Think of a US state postal abbreviation whose letters can be reversed to name a chemical element from the periodic table. Think of a second US state postal abbreviation with the same property. The name of the second chemical element will describe a property of the first chemical element. What are the states and elements?
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The title and image provide a clue. The piece of wood has a large burl and when followed by the first four letters of the title, you get Burl Ives.
There are two solutions to this puzzle. Louisiana (LA) and Indiana (IN) can be reversed to Al (aluminum) and Ni (nickel). Both are silver (Ag) in color which is reversed to get GA (Georgia).
Thanks to Lorenzo for pointing out the second solution.
A bushel of fun to solve.
ReplyDeleteCould be a gal or a gin.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes. I remember once, while on a mini vacation, I lost my corkscrew and was forced to live on food and water for the entire weekend.
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