Puzzle 17
On which side of a cup …
… is it best to have the handle?
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It's neither LEFT not RIGHT.
Puzzle 18
How many cubic feet of earth are removed …
… to make a hole 4 feet wide by 7 feet long by 2 feet deep?
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Read the question carefully.
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56 cubic feet (= 4 x 7 x 2).
We usually ask how much earth there is in a hole, which of course there is none!
Puzzle 19
Can you highlight exactly three numbers that add to 19?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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You have to highlight three numbers .
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6 + 1 + 12 = 19.
The puzzle didn't ask for three digits to be highlighted!
Puzzle 20
If I was in Florida and dropped a heavy ball into a bucket of water which was at a temperature of 45 °F and dropped another identical ball into an identical bucket of water at a temperature of 25 °F …
… which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?
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Remember that the question uses Fahrenheit °F.
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The ball would reach the bottom of the 45 °F bucket first because the water is frozen in the 25 °F bucket!
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