Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 06, 2013)

0 to 10 Pyramid XIII



Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next. A clue is given for each.



Maybe your car does 0 to 60 in 10 sec., but can you do this "0 to 10" in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!



The hint provides the starting letters of the even numbered words.





1. Describing a 180 degree turn

2. Greek's 13th letter

3. e.g. Macadamia, pecan, or acorn

4. Large fish, usually found in small cans

5. Mum's sisters

6. Remove (someone) from position of power

7. Crazy person - or a container for #3!

8. Creatures of Greek mythology: half man and half horse

9. More loyal and devoted

10. Most slovenly or grubby; most earthy or vulgar





Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Oct 06, 2013)

Harry Potter Scene It? V

Can you remember which movie these scenes are from?



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Parlance

par-lance



noun :: Manner or mode of speech.



"In nautical parlance, draft is the depth of the lowest part of the boat."

DNews Stormtracker

Stormtracker



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/hurricanes-tornadoes-storm-tracker-stormchasers.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Fall's Weird Weather Rolls in as Feds Scramble

A tropical storm menaces the Gulf Coast, tornadoes threaten Iowa, snow blankets Wyoming and Colorado.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/weird-weather-rolls-in-as-feds-scramble-131005.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Once 'Extinct' Pinocchio Lizard Pokes His Nose Out

A team found the lizard recently in a stretch of pristine cloud forest in the northwest part of Ecuador.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/animals/endangered-species/once-extinct-pinocchio-lizard-pokes-nose-out-131005.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Tasty Tech Eye Candy Of The Week (Oct 5)

This week in tech, we bring you the very fast and the very first.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/tasty-tech-eye-candy-week-oct-5-131005.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

These 3 Cars Are Same in Size!

via Mighty Optical Illusions http://www.moillusions.com/2013/10/these-3-cars-are-same-in-size.html

Psychologist Richard Wiseman posted this Ponzo illusion, telling us all three cars are of the same size. Ponzo illusion, first demonstrated by Italian psychologist Mario Ponzo in 1911., suggests that the way we judge an object’s size is highly dependent on its background. Just browse this site’s #Relative Sizes category and you’ll see many examples of Ponzo illusion in use. By looking at the below photo, our mind stubbornly tells us that the car on top is much larger – perhaps even twice the size of the car at the bottom.

But check what happens if you take a ruler and measure the heights of the three cars. Even better, look at this solution animation (gif) made by Neatorama blog! Still, it’s funny how even after you comprehend the cars are same in size, your brain simply refuses to believe it.