My sister, Amy, got me a logic puzzles book or Christmas. I found a couple clever little questions related to time and clocks, and I thought I could use them here… and one more I thought was good.
- On a conventional [analog] clock, how many times does the minute hand pass the hour hand between noon and midnight?
- If it takes a clock 2 seconds to chime twice, how long would it take to chime four times?
- Mary dropped an earring in her coffee, but the earring didn’t get wet. Why?
These seem disturbingly easy. I feel like it must be a trick, but here goes:
1. 12
2. 4
3. It was coffee grounds, no water had been added yet.
1. 11?
2. 4
3. It was not liquid, just the grounds, mostly likely Taster’s Choice. That’s what most Mary’s drink.
1. 11
2. 6 seconds
3. I’m going to agree with the not-yet-prepared coffee theory. Beans, ground, or instant.
Aren’t these supposed to be hidden?
All 3 have the third one right.
Klaas has #2 right.
No one has the first item right.
Also, thanks for the note, Klaas.
1. 11 times?
2. six seconds
3. coffee beans that were not perked
1. 358 times
2. Depends on the chime
3. It was coffee grounds not liquid stuff
The answer to the first one is 10. I’ll get back to you on the next two.
1) 12 times
2) 4 seconds
3) She dropped it in coffee grounds.