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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: When Are the Odds Even?
The GeekDad Puzzle of the Week from this past week was solved by most using some straightforward snippets of code. While no one was disqualified for claiming to have checked all 1,000,000+ possibilities by hand, most every did admit …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Puzzle of the Week: When Are the Odds Even?
This week’s GeekDad Puzzle of the Week is about simple probability, and came up when Max and I were shooting baskets with crumpled up sheets of paper. Basically, the conversation went that if there were two outcomes (making the basket …
Continue ReadingHot Wheels Marble Run
I’ve always liked making toys multifunctional. In fact my kids often seem to have more fun making up their own uses for them than they do playing with them in the “official” manner. Take the Skylanders figures for example: they …
Continue ReadingWoozzle: A Simply Marble-ous iPhone Game
Back in October I told you about a little iPhone game called Trainyard, a perfect blend of simple rules and devilishly complex puzzles. Well, you’ve had some time to solve all of those, so I present you with another dizzying …
Continue ReadingWinner of the Marbles Pick Your Prize Giveaway
Congrats to reader 3xtraction, who was randomly selected to win our Marbles Pick Your Prize Giveaway. 3xtraction chose the Mind Putty Magnetic Matter and the Buckyballs Black Edition for an “attractive” Christmas. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, and …
Continue ReadingMarble Raceways Are a Perfect Gift, but Which One is Right for Your Geeklet?
Marble raceways are a near perfect Geeklet toy — lots of physics and engineering lessons to be learned, no batteries, etc… Yet, sometimes the frustration factor is just too high. We’ve got a magnetic one that sticks to the dishwasher, …
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