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Place numbers 1,2,.., 9 without repetitions into a 3x3 square so that
the sums in all rows, columns, and diagonals are all equal. |
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Two incense sticks |
Logic puzzles |
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27.12.2009 |
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You have two incense sticks, that burn unevenly, and a lighter. Each
will burn for an hour. How can you time 45 minutes using nothing but
these tools. |
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Puzzle statistics "Two incense sticks".
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A Megamind on his treasure hunt discovered a cave with six ancient
vases. Unfortunately, instead of treasures, the vases contained
beads. The first vase had 60 beads, the second had 30 beads, the third
had 20 beads, and the fourth had 15 beads. How many beads were in the
fifth and the sixth vases, given that these number form a certain
pattern? |
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Links and chains |
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02.04.2011 |
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Once upon a time, a Megamind worked as a smith. He was brought 5
chains each consisting of 3 links. What is the minimal number of links
that the Megamind should re-lock to make one long chain? |
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A bottle,a glass, a carafe, and a can contain milk, lemonade,
water, and coke. Water and milk are not in the bottle. The container
with lemonade is immediately between the carafe and the container with
coke. The can does not contain lemonade or water. The glass is next to
the can and the container with milk. The containers form a row. How
exactly are they arranged? |
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Puzzle statistics "Milk, lemonade, water, and coke".
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A Megamind is lost in the mountains. He is standing on a path,
shouting for help.
Finally, he sees a local approaching. Megamind knows that the locals
can be knights that always tell the truth, or knaves that always lie.
He also knows that the path leads to the village of knights in one
direction and to the village of knaves in the other. The problems is
that the knaves are also hateful of Megaminds, and will stone him if
gets to their village. How can Megamind ask one question and determine
the right way to go? |
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Puzzle statistics "Two villages".
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Using numbers 1,3,4,6, and basic arithmetic operations (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division) and parentheses, obtain and
expression that evaluates to 24. You may use only these numbers and
only these operations. Every number should be used exactly once.
Numbers cannot be concatenated, i.e. you cannot use 13 or 146. |
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Puzzle statistics "Obtain 24".
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The set of numbers 1,3,8,120 has a remarkable property: the product of
any two numbers is a perfect square minus one. Find a fifth number
that could be added to the set preserving its property. |
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Puzzle statistics "The fifth number".
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One more opening |
Chess puzzles |
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24.12.2011 |
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Starting from the initial possition White and Black have done 4 moves each. What are these moves? Picture. |
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Among 101 coins, exactly 50 are counterfeit. A counterfeit coins
weighs one gram more or gram less than the real coin (counterfeit
coins may weigh differently). You have a balance scale that shows the
exact weight differential between the two cups. How can you
determine whether a given coin from this set is counterfeit using the
scale only once? |
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Puzzle statistics "101 coins".
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The mouse hunt |
Games puzzles |
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Liked the puzzle: 100% |
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11.01.2010 |
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A smart cat named Leopold is hunting a mouse. A mouse is hiding in one
of five holes arranged in a row. Leopold can reach into one of the
holes and try to catch the mouse. If he is not successful, the scared
mouse runs into a right/left neighboring hole. Is it guaranteed that
Leopold will catch the mouse? If so, what should he do? |
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Puzzle statistics "The mouse hunt".
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A Megamind has 12 coins, one of which is counterfeit and weighs
differently from the others. He has a balance scale, but no weights.
How can the Megamind find the counterfeit coin and determine whether
it is lighter or heavier than the standard ones? What is the minimal
number of weighings required? |
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Puzzle statistics "12 coins".
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1. Continue the sequence a, aa, ba, abaa, aaabba, cabbaa, ...
2. Could symbol "d" eventually appear in this sequence? |
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Puzzle statistics "A sequence".
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In a pet store, the first Megamind bought two plus a half of the remaining rabbits.
The second Megamind bought three plus a third of the remaining rabbits. The third Megamind bought four plus a fourth of the remaining rabbits. At some point, one of the Megaminds could not make his purchase. What is the maximal number of satisfied customers (Megaminds)?
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Puzzle statistics "Rabbits in the store".
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For which values of n, the decimal number 10101..01 (the alternating sequence of n ones and n-1 zeros) is a prime? |
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Puzzle statistics "10101...01".
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Mad Max 2 |
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A circular road in a desert is 100 miles long. Some finite number of barrels are placed randomly along the road. These barrels contain a total of 100 liters of gasoline, but otherwise each barrel contains a random amount of gas. A car takes 1 liter of gas per mile. Can Mad Max (the driver) travel the entire circle in either direction if his car has an empty gas tank? He may start from any barrel. |
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Puzzle statistics "Mad Max 2".
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