Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » The Hijacker Puzzler time. Here we go.  You gotta pay attention here.  A lone hijacker commandeers a jetliner that's on its way from Boston to Los Angeles. At gunpoint, he instructs the pilot to land the plane at O'Hare in Chicago, halfway through the flight. When they land, he further instructs the pilot to call the authorities and tell them that this hijacker wants a million dollars in cash and three parachutes. If they give in to this demand, he will release half the hostages on the plane.  So the authorities show up at O'Hare and they have all the stuff he demanded. The hijacker lets half the hostages off the plane, as promised. Then they load the plane with the three parachutes and the one million dollars and they take off again.  He tells them to head towards Los Angeles.  After they get going, he then tells the pilot to lower the altitude. He opens the door with the million dollars in the suitcase attached to one parachute, and himself attached to the other parachute. When the time is right, he gets all set and jumps out over Montana somewhere, with one parachute strapped to his back, and one strapped to the money. He lands somewhere in the wilderness and runs toward his freedom.  And the puzzler question is simple, what did he do with the third parachute? Good luck. Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? The Two Camrys Puzzler time. This one is automotive in nature. Here we go.  Years ago in the shop, I had two Toyota Camrys side by each, as we say in the trade. One of them didn't run. It cranked when you turned the key, but it wouldn't fire up. And the other one was in for an emissions test. So I say to my fellow mechanic, Ralph, "Go ahead and do these two cars." So he takes the emissions tester probe, he sticks it in the tailpipe of the car, which he's supposed to do the emissions test. He opens the hood. Next thing I know, he's cranking and this car won't start. He then takes the probe out of that tailpipe, sticks it in the other car, the car that didn't run. He turns the key. And of course, it doesn't start. It does the same thing that the first car did. And I said, "What on earth are you doing?" And he says, "It's like catching a cold. These cars are too close together." Of course, it looks to me like he's just did the emissions test on the wrong car. But neither of them will start now. They both just crank and crank, but don't start.  But then he explains it to me and I said, "Ah ha!" So the puzzler question is, what was he doing? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner: Tony Flores Fort Myers, FL 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 © 2025, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » The Two Camrys Puzzler time. This one is automotive in nature. Here we go.  Years ago in the shop, I had two Toyota Camrys side by each, as we say in the trade. One of them didn't run. It cranked when you turned the key, but it wouldn't fire up. And the other one was in for an emissions test. So I say to my fellow mechanic, Ralph, "Go ahead and do these two cars." So he takes the emissions tester probe, he sticks it in the tailpipe of the car, which he's supposed to do the emissions test. He opens the hood. Next thing I know, he's cranking and this car won't start. He then takes the probe out of that tailpipe, sticks it in the other car, the car that didn't run. He turns the key. And of course, it doesn't start. It does the same thing that the first car did. And I said, "What on earth are you doing?" And he says, "It's like catching a cold. These cars are too close together." Of course, it looks to me like he's just did the emissions test on the wrong car. But neither of them will start now. They both just crank and crank, but don't start.  But then he explains it to me and I said, "Ah ha!" So the puzzler question is, what was he doing? Good luck. Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? The Broken Stone Here it is.  I had a few to choose from today. This one wins. This is a non automotive puzzler. Here we go. Years ago, somewhere far, far away. A farmer had a 40 pound stone, which he could use to weigh 40 pounds of feed or hay. He would sell feed in 40 pound bundles and hay in 40 pound bales. He had a balance scale. He put the stone on one side, and he piled the other side with feed or hay. When it balanced, he knew he had enough to sell.  Then one day, a neighbor borrows the stone.  But he had to apologize when he returned it, because he broke it into four pieces. And he felt really bad about it.  As it turns out, the farmer who owned the stone later told the neighbor that he actually had done him a favor. The pieces of the broken stone could now be used to weigh any item, assuming those items were in one pound increments, from one pound to 40 pounds, so the farmer thought this was a great improvement. So the puzzler is, what were the weights of the 4 individual stones after the large stone was broken? Okay, so if you want to weigh 1 pound, 6 pounds, 11 pounds, 22 pounds, 39 pounds... How would you use the 4 stones, the thing you're weighing, and the balance scale?  And here's the hint, how would you weigh 2 pounds? Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner:  stenquist1 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 © 2025, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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