Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 20, 2016)

Word Swap #7

The following sentences have two blanks that can be filled with two words that are anagrams of each other. Please find those words.

1. Mark’s math __________ was a mild-mannered man. But one thing he would not tolerate was a __________. He would immediately fail anyone caught doing so.

2. The patient __________ his pain through physical therapy. He had seen enough __________ surgeries to know that too many people elected surgery when they shouldn’t have.

3. After a long and successful career of serving his country, the nation was in shock as the highly regarded __________ was arrested and tried for __________.

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Feb 20, 2016)

Weather Songs
Do you listen to music when you are feeling under the weather? Many songs have been written about the weather, often as a reference to our emotions.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Eclat

e-clat

noun :: Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

noun :: Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.

“Having obtained the two Hundred Pounds, we instantly left the Town, leaving our Manager and his Wife to act Macbeth by themselves, and took the road to Sterling, where we spent our little fortune with great eclat.” –Austen, Jane

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Crazy Circle Spinning Illusion

Finally Friday, y’all! The weekend is almost upon us! To celebrate the end of the work week, I have a pretty awesome spinning illusion that was actually created and sent in by Nathan one of our readers.

Just made this and it appears that the segments flash or catch “light”. Sometimes it looks almost like they spin. Not sure if it’s just me or if everyone will see it.

I wasn’t disappointed in the least either! Take a look at Nathan’s illusion…

I’d say that it definitely wasn’t just him! This is definitely a spinning illusion for me. The segments do seem to rotating clockwise when I look at this. So much so, that it makes me a little dizzy just looking at it. That’s what makes a fantastic illusion, though, I think!

Great job, Nathan, and thanks so much for sharing!

If you liked this awesome moving illusion, be sure to check out this wonky spinning illusion!

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Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 19, 2016)

Cork in a Glass

If a cork is put into a glass of water, the cork will almost always drift to the side of the glass. There is one simple way, however, to get the cork to float in the center of the glass (the horizontal center, not the vertical). What is it? Water, the glass, and the cork are all that is required.

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Feb 19, 2016)

“High School Musical 2” Facts
Answer the questions about the “High School Musical 2” songs and movie.

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Stress : Finding Ways to Relieve Worry

When we worry about something, we cannot get the thought out of our minds and this may interfere with our creativity or ability to get a good nights sleep. Exporting your worries to a notebook is a helpful technique for postponing the worry to another time.

When you come to the time when you must deal with the worry, get out a clean piece of paper and write the worry at the top of the page. Below this write down your goal or what you want to happen. To continue the example above you may write down, “I want my boss to approve my proposal.” Now, draw a line down the middle of the page. In the left column write down all the barriers and obstacles that stand in the way of you achieving your goal. In the right column, write down all of your skills and resources that can help you achieve your goal.

On the back of the paper, write down all the ways that you can use the items in the right column to overcome the obstacles in the left column. At the end of the exercise you will have lessened your worries and will have a plan for how best to proceed towards achieving your goal.

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