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Week of 04-28
NEW PUZZLER: Jumping Batteries Batman!
A truck is stuck in a narrow alley with a dead battery. Another truck arrives but cannot reach the battery of the first truck with jumper cables. How do the drivers restart the first engine within just a few minutes?

Check back for the puzzler answer and a new puzzler on Monday, May 5 at the end of the day.



Week of 04-21
PREVIOUS PUZZLER: Going Down Fast!
Going down a long, steep grade, a vehicle was gaining speed at an alarming rate even though the driver was in low gear — he had to use the brakes nearly the entire way down. Why did he have to use the brakes? And why didn't first gear slow down the vehicle?


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