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Angela made a bet with her friend Alex. The bet was that Angela would win $50 if she could say the alphabet in reverse within 5 seconds. If not, Alex would win $50. Angela walked away fifty bucks richer. How did she do it?
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Angela said "alphabet the." The bet was that she says the alphabet in reverse. It was never stated that Angela had to say every letter!Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Quite a clever one!
Or why not Angela says, "the alphabet in reverse"?
Very easy but fun It's like when Dave says to Dan "Say goodnight, Dan" so Dan says "Goodnight Dan"
thats cool... i thought that angela would say the alphabet backwards!!
I agree with thinksforfun... say "the alphabet in reverse within 5 seconds"
Or, she could just do what was implied. I just checked, I can say, "zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba" (saying the name of each letter) in a smidge under 4 seconds. It actually flows better backwards than forwards: tee-essarcupeeohenem is easier than emenohpeecue-are-esstee, for instance.
I agree; "the alphabet in reverse" or "alphabet the". Prefer the first.
Too easy.
I too thought that she just actually recited the alphabet backwards. I (along with many other ppl I know who also have East Coast roots) learned the alphabet backwards as children. In fact most of us knew it backwards months before we knew it forward. I can still recite it faster in reverse than I can in the "proper order"
Nice one, not too easy like one guy said, it's just for the simpler side of braingle.
Great teaser!! I thought the answer was thaat she said "The alphabet in reverse", but it's still gre
I agree with ThinksForFun
The answer could also be "the alphabet in reverse".
Or, she could even just say "teb-uh-fla uth."
"Fla" being pronounced like "flag" without the -g, and "uth" being pronounced as "other" without the -er.
That would more accurately be "reverse."
"Fla" being pronounced like "flag" without the -g, and "uth" being pronounced as "other" without the -er.
That would more accurately be "reverse."
I lol about this one
She could've said "The alphabet in reverse."
Am i he only one who noticed that in the teaser it says: " if not,she will get 50$"????
nvm. BRAIN FART
Why would anyon bet against her? As my pappy used to say, If someone says they can make the ace of spades jump out of the deck and squirt cider in your ear
, don't bet against them.
, don't bet against them.
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