Dodged a Bullet

Morning.

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— Frostbitten Flamingo (@flemtheparrot.bsky.social) March 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM

Math vs. Logic

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Can You Solve the Fish Riddle?

Here's another TED-Ed brain bender that can ruin your evening. I actually tried for a little while to solve the puzzle on my own, but I got bogged down and went for the answer. Yeah, there's math involved, as well as logic, which is why I got bogged down. Even if you don't try to figure it out by yourself, the story turns out to be kinda cute, with endangered species, sharks, and a submarine. (via Laughing Squid)

Globe

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Nine Paradoxes

A paradox is a statement that is internally self-contradicting. In this compilation of paradoxes, there are a couple that depend on the way we use language, like how much is a heap, and whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Some depend on fictional scenarios, like the transporter on Star Trek. But others, even though they are dressed up in absurd situations, present a bend in logic as we know it. Oh sure, you can explain a few things by assuming that someone is lying, which is anything but illogical. Or you can spend way too much time overthinking the question. Besides, it's already too late to not do drugs in the 1970s. This video contains some NSFW language. (via the Awesomer) 

The Two Doors

The problem with logic puzzles is that there are too many details to remember. If you really want to solve one, you should have a pen and paper handy. Or you could handle it the way Chris Hallbeck does with his simple but relatable characters.

Poll Options

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Ten Alien Abductees in Hats

You may remember the puzzles about prisoners in hats. Here's a puzzle that places people in the same type of situation, except there are now ten people, and they’ve been abducted by aliens. This time, they don’t know how many hats are black or white, but they get a chance to work out a strategy before they are lined up. Alex Gendler presents a TED-Ed lesson on how the abductees could work it out -if they are intelligent enough. See, not only does someone have to figure out how to do it, the others must be able to follow simple instructions, and it’s hard to find ten people who can do that. (via mental_floss)

Homer Logic

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Free Will

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Precision vs. Accuracy

Precision is not the same as accuracy. You can be very precise and still be inaccurate. Conversely, you can be very accurate but show very little precision in your communication. To illustrate the difference, Randall Munroe made this graph with "facts" that show a range of both precision and accuracy. This comic is from xkcd.

This Logic Puzzle Restricts Your Answers

The information you are given in this logic puzzle is 1. Pinocchio always lies, and 2. Pinocchio says "All my hats are green." What can you deduce from that? Duh, it means Pinocchio has at least one hat that isn't green. Then they reveal that that this is a multiple choice question, and none of the answers are the one you thought! By the time we get through the video, you realize you were correct all along. Using a confusing multiple choice answer format forces you to justify your choice. (via Nag on the Lake) 

Tweet of the Day

Software development cycle.pic.twitter.com/lBUkk32eGl

— Tech Burrito (@TechAmazing) May 12, 2022

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Only Logical

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Chicken or the Egg Situation

From Married to the Sea.

Three Logicians

this is the biggest brain joke I've ever seen

— Lily 🌸🌙 (@bacheschergodel) February 20, 2022

If you get it, you'll get it quickly. If not, you'll find an explanation here.

Star Wars Logic

Let's face it, you aren't going to enjoy any action-adventure movies nor most science fiction movies if you keep dragging logic into it. This comic is from Zach Weinersmith at Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

I Can See That

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Lost Phone

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The Conjunction Fallacy

Can you see through this logical fallacy? I did, but then I also had my own ideas about Lucy, since the only math I ever excelled at was statistics and probability. That doesn't matter once you grasp the idea of the conjunction fallacy. Now that you know what it's called, you might be able to see it in the world around you, or the things people tell you. Me, I'm just tickled to find an educational video that is under ten minutes, which is rare these days.