Fantastic ieee ai See niaFantastic Lateral Thinking Puzzles Edward J. Harshman Illustrated by Myron Miller Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. NewFor the puzzles following, inspirations are credited to: “The Trained Athlete Loses” was adapted from a children’s book of riddles. “The Length of a Year,” second analysis was adapted from an item in Science Puzzlers by Martin Gardner (Scholastic Book Services, 1960); the first is my own. “Approximately Seven Days Per Week” is not an original calculation. “I Is a Good Parent” was adapted from a riddle in Riddles, Riddles, Riddles, compiled by Joseph Leeming (Franklin Watts, 1953). Edited by Claire Bazinet Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harshman, Edward J. Fantastic lateral thinking puzzles / Edward J. Harshman; illustrated by Myron Miller. p.m. Includes index. ISBN 0-8069-4256-8 1, Puzzles. 2. Lateral thinking. I. Miller, Myron, 1948- . II. Title. GV1493.H278 1996 793.73—dc20 96-28510 CIP 1098765 43 Published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016 © 1996 by Edward J. Harshman Distributed in Canada by Sterling Publishing % Canadian Manda Group, One Atlantic Avenue, Suite 105 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6K 3E7 Distributed in Great Britain and Europe by Cassell PLC Wellington House, 125 Strand, London WC2R OBB, England Distributed in Australia by Capricorn Link (Australia) Pty Ltd. P.O. Box 6651, Baulkham Hills, Business Centre, NSW 2153, Australia Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved Sterling ISBN 0-8069-4256-8