The Sunday Afternoon Puzzle!

[lspencer534]

First, I want to thank everyone for the fine showing the Puzzle made in SeaSix's poll. I didn't think it would beat out, say, O.F.I.M, which it shouldn't, but this "niche" thread did good!

Next, I want to correct an oversight from last week. During the puzzles I posted something called "Einstein's Riddle", a very difficult puzzle. I didn't notice that TabuIsMe answered it. Congratulations! :hurray:

Tried to make the questions interesting this week, so I hope you enjoy them. So grab a beer, no Googling, and go!

1. In WWII spies for the Allies had success in sneaking microfilm across Europe by hiding it in their coat buttons (not the buttons with the 4 holes in them for sewing on, but the large buttons with a single loop at the back for attaching). The Allies had fabricated buttons that unscrewed, and the microfilm was hidden inside. Eventually, though, the Germans caught on, and the Allies had to come up with a different idea. The buttons were re-designed, and the Germans never caught on. What was the difference in the buttons?

2. In my dining room is a triangular table measuring 62, 37, and 24 inches. My cloth napkins take up 6 square inches. How many napkins would it take to completely cover the top of the table?

3. Why are there no billionaires in Sweden? [This is not a trick question. It has nothing to do with the oppressive tax rate there, and there is no law against the accumulation of money. There are, in fact, lots of very rich people in Sweden.]

4. You have a baloon in your car this is filled with helium, and you go around a corner. Which way will the balloon swing, into or out of the corner?

5. How many grooves are there on one side of a typical 78 rpm vinyl record?

6. About 20 years ago a couple got tired of the rat race in the City and moved to a remote part of Vermont. The very first Winter, there were record low temperatures, and the electricity went out. They decided to visit some relatives in Maine who had electricity until their own electricity was restored. In the short time they were in Vermont, the couple had not gotten to know any of their neighbors, and so few people were affected it was unlikely that it would be on the news when power was restored. The couple didn't even know the name of their power company, nor did they have a computer. They were so far away in Maine that dropping by to check was out of the question.

How could they know when power had been restored?

7. Math: :ohnoes: A man has a pasture where grass grows continuously and evenly. If 20 cows eat all the grass in 96 days and 30 cows eat all the grass in 60 days, how long does it take 70 cows to eat all the grass?

8. Using the image below, complete Newton's Third Law of Physics: "For every action, there is an equal and ____________ ______________."

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[DAB]

One groove on a record side.

[DAB]

#2: none. Dimensions are impossible. Two sides can't be less combined than long side.

[BuckyThreadkiller]

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite erection. "

[CBonsall]

8 - reaction - and i need to know her name, got to be more pics of her out there/.

[lspencer534]

One groove on a record side.

Correct! :hurray:

[lspencer534]

#2: none. Dimensions are impossible. Two sides can't be less combined than long side.

Very good! :cheers:

[lspencer534]

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite erection. "

Newton just got outsmarted! :cheers:

[Sea Six]

Swiss francs are valued such that 1B of them is so high that nobody could have that much in equivalent USD?

[lspencer534]

Swiss francs are valued such that 1B of them is so high that nobody could have that much in equivalent USD?

Nope. But you are getting semi-warm, in a way.

[Sea Six]

6. Check the nat'l wx forecast in newspaper or local tv.

[lspencer534]

6. Check the nat'l wx forecast in newspaper or local tv.

How would that tell you if the power is on in a remote part of Vermont? I suppose it could, but there's a sure way.

[Chris Fowler]

The baloon (or balloon) swings to the inside of the corner.

[Chris Fowler]

6) The couple called their house and the answering machine picked up.

[lspencer534]

The baloon (or balloon) swings to the inside of the corner.

Exactly! Air, being heavier than helium, would move to the outside, pushing the helium balloon to the inside. :cheers:

[Rapid Roger]

#1..........I think I read somewhere that they started to use the buttons on the persons fly...........:)

[lspencer534]

6) The couple called their house and the answering machine picked up.

Yep! Even today few answering machines have battery backups, and 20 years ago none did. :cheers:

[Sea Six]

How would that tell you if the power is on in a remote part of Vermont? I suppose it could, but there's a sure way.

Plug a soldering iron in and wrap it in your curtains. Put mother-in-law in your house before you leave. Make sure local law enforcement has your friends' number as a next of kin contact number.

Wait for death notification call.

[lspencer534]

#1..........I think I read somewhere that they started to use the buttons on the persons fly...........:)

Buttons would not have been big enough...I think. In any event, that's not what happened. Though some may think of this as a trivia question, I think there's enough logic in it to qualify as a puzzle question.

[lspencer534]

Plug a soldering iron in and wrap it in your curtains. Put mother-in-law in your house before you leave. Make sure local law enforcement has your friends' number as a next of kin contact number.

Wait for death notification call.

I'll have to remember that. That damn old bitchy busybody....

[Sea Six]

Buttons would not have been big enough...I think.

Maybe in your case.

:dance:

[lspencer534]

Maybe in your case.

:dance:

"What has 100 teeth and guards the Incredible Hulk?"

My zipper.....:leaving:

[73sbVert]

#1, left-hand threads on the buttons?

Rarely do people check "Righty-Loosey".


:confused5:

[lspencer534]

#1, left-hand threads on the buttons?

Rarely do people check "Righty-Loosey".


:confused5:

That's right! And the Germans never caught on; they continued to try to unscrew the buttons, but that just caused to buttons to tighten. The beer is on me! :cheers:

[lspencer534]

Where are DAB and TabuIsMe with the math answer? :confused5:

[DAB]

Where are DAB and TabuIsMe with the math answer? :confused5:

I got 2 already. Letting others play.

[73sbVert]

That's right! And the Germans never caught on; they continued to try to unscrew the buttons, but that just caused to buttons to tighten. The beer is on me! :cheers:

Woohoooo! Got one! And was a guess!! :dance: :dance: :dance:


I got 2 already. Letting others play.

I would have gotten the record one! :yesnod:
Been one of my "trick questions" for years now!


:cheers:

[lspencer534]

Woohoooo! Got one! And was a guess!! :dance: :dance: :dance:




I would have gotten the record one! :yesnod:
Been one of my "trick questions" for years now!


:cheers:

A guess, if it's correct, is as good as knowing the answer! The record question usually draws a blank for most peeps.

[lspencer534]

I got 2 already. Letting others play.

You may as well go ahead and answer the math one. I doubt that anyone else will answer it...no offense to anyone, but it's a tough one.

[73sbVert]

A guess, if it's correct, is as good as knowing the answer! The record question usually draws a blank for most peeps.

Well, it WAS an educated guess, tried to put a little logic into it, and that was what I came up with!

:D

[lspencer534]

Well, it WAS an educated guess, tried to put a little logic into it, and that was what I came up with!

:D

That's what the puzzle is all about! Have another beer! :cheers:

[73sbVert]

You may as well go ahead and answer the math one. I doubt that anyone else will answer it...no offense to anyone, but it's a tough one.

There's a negative exponential there somewhere, can't quite nail it. Somewhere near about 20 days I think.

:(


That's what the puzzle is all about! Have another beer! :cheers:

Ok, if you insist!!!

:toast:

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[DAB]

Grass and cows guess:

20 in 96 days
30 in 60 days

Therefore 10 more cows cut the time by 36 days.

40 cows would be 24 days.

50 and more would be less than one day.

Am I close??

[lspencer534]

There's a negative exponential there somewhere, can't quite nail it.

:(

:

I'll start you off:

One cow can eat X pounds of grass a day.
The field grows Y pounds of grass per day.
At the start the pasture already has N pounds of grass standing.
At the end the pasture has zero pounds of grass standing.

Set up the equations for the amount of grass for the two equations, adding growing grass and subtracting eaten grass.

[lspencer534]

Grass and cows guess:

20 in 96 days
30 in 60 days

Therefore 10 more cows cut the time by 36 days.

40 cows would be 24 days.

50 and more would be less than one day.

Am I close??

You have the answer in there somewhere, but your result is incorrect. Hope that helps! :D

[DAB]

My cows eat corn. :slap:

Dinner time. Back later.

[CertInsaneC5]

7. Math: :ohnoes: A man has a pasture where grass grows continuously and evenly. If 20 cows eat all the grass in 96 days and 30 cows eat all the grass in 60 days, how long does it take 70 cows to eat all the grass?

:d


24

[lspencer534]

:d


24

Correct! :hurray::hurray::hurray: Winnah!

[sxeC6]

Number 3- There's no word for billionaire in Swedish.

[lspencer534]

Number 3- There's no word for billionaire in Swedish.

They call it biljon which is close enough. Sorry.

[CertInsaneC5]

Correct! :hurray::hurray::hurray: Winnah!

Trend lines FTW. :hurray: :cheers:

[JRD77VET]

3. They keep their money in Swiss bank accounts :D

:leaving:

[lspencer534]

I'm going to give you the answer to the Swedish billionaire question, since it's a bit obscure. Interesting, though. There are two scales throughout the world on what constitutes a billion of anything. There's the long scale and the short scale. The majority of countries, mainly English speaking countries, use the short scale, where a billion is a thousand million. In countries that use the long scale, a billion is a million million, and nobody has that much money. (Even Bill Gates has only 50 thousand million.)

Even the UK didn't go to the short scale until 1976. Many countries use the long scale: Austria, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, to name just a few.

See you next week! :cheers:

[Sea Six]

See you next week! :cheers:

Thanks for the Puzzle Day!


:hurray: