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Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 25, 30 December 1932, Unnumbered Page

Answers to Last Week's Brain-Teasers

Can You Do This One? , Pus man subscribed £18/10/-. Add this to the £60 from the other six men, and we get £73/10/-. The average is therefore: a.seyenth of this--£10/10/-. So that the seventh man subseribed £3 more than this average, 1s stated. How Much .Do You Know? J 1. In olden times coins were ugt nicely centred and the edges were not absolutely circular. As a result, people ‘would clip tiny pieces off them for the suke of the metal. A little clipping made no apparent differenee, but whe a coin had passed through many hands its value. grew considerably less. In order. to stop this practice a milled edg: was provided, and then any attempt at clipping was instantly evident. 2. The practice of shaking Hands dates from the time when everybody carried weapons. When a man met someone with whom he had no quarrei he grasped his hand, using the right’ one, to show that he intended no harm. Of course, as long as the two people had their right hands engaged they could not use a weapon, . 8. Brides in Roman times always ate a portion of a cake of flour and water, as a sign that they hoped they would never lack the simple necessaries of life. From this custom the elaborate bridal cakes of to-day have originated. ‘4..The pennies minted to-day are made of bronze, Those made beforr 1860 were copper. The saying originated before that date and -+has remained in WSe Aver sInca.

). The oldest alcoholic drink of all is "sake," made by the Japanese from rice. G6. In olden days, on the‘arrival of a person of note, heralds blew their trumpéts; then called out the name of the individyal and recited his .achievements. "To blow your: own trumpet" is, therefore, to announce yourself. Well-known Proverb. 4 Necessity is the mother of invention. In the Year 1900. The man was born in 1856 and died in 1920. aged 64 years. Let x = age at death, Then 29x == date of birth. The date of birth + age = date of death, so that 29x -++ x = 30x, or date of death, Now, from the question he was clearly alive in 1900, and is dead now in (Continued on page 24.)

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(Continued from inside front cover.) 1930.-So death occurred during or between those dates, and as the date is 30x, it is divisible by 80. The date can only be 1920, which, divided by 30, gives 64. So in 1900 he was 44 years. A Curious Multiplication. The number is 987,654,321, which, when multiplied by 18, gives 19,777,777,778, with 1 and 8 at the beginning and end. And so on with the other multipliers, except 90, where the product is 88,888,888,890, with 90 at the end. The Singular Shilling. Take hold of two diagonally opposite corners of the handkerchief, with the ‘thumb on the upper surface of each, and stretch vigorously. The handkerchief will be found to form a tense fold, or "overlap" on either side of the coin, and if the handkerchief, still in this condition, be lifted into a perpendicular position, the shilling will remain gripped in the fold, and will not fall. Ten Halfpence Puzzle. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 halfpence. Place 4 upon 1, 7 upon 3, 5 upon 9, 2 upon 6, and 8 upon 10. Easily Done, But How? Fold the paper exactly across the centre of the hole, then take it in both hands, and ask some one to drop the penny into the fold. Let it rest just over the hole, its lower edge projecting below. Bend the corners of the paper slightly upwards. This elongates the opening, and if the movement is continued, the penny will, after a second or two, fall through by force of its own weight. The paper remains uninjured. No. 2 Competition Winner’s Effort. Onder of pictures KE, H, F, D, B, G, » Cc, A picnic at the seaside was the order of the day, and by 7.30 a.m. the commodious char-a-bane with hood down so that everybody could get the fullest enjoyment from the fine summer’s day stood waiting outside the garage, The glad young things began to arrive a few minutes later and piled aboard all ready for the day’s fun. Little time was wasted in getting away, and everyone was in a

high state of expectancy. There was no stopping-not even at the "Washout" inn (all that was aboard), so that by the time the sea was reached ~ everybody greeted it with a whoopee of delight. Tife sky was clear, there was hardly a breath of wind, and the sea was like a mirror-a glorious day for a picnic. The morning passed all too quickly, but by lunchtime everybody was ready for their meal, and spirits soared even higher by. the aid of the filled glass. Sonieone proposed a toast, but used his left hand, preferring to keep his right near his "money" pocket-evidently he did not trust his company. But the sea beach was not all that was planned for the dgy, and the party, many of whom found the company of the other sex indeed convivial, again boarded the bus, which by nightfall arrived at the "Gay Birds." And wasn’t that name apt! With the help of an obliging waiter the party went with a swing: some danced on the lawn under the light of the moon, and the’ others-well, they didn’t. The moon was a lot lower in the sky when the char-a-bane arrived back at the garage, and the party, still in its newlyformed twos, broke up after what all declared was an excellent day.