Puzzle

Answer to last Newsletter Puzzle

(1) Using six straight lines of equal length and assuring that the lines do not cross each other, create 4 Triangles with all sides of all triangles being equal to each other.

Answer: This is easier to visualize if you use 6 toothpicks. Lay 3 toothpicks on a flat surface with only the ends touching to create a triangle. Now stand the other 3 toothpicks up with one end of each toothpick touching a corner of the flat triangle and all the other ends coming to a point. Voila! Your solution!

(2) A father and his son (the father being a famous emergency surgeon) are out for a drive one day. Unfortunately, a mishap occurs. The car goes off the road and the father is killed. The son, in critical condition, is taken to the nearest hospital. Upon looking at the boy, the emergency surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy. He is my son.” How is this possible?

Answer: The emergency surgeon is the boy’s mother. (Shame on you if you thought only males can be surgeons!)

New VirtuoSOS Puzzles

These are fairly easy so you get several:

1. Mary’s father has 4 children; three are named Nana, Nene, and Nini. So what is the 4th child’s name?
2. What is half of 2 + 2?
3. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position do you finish?
4. Why are manhole covers round and not square?

Hint: You may think the obvious answer is correct but it may not be.