Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and children

A FUNNY THING HAPPENS

JANE SAW THE PIRATE ON THE SHIP WITH THE TELESCOPE.

Wait, who had the telescope? Jane, or the pirate? Or was the telescope simply on the ship?

THE HORSE RACED PAST THE BARN FELL.

That doesn’t make any sense. But try reading “raced” as “ridden at a fast pace.” What a difference!

Are you laughing? Or just plain confused? For cognitive neuroscientists (experts who study how the brain works), brain teasers

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