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It’s the Friday Puzzle!

First, an important announcement.  Last week I had an email from Psychology class 13B.  Each week their fab teacher, Mrs Roo, encourages them to do the Friday Puzzle.  However, Mrs Roo is leaving this week and so they wanted to say…..‘Goodbye Mrs Roo, we will miss you! Love from 13B’!

OK, to the puzzle.  As ever, please do NOT post your answers, but do say if you think you have solved the puzzle and how long it took. Solution on Monday.

How many squares are there on an 8 x 8 chessboard?

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

Do you make assumptions?

Here is my latest video.  It took quite a bit of time to create, and I hope it makes you smile…..

Like it?

Loving Brighton lights this year…..

This is a great video of Brighton lights (the last bit is amazing)….

Assuming that it is genuine!  Can anyone check and report back?

More bets you will always win…..

I have just created a new video containing 10 more bets that you will always win.  Hope you enjoy it….

Which is your favourite?

Answer to the Friday Puzzle….

On Friday I posted this puzzle….

Can you move one numeral and make the following equation correct?

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

Move the ’2′ vertically…..

 

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 (UKhere 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!

As ever, please do NOT post your answers, but do say if you think you have solved the puzzle and how long it took. Solution on Monday.

Can you move one numeral and make the following equation correct?

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

New approach to sleight of hand….

This year I had the pleasure of spending time with magician Yann Frisch at the Essential Magic Convention.  Yann is developing a novel approach to sleight of hand, and this is a wonderful clip of him in action.  Enjoy!

Instant haircut!

@jbrownridge sent me this and it made me giggle…..

Like it?

Terrifying poster!

Bob O sent me this great forced perspective photograph…..

Like it?

Answer to the Friday Puzzle!

On Friday I posted this puzzle. If you have not tried to solve it, have a go now. For everyone else, the answer is after the break.

An odd one this week…..

There is a small town in California called Yreka. There is a little bakery in town that opens at 8.30am and closes at 5.30pm. The bakery is world famous. Why?

Because the ‘Yreka Bakery’ is a perfect palindrome! 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.