1. Critical Thinking
Earn 5 tickets if you can figure out the answer to the following question:
A woman wants to surprise her husband with a new riding lawn mower for Christmas, which is still several days away. Unfortunately, her only place to put the new mower is in the shed. It is secured by a combination lock, but her husband of course knows the combination. Nonetheless, she has the store deliver the mower to the shed a few days before Christmas. On Christmas morning, she has her husband open the lock, certain he wasn’t aware that a new mower was inside. How could she be so sure?
November 11
(S&SB, #11)

3. Critical Thinking QUESTION:
A woman wants to surprise her husband with a new riding lawn mower for Christmas, which is still several days away. Unfortunately, he only place to pt the new mower is in the shed. It is secured by a combination lock, but her husband of course knows the combination. Nonetheless, she has the store deliver the mower to the shed, and on Christmas morning has her husband open the lock, certain he wasn’t aware that a new mower was inside. How could she be so sure?
The answer is…
At the same time she bought the mower, she simply also picked up a new combination lock. She placed it on the shed for the week, and on Christmas Eve, she put the original lock back into place.
November 11
(Parade Magazine, 11/6/05)