Theme Thursday - Mirror

A man is a room.
There are no doors or windows.
The only things in the room (besides the man)
Are a table and a mirror.

How can he escape?

Simple.

He looks into the mirror

And sees what he saw.

With that saw he cuts the table in half.

Two halves make a whole.

So he climbs out the hole.


This story problem just popped into my head, I remember it from 7th grade algebra. Really, does that seem like a math lesson? Or logic? Hmmm, not sure if it was worth using gray matter all these many years – but there it was, waiting for just this moment in my life.






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Comments

L. D. said…
I like the whole thing, even the two halves making a hole. I missed that one when I was in seventh grade, a whole long time ago.
Wed Feb 10, 07:45:00 PM
Janice said…
Clever...I liked it.
Wed Feb 10, 07:59:00 PM
Ronda Laveen said…
Isn't it amazing what can stick in that gray matter for years and then I can't remember what the main thing I went to the store was.
Thu Feb 11, 12:08:00 AM
Brian Miller said…
that was wicked cool. i love puzzles like that...happy tt!
Thu Feb 11, 04:25:00 AM
Alan Burnett said…
Mirror also took my back to school days. I loved your post, very clever, very fresh.
Thu Feb 11, 05:08:00 AM
Leah said…
Actually, this is great! It is truly extraordinary what we retain, isn't it?
Thu Feb 11, 05:27:00 AM
tony said…
She Came, He Sawed, He Conquered. I will reflect On This..........
Thu Feb 11, 05:50:00 AM
f8hasit said…
I'm amazed that you were able to pull that from 7th grade? Wow. I can't remember where I put my car keys yesterday...
:-)

Great puzzle. Love it.
Thu Feb 11, 08:01:00 AM
Nanc Twop said…
"I see" said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.

Now you've started a chain reaction; your story reminded me of that one above that I learned in jr high...

Our minds are dustbins, truly. ;-)
Thu Feb 11, 09:11:00 AM
Anonymous said…
Very clever and fun!
Thu Feb 11, 10:48:00 AM
Anonymous said…
Pretty cool enigma but I was lousy with algebra....er, heh, heh...
Thu Feb 11, 12:12:00 PM
Tanna said…
Clever. Very clever. I don't remember that problem in algebra!
Thu Feb 11, 12:20:00 PM
Jen said…
It's clever. It also seems more like an English problem with some logic thrown in.
Thu Feb 11, 12:53:00 PM
e said…
Cool posting, better than the algebra I remember as a nightmare!
Thu Feb 11, 12:57:00 PM
Harnett-Hargrove said…
It makes about as much sense to me as math... but the image is amazing! -Jayne
Thu Feb 11, 12:59:00 PM
Betsy Brock said…
How very clever! :)
Thu Feb 11, 04:54:00 PM
C.M. Jackson said…
wow! where were you when I was taking algebra or any math class for that matter?--great post! c
Thu Feb 11, 06:27:00 PM
JeffScape said…
Inductive reasoning?
Thu Feb 11, 08:10:00 PM
Unknown said…
Love it. LOL.
Fri Feb 12, 03:22:00 AM
JennAventures said…
They actually had this is 7th grade math class? WTF.
Fri Feb 12, 06:01:00 AM
Baino said…
I am so not a lateral thinker. Kudos to you.
Sat Feb 13, 02:53:00 AM
lettuce said…
love it. a little bit roald dahl.
Sat Feb 13, 03:34:00 AM
Unknown said…
Ok...I will be honest, I do not understand.
Please explain if you care to?

Mine is here

http://justmeshakirack.blogspot.com/2010/02/mirrors-of-my-life-thursday-theme.html

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
and
GONG XI FA CAI!
(means WISHING YOU PROSPERITY! in Mandarin, Chinese)

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shakira
Sat Feb 13, 05:33:00 AM
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