PUZZLE TRICKS
What is half of two and two? Two, did you say? Not at all! The half of two is one, and two added to it makes three. Can you prove that two goes into one six times, and leaves ten. You say “No, it is impossible.” But it isn’t. Two men went into a cafe six times, and left ten shillings to pay the bill. Can you draw a circle round your friend, so that although he isn’t tied up in any way and can move about as much as he likes, yet he can’t jump out of it? Just get a bit of chalk, and draw a circle round his wrist
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 144, 14 March 1931, Page 21
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