This month we have a great “spatial reasoning” puzzle from the prodigious writer of brain teasers, Martin Gardner. This one is an absolute gem! Enjoy!
The below image depicts a large capital letter that has been cut from a piece of paper and given a single fold. It is NOT the letter L. What letter is it?
Answer:
As the image below shows, the letter is an upside-down F! The brilliance of this brain teaser/puzzle is that, like many GMAT/GRE or even SAT/ACT questions, one needs to think outside the box. If you don’t open your mind to the possibility that the letter could be upside-down, you likely won’t see it!
Also, just for a little delicious twist, there is a hint in the title of the puzzle that most people don’t pick up on: Funny Fold!
Hopefully you appreciate the cleverness of this puzzle! Absolutely fantastic!!!
