Jun 03, 2024
Puzzler time. This is an old one. And you have to be old to even try to get this one.
Back in the day, there was a TV series called Perry Mason. And there was a detective on that show named Paul Drake.
So, if you remember that, you can do this puzzler.
Many years ago, Paul Drake had to hire a new assistant and he had three candidates in his office. He decided to interview them and give them a little quiz.
So he said, "Look, guys, there's a crime that needs to be solved. And there's a clue in one of the public libraries in Bakersfield. The clue is stuck inside a book between pages 165 and 166. This is a book about cars that's written by two famous brothers."
Two of the guys jump up and bolt out the door. The third guy doesn't move. He just sits there.
Drake says, "You've got the job."
Why did the third guy get the job? What did he know that the other two applicants did not know?
Good luck.
So, answer time.
Why did the third guy get the job? What did he know that the other two applicants did not know?
And the answer is this.
There is nothing between pages 165 and 166. Just like there's nothing between pages 1 and 2 of your book, or any book. (Real life book in print, not an e-book...)
Page 1 of any book is on the right hand side as you open the book. There will be title pages and dedications. But actual page 1 is on the right hand side of the book. And page 2 is printed on the back of page 1 as you turn the page.
The same is true for all the odd numbered pages. So there could be nothing between pages 165 and 166, because they are printed on the same page.
And the smart guy knew this was a trick clue given to the applicants in order to see who was the smartest person for the job. And that is why he didn't get up. And that is why he got the job.
Love that one.
