Interesting stuff!

[Achilles Tang]

>Subject: Quick Eye Exam!!! don't cheat

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> > Quick Eye Exam...

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> >This will blow your mind...!

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> >Just do it - don't cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> >Try this its actually quite good.

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> >But don't cheat!

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> >Count the number of F's in the following text:

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> >FINISHED FILES ARE THE

> >RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC

> >STUDY COMBINED WITH THE

> >EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

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> >Managed it?

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> >Scroll down only after you have counted them!

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> >oK?

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> >How many?

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> >Three?

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> >Wrong, there are six - no joke!

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> >Read again!

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> >FINISHED FILES ARE THE

> >RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC

> >STUDY COMBINED WITH THE

> >EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

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> >The reasoning is further down...

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> >The brain cannot process the word "OF".

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> >Incredible or what?

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> >Anyone who counts all six F's on the first go is a genius

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> >Three is normal.

[Achilles Tang]

Subject: The time of your life

> Do you realize that the only time in

> our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than

> 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions."

> How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a

> half. You're four and a half, going on five!

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> That's the key.

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> You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the

> next number, or even a few ahead.

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> "How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're

> gonna be 16!

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> And then the greatest day of your life . . . you become 21.

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> Even the words sound like a ceremony . . . YOU BECOME 21| YESSSS!!!

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> But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound

> like bad milk. He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now,

> you're just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? Wha t's changed?

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> You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.

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> Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it,

> you REACH 50 . . . and your dreams are gone.

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> But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

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> So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE IT to 60.

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> You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a

> day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

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> You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT

> lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.

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> And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I

> was JUST 92."

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> Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a

> little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"

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> (May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!)

> HOW TO STAY YOUNG

> 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.

> Let the doctor worry about them.

> That is why you pay him/her.

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> 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

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> 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,

> whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's

> workshop."

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> 4. Enjoy the simple things.

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> 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

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> 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only human

> person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.

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> Be ALIVE while you are alive.

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> 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,

> keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

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> 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,

> improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

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> 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next

> county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

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> 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

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> AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

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> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the

> moments that take our breath away.

[Achilles Tang]

time to flex your brain muscles...

Q1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why?

(This is probably the best known and most celebrated of all lateral thinking puzzles. It is a true classic. Although there are many possible solutions which fit the initial conditions, only the canonical answer is truly satisfying.)

Q2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son! How can this be?

Q3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, jumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?

Q4. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?

(This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle that can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.)

Q5. A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?

Q6. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. (This puzzle claims to be the best of the genre. It is simple in its statement, absolutely baffling and yet with a completely satisfying solution. Most people struggle very hard to solve this one yet they like the answer when they hear it or have the satisfaction of figuring it out.

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Think first before you scroll down for the solutions.

SOLUTIONS

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1. The man is very, very short and can only reach halfway up the elevator buttons. However, if it is raining then he will have his umbrella with him and can press the higher buttons with it.

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2. The surgeon was his mother.

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3. It was day time.

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4. A square manhole cover can be turned and dropped down the diagonal of the manhole. A round manhole cannot be dropped down the manhole. So for safety and practicality, all manhole covers should be round.

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5. The poison in the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was fully frozen. Gradually it melted, poisoning the punch.

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6. The man had hiccups. The barman recognized this from his speech and drew the gun in order to give him a shock. It worked and cured the hiccups-so the man no longer needed the water

(This is a simple puzzle to state but a difficult one to solve. It is a perfect example of a seemingly irrational and incongruous situation having a simple and complete explanation. Amazingly this classic puzzle seems to work in different cultures and languages. )