What is Next?

Last Problem:

A poor but honest knight wishes to marry a beautiful princess, who is also in love with him. The king isn’t as thrilled about it, but offers the knight a choice. He will draw one of two slips of paper from a golden box – one slip says “Marriage” and the other “Death.” The princess knows that both slips actually read “Death” and whispers this to the knight. But the knight is allowed to marry the princess. How?

Answer:

He picked a paper and quickly swallowed it, then pulled the other out and said since it was marked “Death” he must have first picked the one that said “Marriage” – and the king could not argue or else the whole plot would be made known.”

Today’s Problem:

What is the next letter in the sequence:
A D G K O T _

How Did He Do It?

Last Problem:

You’re at a restaurant and the table is getting cleared – not much is left. You have a glass of water with one ice cube. How can you prevent the ice cube from touching any part of the glass, without using any props to keep it away from the glass?

Answer:

Place a string (or hair or thread) on top of ice, then sprinkle salt to melt the ice a bit, so it refreezes onto the string, then lift out.

Or, try this: Fill it up to the top with water – the ice will float to the highest level – a full glass of water will have a rounded top, higher than the glass, so the ice will move toward the middle.

Today’s Problem:

A poor but honest knight wishes to marry a beautiful princess, who is also in love with him. The king isn’t as thrilled about it, but offers the knight a choice. He will draw one of two slips of paper from a golden box – one slip says “Marriage” and the other “Death.” The princess knows that both slips actually read “Death” and whispers this to the knight. But the knight is allowed to marry the princess. How?

Ice that Doesn’t Want to be Touched

Yesterday’s Question:

If you have a rope hanging 20 feet up to a tall ceiling, what can travel up the rope faster than it can go down?

Answer:

Fire

Today’s Problem:

You’re at a restaurant and the table is getting cleared – not much is left. You have a glass of water with one ice cube. How can you prevent the ice cube from touching any part of the glass, without using any props to keep it away from the glass?

What is it?

Last Problem:

A poor but honest knight wishes to marry a beautiful princess, who is also in love with him. The king isn’t as thrilled about it, but offers the knight a choice. He will draw one of two slips of paper from a golden box – one slip says “Marriage” and the other “Death.” The princess knows that both slips actually read “Death” and whispers this to the knight. But the knight is allowed to marry the princess. How?

Answer:

He picked a paper and quickly swallowed it, then pulled the other out and said since it was marked “Death” he must have first picked the one that said “Marriage” – and the king could not argue or else the whole plot would be made known.

Today’s Problem:

If you have a rope hanging 20 feet up to a tall ceiling, what can travel up the rope faster than it can go down?

A Choice to Make

Last Problem:

Sally is babysitting 5 kids. She has 5 apples, but they are different sizes and she knows the kids will fight over them. How can she divide the apples equally so everyone is satisfied?

Answer

She made applesauce (or apple pie).

Today’s Problem:

A poor but honest knight wishes to marry a beautiful princess, who is also in love with him. The king isn’t as thrilled about it, but offers the knight a choice. He will draw one of two slips of paper from a golden box – one slip says “Marriage” and the other “Death.” The princess knows that both slips actually read “Death” and whispers this to the knight. But the knight is allowed to marry the princess. How?