I prefer situational lateral thinking problems. Here is one from a magic book I really like:

One morning, exactly at sunrise, a monk began to climb a narrow mountain path. He continues his climb at varying rates of speed throughout the day, never straying from the path, and arriving at his destination, the temple at the summit, just on sunset. The following day, at sunrise again, he begins his decent along the same path. This time he is able to proceed with downhill ease at a faster average speed, reaching the foot of teh mountain before the sun has had a chance to set.

Prove that there is one spot somewhere along the path that the monk will occupy at exactly the same time of day on the two journeys.

enjoy!


David

If you imagine both days happening at the same time, then at some point the monk is bound to pass himself coming the other way, so to speak. It would be impossible for him not to.

Am I missing something?

You got it- seems simple but I didn't want to post anything too difficult!

Over to you I guess!


David

TheStoner wrote:Maybe it's time TO give us the answer

You're all meanies!

I'm fast running out here...

Okay, name something you can sleep in, ride, and brush your teeth with?

Mr_Grue wrote:I'm fast running out here...

Okay, name something you can sleep in, ride, and brush your teeth with?

a corpse?

I'll let this one run a little longer because I think the replys could be good! If you just answer honestly you'll get this!

I have to say this type of post is right up my street! Is there any way of using hidden text for the answers? I guess there is a way to do it, I was thinking about white text but I don't think that's possible. Some html code will do it I imagine!



David

Mr_Grue wrote:name something you can sleep in, ride, and brush your teeth with?

A Bed, a Car, a Toothbrush?