vsbabu.org : puzzles http://vsbabu.org/mt/archives/categories/puzzles/ Gluing passing thoughts to foregone conclusions en-us vsbabu@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2003-04-29T09:33:59+05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Funny Math http://vsbabu.org/mt/archives/2003/04/29/funny_math.html Theorems that prove basic mathematics is wrong! 775@http://vsbabu.org/mt/ While trying to clean up some old files/mails, I got these hilarious mathematical proofs. I don't remember who sent these over, but it is definitely worth filing.

]]> puzzles 2003-04-29T09:33:59+05:00 Mathematician's children http://vsbabu.org/mt/archives/2002/12/30/mathematicians_children.html A good puzzle using numbers and factors 662@http://vsbabu.org/mt/ Here's a conversation between two mathematicians:

First: I have three children. The product of their ages is 36. If you sum their ages, it is exactly same as my neighbor's door number on my left. What are their ages?
Second: Takes a look at the door number and verifies it. Well, that data is not enough.
First: One more clue. My youngest is the youngest

Immediately the second mathematician finds out their ages. Can you?

]]> puzzles 2002-12-30T07:37:25+05:00 Cigarette stubs http://vsbabu.org/mt/archives/2002/12/30/cigarette_stubs.html Am I missing something here? 661@http://vsbabu.org/mt/ Question: A beggar collects cigarette stubs and makes one full cigarette with every 7 stubs. Once he gets 49 stubs, how many cigarettes can he smoke totally?

Note to readers from developed nations: This is a logical puzzle and not a question about the socio-economic issues in the third world countries.

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