Brain Drop Puzzles

In which Pacman makes a cameo, and he has a big mouth.  And if you have a fever, and the only cure is another bonus cube puzzle, then boy, are you in luck!

Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Lateral thinking puzzlers: Jordan, Rachel and Laura.

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com
Outro theme by Jeff Moore

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org

In which we welcome a special guest from a galaxy far, far away.  No, not that galaxy.

---Puzzle 1: Train Tracks of Cubelandia and How Many of Them There Are and Why We Built Them That Way: A Logic Puzzle by Frida (Logic / Math) (6:50)
---Puzzle 2: Playing Around With Words In a Way That Kind Of Reminds Me of The Way Cubes Are: A Word Puzzle by Frida (Word) (10:33)
---Puzzle 3: Frozen Assets (Lateral Thinking) (13:12)

Thanks to my sister Emily Hobbs for allowing me to sucker her into playing Frida Menshen.

Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes.
Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com
“Under Suspicion” by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
Many thanks to Jeff Moore, who wrote much of the rest of the music on the episode.

Sounds: 

“Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
“APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org

The movie clip edition.

Plus GREAT VALUE!  15 bonus puzzles in 1!.

Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Lateral thinking puzzlers: Jordan, Rachel and Laura.

Thanks to Stephen Wort for the "Seated with 5, Carried by 6" puzzle.

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com
"Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
Outro theme by Jeff Moore

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org

In which we put Google Translate to the test, and it fails in all the right ways.

---Puzzle 1: Cutting Cuts (Logic / Math) (2:21)
---Puzzle 2: Talkies (Language/Trivia) (4:51)
---Puzzle 3: Seated With 5, Then Carried By 6 (Lateral Thinking) (6:55)

Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes.
Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com
“Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
"It's a Mystery" by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
Many thanks to Jeff Moore, who wrote much of the rest of the music on the episode.

Sounds: 

“Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
“APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org

The special vacation edition, with bonus sounds!

Plus a new lateral thinking puzzle.

Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Lateral thinking puzzlers: Paul and Laura.

Thanks to Shannon Pennell for the "Cross My Heart" puzzle.

Bonus lateral thinking puzzle sent in by Rain Yang.

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com
Outro theme by Jeff Moore

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org

In which we visit America and try to figure out why they’re all speaking Mandarin.

---Puzzle 1: Half-Time (Logic / Math) (3:55)
---Puzzle 2: United Statements of America (Lateral Thinking) (5:54)
---Puzzle 3: Tight Right Turn (Lateral Thinking) (7:27)

Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes.
Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Thanks to Paul Dumas for not actually harming me in the beginning segment.

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com

Sherlock Holmes music: Solo Cello Passion by Doug Maxwell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh2e9K5SK-Q

Many thanks to Jeff Moore, who wrote much of the rest of the music on the episode.

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org

Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely intentional.

Plus bonus lateral thinking puzzles.

Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Lateral thinking puzzlers: Paul and Laura.

First bonus lateral thinking puzzle by Rain Yang.

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com
Outro theme by Jeff Moore

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org

In which speaking up is the hardest thing.

---Puzzle 1: That's The Ticket (Logic / Math) (21:52)
---Puzzle 2: Magical Vocabulary (Word Puzzle) (25:02)
---Puzzle 3: Tight Right Turn (Lateral Thinking) (26:05)

Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes.
Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Lateral thinking puzzlers: Jordan, Rachel, and Laura.

This American Life episode with the hold music: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/516/stuck-in-the-middle/act-one-2

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com

Additional music: 
“Curiosity” by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-podcasts
"Under Suspicion" by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-podcasts-2

Many thanks to Jeff Moore, who wrote much of the rest of the music on the episode.

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org
• "[mystery sound 2]" by Rach_Capache from freesound.org
• "[mystery sound 1]" by vickyleao1 from freesound.org
• "019 denver airport" by tim.kahn from freesound.org

In which nobody puts princess in a corner, because that's where all the man-eating monsters are.

---Puzzle 1: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Me Out of Here (Logic / Lateral Thinking) (Puzzle by Puzzle Prime) (13:34)
---Puzzle 2: Now Hear This (Sound Puzzle) (15:25)
---Puzzle 3: Oh, CD (Lateral Thinking) (Puzzle by Stephen Wort) (16:53)

Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes.
Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]

Thanks to Puzzle Prime for the Rapunzel puzzle: https://www.puzzleprime.com/

Lateral thinking puzzle solvers: Jordan, Rachel, and Laura.

Green cat of Bulgaria: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/mystery-of-bulgarias-green-cat-finally-explained-9905005.html

Blue dogs of Mumbai: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/08/blue-dye-dogs-india-mumbai-video-spd/

Green puppies: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/puppy-green-dog-born-litter-vet-north-carolina-us-a9287966.html

Music:

Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com

Additional music: 
“Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-podcasts-2

Many thanks to Jeff Moore, who wrote much of the rest of the music on the episode.

Sounds: 

• “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org
• “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik from freesound.org
• “APPLAUSE MONO 24bit 48kHz” by Alterr from freesound.org
• “Wind Chimes, A” by InspectorJ from freesound.org
• "Cinematic Hit, Distorted, A" by InspectorJ from freesound.org
• "[mystery sound 2]" by Rach_Capache from freesound.org
• "[mystery sound 1]" by vickyleao1 from freesound.org

In which I sing too much and produce costs too much.

---Puzzle 1: Humdinger (Logic) (14:54)
---Puzzle 2: The Answer is Not Venezuela (Lateral Thinking) (16:10)
---Puzzle 3: Wonderwall (Lateral Thinking) (17:47)

Visit braindroppodcast.com for these puzzles in written form and for additional show notes.
Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: [email protected]