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Weekly Mind Bender

In the middle of a round pool lies a beautiful water lily. The water lily doubles in size every day. After exactly 20 days, the lily will cover the complete pool.  How many days until the water lily covers exactly 1/2 the pool?

 

19 days.

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Weekly Mind Bender

You are trying to get dressed. Unfortunately, the power is out and it is pitch black, so you cannot see a thing. You know that your sock drawer contains exactly 10 white socks and 10 black socks, but they are mixed together.

How many socks in total must you take to guarantee a matching pair?

 

You must take 3 socks. If the first two are not a match, the third will match one of them.