Tricky Mindtrap Puzzles: Challenge the Way You Think & See

by Detective Shadow

Along with Lateral Mindtrap Puzzles, try some that are even tougher, because you've got to rely on your powers of observation, not just your talent for detecting verbal clues. Photos show close-ups of ordinary objects, and offer a tantalizing clue in words, often a taunting rhyme or quotation. The answers appear on another page, where you see the objects the way you usually look at them. Have you ever really looked at a single red-and-white spiral on a candy cane? Could you recognize a notch on the gear of a can opener? Or, a pair of kernels of corn? Of course you've seen them all before. They're so familiar, they're almost impossible to recognize! In addition, there are lots of trick Is there a Fourth of July in Canada? Yes! It's the day after July 3!

Genres: Puzzles

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

Reviews

[han · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not really sure how to review a book like this, but here it goes:

Really fun! I would bring this on the bus in seventh grade (3 years ago) and all of us would go through the puzzles and fight about the answers. Cleverly written for sure. I still use some of the riddles when I'm in the mood to stump my friends and have a good laugh. This isn't like the sort of book you buy with chapters and a plot and all of that. It's just a collection of short riddles and puzzles. If you're into that sort of stuff like I am, this is totally something you should get!

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book of puzzles for all ages! It includes visual puzzles, for which you figure out what is an everyday object by looking at a tiny part of it. It has puzzles with misleading premises, so you are distracted by the details.

[Penelope Payne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the puzzles in this one. From guessing what close-up photos are, to short and long riddles. Enjoyed the variety.