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Sunday, 18 August 2013
Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Aug 19, 2013)
Stick To The Cheeks
Solve the two riddles. The answers should be anagrams of each other.
(Thing 1)
You use me when you want to cook
For friends or family.
But, whether written down or not,
It's best you stick to me.
(Thing 2)
I like to think that I'm a skill,
Not just some old technique.
People do me to their ears,
Or nose, or tongue, or cheek.
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Solve the two riddles. The answers should be anagrams of each other.
(Thing 1)
You use me when you want to cook
For friends or family.
But, whether written down or not,
It's best you stick to me.
(Thing 2)
I like to think that I'm a skill,
Not just some old technique.
People do me to their ears,
Or nose, or tongue, or cheek.
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Aug 19, 2013)
Chuck
How much do you know about this action-comedy TV show? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
How much do you know about this action-comedy TV show? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Refulgent
re-ful-gent
adjective :: Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid.
"The refulgent rays transformed the interior of the soiled and squalid canvas to the splendor of a palace in the eyes of the dreaming man." --Burroughs, Edgar Rice
adjective :: Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid.
"The refulgent rays transformed the interior of the soiled and squalid canvas to the splendor of a palace in the eyes of the dreaming man." --Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Creativity : Taboos
A taboo is an inhibition resulting from social customs or emotional aversion. Taboos serve a useful purpose to society because they prevent people from getting into uncomfortable situations. However, taboos can cause people to ignore certain solutions to problems, even if these solutions are very good.
A popular example is to imagine a pipe stuck in the ground with a ping-pong ball in the bottom. How do you get the ping-pong ball out using a minimum of supplies and without damaging anything? The taboo answer is to pee into the pipe, thus floating the ball out. This is a very effective solution and you may have thought of this answer, but if you had been in a group of people, you probably would not have verbalized it.
Since taboos exist to protect other members of society, you do not need to censor yourself when you are working alone. You might not end up with a taboo solution, but sometimes you must think through incorrect or unacceptable solutions in order to reach a correct one.
A popular example is to imagine a pipe stuck in the ground with a ping-pong ball in the bottom. How do you get the ping-pong ball out using a minimum of supplies and without damaging anything? The taboo answer is to pee into the pipe, thus floating the ball out. This is a very effective solution and you may have thought of this answer, but if you had been in a group of people, you probably would not have verbalized it.
Since taboos exist to protect other members of society, you do not need to censor yourself when you are working alone. You might not end up with a taboo solution, but sometimes you must think through incorrect or unacceptable solutions in order to reach a correct one.
Memory : Effective Associations : Craziness
Many mnemonics rely on making visual associations in your mind. The nature of these visualizations has a lot to do with how well you will remember them.
Making crazy associations in your visualizations will help you remember the information later. If you are trying to associate a dog with a stapler, a poor association would be a dog standing on a stapler. The brain filters out and forgets things that are ordinary. If you get a little crazy, you'll have a more memorable association. Maybe you could picture a dog with a stapler for a mouth! In addition to making the images more interesting, crazy associations tend to take more time to form and thus give you a better chance at getting them into your long-term memory.
Here are two techniques that will help make your associations crazier.
1. Try a substitution. For example, substituting a stapler for a dog's mouth.
2. Try an exaggeration. For example, a giant stapler chasing a scared dog down the street.
Making crazy associations in your visualizations will help you remember the information later. If you are trying to associate a dog with a stapler, a poor association would be a dog standing on a stapler. The brain filters out and forgets things that are ordinary. If you get a little crazy, you'll have a more memorable association. Maybe you could picture a dog with a stapler for a mouth! In addition to making the images more interesting, crazy associations tend to take more time to form and thus give you a better chance at getting them into your long-term memory.
Here are two techniques that will help make your associations crazier.
1. Try a substitution. For example, substituting a stapler for a dog's mouth.
2. Try an exaggeration. For example, a giant stapler chasing a scared dog down the street.
Australian video games: the shock of the new - The Guardian
The Guardian | Australian video games: the shock of the new The Guardian Running on the Nintendo 3DS (unusual for an indie title), play is split equally between both screens of the device as you navigate a world of hostile sci-fi robots and jumping puzzles. At the push of a button your physical representation in game can ... |
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