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Man holding bucket with holes leaking water

Monday Microsofty 16: The Leaky Bucket

The puzzler must decide where to place the hole for maximum distance of outward flow. And explain how the problem would change on the Moon
One hint for the solution to the hot washer problem, given here, is the old trick for getting a tight lid off a jar: Running hot water over it. Read More ›
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Facade of Grand Central Terminal at twilight in New York

Monday Micro Softy 14: How Did the Blind Ticket Seller Know?

This puzzle doesn’t require math skills so much as advanced common sense reasoning
About last week’s solution, given here: If you code, the second part of the puzzle could also be offered to a computer. Read More ›