Friday Brain Teaser

[FrenchTVR]

One word can be used in the three gaps in the sentence below. In the first gap the word is inserted whole, in the second gap the word is split in to two smaller words without rearranging the letters and in the third gap the word is again split in to two words without rearranging the letters but two different words to those in the second gap.





The ______ surgeon was ______ to operate as he had ______.


Good Luck

[Einion Yrth]

notable not able no table.

[MrsRotty]

Damn! Beaten to it......

[FrenchTVR]

Sorry, been out, bloody hell that was quick. I have to admit that I'm actually crap at these things

[beano500]

42

[FrenchTVR]

beano500 said:

42

Yes but what is the question

[whirly]

FrenchTVR said:

beano500 said: 42 Yes but what is the question

What is 5 x 9?

[lazyitus]

whirly said:

FrenchTVR said: beano500 said: 42 Yes but what is the question What is 5 x 9?

I hope you're joking.

[beano500]

lazyitus said:

whirly said: FrenchTVR said: beano500 said: 42 Yes but what is the question What is 5 x 9? I hope you're joking.

No, I think that was "The Question" as spelt out on the Scrabble board.....

[Prof Beard]

beano500 said:

lazyitus said: whirly said: FrenchTVR said: beano500 said: 42 Yes but what is the question What is 5 x 9? I hope you're joking. No, I think that was "The Question" as spelt out on the Scrabble board.....

No the "Question" on the scrabble board was 6 x 9 - which IS 42, but only in base 13

[whirly]

lazyitus said:

whirly said: FrenchTVR said: beano500 said: 42 Yes but what is the question What is 5 x 9? I hope you're joking.

It proves there is something fundamentally wrong with the universe!!

Was told to me by my A Level physics teacher, during a discussion of Entropy, it still kinda makes sense!

Having seen above, I feel he may have modified the quote to fulfill the lesson

>> Edited by whirly on Friday 2nd December 15:52