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Here are six new lateral thinking puzzles to test your wits and stump your friends -- play along with us as we try to untangle some perplexing situations using yes-or-no questions.
Here are the sources for this week's puzzles. In a few places we've included links to further information -- these contain spoilers, so don't click until you've listened to the episode:
Puzzle #1 is adapted from the 2000 book Lateral Mindtrap Puzzles.
Puzzle #2 was contributed by listener Dave Lawrence.
Puzzle #3 was devised by Greg. Here are three corroborating links.
Puzzle #4 is from listener Andrea Crinklaw. Here are two corroborating links.
Puzzle #5 is from Greg. Here are three corroborating links.
Puzzle #6 was inspired by an item on the podcast No Such Thing as a Fish. Here are three corroborating links.
You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset.
Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support.
You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website.
Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode.
If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!
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Here are six new lateral thinking puzzles to test your wits and stump your friends -- play along with us as we try to untangle some perplexing situations using yes-or-no questions.
Here are the sources for this week's puzzles. In a few places we've included links to further information -- these contain spoilers, so don't click until you've listened to the episode:
Puzzle #1 is adapted from the 2000 book Lateral Mindtrap Puzzles.
Puzzle #2 was contributed by listener Dave Lawrence.
Puzzle #3 was devised by Greg. Here are three corroborating links.
Puzzle #4 is from listener Andrea Crinklaw. Here are two corroborating links.
Puzzle #5 is from Greg. Here are three corroborating links.
Puzzle #6 was inspired by an item on the podcast No Such Thing as a Fish. Here are three corroborating links.
You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset.
Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support.
You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website.
Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode.
If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

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