今年初めてクーラーのスイッチを入れてしまった
その前に着ている物をもう少し薄いものに変えれば、と自己突っ込みをしつつ…
Paul Sloane, Des MacHale"Outstanding Lateral Thinking Puzzles"(Sterling)
うーん、いわゆる「都市伝説系」はとっくに底を尽いて、Paul Sloane先生のサイトへの投稿を集めたものに変質しているからだろうか？今ひとつのものが多かったような気がする。
例えば英語の地口落とし系の問題。
Mark Twain was stopped by Customs and asked what he had in his suitcase. He replied, "Just clothes." However, when the official searched his suitcase, he found a large bottle of whisky on which Twain would have to pay duty. What explanation did Twain give that caused the official to smile and let him through without payment?
(p38)
答えはフォントカラーを白にして Twain said, "I used it as a nightcap!" (p84)
言っておくがこれはまだマシな方である。
こんなのもある。
A plane flying at 25,000 feet(7,500 meters) suddenly switches off all its engines but is in no danger. Why?
(p39)
答えは以下の通り。
The plane had just been picked up by another plane, a giant aircraft carrier, and so its engines could be safely switched off.
(p85)
彡(ﾉ｀Д´)ﾉ ┻━┻.ﾟ:ﾟ･
