Saturday 3 May 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 04, 2014)

Water or Ice?



Which weighs more: a gallon of liquid water or a gallon of ice?



(With "weight" meaning, weight on the same planet, at the same location -- so literally, "which has more mass?")





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Creating Clouds Optical Illusion

How’s everyone doing on this fine weekend? Are you enjoying the weekend so far? I bet you certainly are. I know that I’m definitely taking advantage of it while we’re still having nice weather. The sun is shining and I’m soaking up as much of the sun as humanly possible. Ahh, I love the weekends!


This optical illusion I’m going to share with you today certainly reflects my mood on this lovely day. How many times do you ever just lay back while you’re outside and you look up at the clouds? I do it all the time and then I start to see the clouds taking shape and resembling certain things. Maybe it’s just my imagination or maybe it’s because I have a love for optical illusions, so I’m always trying to keep my eyes out for them.


What would you do if I told you that you could actually even create your own clouds? That’s exactly what this person is doing in this picture. Do you want to see it? Check it out by scrolling down.





Creating Clouds Optical Illusion



I know, it’s a pretty simple illusion, but it definitely made me smile. It just goes to show you that anyone with a creative mind can create their own optical illusions.


Want to see another cool optical illusion? Let’s see how many Eagle heads you can spot in this one.


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Brain Teaser 5/3/2014

Quick Solutions



1. Tom is younger than Rose, but older than Will and Jack, in that order. Rose is younger than Susie, but older than Jack. Jack is younger than Jim. Susie is older than Rose, but younger than Jim. Jim is older than Tom. Who is the oldest?



2. If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will there have been?

Solution

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Today in History for 3rd May 2014

Historical Events


1494 - Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St Iago"

1747 - Willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht

1942 - Luftwaffe bombs Exeter

1958 - 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05

1991 - The Declaration of Windhoek is signed.

1997 - ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen


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Famous Birthdays


1535 - Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer

1752 - Braz Francisco de Lima, composer

1867 - Jack Hearne, cricketer (cousin of George and Alec 12 Tests for Eng)

1928 - Jeanne Bal, Santa Monica California, actress (Pat-Love and Marriage)

1961 - Steve McClaren, English football manager

1975 - Eva Santolaria, Spanish actress


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Famous Deaths


1152 - Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)

1567 - Leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72

1902 - David R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64

1966 - Wylie Watson, dies at 77

1972 - Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68

1992 - George Murphy, (Sen-R-Ca, 1965-71)/actor, dies of leukemia at 89


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There is a “professional snuggling,” company on the east coast…

snuggling There is a “professional snuggling,” company on the east coast that will come, “platonically snuggle,” with you in your home for up to 10 hours at a time. The cost of 10 hours is $400.






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A Formula One driver was killed when a bird…

Alan-Stacey A Formula One driver was killed when a bird flew into his face.






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The disclaimer “No animals were harmed during…

The disclaimer “No animals were harmed during the making of this film” can be put on movies, even if animals died during the production, as long as cameras weren’t rolling at the time.






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It takes at least eight bees all their life…

It takes at least eight bees all their life to make one single teaspoonful of honey.






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Andre the Giant had surgery, but the doctors could not figure….

Andre-the-Giant-cropped Andre the Giant had surgery, but the doctors could not figure out how much anesthesia to use due to his size. They instead used Andre’s claim that “it usually takes two liters of vodka just to make me feel warm inside” as their guide.






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The individual U.S. federal income tax rate in the early…

The individual U.S. federal income tax rate in the early 1960s for the highest incomes was 91%.






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