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A show all about puzzles, games, brainteasers, mysteries, riddles, and lateral thinking.  It’s an exploration of the quandaries of our lives, a journey through the mysteries of the world, driven by curiosity and wonder.  Either that, or it's a bunch of audio files with some puzzles thrown in.  Depends on how cynical you are.

Brain Drop Puzzles Brian Hobbs

    • Leisure
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

A show all about puzzles, games, brainteasers, mysteries, riddles, and lateral thinking.  It’s an exploration of the quandaries of our lives, a journey through the mysteries of the world, driven by curiosity and wonder.  Either that, or it's a bunch of audio files with some puzzles thrown in.  Depends on how cynical you are.

    Lateral Bonus: Wedding Dresses and Tea Parties

    Lateral Bonus: Wedding Dresses and Tea Parties

    Two bonus lateral thinking puzzles solved with Laura and Paul.

    Puzzle 1 by Lindy from TX
    Puzzle 2 from Outside-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des Machale

    • 23 min
    35. Are You Happier Than A 5th-Grader?

    35. Are You Happier Than A 5th-Grader?

    In which we're not sure if kids are smarter than adults, but at least they know where the ender dragon is.

    ---Puzzle 1: String Theory (Math) (11:00)
    ---Puzzle 2: The Little Things in Life (Word/Logic) (17:55)
    ---Puzzle 3: Game Pieces (Lateral Thinking) (24:35)

    National Geographic's Brain Games Bus Puzzle
    8809 = 6 Puzzle

    Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for more show notes.

    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

    • 26 min
    34. Bee Sides

    34. Bee Sides

    In which this time, it's personal.

    ---Puzzle 1: Rhyme Climb Time (Word) (14:35)
    ---Puzzle 2: Dog Days of Summer (Trivia/Hunt-style) (16:30) (Check your answer here)
    ---Puzzle 3: The Way We Roll (Math/Logic) (19:50)

    Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and additional show notes.

    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

    • 24 min
    33. Summer Riddles and Summer Not

    33. Summer Riddles and Summer Not

    In which we usher in the heat with the summery sounds of a kalimba.

    ---Puzzle 1: Pedal to the Gold Medal (by Rob Eastaway) (Logic/Math/Trivia) (9:30)
    ---Puzzle 2: Midsummer in the Outdoors (Word) (11:05)
    ---Puzzle 3: Goodnight Noises Everywhere (Lateral Thinking) (13:00)

    To check your answer to the sound effect puzzle, go here.

    Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for more show notes.

    Thanks to Rob Eastaway for sharing a puzzle.  Check out his podcast Puzzling Maths.

    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

    • 15 min
    32. To Infinity and B-Side

    32. To Infinity and B-Side

    In which we get a little bit more infinite than before.

    ---Puzzle 1: The Tortoise and the Snail (Math) (17:20)
    ---Puzzle 2: Circular Reasoning (Word) (19:30)
    ---Puzzle 3: The Answer Isn't Sleeping Beauty (20:35)

    Thanks to Stephen Sneed for sending in Puzzle 3.

    Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles.

    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

    • 22 min
    31. The Infinite Episode

    31. The Infinite Episode

    In which n approaches infinity and I approach insanity.

    ---Puzzle 1: Queen of Smarts (Math/Logic) (12:45)
    ---Puzzle 2: Where Infinity Ends (Word/Logic) (22:30)
    ---Puzzle 3: Till Beth Do Us Part (Lateral Thinking) (33:10)

    Thanks to Brian Cropp for voicing the White Rabbit.
    Check out his podcast "Chapter by Chapter with Brian Thomas Cropp": https://anchor.fm/brian-cropp/

    Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles.

    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

    • 37 min

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