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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 09, 2009)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Symmetrical And Beautiful

On the wing, the breeze seduced me.
Newly born to take my flight.
From the darkness I did rupture.
From my prison, wrapped up tight.

Come to rest on petals of brightness.
All can see, my change is cast.
I flutter by in paper lightness.
And my species, they are vast.

Darwin wrote of my pure beauty.
I'm collected, caught in nets.
Forever free to dance my duty.
Never kept as pets.

What am I?

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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Nov 09, 2009)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

"Wonderful" - Everclear
How well do you know the song "Wonderful" by Everclear?

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Sapient

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

sa-pi-ent

adjective :: Wise; sage; discerning.

"This, of course, brought down an avalanche of suppositions, flooded with the sapient arguments of the two officials, who sent back and forth to each other a wearisome flood of nonsense." --de Balzac, Honore

Creativity : Risk

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

The fear of risk is similar to the fear of embarrassment. Good ideas are sometimes not explored because the perceived risk is too great. Before you disqualify an idea or solution for being too risky, take a moment to quantify the risks involved. Ask yourself "what is the worst thing that could happen?" If the answer is that you might be embarrassed, then perhaps the risk is worth it. Often, it is the risky ideas that have the highest reward when they are successful.

Naturally, you shouldn't always take risky options when other equally good (and less risky) options exist. A careful analysis of the risks and rewards involved with each solution will help you determine which one to pursue.

Memory : Brain Weights

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT

The average adult human brain weighs 1.3kg (2.8lb). That's twice the weight of a giraffe's brain and three times the weight of a cow's brain. A newborn human baby has a brain that weighs about 350 grams (.8lb), which happens to be the same size as an orangutan's brain.

The size of the brain has very little to do with how smart the animal is. For example, an elephant has a 6kg (13lb) brain, but everyone knows that an elephant is not 5 times smarter than a human. The large size of the elephant's brain is probably how it got a reputation for having such a good memory.