Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 03, 2013)

Payable Cable



Changing one letter in each of the following words will make new words that are all related to each other. What are the new words?



Storm

Payable

Cable

Moth





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 03, 2013)

Accidental Discoveries

We all make mistakes, but not all mistakes are bad. In fact, many discoveries were found by accident. See if you can identify the discovery in these situations.



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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Inimical

in-im-i-cal



adjective :: Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable.



"The prosecution of them, for this reason, will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community, and to divide it into parties more or less friendly or inimical to the accused." --Hamilton, Alexander

Creativity : Boredom

Our minds thrive on novelty and atrophy when they are under stimulated. Boredom is the negative emotion that results from this under stimulation and lack of interesting things to do. You may have noticed that it is difficult to be creative with a task that you are not interested in doing. This is because boredom is stressful and inhibits our creativity.



The brain quickly adapts to its experiences, which is why you can get bored doing something that previously brought you pleasure. Once something turns into a routine or habit, the mind pays less attention to it. In order to avoid boredom our minds are constantly seeking new experiences.



A new website, called BoredGourd.com, is devoted to helping people find new experiences and avoid boredom. It also helps people have more social interactions by creating communities and conversations around shared interests.

Memory : Learning the Alphabet Backwards

If you are reading this, then you know all the letters of the alphabet. You've probably been reading and writing with letters for many years. So, it should be a trivial exercise for you to recite the alphabet. Now try it backwards.



The reason this is so much harder is because you memorized the alphabet using serial-learning. In other words, each letter is a cue for the next letter. This little exercise will teach you how to recite the alphabet backwards. Learn this and impress your friends.



To do this, you should be familiar with the Peg Mnemonic System and in particular, the Alphabet Pegwords which will be reproduced below. Now, start with the word for the last letter in the alphabet, "zucchini," and associate it with the letter before it - "yo-yo." Perhaps you will imagine a zucchini on the end of a string. Then associate "yo-yo" with "x-ray." Once you have made all 25 associations, you should be able to quickly recite the alphabet backwards by recalling each association in order.



Apple

Boy

Cat

Dog

Egg

Foot

Goat

Hat

Ice

Juice

Kite

Log

Monkey

Nut

Owl

Pig

Quilt

Rock

Sock

Tie

Umbrella

Vampire

Wig

X-ray

Yo-yo

Zucchini

Did Ancient Earth-Chilling Meteor Crash Near Canada?

A meteor or comet impact near Quebec heaved a rain of hot melted rock along North America's Atlantic Coast about 12,900 years ago.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/earth-chilling-meteor-130903.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Diana Nyad, 64, Completes Cuba-Florida Crossing

The 64-year-old arrived on a Key West beach to realize her lifetime quest on the fifth try.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/adventure/extreme-sports/diana-nyad-completes-florida-cuba-swim-130902.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Night of the Rabbit adventure game for OS X review - TechnologyTell

Night of the Rabbit adventure game for OS X review TechnologyTell After receiving a magical letter and following its instructions (which serve as a great introduction to the puzzle logic the game uses throughout), Jerry meets the Marquis de Hoto, a fellow magician who also happens to be a red-eyed rabbit. Mousewood ...

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Why Do We Work Eight Hours a Day?

Making the work day manageable became a demand of the Chicago labor movement in the late 1860s.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/history/history-of-the-8-hour-work-day-120501.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Poop Gets Its Close-Up

Odorless, ancient poop attracts crowds at an unusual event in the Land of Poop, er, Enchantment. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/on-the-origin-of-feces-130902.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

When You're to Blame

Assessing responsibility can be a challenge, particularly where the law is concerned.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/liability-law-blame-130902.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1