Mental Floss 204

The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Imagine you have three identical bricks and want to find the common length of their main diagonals. What is the easiest way to do this using just a measuring tape?

A: Place the bricks as shown on the image above, then measure the marked segment. 

This week’s challenge is:

Q: A little shop in New York was once called The Seven Bells, yet it has eight bells hanging outside. Why?

The answer along with a new challenge, next week.

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Have an excellent weekend, especially you Victorians that are locked away … again!

Frank Connolly – 0400 109727

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