1. Think Tank  If the area of the floor of a tank is six square feet, and the tank contains 9 inches of water, how much does the water level rise if a 1 foot cube is placed in the tank? How much farther would it rise if another identical cube is added? 2. Close…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 15, 2009 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in black. The answers to the brainteaser questions are highlighted in red with explanations. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 15, 2009 without the answers here: http://library.automationdirect.com/brainteasers-issue-15-2009/…

Flag Cutting 1. Can you cut this American flag with fifteen stripes into only two pieces which will fit together to form a thirteen stripe flag with no wasted material? Did you know that the American flag actually had 15 stripes for a few years? Excerpted from Wikipedia: In 1795, the number of stars and…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 14, 2009 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in black. The answers to the brainteaser questions are highlighted in red with explanations. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 14, 2009 without the answers here: http://library.automationdirect.com/brainteasers-issue-14-2009/…

1. Chain Bane Two pieces of chain were left over after a new piece of AutomationDirect’s automation equipment was installed in the factory. The links were circular, uniform in size and shape and made from ½ inch thick metal. One piece was exactly 3 feet long, the other 22” in length. The longer piece had 6…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 10, 2008 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in black. The answers to the brainteaser questions are highlighted in red with explanations. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 10, 2008 without the answers…

1. Widget Fidget:A factory owner took a certain number of widgets to a county fair and sold some of them. He took the unsold widgets back to his factory that night and – while he slept – his fully automated factory doubled the number of widgets on hand. He took these to the fair the…

In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. These are the brainteaser answers from Issue 12, 2008 of the Automation Notebook. The brainteaser questions are repeated in black. The answers to the brainteaser questions are highlighted in red with explanations. You can view the brainteasers from Issue 12, 2008 without the answers here: http://library.automationdirect.com/brainteasers-issue-12-2008/…

1. Tank You Very Much In a factory far, far away – a tank is filled 1/3 full with an unidentified liquid, and another tank of the same size is filled ¼ full with the same non-hazardous fluid. Both tanks are then topped off with water and mixed thoroughly. The resulting mixtures are pumped into…

Crossword Puzzle In each issue of the Automation Notebook we feature a section of brainteasers. In this issue we are featuring a crossword puzzle. Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from Issue 11, 2009 of the Automation Notebook. The crossword puzzle is repeated in black and the answers to the crossword puzzle is…