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Nature, and Natures's Laws lay hid in Night.
God said, Let Newton be! All was Light.
>>- Alexander Pope
\
There was a young lady named Bright
Who travelled much faster than light.
She set out one day
In the relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
>>E Reginald Buller
\
If all the atoms in an adult human breath were strung
onto a thread, they would reach from the Earth to the
sun and back 30 times!
\
The Moon has no light of its own- its �shine� is reflected light from
the Sun. Although the Moon is the brightest object in the sky, after
the Sun, it reflects a mere 7% of the light falling on it- it is as
good a reflector as a ploughed field!
\
Although only 5.5% of the world's
population live in the USA, they use
around 30% of the world's petrol and
electricity.
\
Q: Which is the world's smallest country?
?
Quiz
A: The Vatican
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In Washington DC, there are almost twice as many telephones as people
\
The British flag is not called the Union Jack. Its proper
name is the Union Flag. A jack is a small flag flown from
the jack staff at the bows of a ship.
\
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely
>>- Lord Acton
\
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
And each cat had seven kits.
Kitten, cat, sacks and wives
How many were going to St Ives?
Everyone knows that the answer to this ancient
mathematical puzzle (the oldest known, dating
from 1650 BC) is 1, as having met the man, he and
his wives are walking in the opposite direction.
But how many were coming from St Ives?
?
Mathematical puzzle
Solution:
Man 1
Wives 7
Sacks 7�7 = 49
Cats 7�7�7 = 343
Kittens 7�7�7�7 = 2401
TOTAL 2801
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<>MENTAL ARITHMETIC
Q: What is 1/8 of 4096?
?
A: 512
\
Which letter comes next in the following sequence?
<>M A M J J A ?
?
Puzzle
S for September. They are the initial letters of
the months.
\
Q: What is the difference between a Pentium� PC and a ZX-81?
A: The PC takes up more space on your desk
\
Q: What do you call a grizzly bear with a bad temper?
A: Sir
\
Think of a number, any number
Now, subtract 2 from your number
Multiply the result by 3
Add 12 to the product
Divide the result by 3
Add 5 to the answer
Now subtract from this the number you started with
The computer will now read your mind, and will
know the answer to this sum
Remember, you could have chosen absolutely any
number you wanted...
?
Brain-wave interception
The answer you are thinking of is: 7
\
In Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, otters no longer need to fish
for food. They simply board the fishing boats when they dock,
and help themselves to the catch.
\
Which is heavier? A kilogram of feathers or 1000 grams or lead?
?
They are exactly the same weight!
\
You are in a room containing 20�sacks. One sack contains 100 gold pieces,
each gold piece weighing 101 grams. The other 19 sacks contain false gold
pieces, identical in appearence to the gold pieces, but each weighing 100
grams. There is a coin-operated weighing machine in one corner of the room,
but unfortunately, you have only one coin. How can you find out which sack
contains the gold coins?
?
Puzzle
Take one piece from the first sack, two from the second, three from the
third etc. and place them on the weighing machine. Insert your coin. If the
weight is 2001 grams, then the first sack contains the gold. If it is 2002
grams, the second contains the gold and so on.
\
If a 12 hour clock strikes once at 1:00, twice at 2:00, three times at 3:00
etc., and once every half-hour, how many times does it strike each day?
?
Mental arithmetic
In half a day: hours: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12=78
half-hours: 12
TOTAL: 90
In one day: 90 � 2 = 180 strikes
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As I w| 00000590 61 73 20 67 6f 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 53 74 20 49 |as going to St I| 000005a0 76 65 73 0a 20 20 20 20 20 49 20 6d 65 74 20 61 |ves. I met a| 000005b0 20 6d 61 6e 20 77 69 74 68 20 73 65 76 65 6e 20 | man with seven | 000005c0 77 69 76 65 73 0a 20 20 20 20 20 45 61 63 68 20 |wives. Each | 000005d0 77 69 66 65 20 68 61 64 20 73 65 76 65 6e 20 73 |wife had seven s| 000005e0 61 63 6b 73 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 20 45 61 63 68 20 |acks,. Each | 000005f0 73 61 63 6b 20 68 61 64 20 73 65 76 65 6e 20 63 |sack had seven c| 00000600 61 74 73 2c 0a 20 20 20 20 20 41 6e 64 20 65 61 |ats,. And ea| 00000610 63 68 20 63 61 74 20 68 61 64 20 73 65 76 65 6e |ch cat had seven| 00000620 20 6b 69 74 73 2e 0a 20 20 20 20 20 4b 69 74 74 | kits.. Kitt| 00000630 65 6e 2c 20 63 61 74 2c 20 73 61 63 6b 73 20 61 |en, cat, sacks a| 00000640 6e 64 20 77 69 76 65 73 0a 20 20 20 20 20 48 6f |nd wives. Ho| 00000650 77 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 77 65 72 65 20 67 6f 69 6e |w many were goin| 00000660 67 20 74 6f 20 53 74 20 49 76 65 73 3f 0a 0a 45 |g to St Ives?..E| 00000670 76 65 72 79 6f 6e 65 20 6b 6e 6f 77 73 20 74 68 |veryone knows th| 00000680 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 61 6e 73 77 65 72 20 74 6f |at the answer to| 00000690 20 74 68 69 73 20 61 6e 63 69 65 6e 74 0a 6d 61 | this ancient.ma| 000006a0 74 68 65 6d 61 74 69 63 61 6c 20 70 75 7a 7a 6c |thematical puzzl| 000006b0 65 20 28 74 68 65 20 6f 6c 64 65 73 74 20 6b 6e |e (the oldest kn| 000006c0 6f 77 6e 2c 20 64 61 74 69 6e 67 0a 66 72 6f 6d |own, dating.from| 000006d0 20 31 36 35 30 20 42 43 29 20 69 73 20 31 2c 20 | 1650 BC) is 1, | 000006e0 61 73 20 68 61 76 69 6e 67 20 6d 65 74 20 74 68 |as having met th| 000006f0 65 20 6d 61 6e 2c 20 68 65 20 61 6e 64 0a 68 69 |e man, he and.hi| 00000700 73 20 77 69 76 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 77 61 6c 6b |s wives are walk| 00000710 69 6e 67 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6f 70 70 6f 73 |ing in the oppos| 00000720 69 74 65 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 69 6f 6e 2e 0a 0a |ite direction...| 00000730 42 75 74 20 68 6f 77 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 77 65 72 |But how many wer| 00000740 65 20 63 6f 6d 69 6e 67 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 53 74 |e coming from St| 00000750 20 49 76 65 73 3f 0a 3f 0a 4d 61 74 68 65 6d 61 | Ives?.?.Mathema| 00000760 74 69 63 61 6c 20 70 75 7a 7a 6c 65 0a 0a 53 6f |tical puzzle..So| 00000770 6c 75 74 69 6f 6e 3a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 4d 61 6e |lution:. Man| 00000780 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000790 20 20 31 0a 20 20 20 20 20 57 69 76 65 73 20 20 | 1. Wives | 000007a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 37 0a | 7.| 000007b0 20 20 20 20 20 53 61 63 6b 73 20 20 20 20 20 20 | Sacks | 000007c0 20 37 d7 37 20 3d 20 20 20 34 39 0a 20 20 20 20 | 7.7 = 49. | 000007d0 20 43 61 74 73 20 20 20 20 20 20 37 d7 37 d7 37 | Cats 7.7.7| 000007e0 20 3d 20 20 33 34 33 0a 20 20 20 20 20 4b 69 74 | = 343. Kit| 000007f0 74 65 6e 73 20 37 d7 37 d7 37 d7 37 20 3d 20 32 |tens 7.7.7.7 = 2| 00000800 34 30 31 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 54 4f 54 41 4c 20 |401.. TOTAL | 00000810 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 38 30 31 | 2801| 00000820 0a 5c 0a 3c 3e 4d 45 4e 54 41 4c 20 41 52 49 54 |.\.<>MENTAL ARIT| 00000830 48 4d 45 54 49 43 0a 51 3a 20 57 68 61 74 20 69 |HMETIC.Q: What i| 00000840 73 20 31 2f 38 20 6f 66 20 34 30 39 36 3f 0a 3f |s 1/8 of 4096?.?| 00000850 0a 0a 41 3a 20 35 31 32 0a 5c 0a 57 68 69 63 68 |..A: 512.\.Which| 00000860 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 63 6f 6d 65 73 20 6e 65 | letter comes ne| 00000870 78 74 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 66 6f 6c 6c 6f 77 |xt in the follow| 00000880 69 6e 67 20 73 65 71 75 65 6e 63 65 3f 0a 0a 3c |ing sequence?..<| 00000890 3e 4d 20 20 41 20 20 4d 20 20 4a 20 20 4a 20 20 |>M A M J J | 000008a0 41 20 20 3f 0a 0a 3f 0a 50 75 7a 7a 6c 65 0a 53 |A ?..?.Puzzle.S| 000008b0 20 66 6f 72 20 53 65 70 74 65 6d 62 65 72 2e 20 | for September. | 000008c0 54 68 65 79 20 61 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 69 6e 69 |They are the ini| 000008d0 74 69 61 6c 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 73 20 6f 66 0a |tial letters of.| 000008e0 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 6e 74 68 73 2e 0a 5c 0a 51 3a |the months..\.Q:| 000008f0 20 57 68 61 74 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 64 69 66 | What is the dif| 00000900 66 65 72 65 6e 63 65 20 62 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 |ference between | 00000910 61 20 50 65 6e 74 69 75 6d 8d 20 50 43 20 61 6e |a Pentium. PC an| 00000920 64 20 61 20 5a 58 2d 38 31 3f 0a 41 3a 20 54 68 |d a ZX-81?.A: Th| 00000930 65 20 50 43 20 74 61 6b 65 73 20 75 70 20 6d 6f |e PC takes up mo| 00000940 72 65 20 73 70 61 63 65 20 6f 6e 20 79 6f 75 72 |re space on your| 00000950 20 64 65 73 6b 0a 5c 0a 51 3a 20 57 68 61 74 20 | desk.\.Q: What | 00000960 64 6f 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6c 6c 20 61 20 67 72 |do you call a gr| 00000970 69 7a 7a 6c 79 20 62 65 61 72 20 77 69 74 68 20 |izzly bear with | 00000980 61 20 62 61 64 20 74 65 6d 70 65 72 3f 0a 41 3a |a bad temper?.A:| 00000990 20 53 69 72 0a 5c 0a 54 68 69 6e 6b 20 6f 66 20 | Sir.\.Think of | 000009a0 61 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 2c 20 61 6e 79 20 6e 75 |a number, any nu| 000009b0 6d 62 65 72 0a 4e 6f 77 2c 20 73 75 62 74 72 61 |mber.Now, subtra| 000009c0 63 74 20 32 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 79 6f 75 72 20 6e |ct 2 from your n| 000009d0 75 6d 62 65 72 0a 4d 75 6c 74 69 70 6c 79 20 74 |umber.Multiply t| 000009e0 68 65 20 72 65 73 75 6c 74 20 62 79 20 33 0a 41 |he result by 3.A| 000009f0 64 64 20 31 32 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f |dd 12 to the pro| 00000a00 64 75 63 74 0a 44 69 76 69 64 65 20 74 68 65 20 |duct.Divide the | 00000a10 72 65 73 75 6c 74 20 62 79 20 33 0a 41 64 64 20 |result by 3.Add | 00000a20 35 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 61 6e 73 77 65 72 0a |5 to the answer.| 00000a30 4e 6f 77 20 73 75 62 74 72 61 63 74 20 66 72 6f |Now subtract fro| 00000a40 6d 20 74 68 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 |m this the numbe| 00000a50 72 20 79 6f 75 20 73 74 61 72 74 65 64 20 77 69 |r you started wi| 00000a60 74 68 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 |th..The computer| 00000a70 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6e 6f 77 20 72 65 61 64 20 79 | will now read y| 00000a80 6f 75 72 20 6d 69 6e 64 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 77 69 |our mind, and wi| 00000a90 6c 6c 20 0a 6b 6e 6f 77 20 74 68 65 20 61 6e 73 |ll .know the ans| 00000aa0 77 65 72 20 74 6f 20 74 68 69 73 20 73 75 6d 0a |wer to this sum.| 00000ab0 52 65 6d 65 6d 62 65 72 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 63 6f |Remember, you co| 00000ac0 75 6c 64 20 68 61 76 65 20 63 68 6f 73 65 6e 20 |uld have chosen | 00000ad0 61 62 73 6f 6c 75 74 65 6c 79 20 61 6e 79 0a 6e |absolutely any.n| 00000ae0 75 6d 62 65 72 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 65 64 |umber you wanted| 00000af0 2e 2e 2e 0a 3f 0a 42 72 61 69 6e 2d 77 61 76 65 |....?.Brain-wave| 00000b00 20 69 6e 74 65 72 63 65 70 74 69 6f 6e 0a 0a 54 | interception..T| 00000b10 68 65 20 61 6e 73 77 65 72 20 79 6f 75 20 61 72 |he answer you ar| 00000b20 65 20 74 68 69 6e 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 66 20 69 73 |e thinking of is| 00000b30 3a 20 37 0a 5c 0a 49 6e 20 4b 79 6c 65 20 6f 66 |: 7.\.In Kyle of| 00000b40 20 4c 6f 63 68 61 6c 73 68 2c 20 53 63 6f 74 6c | Lochalsh, Scotl| 00000b50 61 6e 64 2c 20 6f 74 74 65 72 73 20 6e 6f 20 6c |and, otters no l| 00000b60 6f 6e 67 65 72 20 6e 65 65 64 20 74 6f 20 66 69 |onger need to fi| 00000b70 73 68 0a 66 6f 72 20 66 6f 6f 64 2e 20 54 68 65 |sh.for food. The| 00000b80 79 20 73 69 6d 70 6c 79 20 62 6f 61 72 64 20 74 |y simply board t| 00000b90 68 65 20 66 69 73 68 69 6e 67 20 62 6f 61 74 73 |he fishing boats| 00000ba0 20 77 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 79 20 64 6f 63 6b 2c | when they dock,| 00000bb0 0a 61 6e 64 20 68 65 6c 70 20 74 68 65 6d 73 65 |.and help themse| 00000bc0 6c 76 65 73 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 74 63 |lves to the catc| 00000bd0 68 2e 0a 5c 0a 57 68 69 63 68 20 69 73 20 68 65 |h..\.Which is he| 00000be0 61 76 69 65 72 3f 20 41 20 6b 69 6c 6f 67 72 61 |avier? 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