See if Sklansky can get this brainteaser

Matt Flynn · #1 10-01-2005, 12:04 AM

One of the common nuts is not like the others. Part of the plant contains high quantities of the chemicals that make poison ivy so allergenic. Which nut is it, and why?

Choose from the following nuts:

Almond
Brazil nut
Cashew
Filbert
Hazelnut
Peanut
Pecan
Walnut

#2 10-01-2005, 12:09 AM

De'z nutz.

mslif · #3 10-01-2005, 12:12 AM

Cashew because poison ivy is part of the Anacardiaceae or cashew family. Is it right?

Klepton · #4 10-01-2005, 12:12 AM

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Cashew because poison ivy is part of the Anacardiaceae or cashew family. Is it right?

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if it is, you owned this thread.

mslif · #5 10-01-2005, 12:16 AM

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Cashew because poison ivy is part of the Anacardiaceae or cashew family. Is it right?

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if it is, you owned this thread.

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The answer seems too simple... I think there might be more to it.

Matt Flynn · #6 10-01-2005, 12:21 AM

There is.

mason55 · #7 10-01-2005, 12:23 AM

A peanut is not a nut.

Edit: It's actually a legume, just to make my answer complete.

Edit2: Uh I didn't read the question. I thought this was "one of these things is not like the other." My answer would have been cashew too, as I am badly alergic to poison ivy, ate cashews once, and got really sick, and was told this is why.

So I still go with peanut.

Matt Flynn · #8 10-01-2005, 06:04 PM

Cashew is correct but the reasoning is not. No special knowledge is required get the answer. Any child who is familiar with all of them can give the correct reason.

Which is?

mslif · #9 10-01-2005, 06:05 PM

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Cashew is correct but the reasoning is not. No special knowledge is required get the answer. Any child who is familiar with all of them can give the correct reason.

Which is?

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Since we have communicated over PM, I will not reveal the answer.

Matt Flynn · #10 10-01-2005, 07:02 PM

Excellent answer btw mslif. If you knew that offhand, kudos.

Again, there is a better reason why.