Thursday, April 28, 2011

A 'Handy' Brain Teaser

How many hands might you find at a standard chess game involving two people?
Assume there are no other people around, and pieces do not have hands.

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Answer: Eight! Two hands per player and two sets of hands on a chess clock (if it is analog).