Richard Wiseman's Blog, page 17

The importance of appearance….

@fringeguru brought my attention to this great video showing the relationship between the way someone is dressed and whether we help them….. do you think it is valid?

 

Spot the dummy!

Kenny M just sent me this lovely video re deception in soccer.  Enjoy.

 

Answer to the Friday Puzzle….

On Friday I posted this puzzle…

Can you circle exactly four of these numbers such that the total is twelve?

 

If you have not tried to solve it, have a go now.  For everyone else, the answer is after the break.

You turn it upside down and do this…..

Did you solve it?

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle (UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.

It’s the Friday Puzzle!

Here is this week’s puzzle. Solution on Monday.

Can you circle exactly four of these numbers such that the total is twelve?

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle (UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.

The weirdness of magic….

This video was originally posted on Magic Week, and does a great job of highlighting the weirdness of many magicians….

 

You won’t believe your eyes!

Antoine D sent me this wonderful illusion.  Amazingly, the discs and chess pieces are the same shade and colour!

Ready to be terrified?

A few days ago @TerrifyingPosts posted this great two-line horror story….

What do you think? Why is it so scary?

Answer to the Friday Puzzle….

On Friday I posted 2 puzzles…

1) Can you use three 2s to create an expression (such as ’2+2+2′) that equals 11?

2) Can you use each of the digits 0-9 once to create an expression that equals 1?

If you have not tried to solve them, have a go now.  For everyone else the answer is after the break.

1) 11=22/2

2) 1 = 35/70 + 148/296

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle (UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.

It’s the Friday Puzzle!

Please do NOT post your answer, but do say if you think you have solved the puzzle and how long it took. Solution on Monday.

Two quick puzzles this week.

1) Can you use three 2s to create an expression (such as ’2+2+2′) that equals 22?

2) Can you use each of the digits 0-9 once to create an expression that equals 1?

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle (UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.

Can you solve the illusion?

Jay brought my attention to this great image of a man with no lower torso from the Brandsinger blog….. can you figure out what is going on?

There is a clue after the break…..