Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Science Puzzle #3

In Mr Fong's Science class, they are holding a contest. Mr Fong has a glass bottle, and a little iron ball, the size of which is exactly the same as the hole in the bottle. Mr Fong is giving the student who can put the ball in the bottle, without breaking the glass or destroying the ball, a gameboy. In his class, there is a microwave, cooking oil, a stove, and a fridge.

Six of his seven students attempted this feat, but with no luck. After the sixth student, the seventh, Ben, comes up to the bottle and the ball. He thinks of using one of the tools in Mr Fong's class, and uses one (not the cooking oil as it was already proven not to work) and five hours later, gets the ball in the bottle and his free gameboy.

How did he do it?

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Science Puzzle #2

Mdm Tan, a Science teacher and Mrs Chua, an Art teacher were arguing about what colour red mixed with blue makes. Mdm Tan said it made magenta but Mrs Chua said it made purple.

Who is correct?