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Morris: How Many Boys? On a Tuesday?
Mrs Smith has two children. The eldest is a boy. What is the chance that both are boys? Mrs Jones has two children. One is a boy. What is the chance that both are boys? Mrs Brown has two children....
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This is the solution to Morris: Trial/Trual/Whatever. Please look there before reading the solution. It turns out the right word is truel, first coined in 1954 by Martin Shubik. Jeff suggested that...
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Morris: The Meaning of LIFE is …..
If LIFT = 17 and THIEF = 16 then what is LIFE? Sorry, a silly one.
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Morris: RIP Martin Gardner: 1914 – 2010
Martin Gardner died this week. One of his books is on my coffee table. This is not a coincidence, there is always one of his books on my coffee table. Many of my puzzles have come from these books. I...
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Morris: The Crack that Lets the Light In
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen, ‘Anthem’ It is the things that don’t make sense that teach us the most. If you want to learn something new, start with...
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Morris: Golden Earring – Radar Love
Trauma at home; my wife has just lost one of her golden earnings. Fortunately I know someone who will sell me a bunch of similar earrings, for a price! I know that one of his earrings is fake, but...
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Morris: Futurama – Prisoner of Benda
Smart shows have smart writers, and none are smarter than the writers of Futurama. We’ve seen a number of clever math references in Futurama and the Simpsons. Now a fully fledged theorem is written...
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Morris: Follow Up: Golden Earring – Radar Love
In Golden Earring – Radar Love I had a big problem. This the solution so please read the problem first and have a go at solving it yourself. My wife has lost a golden earring, I can buy a bunch of...
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Morris: Finding Fibonacci
If you are anything like me, and I hope for your sake that you aren’t, then you will often ask yourselves questions such as: Late at night, when they’re peckish, do Vampires ever bite themselves?...
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Morris: A Day at the Races
25 horses have entered your race meeting. You have to award ribbons to the three fastest, in order. Only five horses can compete in one race. Assuming each horse always runs at the same pace, and...
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