2 posts tagged ‘mathematical puzzle’

• How Many of These Stupid-Hard Puzzles Can You Solve?

  Gizmodo, Dec 30, 2023

  In 2023, I posed 23 challenges as part of the Gizmodo Monday Puzzle series. Some require a bit of math, and others a light familiarity with physics; but most can be solved through logic and creative thinking. For each of the following puzzles, I provide a link to the solution, but I suggest you resist the temptation… Read more...

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• Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Impossible Geography

  Gizmodo, Nov 27, 2023

  Here’s a mind-blowing geography fact: The northernmost part of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the southernmost part of Brazil. Facts like this partly speak to truly unusual geographical features of Earth (like Brazil’s massive land area) but also to how warped our perception can be of our own home. We’ve… Read more...

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