Volume 134, Issue 5
Mind Games
The Crippled Child
A child was born with its legs so wasted that it would never be able to walk. When they learned this, the childıs parents were especially happy that the child was crippled rather than normal and healthy. Why?
ANSWER TO: Winning Isnıt Everything
One third of the games finished A, B, C; one third finished B, C, A, and the other third finished C, A, B. So Alf finished ahead of Bert twice as often as behind him and the same is true for Bert over Chris and Chris over Alf.