Mirrors love messing with our heads, challenging us with deceptive illusions that can make us question our sanity. Being accomplished...

Problem . Fred brings home 100 kg of potatoes, made up of 99% water. He leaves them outside, allowing for some water to evaporate, thus reducing the water content to 98%. How much do the potatoes weigh now? Answer . The new weight is 50 kg. Fig 1 . Potatoes contain about 80% water on average. Solution . At first glance, the answer might seem illogical. The water content dropped by only 1%, so the weight shouldn't change much. However, the solid content doubled from 1% to 2

We expect a table to have legs. After all, how else can it support the top in its position? The idea of replacing legs with chains seems...