Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 18, 2013)

Five Siblings



Five siblings are they, their color is true;

One belongs to one, four are shared by two.

Connected together, some by locks;

Many meet their fate upon the rocks.

Arrange their initials, and you should

Find things that are found in a neighborhood.



What has just been described?





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Apr 18, 2013)

Amazing Grace

How well do you know this beloved hymn?



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Creativity : Engineering Challenge : Paper Tower

Engineering challenges are fun activities that are frequently assigned to students in physics or engineering classes, but they can easily be used outside of these venues. An engineering challenge usually has a simple goal and some rules about what sorts of materials you are allowed to use. These are great ways to get people thinking creatively and to foster teamwork and competition. Try an engineering challenge at a birthday party, office outing, scout meeting, or any other gathering where you want to have fun and exercise your creativity.



The objective in the Paper Tower challenge is to construct the tallest freestanding tower from a single sheet of paper and a small amount of tape. The tower must be able to stand on its own for at least 10 seconds.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Goldbrick

gold-brick



noun :: A person who avoids duty or responsibility.



"That goldbrick didn't clean the kitchen like he was supposed to."

Memory : Chunking

Did you ever wonder why phone numbers and credit card numbers are separated into little groups of numbers? It's to help you remember them!



Chunking is the technique of taking smaller objects and grouping them into larger objects so they can be more easily remembered. It's much easier to remember 65-74-81-32 than it is to remember 65748132.



Try remembering the letters TRTESEL. Now try remembering the same letters in this order: LETTERS. Because your brain is remembering a word instead of 7 random letters, it doesn't have to work as hard. Essentially, you have compressed more information into a single chunk.



The next time you are trying to remember a list of small items, try chunking them together so you can fit more information into your short term memory.

Puzzles and Monsters iPhone Game Review: Pets Meet Match 3 - Tapscape - Tapscape

Tapscape

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The Most Incredible Fantasy Maps You've Ever Seen - io9 - io9

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Daily Sudoku: Thu 18-Apr-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Thu 18-Apr-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Thu 18-Apr-2013

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Capital Quiz: Thursday, April 18 - The Dominion Post

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Movie Review: 'Trance' - Get The Big Picture (blog)

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What's happening today in the north valley - Enterprise-Record

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