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### How to fill 1/3 of the cylinder?

You are given 3 containers - pictured in this order below: a box with side 2, height 1, and a cone with base radius 1 and height 1 in the middle. a box with side 2, height 1, and a half sphere with ...
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### How to get the least number of flips to a plastic chips to get a certain figure?

The puzzle is as follows: (Transcription with grammar errors fixed) A game consists of the following: The challenge is to flip the chips in such a way so that they are as in state 2. You start in ...
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### How to get the least amount of pours to obtain a fractional amount of yoghurt?

The puzzle is as follows: A dairy plant in Milwaukee is well known for its yoghurt. However during the quality control a factory worker forgot to bring a set of adequate vessels to measure the ...
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### What do these three towns have in common?

What do these three towns have in common? "Dublin", "Blackpool", "Chernobyl".
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### I got [prefix] [suffix] [infix] from washing the [whole]

I got [prefix] [suffix] [infix] from washing the [whole]. P.S. I [infix] the [whole]. The note above, when the gaps are filled, will be a grammatical and reasonable note. What is the note?
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### In the Cover of Darkness

I awoke in a mysterious desert wasteland that I didn't recognize. I looked around and saw nothing as far as I could see, except for the oddly rhythmic storm in the distance. Reaching for my phone, I ...
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### A themeless noncryptic

ACROSS 1. Go away 4. Planned major port on the Pacific coast 6. Overreactive 9. 1940s escape routes from Europe 10. NEXT, for example 11. Olympiad champion 12. Vow 14. A Scottish Monday 16. Pinnacle ...
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### A curious circuit

During our latest space mission to Mars, humankind has retrieved a curious alien circuit. Our historians think it must be a calendar of some sort. After speaking with some alien linguists, we know ...
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### With a little effort, one can prevail

What is common between the following words and names? (Inspired by this except that I actually know the answer to this one) Defeat Kleenex? Guanaco Nerdiest Sardar Ian McKellen Dingo Gun Diablo ...
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### Not so random walk

I'm out for a very long walk, and I’m bored, so I decide to walk in a mathematical way. The first image shows the first 500 steps, and the second image is my path after 50000 steps. The colors are ...
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### What is a Peruvian Word™?

This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles. If a word has a certain property, I call it a Peruvian Word™. You can use ...
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### Progressive matrix - crosshatched vertical and horizontal lines in squares

I came across this puzzle in the subreddit r/puzzles, gave it a try, and couldn't solve it. It seems like no one else could either. Reverse image search found it on a site called IQ certificate, so I'...
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### What is a Racist Word™?

This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles. If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Racist Word™. (...
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### A perfect puzzle for lockdown

(Every part of this question is part of the puzzle.) Only one clue to go! The following are some CRYPTIC CLUES that all relate to a THEME. The first group of clues are only TANGENTIALLY related to the ...
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### My prefix, suffix and infix are right in front of you right now [closed]

My prefix, suffix and infix are right in front of you right now, displayed in this order: Suffix Prefix Infix What am I? Hint:
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### Nurikabe: The Super-Kabe Attacks!

This puzzle is another Nurikabe, but with a new twist for me: it's a gigantic Super-Kabe! It's also, in my opinion, quite tricky and has some interesting deductions. I hope you enjoy! Rules of a ...
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### What is a Perfect Word™?

This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles. If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Perfect Word™. Use the ...
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### The Blank Sudoku

An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus" (h/t to Beastly Gerbil, whose 1,2,3... Trinary!!! puzzle provided inspiration for this puzzle) This puzzle is a normal Sudoku, ...
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### What is a Riven Word™ / Phrase™?

This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles. If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Riven Word™ or Phrase™. ...