Half of 8 is…3?
Half of 8 is 3, you claim. And you can prove it! Do you know how?
Draw an “8”. Draw a vertical line dividing the 8 in half. The right half of a figure 8 is a “3”!
Half of 8 is 3, you claim. And you can prove it! Do you know how?
Draw an “8”. Draw a vertical line dividing the 8 in half. The right half of a figure 8 is a “3”!
Year end is approaching. Time to get your records in order. Speaking of order, can you answer this: What is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order?
March is Pi Day. Here’s a fun math trick to amaze your friends! Ready to learn to perform this? Remember: Please don’t reveal the secret! Download your Lost at Sea Sheet. Two versions are enclosed: one with smaller numbers, and a challenge version with larger ones. This trick uses a magic square. Although there are…
Is this possible? Or have we lost our marbles?
A snowball sentence, a teacher explained to her class, is one where each word is longer than the preceeding one. “Do you understand?”, she asked a student. “I am not sure, teacher”, she said. Did she understand? How do you know?
Do you know the stunt where you whisk the tablecloth out from under the dishes? This is its smaller cousin. Can you yank a sheet of paper out from under a stack of quarters, without disturbing the coins? [youtube width=”319″ height=”258″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbhmAZ0w1rw[/youtube]
Are you up for a challenge? Get 6 straws. (Pencils that are all the same size, or toothpicks will also work.) Can you make 4 triangles–without bending or cutting any of the straws? Got an idea? Check it with our answer.
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