Mental Challenge Monday...

[Kim]

What do the groups of three have in common?

1. square out-slant-post

2. the apple-the horsehide-the pill

3. Eclipse-Ribot-Kelso

4. 4-9-16

5. darters-gannets-boobies

6. eniac-univac I-mac hack VI

7. crunch-america-kangaroo

8. inky-pinky-blinky

9. a wrinkled shirt-a button-a barbell

10. ballroom-billiard room-conservatory

[Merlin]

1. square out-slant-post - Pass Patterns

2. the apple-the horsehide-the pill - Terms for a ball

8. inky-pinky-blinky - What no Clyde? - They are out to get Pac Man

10. ballroom-billiard room-conservatory - Places where murder most foul took place in the game Clue.

[blueindian]

7. crunch-america-kangaroo: all captains.

[ialsohaveadream]

Like Merlin said, but also:

4. Squares of 2, 3, 4

5. Birds

7. Famous captains

[seqiro]

4. The squares of 2, 3, and 4

6. Old computers

7. Captains

[revil]

4. 4-9-16: they are divide evenly by their square roots... saying it this way makes them have something in common... :P

[gear02]

What do the groups of three have in common?

1. square out-slant-post
2. the apple-the horsehide-the pill
3. Eclipse-Ribot-Kelso
4. 4-9-16
5. darters-gannets-boobies
6. eniac-univac I-mac hack VI
7. crunch-america-kangaroo
8. inky-pinky-blinky
9. a wrinkled shirt-a button-a barbell
10. ballroom-billiard room-conservatory

1. Football pass routes
2.
3.
4. squares of 2, 3, and 4
5. Birds
6. First computers
7.
8. Pacman ghosts
9.
10. Clue locations

[dsuds]

3. Eclipse-Ribot-Kelso -

Taking a guess here but breeds of horse.

9. a wrinkled shirt-a button-a barbell

Things you "press"

[mcs328]

They all haves dashes (-) in the list.

[kei2]

1. square out-slant-post
football receiver routes

4. 4-9-16
perfect square numbers

5. darters-gannets-boobies
birds

7. crunch-america-kangaroo
famous captains

8. inky-pinky-blinky
ghosts from pacman

edit: nuts, people already got these. dsuds: nice on #9! clever. I wonder what #3 is.

[Merlin]

What do the groups of three have in common?

1. square out-slant-post

2. the apple-the horsehide-the pill

3. Eclipse-Ribot-Kelso

4. 4-9-16

5. darters-gannets-boobies

6. eniac-univac I-mac hack VI

7. crunch-america-kangaroo

8. inky-pinky-blinky

9. a wrinkled shirt-a button-a barbell

10. ballroom-billiard room-conservatory

So to recap....
1. Pass Patterns
2. Terms for a ball (or hockey puc)
3. breeds of horse.
4. squares of 2, 3, and 4
5. Birds
6. First computers
7. Famous captains
8. inky-pinky-blinky - What no Clyde? - They are out to get Pac Man
9. Things you "press"
10. Places in the game Clue.

So have we figured them out? Or are we off somewhere?

[Hopper1]

I believe 2 is specifically terms(nicknames) for a baseball. How is a hockey puck a horsehide?

[molecularfire]

#2 is wrong. Eclipse, Ribot and Kelso aren't breeds of horses... they are the names of three race horses... I think they were all undefeated but I'm not positive.

[Kim]

Good job all!

[gwilks98]

I believe 2 is specifically terms(nicknames) for a baseball. How is a hockey puck a horsehide?
Maybe Merlin was thinking the puc was called pill? I thought that was basketball. Maybe he's thinking biscuit.

[Hopper1]

Maybe Merlin was thinking the puc was called pill? I thought that was basketball. Maybe he's thinking biscuit.
But the thing was what did all three have in common. So therefore the question is still how could a puck be a horsehide?

[StonedWheat]

What do the groups of three have in common?

1. square out-slant-post

2. the apple-the horsehide-the pill

3. Eclipse-Ribot-Kelso

4. 4-9-16

5. darters-gannets-boobies

6. eniac-univac I-mac hack VI

7. crunch-america-kangaroo

8. inky-pinky-blinky

9. a wrinkled shirt-a button-a barbell

10. ballroom-billiard room-conservatory

This was cool kim. Are you gonna do this every monday?

[Merlin]

But the thing was what did all three have in common. So therefore the question is still how could a puck be a horsehide?
Horsehide=baseball
Pill=hockey puck (Yes, a puck can also be called a biscut, but I've heard it called a pill before. Note the similiarity in shape :) )
Apple=?

Could it have been that they are slang terms for the "balls" (including pucks) used in professional sports. That's the logic there.

[Hopper1]

Horsehide=baseball
Pill=hockey puck (Yes, a puck can also be called a biscut, but I've heard it called a pill before. Note the similiarity in shape :) )
Apple=?

Could it have been that they are slang terms for the "balls" (including pucks) used in professional sports. That's the logic there.

Cool, just wanted to see the logic for the puck being in the mix.