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The ton of bricks versus a ton of feathers problem is a blast from the past for all of us whose third-grade teachers assigned this problem back in grade school. It's a simple application of Newtonian physics with sneaky wording that tripped us up as kids, and still (apparently) does to some of us now!

Serial prankster and boyfriend Brad Holmes is up to it again when he drills poor Jen with this trick question. To be absolutely fair to confused Jen, her reasoning is otherwise pretty solid!

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