Lateral Bonus: Wedding Dresses and Tea Parties
Two bonus lateral thinking puzzles solved with Laura and Paul. Puzzle 1 by Lindy from TX Puzzle 2 from Outside-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des Machale
Jun 17, 2022•23 min
Brain Drop Puzzles
A show all about puzzles, games, brainteasers, mysteries, riddles, and lateral thinking. It’s an exploration of the quandaries of our lives, a journey through the mysteries of the world, driven by curiosity and wonder. Either that, or it's a bunch of audio files with some puzzles thrown in. Depends on how cynical you are.
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35. Are You Happier Than A 5th-Grader?
In which we're not sure if kids are smarter than adults, but at least they know where the ender dragon is. ---Puzzle 1: String Theory (Math) (11:00) ---Puzzle 2: The Little Things in Life (Word/Logic) (17:55) ---Puzzle 3: Game Pieces (Lateral Thinking) (24:35) National Geographic's Brain Games Bus Puzzle 8809 = 6 Puzzle Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for more show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindro...
Jun 10, 2022•27 min
34. Bee Sides
In which this time, it's personal. ---Puzzle 1: Rhyme Climb Time (Word) (14:35) ---Puzzle 2: Dog Days of Summer (Trivia/Hunt-style) (16:30) (Check your answer here ) ---Puzzle 3: The Way We Roll (Math/Logic) (19:50) Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com...
May 27, 2022•24 min
33. Summer Riddles and Summer Not
In which we usher in the heat with the summery sounds of a kalimba. ---Puzzle 1: Pedal to the Gold Medal (by Rob Eastaway) (Logic/Math/Trivia) (9:30) ---Puzzle 2: Midsummer in the Outdoors (Word) (11:05) ---Puzzle 3: Goodnight Noises Everywhere (Lateral Thinking) (13:00) To check your answer to the sound effect puzzle, go here . Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for more show notes. Thanks to Rob Eastaway for sharing a puzzle. Check out his podcast Puzzling Maths . ...
May 13, 2022•16 min
32. To Infinity and B-Side
In which we get a little bit more infinite than before. ---Puzzle 1: The Tortoise and the Snail (Math) (17:20) ---Puzzle 2: Circular Reasoning (Word) (19:30) ---Puzzle 3: The Answer Isn't Sleeping Beauty (20:35) Thanks to Stephen Sneed for sending in Puzzle 3. Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com...
Apr 29, 2022•23 min
31. The Infinite Episode
In which n approaches infinity and I approach insanity. ---Puzzle 1: Queen of Smarts (Math/Logic) (12:45) ---Puzzle 2: Where Infinity Ends (Word/Logic) (22:30) ---Puzzle 3: Till Beth Do Us Part (Lateral Thinking) (33:10) Thanks to Brian Cropp for voicing the White Rabbit. Check out his podcast "Chapter by Chapter with Brian Thomas Cropp": https://anchor.fm/brian-cropp/ Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future...
Apr 22, 2022•37 min
BONUS: The Sound of Thinking Laterally
In which I delay the next full episode a bit, and try to appease you with a lateral thinking puzzle by Shannon Pennell. Lateral puzzlers: Laura and Paul
Apr 19, 2022•9 min
30. March Magic...in April
In which we may or may not say a little something about Bruno, and share some more puzzle magic from the Enigmarch challenge. I thought about calling it "The Bees' Ides of March", but really, these are more A-side puzzles. ---Puzzle 1: Pair-a-Dice Loss (by Ryan Berry) (Logic) (11:00) ---Puzzle 2: Spell-Shrek (by Kirk Damato) (Word) (12:20) ---Puzzle 3: We Have Chosen to Refrain From Speaking As It Pertains to The Subject of Bruno (by December Next) (Word/Trivia) (13:30) Thanks to Sarah, Mark, He...
Apr 05, 2022•17 min
29. Beware the Ideas of March
In which we talk to people on the wrong side of town and someone steals our keys. These puzzles are shared from the Enigmarch puzzle creation challenge. ---Puzzle 1: Faketown (by Sarah Willson--Puzzle for Enigmarch Day 14: Irrational) (6:20) ---Puzzle 2: What's-His-Name (by Mark Larson--Puzzle for Enigmarch Day 26: Name) (8:00) ---Puzzle 3: Locked Out (by Helen B--Puzzle for Enigmarch Day 4: Lock) (11:11) Thanks to Sarah, Mark, and Helen for letting me share your puzzles. Find more of their puzz...
Mar 29, 2022•14 min
28. B_SIDE is Worth 8 Points
In which we hear a few more snippets from the interview with Stephen Sneed about Scrabble, get answers, get questions, and anagram our names. ---Puzzle 1: Educated Venom (by John Kavanos) (Word) (13:42) ---Puzzle 2: SHARP Thinking (Word) (15:40) ---Puzzle 3: Username and Puzzleword (by Ryan Berry) (Word) (17:03) Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindropp...
Mar 15, 2022•21 min
27. Dabble in Scrabble Babble
In which I interview Scrabble expert Stephen Sneed while playing a game against him. I also get a little boasty while frontiering some brand new words. ---Puzzle 1: UNCAST_D (Word) (10:36) ---Puzzle 2: It's Worth the Hypo (Word) (19:11) ---Puzzle 3: I Have No Words (Lateral Thinking) (30:25) Thanks to Stephen Sneed for letting me share a four-year-old interview. Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or sugges...
Mar 08, 2022•32 min
26. B-Side Myself
In which you get five bonus follow-up puzzles for the price of two, or also for the price of five, or of a thousand, because it's free anyway. Plus, solutions to last week's puzzles. Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Laura and Paul
Feb 22, 2022•20 min
25. We're Back, New and Unimproved
In which we get literally literary as we listen to Tolstoy's War and Peace in its entirety. ---Puzzle 1: My Fair Ladybug (Logic / Math) (2:50) ---Puzzle 2: Brevity is the Soul of Literature (Word) (7:50) ---Puzzle 3: Letter of the Law (Lateral Thinking) (9:00) Thanks to my kids for all their roles in this one. Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppod...
Feb 15, 2022•11 min
24. Tis the Season
In which we end on a good note. Plus, solutions for the puzzles from the previous episode. Send an email with your comments, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Laura, Rachel, and Jordan Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com "It's a Mystery", "Curiousity", and "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ “Just As Soon" by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Many thanks to Jeff Mo...
Nov 24, 2020•32 min
23. Are You Afraid of the Puzzles?
In which nothing says Halloween like November. But you shouldn’t complain, because you’re getting four puzzles for the price of five. Spooky! ---Puzzle 1: Eclairvoyance (Logic) (0:51) ---Puzzle 2: Breaking the Spell (Word) (2:53) ---Puzzle 3: The Magic of Three (Word/Lateral Thinking) (5:14) ---Puzzle 4: Does It Make A Sound? (Lateral Thinking) (9:04) ---Puzzle 5???? (10:39) Thanks to my wife, who has supported me in many ways, including talking in six different voices in this one episode. Visit...
Nov 10, 2020•23 min
BONUS: The Sound of Escape
In which we teamed up to play an "audio escape adventure" by Trapped Puzzle Rooms. We came, we heard, we conquered. If you've never tried time-warp gardening, I'd recommend it. Thanks to Trapped Puzzle Rooms for the adventure! You can check out more of their audio escape adventures at audioescapeadventures.com . You can access the images for this escape adventure here . Escapers: Brian, Laura, Jordan, and Rachel. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com Outro theme...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min
22 1/2: The Space Between Episodes
Solutions to the bonus puzzle and a quick update. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com Outro theme by Jeff Moore
Oct 27, 2020•3 min
22. Dead Men Give No Answers, Either
In which I give a lengthy, logical lecture to a pint-sized, preschool pirate. Plus, answers to the previous episode's puzzles and one bonus puzzle. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Special thanks to all the pint-sized pirates for tagging along on my puzzle adventures. Lateral thinking puzzler: Emily...I mean, Frida. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com Outro theme by Jeff Moore Sounds: “St...
Oct 20, 2020•13 min
21. Dead Men Solve No Puzzles
In which we pillage and plunder for gold and Tootsie Pops. ---Puzzle 1: Riddle Me Timbers (Logic) (4:06) ---Puzzle 2: Now I Know My ABCD's (Word) (8:58) ---Puzzle 3: Will Pay to Work (Lateral Thinking) (10:14) Thanks to my kids, who work for candy. Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com “A Robust Cr...
Oct 13, 2020•12 min
20. Solutions in 3D!!!
In which Pacman makes a cameo, and he has a big mouth. And if you have a fever, and the only cure is another bonus cube puzzle, then boy, are you in luck! Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Jordan, Rachel and Laura. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com Outro theme by Jeff Moore Sounds: “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyz...
Oct 06, 2020•21 min
19. Cubed with Frida Menshen
In which we welcome a special guest from a galaxy far, far away. No, not that galaxy. ---Puzzle 1: Train Tracks of Cubelandia and How Many of Them There Are and Why We Built Them That Way: A Logic Puzzle by Frida (Logic / Math) (6:50) ---Puzzle 2: Playing Around With Words In a Way That Kind Of Reminds Me of The Way Cubes Are: A Word Puzzle by Frida (Word) (10:33) ---Puzzle 3: Frozen Assets (Lateral Thinking) (13:12) Thanks to my sister Emily Hobbs for allowing me to sucker her into playing Frid...
Sep 29, 2020•15 min
18. You Can't Handle the Answers
The movie clip edition. Plus GREAT VALUE! 15 bonus puzzles in 1!. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Jordan, Rachel and Laura. Thanks to Stephen Wort for the "Seated with 5, Carried by 6" puzzle. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com "Night Caves" by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com Outro theme by Jeff Moore Sounds: “Strange Angels” by martysonic from ...
Sep 22, 2020•15 min
17. Lost In It Translationing
In which we put Google Translate to the test, and it fails in all the right ways. ---Puzzle 1: Cutting Cuts (Logic / Math) (2:21) ---Puzzle 2: Talkies (Language/Trivia) (4:51) ---Puzzle 3: Seated With 5, Then Carried By 6 (Lateral Thinking) (6:55) Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1...
Sep 15, 2020•8 min
16. United Solutions of America
The special vacation edition, with bonus sounds! Plus a new lateral thinking puzzle. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Paul and Laura. Thanks to Shannon Pennell for the "Cross My Heart" puzzle. Bonus lateral thinking puzzle sent in by Rain Yang. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com Outro theme by Jeff Moore Sounds: “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org...
Sep 08, 2020•16 min
15. Stuff You Didn’t Know Americans, You Know, Like, Like and Stuff
In which we visit America and try to figure out why they’re all speaking Mandarin. ---Puzzle 1: Half-Time (Logic / Math) (3:55) ---Puzzle 2: United Statements of America (Lateral Thinking) (5:54) ---Puzzle 3: Tight Right Turn (Lateral Thinking) (7:27) Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Thanks to Paul Dumas for not actually harming me in...
Sep 01, 2020•9 min
14. SOLUTIONS with John Denver
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely intentional. Plus bonus lateral thinking puzzles. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Paul and Laura. First bonus lateral thinking puzzle by Rain Yang. Music: Intro theme: Boku Mo by Orchestral Movement of 1932, opsound.com Outro theme by Jeff Moore Sounds: “Strange Angels” by martysonic from freesound.org “Simple Hi Tech Logo” by DDmyzik fro...
Aug 25, 2020•15 min
13. Learning To Fly, But I Ain’t Got a Seat
In which speaking up is the hardest thing. ---Puzzle 1: That's The Ticket (Logic / Math) (21:52) ---Puzzle 2: Magical Vocabulary (Word Puzzle) (25:02) ---Puzzle 3: Tight Right Turn (Lateral Thinking) (26:05) Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com Lateral thinking puzzlers: Jordan, Rachel, and Laura. This American Life episode with the hold ...
Aug 18, 2020•27 min
12. Sounds Like a Puzzle
In which nobody puts princess in a corner, because that's where all the man-eating monsters are. ---Puzzle 1: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Me Out of Here (Logic / Lateral Thinking) (Puzzle by Puzzle Prime) (13:34) ---Puzzle 2: Now Hear This (Sound Puzzle) (15:25) ---Puzzle 3: Oh, CD (Lateral Thinking) (Puzzle by Stephen Wort) (16:53) Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: p...
Aug 04, 2020•18 min
11. Brain Drop: The Musical
In which I sing too much and produce costs too much. ---Puzzle 1: Humdinger (Logic) (14:54) ---Puzzle 2: The Answer is Not Venezuela (Lateral Thinking) (16:10) ---Puzzle 3: Wonderwall (Lateral Thinking) (17:47) Visit braindroppodcast.com for these puzzles in written form and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com
Jul 28, 2020•20 min
10. Psyched
In which it's my podcast, I can lie if I want to. ---Puzzle 1: Go Fish (Logic) (16:28) ---Puzzle 2: Miss Amerida (Trivia / Lateral Thinking) (18:55) ---Puzzle 3: The Guitar Man (Lateral Thinking) (19:50) Visit braindroppodcast.com for these puzzles in written form and for additional show notes. Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com
Jul 21, 2020•21 min
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