The Candle Problem by Karl Duncker, 1945
You are in a room with a table pushed against the wall.
On it is a box of thumbtacks, matches, and a candle.
You must fix...
Resourceful postman
When the postman arrived at the Smith home to deliver mail through a slot in the front door, he was surprised to find the...
Simple password
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened.
A...
Measuring Water puzzle
You had an infinite supply of water and a 3 and a 5 - liter bottles
You would to measure exactly 4 liters of water.
How...
Detective’s find
Once a detective found a pipe, top hat, a scarf,
a carrot and five pieces of coal lying together
in the middle of a field.
What is...
Electronic brainstorming
Online brainstorming or Brainlining
Online brainstorming (Peter Lloyd) or simply electronic brainstorming is the modern version of brainstorming. The word brainlining is combined with the...
Girl by the river
Two Zen monks, Tanzan (1819-1892) and Ekido, traveling on pilgrimage, came to
a muddy river crossing. There they saw a lovely young woman dressed in her...
Smart policemans
A homicide team enters a crime scene where a dead body of a fat old man lies there on the floor with blood oozing...
Как остановить разгорячённую лошадь?
Девушка каталась в поле на лошади. Внезапно животное чего-то испугалось и стремительно помчалось вперед, прямо на огромный забор.Что необходимо предпринять девушке, чтобы лошадь остановилась,...
Решение трабл-шутера
Известная обувная компания наладила производство кроссовок в одной из бедных странах Африки. Однако со временем владельцы заметили, что работники начали воровать продукцию. Охранники нанятые ...
Time measurement task
A man has two ropes of varying thickness (Those two ropes are not identical, they aren’t the same density nor the same length nor...
Nikolai Kurbatov – Russian film director, trailer editor and poet
Nikolai Kurbatov
Nikolai Ivanovich Kurbatov
(May 16, 1990, Perm, the USSR)
Citizenship: Russia
Category: Art workers
Occupation: Film directors, trailer editors, poets, publicists
Unique distinction: The founder of trailer poetics and dialogue...
Vigilant woman
A woman is sitting in her hotel room when there is a knock at the door. She opened the door to see a man...
Funny idea to escape prisons
Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed,...
Resourceful detective
A man murders his wife with a knife in their car. He throws her out of the car being careful not to leave any...