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Anybody got any good riddles?
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how do you make and egg roll?
you take it on its side and push it so it rolls ;D
you take it on its side and push it so it rolls ;D
Okay, I just got back from Peru and I drilled my 10 year old brother with REAL riddles. I mean the ones where you actually feel accomplished when you solve them yourself. 
Needless to say, my little brother became frustrated to the point where he actually bit my arm.
Here's the first one:
You have 12 balls. Identical except for the fact that one is a bit heavier than the others. You don't know which one. You have a 2 sided scale (you can put two things on both sides) and you can use it only 3 times. How do you find the heavier ball.
Don't look it up. Just think it out. I thought of a few variations for this problem too.
Needless to say, my little brother became frustrated to the point where he actually bit my arm.Here's the first one:
You have 12 balls. Identical except for the fact that one is a bit heavier than the others. You don't know which one. You have a 2 sided scale (you can put two things on both sides) and you can use it only 3 times. How do you find the heavier ball.
Don't look it up. Just think it out. I thought of a few variations for this problem too.
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yo bro good to see you back i am look out for you facebook for new pic!
lol a question like this was on a consulting case study book except it had a different twist! ahh
*thinking*
lol a question like this was on a consulting case study book except it had a different twist! ahh
*thinking*
Hahah yeah, once my dad starts uploading pictures, I'll change my facebook picture. I have a bhangra pose at 13,776 ft at Machu Pichu.Abhi said:
My uncles would drill me with riddles when I was a kid so this was one of them. I'm pretty sure this is a pretty popular one too. Good luck, Abhi!
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how about something a little harder? this one is easy. you weight 6 on one side 6 on the other, which ever is the lightest you dump those 6 out then split the remaining 6 into 2 groups of 3, again look for the lightest and dump that one out. now your left with 3 so u measure 2 of the 3 if they r the same weight then you know the 3rd ball is the one or if one is heavier then the other then you know that way as wellkinnell said:
rohit, u can only use 2 of the balls on one side at a time, not 6 on one side and 6 on the other. and u can only use the scale a total of 3 times.....so that doesnt work.Rohit said:how about something a little harder? this one is easy. you weight 6 on one side 6 on the other, which ever is the lightest you dump those 6 out then split the remaining 6 into 2 groups of 3, again look for the lightest and dump that one out. now your left with 3 so u measure 2 of the 3 if they r the same weight then you know the 3rd ball is the one or if one is heavier then the other then you know that way as wellkinnell said:
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thats such desi thinking. gotta love it.Rohit said:how about something a little harder? this one is easy. you weight 6 on one side 6 on the other, which ever is the lightest you dump those 6 out then split the remaining 6 into 2 groups of 3, again look for the lightest and dump that one out. now your left with 3 so u measure 2 of the 3 if they r the same weight then you know the 3rd ball is the one or if one is heavier then the other then you know that way as wellkinnell said:
Yep, that's it. Now what if I were to tell you that there's more than one way? At least 5 more ways to do this. See if you can figure them out. (Your solution would be 6:3:1)Rohit said:how about something a little harder? this one is easy. you weight 6 on one side 6 on the other, which ever is the lightest you dump those 6 out then split the remaining 6 into 2 groups of 3, again look for the lightest and dump that one out. now your left with 3 so u measure 2 of the 3 if they r the same weight then you know the 3rd ball is the one or if one is heavier then the other then you know that way as well
If you get bored, try 18 balls, using the scale again only 3 times.
And TZ, you can use put as many balls on any sides.
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You could weigh 5 against 5. If they're equal, weigh the remaining two to find the heavier one.
if they're not equal, take the heavier 5:
weigh 2 against 2. if equal, the odd one out is heaviest. if not, weigh 1 against 1.
Another good one is if you have 6 balls, a 2-sided scale, and only TWO measurements to find which ball is a DIFFERENT WEIGHT than the others. (kinda spoiled it since its the same solution as above!)
if they're not equal, take the heavier 5:
weigh 2 against 2. if equal, the odd one out is heaviest. if not, weigh 1 against 1.
Another good one is if you have 6 balls, a 2-sided scale, and only TWO measurements to find which ball is a DIFFERENT WEIGHT than the others. (kinda spoiled it since its the same solution as above!
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