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Week of 05-05
NEW PUZZLER: The Endless Mile
John buys a new car 21 miles away and has a plan to pick it up: He drives his old car 21 miles north, parks it, gets the new car and drives that one mile south. He then locks it up, walks back north one mile to the dealer, picks up his old car and drives

Check back for the puzzler answer and a new puzzler on Monday, May 12 at the end of the day.



Week of 04-28
PREVIOUS PUZZLER: Jumping Batteries Batman!
A truck is stuck in a narrow alley with a dead battery. Another truck arrives but cannot reach the battery of the first truck with jumper cables. How do the drivers restart the first engine within just a few minutes?


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