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Will these vehicles run? A puzzle from the past
blog.makezine.com - 12/16/2008
Will these vehicles run? A puzzle from the past
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Will These Vehicles Run? Modern Mechanix, 1932. HERE’S a real brain tickler for puzzle fans—study the drawings above, figure out whether the lead balls and the water motor will move the vehicles or not (and why), send in your less than 300 word letter giving your reasons, and you may be ...
Will These Vehicles Run? (May, 1932)
blog.modernmechanix.com - 12/16/2008
Will These Vehicles Run? (May, 1932)
— blog.modernmechanix.com — $10 for the best Letter Answering the Question: Will These Vehicles Run? HERE’S a real brain tickler... for puzzle fans—study the drawings above, figure out whether the lead balls and the water motor will move the vehicles or not (and ... (more) Will These Vehicles Run? (May, 1932)
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CrunchGear:  Can you solve this 1932 brain teaser concerning two vehicles?

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Can you solve this 1932 brain teaser concerning two vehicles?
CrunchGear — ... the early part of the 1900’s, automakers were still experimenting with fuel sources - and the basic laws of physics. The pic to the right is a riddle from a 1932 edition of Modern Mechanix magazine where they asked readers to figure out which vehicle would be propelled forward to send in their answer. $10 would be handed out to a random correct entry. $10! Gee whiz, mister. Spanks a bundle. So yeah, which truck would move forward, genius? Modern Mechanix via MAKE

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Winner! Will these vehicles run? A puzzle from the past — MAKE Magazine
Charles Platt helped pick a winner from our "Will these vehicles run? A puzzle from the past" contest -- MAKE reader shabadu please email me to claim your prize, a Maker's Notebook! There's a lot of good stuff here. Most people seemed to get the right answer (so far as I can tell), ...