{"product_id":"puzzle-me-twice-70-simple-puzzles-almost-everyone-gets-wrong-9798893030280","title":"Puzzle Me Twice: 70 Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong","description":"From mathy mind-benders to eye-fooling illusions, here are 70 perplexing puzzles of every kind. But they all have one key thing in common--a wrong answer that \u003cem\u003eseems\u003c\/em\u003e so right! In \u003cem\u003ePuzzle Me Twice, \u003c\/em\u003e you'll have to think--and think again--to overrule your first instinct and uncover the truth. For example: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf a hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many eggs do half a dozen hens lay in half a dozen days?*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBestselling author Alex Bellos wrangles math and physics, logic and wordplay, optical illusions, card games, and more to tie readers' brains in pleasurable knots. It's a merry tour of the many ways our reasoning can go wrong--and how we can be more fool-proof in the future. Puzzle on!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *Four times as many hens, over four times as many days, lay 16 times as many eggs: 1.5 × 16 = 24 eggs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Bellos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Bellos Puzzle Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893030280","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148542570541,"sku":"9798893030280","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_1461276b-df96-457b-8962-348143f5c7ba.jpg?v=1757226535","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/puzzle-me-twice-70-simple-puzzles-almost-everyone-gets-wrong-9798893030280","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}