If I take another draughtsman, and with a strong pull of my finger send it spinning against the column, what will happen?
56
DR. WHEWELL’S ENIGMA
A headless man had a letter to write,
He who read it had lost his sight.
The dumb repeated it word for word,
And deaf was the man who listened and heard.
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AN ENIGMA FOR MOTORISTS
I am rough, I am smooth,
I am wet, I am dry;
My station is low,
My title is high.
The King my lawful master is,
I’m used by all, though only his.
No. LXI.—CUT AND COME AGAIN
How long would it take to divide completely a 2 ft. block of ice by means of a piece of wire on which a weight of 5 lb. hangs?