26 cents
I have 2 coins in my hand totaling 26 cents. One of them is not a penny. What are they?
Answer: A penny and a quarter. One of them is not a penny–but the other one is!
I have 2 coins in my hand totaling 26 cents. One of them is not a penny. What are they?
Answer: A penny and a quarter. One of them is not a penny–but the other one is!
The alphabet goes from A to Z. Can you think of a word that goes the opposite way–starts with Z and ends with A?
This one is a favorite of mine. Two spectators each hold out any number of fingers on one of their hands. (E.g. one might put out 3 fingers and the other, 2.) A third spectator tells the magician, who is looking the other way, the total (in this example, 5). The magician immediately announces that…
Here’s a fun bit to show a library patron, or an audience while they are waiting for a program to begin. Ask your audience if they can make a pear disappear. Let them think about this. After a minute or two, show them the secret:
Are you up for a challenge? Get 6 straws. (Pencils that are all the same size, or toothpicks will also work.) Can you make 4 triangles–without bending or cutting any of the straws? Got an idea? Check it with our answer.
March is National Nutrition Month. So it only seems appropriate to do a nutrition puzzler. Which is correct: “Yoke is white” or “Yoke are white”?
This trick involves a circus story and a bit of math! First view the presentation of the trick and get the story down.
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