A Pinewood Derby Brainteaser:

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A Pinewood Derby Brainteaser:

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A race official has 10 cars that he has just inspected
and needs for you to place the cars in the pit area for him
- 4 cars to a row & in 5 straight rows.

How would you place the cars in the pit area?
What type of automobile can be spelled the same forwards & backwards?
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Hmmm ... I can't believe that no one is watching such a stellar posting!

As you can see I just can't post the answer so early in the game... :)
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Re: A Pinewood Derby Brainteaser:

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Too bad we are talking about PWD cars instead of planting trees or I'd have the answer already!
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Here it is.Image
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Re: A Pinewood Derby Brainteaser:

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Stan Pope wrote:Hmmm ... I can't believe that no one is watching such a stellar posting!
Thank's Stan!

quote="Stan Pope"]
As you can see I just can't post the answer so early in the game... :)
Well Stan...
I was going to give a Hint: (something to the likeing of )
Your a super star if you can figure this out befor Stan Pope.

Thanks for letting FS & Speedster take a guess at it.
Speedster wrote:Here it is.Image
Well that's one way to park the cars in the pit area Speedster.
(And it was a very good try at it.) :)
FatSebastian wrote:Too bad we are talking about PWD cars instead of planting trees or I'd have the answer already!
If i diden't know any better..
I'd say you have been asked this very thing befor FS!
Parking cars is like planting pine trees... ;)

How did you know the answer to this brainteaser?

Whoda.
What type of automobile can be spelled the same forwards & backwards?
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Since things are slow and we're goofing around, how about one that's fun to play with the kids.

Draw four straight lines. I I I I Now ask the child if they can add 5 more straight lines and make 10.

ANSWER: TEN

This can also be done with Pinewood Derby cars. They might call you a cheater but it's Fun anyhow.
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Re: A Pinewood Derby Brainteaser:

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whodathunkit wrote:
Stan Pope wrote:Hmmm ... I can't believe that no one is watching such a stellar posting!
Thank's Stan!

quote="Stan Pope"]
As you can see I just can't post the answer so early in the game... :)
Well Stan...
I was going to give a Hint: (something to the likeing of )
Your a super star if you can figure this out befor Stan Pope.
Which is why I used the word "stellar" in the aside! :)

For your intended solution, you also need the condition that each car be in exactly 2 rows!
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whodathunkit wrote:How did you know the answer to this brainteaser?
I asked Google. :oops:
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whodathunkit wrote:A race official has 10 cars that he has just inspected and needs for you to place the cars in the pit area for him - 4 cars to a row & in 5 straight rows. How would you place the cars in the pit area?
Suppose two more cars come in, such that now the inspector asks you to arrange for another straight row having four cars. How would you accommodate all six rows? (Let each car reside in two rows only, per Stan.)
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Re: A Pinewood Derby Brainteaser:

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FS,

I'll try Speedster's way of doing the Brainteaser!

Here it is..
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whodathunkit wrote:Here it is...
:clap: Looks good! (A Star of David arrangement also seems to work.) And FWIW, there is also a "less-than-stellar" answer to your original riddle:

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