39 episodes
Brain Drop Puzzles Brian Hobbs
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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.
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Lateral Bonus: Wedding Dresses and Tea Parties
Two bonus lateral thinking puzzles solved with Laura and Paul.Puzzle 1 by Lindy from TXPuzzle 2 from Outside-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des Machale
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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 Puzzle8809 = 6 PuzzleVisit 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@braindroppod...
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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
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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....
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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
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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 epi...