Weekend Brain Teaser: Artificially Perplexing Riddles
This week, listeners of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" have a chance to engage in an intriguing brain teaser, as Peter Gwinn presents a puzzle-filled challenge. The theme for this week is A.I., promising a week of thought-provoking riddles.
The challenge, to be submitted by Thursday, August 14th at 3 p.m. ET, requires participants to name something many hospitals have, specifically a 7-letter word. The answer, hidden within the word "helipad", is revealed to be "helipad". By rearranging the letters, we find two common items that one might find inside a hospital - "help" (4 letters) and "aid" (3 letters).
Throughout the week, Gwinn has prepared a variety of puzzles to test your wits. Some examples include:
- An injury that might come with venom
- An increase in salary
- Fear of speaking before a large audience
- One of two things on the rear of a car
- A two-wheeler you can pedal off-road
- The shortest distance between two points
- Numbers after six, seven
- Direct interaction with someone one on one
- What cuts a porterhouse or T-bone
- Another puzzle is about a familiar two-word phrase or name
Each answer in the puzzle is a familiar two-word phrase or name, ensuring a fun and engaging experience for all participants.
Last week, Eric Chaikin from Westlake Village, Calif., presented a challenge with the answer being the channel ESPN and NHL hockey standings on screen. The winner of last week's challenge was Bill Hoffman from Helena, Montana.
Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle, adding an extra layer of excitement to the challenge. Tune in to "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" to test your knowledge and join the fun!
- In a hospital setting, one may find 'credit' and 'options' related to medical procedures as many hospitals have a revenue cycle management system, a type of 'technology' that handles billing and insurance claims, where 'credit' is used for transactions and 'options' can refer to various payment plans.
- As the week continues, Peter Gwinn might present an artificial-intelligence-themed puzzle that requires the identification of two assets often found in a hospital's radiology department: 'MRI' (an imaging technique for visualizing internal body structures) and 'CT' (a type of X-ray scan, short for computed tomography), both of which can be rearranged to form the two-word phrase "timecat".
