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Caution: Newest Brain Terminator Appears Here

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For this IQ killing Brain Teaser, you need to be somewhat proficient in two fields: counting and spelling. If your level in either of these is below the fourth grade level, you may encounter difficulties with this one. Otherwise, this is a lock, dudes.

Here you go. We call this one “You can count on it.”
If you had to spell out each number as you counted — as in one, two, three, etc. (No, etc. is not a number. If you thought it was, maybe this puzzle is a little over your head.)

Let’s start over, okay?
If you had to spell out each number as you counted, how far would you have to go before you used the letter a in your spelling?

Now if you really have to write every number in order, we promise you this will take a long time. But if you’ve mastered the advanced skill of spelling out loud, you’ll get the answer. However, we think you’ll be surprised anyway by the result.

Click here for the answer. (Clue: the answer is not “a bazillion.”)

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Beware – Malicious Mind Masher – posted January 8, 2012

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For once, our brain teaser is actually not that hard. About one in three people we tested it on got it right. See, we gave it to nine people and three got it right. (We know how to reduce our fractions.) Of course two of them said they’d heard it before, but at least they’d remembered it.

So without further ado — whatever that means– here’s the Mind Masher.

Two women are applying for a passport at the passport office. They look just like each other. When the passport officer looks at their applications, she notices that they have the same father and mother, they were born in the same city, and their birth dates are the same. “Oh,” the officer says to them, “you must be twins.”

“No,” the two women say together.

How is this possible?

Click here to see the result of your intense brain work.

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Here’s a brain teaser that’s second to none

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Sorry for the long hiatus since our last puzzle. (That’s a word we got from Crankenfuss, our resident wordsmith. It means “a break.” Thanks, C.) As some of you know, our site’s host got hacked, we went down, and it took Maureen over a week to get everything — well, most everything — back in order.

But anyway, here’s our latest killer for you.  You can get out your calculator. This is a calculator-active quiz. That’s the good news. The bad news is you have exactly ten seconds to answer the question

You ready? Get those fingers ready to rumble. Here we go:

Question:
How many seconds are there in a year?

Go!!

C’mon, c’mon, your time is running out. Don’t give up. Keep punching in…

Oh, no! Time’s up.

Oh, well. You flopped again.

Click here to see what the answer is.

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CRACK THE CODE #1 – December 11, 2011

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The above number-word diagram is actually a secret code with a secret message in it. It’s not that hard to figure out, but very few people get it.

Okay, we’ll make it even easier. The answer actually tells you why so few people get it.

So what does this “secret code” say?

Okay, Mr. or Ms. CSI, you ready with your solution? if so, click here to see whether you cracked the code.

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Easiest Brain Teaser Yet – December 1, 2011

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This Brain Teaser (aka “IQ Question”) could easily fit on one of those Stupid Tests you sometimes see on the web. In fact it’s so easy, we’re giving you a time limit for solving it. Why? Because if you really study this bad boy, there is no way in the world you could miss it.

So what’s the time limit? Let’s say 20 seconds if you’re 12 or younger and 15 seconds if you’re 13 or older. If you take longer than that, give yourself a big ol’ F.

Okay, so here it is. You have 20 seconds (or 15).

Ready…… Set…… Stop!

Ha, ha, got you.
(Yeah, we know that was an unbelievably bad joke.)

“C’mon,” you saying, “let’s get this party started.”
Okay, we hear you.
This time it’s for real.

Ready…… Set…… Stop!
Ha, ha. We lied.
Ow-w-w-w-w!! We can hear you moaning from here.

So…
GO!!

Joe’s mother has three children. The oldest is named April. The middle child is named May. What is the name of the youngest child?

You ready with your answer? Click here to see how you did.