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Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers
An SI Board Since March 1998
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Emcee:  Chip Anderson Type:  Unmoderated
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118 Why toilet water spins differently Down Under it has a cool name -- the CoriolSye Walsh-5/7/1999
117 Toilets and sink drains only spin the way they do from design, not dependant onWilkie-5/6/1999
116 1.he's the window cleaner for the bottom half of the building and he does&#R & B-3/15/1999
115 Here are some classics. Warning: The "standard" answers are at the bChip Anderson-2/8/1999
114 Unsubscribe me from your idiot list, please. Veritas-1/24/1999
113 While not exactly Brain Teasers, here are some fun facts to know. This was forChip Anderson-1/23/1999
112 Sorry I'm late, but just found the thread. Hal, it seems to me that the onlVeritas-9/7/1998
111 4= dogwatch. SyeSye Walsh-3/9/1998
110 Those are better odds than my stock picking odds! Well, actually, my stock picSE-3/9/1998
109 Scott, The bet is a super trifecta. So you have to win both. Mitch is right abbroken_cookie-3/9/1998
108 3. Doge 5. DoglegMighty_Mezz-3/9/1998
107 David - that one was already posted and answered... exchange2000.com ~MitchMitch Blevins-3/8/1998
106 4 men and a flashlight are on side "a" of a bridge. It takes each of D LEE-3/8/1998
105 Mold, mildew, bacteria, fungus, the heartbreak of psoriossis? DLDavid M. Lomow-3/8/1998
104 You're supposed to change towels? - Michael Coley - wwol.comMichael Coley-3/7/1998
103 Chip, I think that is just you. I personally don't have to change the toweMitch Blevins-3/7/1998
102 Anyone follow Cecil Adams - "The Straight Dope"? straightdope.com I Chip Anderson-3/7/1998
101 Sorry - I meant n!/(n-3)! Read my mind next time, not what I actually write. Mitch Blevins-3/7/1998
100 Wouldn't there be 40,200 combinations then? x = 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 - 5*4*3*2*SE-3/7/1998
99 Scott - there are 336 combinations. The equation is x = n! - (n-3)! where x Mitch Blevins-3/7/1998
98 So does that mean that there are 1,000 combinations? That doesn't seem corSE-3/6/1998
97 Scott, assuming each dog has an equal chance of winning, the odds of hitting thMitch Blevins-3/6/1998
96 Michael Coley is right. That's the answer they wanted. we were submitting D LEE-3/6/1998
95 My youngest brother just spent a night at the dog track and is all hot and bothSE-3/6/1998
94 Take a look at this and let me know what everyone thinks. Sye exchange2000.comSye Walsh-3/5/1998
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