Yesterday was squareday - for everybody, but it meant more to me. Yesterday was 4/25/09 – all square numbers. In a given century this’ll happen 135 days out of 36,525 about 1 in 250 days - so not that big of a deal. But for me it marked my 36th birthday – also a square [...]
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Repost: The Toughest Logic Puzzle
This is a repost from two years ago. That post had become inundated with splogger comments, so I’m reposting it. I’ve taken the liberties (or perhaps you view it as an injustice if you are the original author) to rewrite a puzzle I once heard. I can find no reference to it online, so here [...]
Puzzle: Tale of the Eccentric Vintner
The following is my adaptation of a puzzle offered by an old friend. The original is a little too bawdy so I’ve recast it…
This one eccentric winemaker believes the secret to great drink is to have the grapes squashed by the feet of dancing maidens. He has arranged for one on Saturday and another for [...]