Re: [*Very* Off Topic] Rational Thinking | Powers of Observation

["J. R. Fox" jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx]

Leslie Bialler wrote:

> Ho! The puzzle has a certain vulpine slyness to it, does it not, my dear
> Watson? Still, there is of course a rational solution. Have I not told
> you before that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever
> remains, however improbable, must be the truth? And so it is in this
> case. If you examine the cards closely, you will not fail to notice that
> _none_ of the cards in the final group are the same as those in the
> first.

Bravo ! But you might be amazed to learn that we are apparently in the
small minority of people who were not baffled by this, and in fact hit the
bullseye rather quickly. (I'm assuming you did not resort to printing the
whole thing out, which would amount to cheating . . . . )

;-)

Jordan