Counting a Billion Seconds to Years and Back
A playful exploration compares billion to large numbers, noting billion equals a thousand million. It estimates time to count to one billion at 200 figures per minute, counting nonstop for a year.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
20
Grandma Reissues Quilt Diagram for Three Color Patchwork
A revised quilt diagram uses red yellow and blue patches. The goal is to color the design so that no two adjacent swatches share a color with three colors total. A sample solution is shown on the page.
Window cleaner charges per yard for Brown’s picture window
A window cleaner charges 10 cents per square yard. Brown's picture window measures 6 feet high by 12 feet long, so the area is 72 square feet. Converted to square yards, that is 8 square yards, yielding 80 cents in earnings.
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Outing For Eight: Four Husbands and Wives Split $46
The four couples Black White Brown Green and their wives Winifred Barbara Grace Blanche share $46 after expenses. Wives spend Blanche 1, Winifred 2x Blanche, Barbara 1.5x Blanche, Grace 1x more than Barbara. Husbands match or double their wives’ amounts. Each then gets equal shares. Determine final per person share and wives’ surnames.
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Brown
Green
Winifred
Barbara
Grace
Blanche
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Crossing Guard Is Needed Here
Puzzle style clues mix wordplay on numbers letters and phrases. Solve by filling a grid with digits forming crosswise answers. clues reference idioms a pint weight mile clock and state names among others.
Bible Quiz Crossword Test Fragment
A fragmented quiz crossword lists biblical, geographic and linguistic clues across across vertical and horizontal entries. It mixes book chapters, country names, animals, and common terms, asking for terms like kings, rivers, months, and instruments.
Illusions That Trick The Sense Of Touch
A discussion of tactile illusions notes Aristotle's observation of touch tricks. It describes a blindfold test with crossed fingers and a between finger object, plus a demonstration with three water basins to show contrasting heat experiences.
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Aristotle
Word ladder style found in playful word game notes
A note explains laddergram word play where a Sail becomes a Boat by seven one letter changes in order without rearranging letters. It challenges readers to minimize moves and hints at puzzle phrases and odd strings at the end.
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UP AND DOWN COLOR CAPER PUZZLE DRAWING
A playful color puzzle asks readers to shade up and down areas in a diagram with blue for down arrows and other colors for up arrows. It includes a detachable diagram, jigsaw-split options, and a two minute error-finding challenge about a nut.
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