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Brain Game: Dive In!
by Sandy - July 22, 2008 - 6:30 AM

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It’s the midst of summer, so if you haven’t taken a fun dip in a pool yet this year, it’s time to do so. And if you have your own pool, it’s time to invite me over. I like barbecue.

On to today’s Brain Game!

When written in all-capital letters,
what five-letter word reads the same
when it’s seen upside-down
(turned 180 degrees around)?

HERE’S our answer. If you can think of any others, please comment with them!

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  1. SWIMS ?
    as in “he swims with such elegance”

    posted by Andre on 7-22-2008 at 6:55 am

  2. You got our answer, Andre - nice job! I’m not sure if there are any others…

    posted by Sandy on 7-22-2008 at 7:45 am

  3. Personally, I was thinking that your challenge was skewed against the skewer … so I propose “SHISH”

    Also, SWIMS is both upside-down and backwards, while “SHISH” is merely upside-down.

    posted by Bill Sawyer on 7-22-2008 at 8:55 am

  4. But you’re TURNING the word upside down, an action that you did not specify in the poser.

    When you just flip SWIMS upside down, it becomes SMIWS.

    That’s why I got HIKED. I’m sure there are others, when you think about just flipping the letters.

    posted by Andrej on 7-22-2008 at 9:00 am

  5. As for SHISH, you have the problem of the reversed Ss.

    Got another one that’s good on the flip: HEEDED. But that’s six letters.

    posted by Andrej on 7-22-2008 at 10:43 am

  6. NOON works perfectly if you are doing a 180 degree flip.

    And apparently I just purchased coke with my reCAPTCHA

    posted by Neal on 7-22-2008 at 11:08 am

  7. Chide and Choke

    posted by Just Me on 7-22-2008 at 12:01 pm

  8. CHOICE. It’s 6 letters, but works upside down (I think!).

    posted by Jake on 7-22-2008 at 1:22 pm

  9. What about “NOON”?

    posted by Smith on 7-22-2008 at 2:54 pm

  10. MOW

    posted by PartiallyDeflected on 7-22-2008 at 7:54 pm

  11. DECODE works, too.

    posted by TJD on 7-23-2008 at 9:50 am

  12. In response to some of you, you guys are thinking of flipping each letter upside down, not the whole word 180 degrees.

    posted by Linda on 7-24-2008 at 3:30 pm

  13. Linda, maybe they are rotating on a different axis (z-axis).
    emphasis on ‘maybe’

    posted by Will on 8-12-2008 at 12:02 pm

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