The solution to the January 2012 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
I’m not sure if you’re going to like for this as it only works if you know your fractions. The way to write three fours in such a way so they’ll make five is as follows 4 4/4 in other words you write it as four and four quarters.
Oh come on it’s the start of the year and my brain hasn’t engaged after the Christmas break yet, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. I promise to make next month’s sneaky stunt more fun.
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The solution to the December 2011 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
Oh you do give in easily don’t you? This is a clever little stunt and even though the solution is not difficult it might take a little practice as you need to acquire a knack.
Holding the base of the brandy glass, start whirling the glass and keep the olive/cherry inside it. The object is to roll the olive/cherry around the inside of the glass, keep whirling the glass and olive will rise into the glass. The olive becomes a kind of ‘Wall Of Death’ rider in the glass’. Carefully move the glass and olive over the hurdle and position the glass and olive over the ‘basket’. Stop whirling and the olive will fall into the basket. Mission complete.
As a reward, have some more turkey and Christams pud… or maybe not.
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The solution to the October 2011 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
When your friend has worked out the answer ask them what the last digit is.
Take the last digit away from nine and this will give you the first digit of the three digit number. The middle digit is always nine.
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The solution to the June 2011 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
You’re probably thinking there are 10 but of course there are 20… you didn’t forget 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 98 and 99 did you?
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The solution to the May 2011 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
As Bob Dylan said, “The answer my friend is blowing in the wind” and the answer really is blowing in the wind.
With the open mouths of the glasses facing you, blow hard into the gap between the two glasses. The inner glass wil shoot out so make sure your hands are waiting to catch it.
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The solution to the April 2011 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
1) On the tail side is a portcullis, the entrance to a castle.
2) The reference to a fruit is… the date.
3) The reference to the Irish hard rock band is the picture of the Queen on the head side of the coin ie Thin Lizzy (Looks like it’s The Tower for me, sorry Ma’am).
4) As for the naked lady? Aw come on!! What do you expect for a penny?
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The solution to the March 2011 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
I have to admit this is a truly sneaky one.
Drop three coins into one glass, then another three coins in another glass and the remaining four coins into the last glass.
I know, I know the last glass has an even number of coins congratulations on your grasp of the obvious, however, I’m not done yet. This is where the sneakiness (or lateral thinking) comes in. Stack one of the glasses, did I mention you need glasses that will stack or nest together? No? Well I’m mentioning it now. Stack one of the glasses with three coins in it in to the glass with the four coins in it. Technically, each glass now has an odd number of coins in it.
Yes, I know. Sometimes and only sometimes, I can be lower than a snake’s belly.
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The solution to the November 2010 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
Well that was quick, I thought you would have taken a little longer before coming to this page. Ok, ok here’s the answer.
After everyone gives in and wonders what it could be. Produce a nut in it’s shell, say a walnut or hazelnut. Crack it open and show the kernel, ‘which no one has seen before.’ Then so, ‘no one will ever see it again,’ eat it.
Simples, I said it was a cracking conundrum, although the only nut who thinks he can get away with a stunt like that is… I suppose… me.
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The solution to the May 2010 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
Very few people can count from 10 to 1 backwards correctly the frst time. Confused, make yourself comfy and allow me to explain. Correctly counting from 10 to 1 backwards would be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
It’s just the way it’s worded that makes it sound confusing.
By the way, why was six scared of seven? Because seven ate nine. Ha Ha ha… er… maybe not.
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The solution to the March 2010 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
Are you here already? You could have given it a little longer before giving in and seeking the answer. Well… now you’re here…
Once someone accepts the challenge walk them over to a door (you’re ahead of me now, aren’t you? No? OK then.) Lay down the sheet of newspaper over the threshold, close the door, preferably lock it, stand at one end of the sheet and ask them to stand at the other end. Then ask them to try to touch you.
If your challenger is a karate expert may I suggest a steel re-enforced door.
And next time give it a little longer before you give in.
See you next month.
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The solution to the January 2010 ’Sneaky Stunt’
I have two coins in my hand, they both add up to a total of 70p and one of them is not a 50p piece. What are the values of the coins I have in my hand?
I have a 50p piece and a 20p piece. The one that isn’t a 50p piece is… that’s right, the 20p piece.
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The solution to the September 2009 ’Sneaky Stunt’
Which word does every single American pronounce incorrectly?
I can’t believe I’m telling you this…
It’s the word, ‘incorrectly’.
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The solution to the June 2009 ‘Sneaky Stunt’
What lives above a star, has the initials PQRS and has at least 11 neighbours?
Brace yourself…
It’s the number 7 button on a mobile phone.
I know… I don’t believe it either. The number of times we look at our mobile phones and we don’t notice.