Summer Puzzler
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer: A Towel!
Answer: A Towel!
Set a cup of water on the table. Cover it with a sheet of newspaper. Claim that you can drink the water without touching the newspaper! Sounds impossible? Here’s how:
A glass of water is on the table. “I am going to go out of the room”, you explain, “and I’ll bet the water will be gone before I walk back in.” Would you take this bet?
Here are your clues. If you get it right, there will be words formed not only in each row, but also in each column, and diagonal. A magic square crossword puzzle! Across:
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:
Set the deck of cards on the table. The spectator can cut the deck anyplace he’d like. Without touching the cards, you’ll be able to tell what card he cut to! Is this possible, or is it a bunch of huey?
Can you arrange the 9 letters of “EXTENSION” to spell 3 numbers? Each is less than 20. You may only use each letter once.
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