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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Capacitor Combinatorics

Looking back to my Physics coursework, one of the most interesting (and challenging) aspects was calculating the overall capacitance of a set of capacitors. As you may recall, capacitors in parallel...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Capacitor Combinatorics

Last week’s engineering-based puzzle as posted: Looking back to my Physics coursework, one of the most interesting (and challenging) aspects was calculating the overall capacitance of a set of...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – I Scream, You Scream

This past Saturday’s sneak-peek at spring let us break the rules a little and have dessert — ice cream, specifically — before dinner. Both Max and Nora got to enjoy the sugary treat, as shown below. As...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – I Scream, You Scream

Last week’s delicious puzzle: This past Saturday’s sneak-peek at spring let us break the rules a little and have dessert — ice cream, specifically — before dinner. Both Max and Nora got to enjoy the...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Squared Roots

Numbers are, for the most part, made up of other numbers. Prime numbers (2, 3, 7, etc.) are simple, in that they make up themselves — they have no non-trivial factors, and can only be divided by the...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Squared Roots

As presented, here is this past week’s puzzle: Numbers are, for the most part, made up of other numbers. Prime numbers (2, 3, 7, etc.) are simple, in that they make up themselves — they have no...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Cent Sense Percent Per Cent

Max and Nora were counting their savings jar change recently, and Max was showing Nora that there were a few ways to make $0.10. There were four to be exact — using only a dime, two nickels, one nickel...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Cent Sense Percent Per Cent

Many thanks to everyone who sent a solution in to this week’s puzzle. Both Max and Nora were anxiously awaiting results, and pored over them as they arrived. Okay, so maybe they weren’t poring over...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Waffle Cuts

This morning as I was making both Max and Nora breakfast, I noticed that while their meals were rather similar in content and form, they were quite different in their divisibility. Max’s French Toast...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Waffle Cuts

This week’s puzzle, while delicious, caused quiet a bit of confusion and a few rather interesting answers. Here is the puzzle as presented: This morning as I was making both Max and Nora breakfast, I...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Planetary Paths

Robot Pilot (in training) Just past UDFj-39546284, one of the most distant galaxies discovered to date by the Hubble telescope, is a small, flat/disc universe with six planets that ring an asteroid...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Planetary Paths

This past week’s puzzle was an interesting study in math and human nature. While we did not have nearly as many solutions offered as we do most weeks, all of the solutions offered were correct! Here is...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Sleeping Bag Conundrum

After returning this morning from a sleep-over/locking event with Max and his scouting troop at a local museum, I am rather tired. Not because it was loud, late, and full of energy — that is to be...

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution — Sleeping Bag Conundrum

This past week’s puzzle, as previously posted: After returning this morning from a sleep-over/locking event with Max and his scouting troop at a local museum, I am rather tired. Not because it was...

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