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Smartkit: Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Brain Teaser: The Hidden Candle

candle-brain-teaser

How can you place a candle in such a manner that every person in the room shall see it, except one, although he shall not be blindfolded or prevented from examining any part of the room, and the candle shall not be hidden?

A bit of lateral thinking is needed for this one-will unmask submitted answers below in a couple days, thanks.

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This puzzle will leave you… seeing stars!

Ok, I think you guys are really going to like this one!

Try to draw the form of a 5 pointed star that is larger than the others, and yet have it not touch one of them!

click on the image above to view in higher resolution. You may want to print this higher quality picture out when trying to solve this puzzle.

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Guess Who? Puzzle

Which famous person is spelled out above? (2 and 5 letters)

Thanks to Lloyd King for creating. More Smartkit lateral thinking puzzles can be found here.

Answers (which can be submitted below in comment section) to this one will remain masked for several days.

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Number Progression

Zenith let me know of this excellent challenge.  Looks like it should be easy, but it’s not:

What’s the next sequence in this set?

1

11

21

1211

111221

you may submit your answers below in the comment section; will unmask in several days, thanks.

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Word Arithmetic

word number puzzle

Example: What number becomes even by subtracting one? Answer: S-even

  • What number, by adding one, becomes a sound?
  • What number, by adding one, becomes isolated?
  • What number, by inserting one, becomes finely ground meal?
  • What number, by subtracting one, becomes a vegetable growth?
  • What number, by subtracting one, becomes a preposition?
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Foul Play

Which is the odd one out?

 

8sge

kr8

nc8rd

a8tpt

kcu8c

mr8acntr

 

Created for Smartkit by Lloyd King

 

Answers to show on Monday, Have a nice weekend :)

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Unique Window

window puzzle

How can a window, having a height equal to its width, be made twice as large without increasing its height or width?

(will unmask any submitted answers to this puzzle in 24-48 hrs, thanks)

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Lateral Thinking Scenario

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. Five minutes later, however, they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.

How can this be?

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Very old Chinese book puzzle

Ancient Chinese Puzzle

The layout above was taken from a famous Chinese book over 3000 years old. Can you figure out what the configuration represents? (in other words- What’s special about it?)
(Will unmask answers Friday)

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Any Bright Ideas?

light bulb brain teaser with switch

OK, Get your thinking caps on- Here’s a great brain teaser Doug recently sent in:

There are 2 rooms that are completely isolated from each other. In 1 room, there are 3 light switches. In the other, 3 light bulbs.

How can you determine which light switch is connected to each light bulb if you can only be in each room ONCE?

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