Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » One of Six Puzzler time. Here it is.  A long time ago, a friend of mine used to work at a Ford assembly plant. He told me the following story.  A new model came out, and there were a few design bugs that needed to be worked out.  Among these problems, was one really strange problem. One out of every six cars delivered to a dealership would arrive with a dead battery.  The engineers at Ford were confused. They did tests for short circuits. They did extensive testing on the batteries to see if there was a problem from the battery plant. They hired specialists to consult them about the problem. But they could find no reason for the dead batteries. The problem persisted for three months. One out of ever six cars had a dead battery upon arrival. My friend decided to take action. He walked the entire assembly plant, talking to the workers as he went.  He went from the parts department, the electrical department, even the employee break room. He looked at everything.  Without fail, each new car at the end of assembly would start up fine, the battery was good. There were no dead batteries at final testing at the plant.  He watched the cars being loaded to shipment, and then turned around to speak to the final test manager.  He asked the manager if he could think of a reason for the dead batteries at delivery.  The manager thought for a second, then he smiled and said he knew what the problem was.  And the puzzler is, what was the problem? Good luck. Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? Four Mile Bridge Puzzler time.  Here it is.  This story is The Bridge of Tom and Ray. Here we go. In Borneo, there is a bridge connecting two islands constructed of bamboo lashed together with hemp. It's been used for hundreds of years, pedestrian traffic, vehicular traffic, both directions. It's four miles long. Now this bridge has a weight limit of 20 tons. One day, a truck filled with pigs pulls up to the bridge. Officials stop him and let him know they have to weigh the truck, due to the weight limit. So the truck drives onto the scale. Turns out that with all the pigs, and the driver, this truck weighs exactly 20 tons.  The guy at the other end gets the signal and he stops all other traffic. Everyone has to stop. The bridge is emptied, and this guy is allowed to drive over the bridge alone. He is right at the limit, at 20 tons, so he has to drive over completely alone.  As he drives across, a sparrow begins to follow alongside, flying in the air along with the truck.  The sparrow begins to hover over the truck, flapping its wings. When he's a little beyond the halfway point, the sparrow lands on the truck. What does the driver do at that moment to keep the truck plunging into the water? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner: hbuzzov 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 » Four Mile Bridge Puzzler time.  Here it is.  This story is The Bridge of Tom and Ray. Here we go. In Borneo, there is a bridge connecting two islands constructed of bamboo lashed together with hemp. It's been used for hundreds of years, pedestrian traffic, vehicular traffic, both directions. It's four miles long. Now this bridge has a weight limit of 20 tons. One day, a truck filled with pigs pulls up to the bridge. Officials stop him and let him know they have to weigh the truck, due to the weight limit. So the truck drives onto the scale. Turns out that with all the pigs, and the driver, this truck weighs exactly 20 tons.  The guy at the other end gets the signal and he stops all other traffic. Everyone has to stop. The bridge is emptied, and this guy is allowed to drive over the bridge alone. He is right at the limit, at 20 tons, so he has to drive over completely alone.  As he drives across, a sparrow begins to follow alongside, flying in the air along with the truck.  The sparrow begins to hover over the truck, flapping its wings. When he's a little beyond the halfway point, the sparrow lands on the truck. What does the driver do at that moment to keep the truck plunging into the water? Good luck. Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? Four Mile Bridge Here it is.  This story is The Bridge of Tom and Ray. Here we go. In Borneo, there is a bridge connecting two islands constructed of bamboo lashed together with hemp. It's been used for hundreds of years, pedestrian traffic, vehicular traffic, both directions. It's four miles long. Now this bridge has a weight limit of 20 tons. One day, a truck filled with pigs pulls up to the bridge. Officials stop him and let him know they have to weigh the truck, due to the weight limit. So the truck drives onto the scale. Turns out that with all the pigs, and the driver, this truck weighs exactly 20 tons.  The guy at the other end gets the signal and he stops all other traffic. Everyone has to stop. The bridge is emptied, and this guy is allowed to drive over the bridge alone. He is right at the limit, at 20 tons, so he has to drive over completely alone.  As he drives across, a sparrow begins to follow alongside, flying in the air along with the truck.  The sparrow begins to hover over the truck, flapping its wings. When he's a little beyond the halfway point, the sparrow lands on the truck. What does the driver do at that moment to keep the truck plunging into the water? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner: hbuzzov 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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