Martin Gardner wrote Aha! Gotcha: Paradoxes to Puzzle and Delight and Aha! Insight in the early 1980s and I love them both. Both books have excellent brain teasers with charming illustrations. They are both out of print, which is criminal, but Amazon has used copies for $(removed) (plus $(removed) s&h).
The Missing Dollar puzzle from Martin Gardner's Aha! Gotcha book series
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A surprising solution to the (in)famous "Cross the Network" puzzle
My father introduced me to the "Cross the Network" puzzle when I was a kid. Here it is, as described by Martin Gardner in one of his early Mathematical Recreations… READ THE REST
My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension
There are times when I get tired of all of the major sites and apps that make up a lot of the seen Internet. Sadly, I was born too late… READ THE REST
Can you solve the "scrambled box tops" puzzle?
Here's a puzzle from Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games column, which ran for many years in Scientific American. I found it in his low-priced Dover edition anthology, My Best Mathematical and… READ THE REST
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Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager
We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST