BRAINTEASERS: A Teacher and Her Stalker | (Answer)
BRAINTEASERS – In this topic, we are going to know the answer and explanation of the “A Teacher and Her Stalker” brainteaser.
The Oxford dictionary defines brainteasers as problems or puzzles, typically those designed to be solved for amusement. It is the informal term of puzzles, problems, or riddles.
It is a type of puzzle where it is hard to find the answer but amuses people as they try to solve it. The problems seems simple enough but tricks you into answering the wrong question.
This time we are going to solve another of these brainteasers involving a teacher and her stalker. Here is the following riddle:
Detective Drosnin stopped by Ms. Gray’s house to inform her that the creep who had been stalking her years ago had just escaped from prison. She seemed to take the news fairly well, and was very polite, though she didn’t invite him in.
“You know how demented he is, I’m worried that he’ll come after you. Who knows what he might try!” Detective Drosnin said.
“Oh, I’m sure I have nothing to worry about,” she replied. But she did sound pretty nervous.
“Would you like me to assign a security detail to you?” he asked.
“Oh, no. I’m a teacher for heaven’s sake! Having bodyguards following me around would just scare the students at my school.”
“Well, please give me a call or send me an email if you see anything suspicious at all. In fact, send me an email later no matter what, just to let me know that you’re alright.”
“I will definitely do that!” Ms. Gray replied.
Detective Drosnin got in his car and started back to the station, but after only a few minutes his phone buzzed to inform him that he had an email from Ms. Gray. It read:
“This morning I tried a fun new seating style for the kids during the morning assembly. I helped arrange them into rows of twenty one. The kids didn’t care, but I really loved it. I liked the second column the best.”
“Why on earth would I care!?” he thought to himself. But then he remembered her passion for codes and realized she may be trying to tell him something. He took a closer look at her email, and couldn’t believe what he found!
Can you tell what she was trying to say?
She was saying “HE IS HERE” referring to her stalker.
The email Detective Drosnin received was a puzzle. It is the answer and the instructions itself. The mail suggests you to arrange them into rows of twenty one, in this case, letters like this:
t h i s m o r n i n g i t r i e d a f u n
n e w s e a t i n g s t y l e f o r t h e
k i d s d u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g a
s s e m b l y i h e l p e d a r r a n g e
t h e m i n t o r o w s o f t w e n t y o
n e t h e k i d s d i d n t c a r e b u t
i r e a l l y l o v e d i t i l i k e d t
h e s e c o n d c o l u m n t h e b e s t
At the end of her letter, she said she liked the second column the best, hinting you to read the second column, this is the actual message:
t H i s m o r n i n g i t r i e d a f u n
n E w s e a t i n g s t y l e f o r t h e
k I d s d u r i n g t h e m o r n i n g a
s S e m b l y i h e l p e d a r r a n g e
t H e m i n t o r o w s o f t w e n t y o
n E t h e k i d s d i d n t c a r e b u t
i R e a l l y l o v e d i t i l i k e d t
h E s e c o n d c o l u m n t h e b e s t
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