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BRAIN EXERCISE
Exercise of the brain is as
important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important that we
keep mentally alert. The saying "If you don't use it, you will lose it" also
applies to the brain, so.....
Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.
So take the following test presented here and determine if you are losing it or
are still "with it." The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you
have made your own... OK, relax, clear your mind and.... begin.
1. What do you put in a toaster?
The answer is "bread." If you said "toast," then give up now and go do something
else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread," go to question 2.
2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk," please do not attempt the next
question. Your brain is obviously over stressed and may even overheat. It may be
that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such
as "Children's World." If you said " water" then proceed to question #3.
3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from
blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made
from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks," what the
devil are you still doing here reading these questions? If you said "glass,"
then go on to Question # 4.
4. Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over
Germany.
If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into
West Germany
and East Germany.... Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The
pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a
crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine fails before he has time and
the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East and West
Germany. Where would you bury the survivors?
East Germany
or West Germany or in 'no man's land'?
Answer: You don't of course, bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING else, ou are a
real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. Your
efforts would not be appreciated. If you said, "Don't bury the survivors, then
proceed to the next question.
5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60 of a degree every minute, then
how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than one degree,
you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of
your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room.
Everyone else proceed to the final question.
6. Without using a calculator-You are driving a bus from
London to Milford Haven in
Wales.
In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and
nine people get on.
In
Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In
Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on.
In Swansee, three people get off and five people get on.
In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on.
You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU,
you dummy.... the very first line says that you're driving the bus.
Now pass this along to all your friends and hope they do better than you did!
Brain Exercise (from
icelph@yahoo.com of txtextreme club)
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