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Gasp… Is This the End of the Weekend Genius Challenge?mental_floss Blog - May 10, 2008 It’s been a struggle to come up with mental exercises that are difficult enough for the many, many brilliant folks who read mental_floss and visit mentalfloss.com. It’s difficult to develop puzzles that are (1) safe … Also tagged: blogs |
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Weekend Genius Challenge #30: Unwritten Rulesmental_floss Blog - May 3, 2008 We got SO many entries for last week’s WGC that it may take us the rest of the weekend to sort through all the responses… but we’ll choose a winner before Monday arrives. In the meantime, since you all seem to enjoy … Also tagged: blogs |
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Weekend Genius Challenge #29: The Writer in Youmental_floss Blog - Apr 27, 2008 About two years ago, I got the idea of compiling some works of poetry or prose using the subject lines from the scores and scores of spam emails I receive every day. Many of them use random-word generators, so you end … Also tagged: blogs |
mental_floss Blog - Apr 26, 2008
In WGC #28, we asked you to complete a sequence of numbers that began: 5, 6, 6, 6, 3, 5… It took several hours, but PartiallyDeflected finally came up with the correct answer. Congratulations! To see it, click here.
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Weekend Genius Challenge #28: By the Numbersmental_floss Blog - Apr 20, 2008 It’s time for Weekend Genius Challenge #28, and we’re doing things by the numbers. All you have to do is correctly complete ALL the rest of the numbers in this series. Sorry, no hints as to how many numbers there are … Also tagged: blogs |
mental_floss Blog - Apr 20, 2008
Congratulations to Jack da Bomb, who won WGC #27 by figuring out that the answer was “forty.” Nice job, Jack! We’ll be in touch via email soon to get your T-shirt on its way. In the meantime, scroll down and check out …
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Weekend Genius Challenge #26: Are You Ready for Some Football?mental_floss Blog - Apr 5, 2008 Yesterday, I read an article on the new rules imposed by the NFL for the upcoming season, and I realized how much I missed the sport. Sure, it’s been only two months since Super Bowl XLII, but it was an exciting game … Also tagged: blogs |
mental_floss Blog - Apr 5, 2008
Last Saturday was my birthday, so I asked readers to guess my age in lieu of a typical WGC. It took a few tries, but John was the first to determine that I am indeed now 41 years of age. Congratulations, John! And …
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Weekend Genius Challenge #25: Another Year Oldermental_floss Blog - Mar 29, 2008 Today’s my birthday, so I’m relaxing. Okay, not really… I’m going over proofs for the next issue of the magazine, and will be most of the weekend. But since it’s still technically my day, I’m going to make this Weekend … Also tagged: blogs |
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Weekend Genius Challenge #24 Winner!mental_floss Blog - Mar 29, 2008 A hearty “thanks!” to all those who participated in WGC #24. As is often the case, mental_floss readers are very sharp, so the puzzle was solved fairly quickly. We asked you to tell us what the twelve images (shown to … Also tagged: blogs |