Half of 8 is…3?
Half of 8 is 3, you claim. And you can prove it! Do you know how?
Draw an “8”. Draw a vertical line dividing the 8 in half. The right half of a figure 8 is a “3”!
Half of 8 is 3, you claim. And you can prove it! Do you know how?
Draw an “8”. Draw a vertical line dividing the 8 in half. The right half of a figure 8 is a “3”!
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…
6 toothpicks form this equilateral triangle. Can you add 3 more to make 5 equilateral triangles?
December is our twelfth month, so a puzzle about the number twelve seems topical. Can you solve this one? It’s tricky!
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.
There are 2 arrows in this diagram. Can you draw only 2 lines to create the 3rd arrow?
Have a spectator remove a coin from her pocket and look at the date. “If I can guess the date correctly”, you propose, “in just 1 guess, then I get to keep it. Fair enough?” How can you pull this one off successfully?
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