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Think you have what it takes to be the top engineer on element14?

Take on our Tortuous Teasers and grab the engineering glory.

How to play

  • Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we’ll have a new Brain Teaser for you. These challenges are worth a varying amount of pride, depending on the question, so be sure to really think the tough ones through!
  • Follow us on twitter @element14 or 'Like' us on facebook to play.
  • Challenge your fellow engineers to answer each Brain Teaser before you.
  • Every week is a new Reveal. First person to correctly guess the image will be entered into our winners row.
  • Each month you can take part in the Recycle Bin Challenge. Tell us what you would make out of the given parts, and if your idea is voted #1, 30 points are yours!

How to play

  • Follow us on twitter @element14 or 'Like' us on Facebook and you will receive a new brain teaser every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
  • Reply with your answers to each new brain teaser every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
  • Challenge your fellow engineers to answer each Brain Teaser before you.
  • To enter the monthly challenge, add your idea to that month’s “discussion”. The idea with the most “Likes” is the winner, so get the word out to your friends!

Today's Challenge

Latest brain teaser

NEW Clue: Making a CD on shuffle, turning 27 into 11,011.

Answer: ???

Previous brain teasers

Clue: We'll let you look electric to fix faulty equipment.

Answer: Oscilloscope

Clue: No matter, my electron gun will leave an imprint.

Answer: Cathode Ray Tube

Clue: Gates on a plane, and/or a long string.

Answer: Gates on a plane, and/or a long string.

Clue: A German physicist born in February 1857, honoured on postage stamps around the world and well-known for contributions to the field of electrodynamics.

Answer: Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

Clue: A hot pen used for electronic installation and repairs.

Answer: Soldering iron

Clue: Not stereo but one diamond in a U.S. valley, used for renewable energy.

Answer: Monocrystalline Silicon

Clue: An electronic amplification device that takes its name from the Greek for ‘the place where three roads meet’.

Answer: Triode

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