Saturday 12 September 2009

Derren Brown's Lottery Prediction

How Derren Brown Did It
The numbers had to be written on the balls AFTER they had been drawn. It's all down to technology ... the left side of the picture was frozen while someone inserted the winning balls onto the rack unseen then the left side was unfrozen back to live transmission.

Monday 25 May 2009

Rough Graph

What large capital letter should be placed to the right of the bottom left point to label the graph correctly?

Wednesday 6 May 2009

Dig It

Shown is a stone to the right of which is a spade stuck in the ground. Pick up the stone and add one straight line to the picture to show the spade has sunk deeper into the ground.

Sunday 12 April 2009

The Four Dice


Can you find the number of spots on the blank face shown?

Saturday 7 February 2009

Politically Correct


How can the pieces be rearranged to make a more politically correct equality?

Wednesday 21 January 2009

Mixed Reception

What can be said about the inventor of this puzzle who has made an error in its construction?

Monday 19 January 2009

Right Angle

Most mathematicians will be unaware that the right angle suggests a certain six-letter country. Can you find it from the letters given above?