A cup of tea. Creative Puzzle
A man called to a waiter in a restaurant, "There's a fly in my tea!"
The waiter replied, "I will bring you a fresh cup."...
Sense creation in the structure of processes of meaning dynamics
Sergey L. Markov. Sense creation in the structure of processes of meaning dynamics
The article discusses the basic processes of meaning dynamics of personality, reveals...
Life-saving decision for the ship and crew
A Navy sailor on the deck of a cruiser noticed an naval mine in the water directly in the path of the ship. With...
Personal mechanisms of sense creation
Sergey L. Markov. Personal mechanisms of sense creationThe paper discusses and analyzes the personal mechanisms of grasping and creating the new meanings. The system...
King Akbar’s Line
One day the Great Akbar drew a line on the floor and asked his sage Birbal to shorten it without touching and wiping out...
Fateful creative solution
One unfortunate merchant owed a large sum of money to a moneylender.
The old, ugly moneylender proposed that he would forget the debt
if...
Ship Ladder Puzzle
A ship is at anchor. Over its side hangs a rope ladder with rungs a foot apart. The tide rises at the...
Inventive General: Unraveling Story that Requires a Creative Solution
During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but...
Small coin in the bottle
A guy claims to do the following thing. He puts a coin in a glass bottle. Then, he shuts the mouth of the bottle...
Mystery of Missing Petrol
During the petrol transporting from one plant to another, the fuel tanker ever wasted 10 litres of petrol.
The process of filling the tank at...
Detective’s find
Once a detective found a pipe, a top hat, a scarf,
a carrot and five pieces of coal lying together
in the middle of a field.
What...
The Light Switches Riddle
There are three switches outside a closed room. There are three lamps inside the room. You can flip the switches as much as you...