Mental_Floss Brain Game - "Questionswers? Answestions!"

Today's mental_floss brain game "has only four questions, and the questions are all about each other. Or the answers are all about each other. Or both. I’m not quite sure."

It's only a quick quiz but I enjoyed the thinking. Slightly less monotonous than writing words about things I did the thinking for ages ago.

Try the quiz here.

Connections

Sometimes Chancellors Wharf reminds me of Spring Harvest. I don't know whether it's the nature of the flats themselves or just the feeling coming out of my block in the morning knowing it's cold now (coats and scarf cold) but could be baking later. Or maybe I'm just odd.

I do think I'll miss Spring Harvest this year. I keep thinking about going anyway.... decisions aren't really my strong point.

Puzzles of Joy!

We were given a question in a lecture today. It wasn't actually the focus of the lecture (it was being used to demonstrate a theory of problem-solving) but I solved it! This is very exciting because I am most commonly rubbish at this kind of puzzle...

There are 3 containers. Container A has a capacity of 8 litres, B has a capacity of 5 litres and C a capacity of 4 litres. Container A is filled with water. How do you pour the water to finish with 4 litres in A and 4 litres in B?

	A	B	C
	8L	0L	0L
1) Pour 5L from A->B	4L	5L	0L
2) Pour 3L from B->C	3L	2L	3L
3) Pour 3L from C->A	6L	2L	0L
4) Pour 2L from B->C	6L	0L	2L
4) Pour 5L from A->B	1L	5L	2L
4) Pour 1L from B->C	1L	4L	3L
4) Pour 3L from C->A	4L	4L	2L

Apparently Alan did in 6 steps but perhaps that's a puzzle for another day.

My brain needs an off switch!

I don't like those nights where you go to bed wanting to go to sleep (because it's already later than it should be) but somehow you can't stop thinking. I read a book until half-twelve and then forced myself to stop so I could sleep. I close the book and turn the light out and then my head starts going...

Should have kept reading the book :)