The Crafty Puzzles Company: 05/16/13

Thursday 16 May 2013

Cannes 2013: The Congress First Reaction - Empire Online

via brain teasers - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG5i_BCSKeer1vDYzjKTt1RCVsXnA&url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID%3D37537

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 17, 2013)

A Giant Puzzle (Part 3)

I still have 7 more things to put away and time is running out fast. Next I decide to put away the giant's board games.

The colors of the board games are blue, brown, green, orange, purple, red, and yellow.

1. Purple is somewhere to the left of green.

2. Red is next to blue.

3. Brown is 3 away from blue (2 between).

4. Yellow is 2 away from red.

5. Blue is in the middle.

6. Orange is directly between yellow and purple.

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 17, 2013)

Proverbial Phrases and Sayings X

How well do you know some of the most often used proverbial phrases and sayings? I'll give you part of the phrase or saying; see if you can match up the missing portions. Good luck and have fun!

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Creativity : Make it Fun

One of the most common reasons why people lack the motivation to complete a particular task is because the task is not fun. Without this intrinsic motivation, people can be easily distracted or persuaded to do something else more enjoyable. Have you ever put off cleaning the bathroom to watch TV instead?

One way to motivate yourself to complete undesirable tasks is to find some way to make them fun. Sometimes it will be difficult to make things enjoyable, but if you have a little brainstorm, you can probably figure something out.

For example, to make cleaning the bathroom fun, you could:

1) Play some music and coordinate all your movements to the beat of the tune.

2) Set a timer and race against the last time you cleaned the bathroom. Try to be as efficient as possible.

3) Multitasking! Try to clean two things at once using both hands.

4) Pretend that you are fighting a war against a tiny dirt army. Your sponge is a bomber. Make airplane sounds.

5) Strap sponges to your feet and clean the tub without your hands.

Yeah, some of these may sound silly, but if you let your inner child out and have some fun, you may find that the task is easer to do.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Taper

ta-per

noun :: A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

noun :: Gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object

"Westmacott was standing, as rigid as a statue, in the center of the room, with a lighted taper in her right hand." -- Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Memory : Walk-through Your House

One way to remember a list of objects (like a grocery list) is to visualize each item in a particular place in your house.

For example, you may visualize the broccoli on your nightstand, the tomatoes in the sink, and the apples on the couch. When you need to remember the grocery list, picture yourself walking through the house and seeing all the objects in their unusual places.

Making associations like this will give your memory something to grab onto. It's much easier to remember tomatoes in your sink than it is to just remember tomatoes!

Meals On Wheels Optical Illusion

via Mighty Optical Illusions http://www.moillusions.com/2013/05/meals-on-wheels-optical-illusion.html

Here’s what you get when you combine an ad agency, #Akiyoshi Kitaoka’s famous illusory “moving snakes pattern” and home-delivery service provider. I can’t seem to ignore the irony behind this advertising message, but it’s better for me to let you decide on it yourselves. Meals on Wheels!

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