One of them is not a nickel.
What are the two coins?
Answer: A quarter and a nickel.
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One of them is not a nickel but the other one is.
This is the brainteaser equivalent of a dad joke.
Puzzledom abounds with them.
I steer clear of groaners because I believe in the importance of trusting the source of ones puzzle.
Dont get me wrong, outsmarting a trick question carries a special satisfaction.
Only one way to find out.
Did you miss last weeks puzzle?
Check it outhere, and find its solution at the bottom of todays article.
Be careful not to read too far ahead if you havent solved last weeks yet!
Puzzle #36: April Fools
A rope ladder hangs over the edge of a ship.
The ladder is 20 feet long, and the rungs are each 1 foot apart.
The bottom rung just barely grazes the water.
The ocean tide rises 3 inches per hour.
How much time will pass before the bottom nine rungs of the ladder are submerged under water?
Whats worth more, a gallon of nickels or half a gallon of dimes?
A man leaves home and takes three left turns.
When he arrives back at home he sees two men wearing masks.
Who are these men?
You meet two girls named Chloe Smith and Zoe Smith.
They look alike and you ask if theyre twins.
How is this possible?
I feel bad only leaving you with gimmicky puzzles so Ive included one real one.
I come to you with a curious observation.
I then repeat this process on whatever the resulting number is.
Ive noticed that no matter what number I start with, I always get to 1 eventually.
Can you explain why?
This one shouldnt be too hard, but if you need a hint Ive supplied onehere.
Ill be back next Monday with the answers and a new puzzle.
Do you know a cool puzzle that you think should be featured here?
I was heartened to see several new commenters last week.
I will likely feature more whodunits in a future installment.
Were told that its a bright day and that Diddy lived in a studio apartment.
Somebody must have been there to shut the window or shut the blinds.
In the second story, the Chief assumed that Mrs. Howe died in her home.
All we know is that she died by asphyxiation at 6:00 pm.
Sherlock figures that Mrs. Howe could have left home to meet her husband somewhere near his work.
He could have killed her elsewhere and staged the body at home.
Shout-out to frslou89 for busting both cases.
Its a clever idea and I completely overlooked the possibility.
thrill000 points out that Sherlock solves crimes in England, which only has one time zone.
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