Last Problem:
Five identical one pound lead weights are dropped simultaneously into each of five gallon containers that are filled with different substances at the temperatures noted below. In which of the five containers will the weight take the longest to reach the bottom?
Container One: Milk at 50 degrees F
Container Two: Honey at 60 degrees F
Container Three: Water at 20 degrees F
Container Four: Alcohol at 30 degrees F
Container Five: Oil at 40 degrees F
Answer:
Container Three: Why?
Because water is frozen at 20 degrees F.
Today’s Problem:
Place a mirror in front of the two paragraphs below. Words in the top frame will appear reversed right to left as you would expect. But, words in the bottom frame will appear upside-down. What’s up here? Why does this happen?
PLACE A MIRROR VERTICALLY
ON THE LEFT RED.
WORDS IN THE TOP FRAME
WILL BE REVERSED RIGHT-LEFT
(BUT NOT UPSIDE DOWN). WORDS
AT THE BOTTOM FRAME ARE NOT
ONLY REVERSED, BUT ALSO
TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN. CAN
YOU EXPLAIN WHY?
BOOKIE EXCEEDED HIKED
ICEBOX CHOKED COED
BOBBED DECK BEECED COD
HID BOXED DODO BOB
CHOKED COCO EXCEEDED
BOOKIE HIKED ICEBOX DID
CHOICE BOOKED OBOE
HEEDED OX HID COKE
EXHOED BOOHOO DOCKED