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**Logic Puzzle of the Week**
Sam and Max run a 100 meter race. Sam wins by five yards. To make it sporting, he starts 5 yards behind the original start line in the second race. Assuming both runners run at the same speed, who wins the second race? The challenge is to solve this problem without doing any algebra.
 * July 23rd 2007**

Word Puzzle of the Week
These puzzles are in fact logical, not linguistic.


 * July 23rd 2007**

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