Testing Your Functional Fixedness

This is a classic test that shows just how functionally fixed most people are.  If you can solve this then you are probably an excellent problem solver. However, if you remain perplexed by this little riddle, then I will post how to solve it next week (or you can be like me, and cheat by Googling it).

The Candle Problem



Imagine I sit you down at a table and give you these three things:

Thanks to David Jones for the picture from his blog

1) A candlestick
2) Several Matches
3) A Box of Thumbtacks

Your challenge is to find a way to attach the candle to a corkboard in order to stop the wax from dripping on to the table. You must be able to still light the candle so that everyone can still smell its delightful scent. How do you do it? The answer can be found here.