Brain teasers

It’s summer solstice — and therefore puzzle — time again! Here are some of the best puzzles to have come my way in the last 12 months for your entertainment and frustration. So, deep breath and … Laterally Yours When this old chestnut was posted in Britain’s New Scientist, everyone got the obvious “aha” answer, […]

Here are the solutions to last week’s challenge. If you haven’t tried it yet, don’t peek — go to www.northcoastjournal.com to find the questions online. The Mistake It’s the extra “the.” Pedal to the Metal Infinitely fast. The car needs two minutes to drive two miles at 60 mph. But those two minutes have already […]

It’s that time of the solstice when days start to get shorter and Journal readers get to sharpen their brains with Ye Olde Puzzle Edition. Check back in next week’s issue for the answers. Let’s start with an easy one: The mistake Pedal to the metal A car goes 30 mph for 1 mile. How […]

The Old Bridge Four people with one flashlight between them have to cross a rickety two-person capacity bridge in the next 17 minutes before a hurricane destroys it: Alice (who takes one minute to cross), Bill (two minutes), Cassie (five minutes) and Dave (10 minutes). It’s pitch black, so anyone crossing needs the flashlight. How […]