What's the deal with the English and their inclination for Equation Anaylsis Tests?
Most of the emails I get regarding the Equation Anaylsis Tests either offered here or whereever the readers get their questions come from the UK.
Morgan Worthy, the originator of the Formula Analysis Test, which was originally found in - AHA! A Puzzle Approach to Creative Thinking, is from the US. Check out his blog for plenty of info and puzzles.
Will Shortz, then based the Equation Anaylsis Tests off of Worthy's idea, making it popular in his GAMES Magazines. Check out another puzzleman's blog. He was born in Indiana and now lives in New York.
So where does the British invasion come from? Accordingly to the reality of Wikipedia, the term diltoid was penned by the British newspaper, The Daily Express. The Express had the puzzle:
1 = DitLoID... which was....
1 = Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich....which was...
a story by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about a Soviet Prisoner from the 50s.
Now that random trivia has been said, it doesn't really explain why the British are so into the puzzle. Maybe they are more into emailing games columns or perhaps they just enjoy puzzles more.
Either way, this random observation has reached its word limit.
Till next time...
