Puzzle Corner

Post by **rednotdead** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:13 am

1. 26 = L of the A Letters of the Alphabet
2. 7 = W of the AW Wonders of the Ancient World
3. 1001 = A N Arabian Knights
4. 12 = S of the Z Signs of the Zodiac
5. 54 = C in a D (W the J) Cards in a Deck (with the Jokerss)
6. 9 = P in the S S Planets in the solar System
7. 88 = P K
8. 13 = S on the A F
9. 18 = H on a G C
10. 32 = D F at which W F
11. 8 = S on a S S
12. 200 = D for the P G in M
13. 3 = B M (S H T R)
14. 90 = D in a R A
15. 4 = Q in a G quarters in a Game
16. 24 = H in a D Hours in a Day
17. 1 = W on a U wheel on a Unicycle
18. 57 = H V Heinz Varities
19. 11 = P on a F T Players on a Football Team
20. 1000 = W that a P is W
21. 29 = D in F in a L Y Days in February in a leap Year
22. 64 = S on a C
23. 40 = D and N of G F Days and Nights of Great Flood (not certain of this one)
24. 80 = D to G A the W Days to Go Around the World
25. 101 = D Dalmations
26. 16 = M on a D M C (Y H H and a B of R!) Men on a Dead mans Chest (Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum)

Post by **Jay** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:45 am

Yes, Capt.Rutlinger, it is tough. That was why I mentioned "English" and "United States" at the start of the puzzle. But you write English so well here (and I know how much you enjoy puzzles), I was hoping you would be able to recognize some. Hopefully we will get to a new puzzle soon.

And, rednotdead, those are the correct answers for 1-6, 16-19, 21, and 23-26. Well, number 3 is actually Arabian Nights, but that is close enough. And, congratulations on number 18 (Heinz Varieties). That was the one that took me the longest to get. However, number 15 is not correct. Not all games have quarters. The correct answer is more definite.

So we have 16 correct answers. 10 more to go (7-11, 13-15, 20, 22).

Post by **rednotdead** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:25 am

NO 7 99 Piano Keys
No 9 18 Holes on a Golf course
No 14 90 Degrees in a Right Angle
No 15 4 Quarts to a Gallon
No 22 64 Squares on a Chessboard ( or Checkerboard)

and yes i did mean nights just typeo lol
thats all i can think of for now going to have more coffee and see what i come up with

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:37 am

10) 32 Degrees Farenheit at which Water Freezes
11) 8 Sides on a Stop Sign
13) 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)

Post by **rednotdead** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:56 pm

No 8 13 Stars on the American Flag
No 12 200 Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly
NO 20 1000 Ways That a Picture is Worth

so that i think is that

Post by **Jay** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:33 pm

Most of those are correct (excluding typos), rednotdead and phantom. However, numbers 8 and 20 are not correct. But they are soooooo close!

Post by **superlion** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:05 pm

8: 13 Stripes on the American Flag

20: 1000 Words that a Picture is Worth

Post by **Jay** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:46 pm

Those are correct, superlion. There are currently 50 stars on the American (United States) flag, one star for each state. And there are currently 13 stripes, one for each of the original colonies. At one time, a stripe was added for each state, but that became difficult very early in the life of the country.

So here is a recap of the answers.

1. 26 = L of the A = Letters of the Alphabet
2. 7 = W of the AW = Wonders of the Ancient World
3. 1001 = A N = Arabian Nights
4. 12 = S of the Z = Signs of the Zodiac
5. 54 = C in a D (W the J) = Cards in a Deck (With the Jokers)
6. 9 = P in the S S = Planets in the Solar System
7. 88 = P K = Piano Keys
8. 13 = S on the A F = Stripes on the American Flag
9. 18 = H on a G C = Holes on a Golf Course
10. 32 = D F at which W F = Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes
11. 8 = S on a S S = Sides on a Stop Sign
12. 200 = D for the P G in M = Dollars for the Passing Go in Monopoly
13. 3 = B M (S H T R) = Blind Mice (See How They Run)
14. 90 = D in a R A = Degrees in a Right Angle
15. 4 = Q in a G = Quarts in a Gallon
16. 24 = H in a D = Hours in a Day
17. 1 = W on a U = Wheel on a Unicycle
18. 57 = H V = Heinz Varieties (or Variety)
19. 11 = P on a F T = Players on a Football Team
20. 1000 = W that a P is W = Words that a Picture is Worth
21. 29 = D in F in a L Y = Days in February in a Leap Year
22. 64 = S on a C = Squares on a Chessboard (or Checkerboard)
23. 40 = D and N of G F = Days and Nights of Great Flood
24. 80 = D to G A the W = Days to Go Around the World
25. 101 = D = Dalmations
26. 16 = M on a D M C (Y H H and a B of R!) = Men on a Dead Man's Chest (Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum!)

Post by **Jay** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:52 pm

The scale problem. Jim works in a factory where large fasteners are made. His job is to make rivets which are six inches long and weigh exactly six ounces each. As he makes rivets, he puts them in 55 gallon drums, which are then stored. One day Jim didn't come to work, so Harry filled in for him. On Jim's return, he found that Harry had made a drum of rivets that were six inches long but weighed only five ounces each. These rivets looked and felt exactly like the good ones, and the drum of bad rivets had been stored along with nine drums of good rivets. Jim needs to find the drum of bad rivets, but his boss tells him he can only use a scale once, and take only one reading from that scale. How can Jim identify the bad drum?

Capt.Rutlinger · Post by **Capt.Rutlinger** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 11:02 am

by weighing the drums?

Post by **Jay** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:39 pm

But he can only use the weighing scale once. So how can he tell which drum has the bad rivets by using the weighing scale once?

Capt.Rutlinger · Post by **Capt.Rutlinger** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:12 am

I was gonna say place 5 drums on each side of the scale, then you'll notice wich one of the two piles is lighter, then take one drum from both off: now there are 2 possibilities

1. If you see that the scale is still not in balance then you know that the wrong one must be still lying on the scale, then take off another pair: one from each side

2.if the scale is in balance, you know you took off the lighter one(= the one with the wrong rivets.

but since you can only weigh once I guess this is incorrect to

Post by **Jay** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:29 pm

This does not use a balance type of scale. (If it was, it would take 3 weighings at the most. There are many balance scale puzzles, but this is not one of them.) This uses a reading type of scale; one that will say "what you put on the scale weighs this number of ounces." This puzzle does have a solution with just one reading. It is a classic puzzle. If it is easier for you, you can use the word "grams" instead of the word "ounces". It is more important to think about what is being weighed.

Capt.Rutlinger · Post by **Capt.Rutlinger** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:27 am

and you don't know how much a normal filled drum weighs?

Post by **Jay** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:42 pm

Nope. (Even if we did, the approach would still be the same.)