Posts in Pesky Puzzles

NEW!  Pesky Puzzler(s) Challenge for Dec ’24: Find a reasonable explanation for the Bonus Krazy Pic, as mentioned in the Dec 9 Mailing.  Prizes await[…]

THE INHERITANCE PROBLEM A man divides his cattle among his four sons so that the oldest son gets 1/2 the herd, the next son 1/4,[…]

SOLUTIONS: 1.  How many natural numbers are between the square roots of 8 & 80?  Six.  (SQRT 8 is just less than 3, and SQRT 80 is not[…]

FIRSTANSWER: TANK G  (Wrong – see green below.) REASONING: As A begins to fill, it will almost immediately begin to flow into B (before rising[…]

HOPEFULLY-EASY RIDDLES? Let’s try to make up for the over-complicated Puzzle from last time!  Here are some good old standard riddles. (Perhaps you’ve heard some[…]

How many squares (of any size) can you find in the figure above?  (Don’t forget to count . . .)

Our new friends the Popps, are in a food fight.  Well, not your typical ‘food fight’ – more precisely, an argument about food they are[…]

Look at the square below containing the digits from 1 – 9.  What unique feature does the square possess?  (Suspect there could be more than[…]

Our new friends the Popps, are in a food fight.  Well, not your typical ‘food fight’ – more precisely, an argument about food they are[…]

The Case of the Carpet Conundrum The Popp family is searching for new carpeting and has been researching all the sales.  Sodah has found a[…]