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The Four Sevens
The Four Sevens
by Henry E. Dudeney
We can arrange four 5's to produce one hundred quite easily, using some arithmetical signs. The question is how easy it is to arrange four 7's to obtain the same result?
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How Old is the Rose-Red City?
How Old is the Rose-Red City?
after Martin Gardner
Read through five lines expressed in verse and try to come up with an exact age of the Rose-Red city. Be careful and accurate while calculating in order to avoid any mistake.
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The Eighth Triangle
The Eighth Triangle
by Serhiy Grabarchuk, Jr.
Seven matchstick triangles are scattered around in quite a chaotic order. How to move just three matchsticks so that an additional triangle would appear?
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Dodecagon-to-Square Dissection
Dodecagon-to-Square Dissection
by Harry Lindren
Bet not every day you see a challenge to divide a regular dodecagon into a set of pieces which can be then rearranged to create a perfect square. Would you dare to give it a try?
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Columbus Easter Egg
Columbus Easter Egg
by Serhiy Grabarchuk
The Egg consists of differently colored parts. Which is bigger - the total area of the light parts (yellow tones) or the total area of the dark parts (blue tones)?
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Four Easter Eggs
Four Easter Eggs
by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Divide each of the four shapes, the ring and three circles, into the minimal number of parts so that they can create four equal eggs.
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The 4 Angles
The 4 Angles
by Sean Egan
There is one Sun and eight planets in this puzzle. And your goal is to supply each planet with its portion of light - exactly one ray per planet. Enjoy and relax!
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Cube Angle
Cube Angle
after Martin Gardner
Two lines are drawn on the two sides of a cube. They are drawn form the same corner and the question is which angle do these lines form? How to figure that out?
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Totem Pole 1
Totem Pole 1
by Peter Grabarchuk
The shape consists of 7 blocks. Which is bigger - the total volume of the red blocks, the total volume of the blue blocks, or the total volume of the yellow blocks?
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Triangles in Coins
Triangles in Coins
by Serhiy and Peter Grabarchuk
How many right isosceles triangles of any size and orientation can you find in the shape? To count, the triangle must have three coins placed exactly at its respective corners. One triangle is already shown.
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Impossible Object
Impossible Object
by Serhiy Grabarchuk
This object looks to be assembled of three rods and one frame. Do you think you will be successful, if you try to make it?
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Jigsaw Cells
Jigsaw Cells
by László G. Nagy
Put a set of nine jigsaw-like pieces into a special grid. A distinctive feature of the challenge is that there is a definite logical place and order for each piece to be located within the grid. The goal is only to discover it!
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The Four Sevens - arrange four 7's to get 100  |  May 6, 2012
How Old is the Rose-Red City? - come up with an exact age of the city  |  May 6, 2012
The Eighth Triangle - move 3 matchsticks to get nine triangles  |  April 21, 2012
Dodecagon-to-Square Dissection - transform dodecagon into square  |  April 21, 2012
Columbus Easter Egg - which colored part is bigger?  |  April 8, 2012
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