Braingle: 'The "I Love You" Tree' Brain Teaser

The "I Love You" Tree

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Puzzle ID:	#568
Fun:	(2.67)
Difficulty:	(1.09)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	Squidgy
Corrected By:	sdm1177

When Mike and Milly were first going out, they carved their initials inside a heart on a tree trunk 3 feet off the ground. Exactly one year later, they married. The tree had grown 8 inches over the last year. During the following years it doubled its growth rate annually. How high was the heart on their tenth anniversary?

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Comments

CheshireCatGirl Aug 04, 2002	good one very clever. ;)
Katelin Feb 21, 2004	easy but good
sweetime Jun 01, 2005	i got it, but maybe it belongs in trivia?
silly_goose Jun 13, 2005	Aww, how sweet of him
deepsea Aug 02, 2005	good teaser
AZTTT Sep 14, 2005	good one. I've seen Indian carvings from the 19th century on trees. fascinating that they stay so long at the same height!
solarsistim321 Feb 06, 2006	put it in math
TehIgnored Mar 16, 2006	lol....yeah I got that one, but clever!
mitzimesser Mar 17, 2006	Nice & tricky. You have to know a little bit about trees to get this one. I liked it.
et_2012_luvs_u Jul 22, 2006	Even though I didn't know that fact about trees I still got it right! I remembered I was in the trick category! Good Teaser
aaks94 Jan 15, 2007	i got it, easy..but funny
LeafFan4life Mar 02, 2007	good teaser but pretty easy after u read it over a second time for me
yerg Apr 05, 2007	TO EASY
Deedee123 Feb 12, 2008	encyclopedia brown...
Punk_Rocker Oct 26, 2008	Hahaha, I totally fell for that.
duleo Nov 29, 2008	Yeah, this was the answer to an Encyclopedia Brown riddle...
wisteriastorm Mar 07, 2009	Since it was in the trick section i guessed they cut it down to make a bench/headboard/something for thier home. good one though
beyonce123 Jun 03, 2010	Should be in Trivia or Situation
thebrain789 Dec 28, 2010	beyonce123, Trivia wouldn't be right because there's a trick in the teaser. If it were in Trivia, it would be too easy. Situation isn't right either because it doesn't have anything to do with that category.