With his pioneering aerial reconnaissance, Sidney Cotton made a vital contribution to Allied planning. One of the most remarkable pilots of World War II never fired a shot or dropped a bomb. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at Thanks for listening!ġ1-22-podcast-episode-364-sidney-cottons-aerial-reconnaissance.jpg' alt='' width='1024' height='678'> Many thanks to Doug Ross for providing the music for this whole ridiculous enterprise, and for being my brother. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at. Puzzle #8 is from Agnes Rogers' 1953 book How Come? A Book of Riddles, sent to us by listener Jon Jerome. Puzzle #7 is from listener Steve Carter and his wife, Ami, inspired by an item in Jim Steinmeyer's 2006 book The Glorious Deception. Puzzle #6 is from listener Anne Joroch, who sent this link. Puzzle #4 is from listener Reuben van Selm. Puzzle #3 is from listener Derek Christie, who sent this link. Puzzle #2 is from listener Diccon Hyatt, who sent this link. In some cases we've included links to further information - these contain spoilers, so don't click until you've listened to the episode:

The sources for this week's puzzles are below. Many of Lewis Carroll's characters were suggested by fireplace tiles in his Oxford study. 12-22-podcast-episode-39-lateral-thinking-puzzles.jpg' alt='' width='400' height='316'>įor this final episode of the Futility Closet podcast we have eight new lateral thinking puzzles - play along with us as we try to untangle some perplexing situations using yes-or-no questions.

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