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There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?

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Foldaway Finger Flipper

Open the magnets and release the jacob's ladder from its case. Turn the case inside out and rejoin the magnets to make a handle.

 

Many people are familiar with a much loved old toy called "Jacob's Ladder", a little gem which never fails to produce wonder and delight. Traditionally, 6 or 7 blocks of wood are interwoven with ribbon to form a "ladder" which behaves in a very odd way. When you hold the top "rung" and tip it upside down, the second "rung" seems to detach itself from the rest and wobble its way from side to side down the ladder. Tip it back and the next block tumbles to the bottom.

   

Highland Games has taken this idea and gone one better. First we created an ingenious 7 "rung" ladder which folds up as small as a matchbox. Then we wrapped it in a folding box which turns inside out and becomes a handle. Magnets hold it closed.

Please note that we have improved the design in several ways since the above animation was made. It is now bigger, stronger, and more colourful. It also incorporates two new optical illusions - on one side the yellow rectangles seem to rise upwards, whilst on the other, a red stripe bafflingly jumps from top to bottom and back again.

This marvel of miniature construction is hand made from 56 wooden parts, 40 nylon hinges and 2 magnets. When folded it measures 50 x 50 x 25 mm (2 x 2 x 1 inches), but fully extended it measures over 430 mm (17 inches). Full instructions are included.

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Loading Page Puzzle: There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?

Solution: Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug.