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A Penny Saved

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Suppose you put a coin into an empty bottle and then insert a cork in the bottle’s opening. How could you retrieve the coin without breaking the bottle or pulling out the cork?

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Push the cork into the bottle.

January 18, 2006January 14, 2013 | Puzzles

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