Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » The Tree-Mendous Math Trick Alright, a quick “mathematical—but not really” puzzler: A landscaper comes home and tells his kids, “I planted five rows of four trees each today.” His kid immediately says, “That’s 20 trees!” Dad says, “Nope. I only planted 10 trees.” The kid says, “That’s impossible,” Dad replies, “No, it isn’t. In fact, you’ve already seen the answer on one of your school papers.” The kid thinks for a moment… and figures it out. How can you plant 10 trees in five rows of four, and what did the kid remember that solved it? Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? Walking Together, Miles Apart A husband and wife go for a walk. They walk side-by-side the entire time—never passing each other, never lagging. They could’ve held hands the whole way. They walk for one hour. At the end, the wife says, “Wow, I walked four miles.” The husband says, “No way—I walked five or six miles.” And here’s the kicker: They’re both right. How is it possible that they walked together the whole time… but covered different distances? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner:  geedeekay Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys. Cartalk.com Community This Week's Show Podcast Add to address book Unsubscribe from list Email preferences Shameless Commerce Care of WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Contents © 2026, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » Walking Together, Miles Apart A husband and wife go for a walk. They walk side-by-side the entire time—never passing each other, never lagging. They could’ve held hands the whole way. They walk for one hour. At the end, the wife says, “Wow, I walked four miles.” The husband says, “No way—I walked five or six miles.” And here’s the kicker: They’re both right. How is it possible that they walked together the whole time… but covered different distances? Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? The Sputtering Honda Accord A Honda Accord has a weird habit. Every once in a while, right after stopping, it starts bucking and sputtering like it’s about to quit… then, after a minute or two, it’s perfectly fine. And the problem disappears for weeks. The owner checks everything. Finds nothing. Shrugs. Life goes on. Then one day, while jacking up the car for inspection, a nearly empty can of brake fluid rolls out from under the front seat. Aha. He goes inside, asks his partner one question… and instantly figures out the problem. What did he ask? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner:  bruceparts Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys. Cartalk.com Community This Week's Show Podcast Add to address book Unsubscribe from list Email preferences Shameless Commerce Care of WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Contents © 2026, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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