does mental floss reveal how to come accross a fortune?
We’ve all been there—a week until payday, the rent is due, and you’re rummaging in your parents’ attic to find Dad’s Mickey Mantle rookie card. If you’re in need of some quick cash, here are six stories of people who found a fortune when—and where—they least expected it. 1. Lose a Hammer, Find a HordeIn November 1992, a farmer living near the village of Hoxne in Suffolk, England, lost a hammer in one of his fields, so he asked Eric Lawes to use his metal detector to search for it. While looking for the hammer, Lawes happened upon something else of interest – 24 bronze coins, 565 gold coins, 14,191 silver coins, plus hundreds of gold and silver spoons, jewelry, and statues, all dating back to the Roman Empire. As required by British law, the so-called “Hoxne Hoard” was reported to the local authorities, who declared it a “Treasure Trove,” meaning it was now legally the property of Britain. However, the government is required to pay fair market value for a treasure trove, meaning the far
Most of you are probably too young to remember the early-60s country hit “From a Jack to a King.” (Heck, it’s even before my time.) But in today’s Brain Game, that’s exactly what you’ll try to do: Convert the word JACK into the word KING by changing one letter at a time to form new words. All other letters must be left in their original position. I was able to do it in five steps. If you come up with a shorter (or different) solution, feel free to post it in the comments. Good luck! J A C K _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ K I N G Here is one SOLUTION. JACK PACK PICK PINK PING KING JACK RACK RANK RINK RING KING Looks like there are a lot of solutions at this level. Given that you can’t skip the odd letter out (i.e., you can’t directly put one of the letters from KING into JACK), I don’t think you can get shorter. Sources: http://www.mentalfloss.
