Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (May 18, 2015)

Words With YO

Six words that contain YO as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?

YO—, YO—-, -YO—, –YO–, —YO-, —-YO

Pool: A, B, B, C, C, D, D, D, E, E, E, E, I, L, M, M, N, N, N, N, P, R, R

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A “Relatively” Cool Intarsia Project

Another great puzzle project from lumberjocks.com

Hello, welcome to my first posted project.

Since all of my woodworking is done on a very tight budget, this is all made from pine. I downloaded this famous picture of Albert Einstein and used a free on line photo editing site (see above about budget) to turn it into a photo that consisted of only 3 colours. I then used the site to sharpen up the edges between colour transitions. Once I was satisfied with how it looked I printed it off, stuck it to a piece of wood, and headed for the scroll saw.

I cut out and sanded down each individual piece. Some pieces were left a natural pine, some had a medium stain applied, and some had a dark stain applied. Once everything was dry it was put together like a big puzzle and glued on to a piece of plywood. I then built a frame and finished it.

It was a fun project, but between the computer work, wood work, and finishing it easily took me a month of evenings to complete. Hope everyone likes it.

Cheers!

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In 2007, a US Marine in Iraq befriended a stray desert dog called Nubs. After someone…

In 2007, a US Marine in Iraq befriended a stray desert dog called Nubs. After someone stabbed the dog with a screwdriver, the marine nursed him back to health, developing such a bond that when the unit left, Nubs picked up the scent and walked 70 miles through Iraqi desert warzone to be with him.

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Stephen King threw away his original drafts of “Carrie” because he couldn…

Stephen King threw away his original drafts of “Carrie” because he couldn’t write from a woman’s perspective. His wife retrieved them and launched his career.

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According to John Deere farmers don’t own the tractors but merely have…

According to John Deere farmers don’t own the tractors but merely have “an implied license for the life of the vehicle to operate the vehicle” and claims it is illegal to access to the diagnostic software because someone might pirate music from the system.

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The average height of a human being stayed constant from the stone age…

The average height of a human being stayed constant from the stone age all the way until the 1800’s, yet the average human today is four inches taller on average than 150 years ago.

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In 1974, a then-unknown Queen performed at an Australian festival to a mean…

In 1974, a then-unknown Queen performed at an Australian festival to a mean-spirited, drunken crowd. Before finishing, Freddie Mercury told them that Queen would be “one of the biggest bands in the world” the next time they visited. When they came back, they were at the top of the charts.

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There is a 155 chapter long book that makes sense no matter…

There is a 155 chapter long book that makes sense no matter what chapter you choose to read first or last.

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Russia and USA are only…

Russia and USA are only 3.8km (2.3 miles) apart at the nearest point.

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Canadian soldier Leo Major made so much noise during a battle in WW2…

Canadian soldier Leo Major made so much noise during a battle in WW2 that he made the German army think that the entire Canadian army was invading.

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Until 1990, there was a McDonald’s store that operated outside the…

Until 1990, there was a McDonald’s store that operated outside the control of McDonalds corporation. It was franchised by the original McDonald brothers, and was completely independent.

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Brain Teaser 5/17/2015

A history test had three questions on presidents of the United States. Here are the answers of six students:
1. Polk, Polk, Taylor.
2. Taylor, Taylor, Polk.
3. Fillmore, Fillmore, Polk.
4. Taylor, Polk, Fillmore.
5. Fillmore, Taylor, Taylor.
6. Taylor, Fillmore, Fillmore.
Every student answered at least one question correctly.
What are the correct answers?
Solution
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Topsy Turvey Intersection Optical Illusion

Anyone heading out for a Sunday drive today? Hopefully, you don’t run into a funky intersection like this one!

Now that’s one intersection that I don’t want to end up at! Walking in this intersection would be bad enough, and I can’t even imagine trying to drive in it!

Who do you think has the right of way here? Or how about here…?

I’m thinking that this intersection optical illusion is a clever Photoshop job, and it makes for a pretty great effect!

What do you think of today’s intersection optical illusion? If you liked this one, be sure to check out this grid illusion and this car size illusion!

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“And over here, what’s that look like?”

Answer him, Jeff, or we’ll never get back.

Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Guerrero.
Found at Great Wall of China. 

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Today in History for 17th May 2015

Historical Events

218 – 7th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet
1525 – Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels
1863 – Battle of Big Black River Bridge, MS
1923 – Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC)
1996 – Alicia Machado, 18, of Venezuela crowned 45th Miss Universe
2001 – President Bush calls for reduced regulations to encourage more oil, gas, and nuclear production

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Famous Birthdays

1794 – Anna Brownell Jameson, writer, born in Dublin, Ireland
1932 – Colin Hope, CEO (T/N)
1939 – Hugh Dykes, MP
1943 – Johnny Warren, Australian Footballer (d. 2004)
1945 – George Miller, (Rep-D-CA, 1975- )
1971 – Mark Williams, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)

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Famous Deaths

1866 – Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer, dies at 70
1879 – Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805)
1957 – Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54
1970 – Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61
1973 – Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91
1981 – Jeannette Ridlon Piccard, 1st US woman free balloon pilot, dies

More Famous Deaths »

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