3 Riddles
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3 Riddles
I saw this article linked in R Paul Wilson's twitter feed https://twitter.com/rpaulwilson and found it a fun read (The riddles were provided by Adam Rubin):
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... pickle-jar
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... pickle-jar
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The first two were easy, the pickle one is rather abstract but I'm still working on it.
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Hmm... I agree, the first two are easy enough - in fact the first has been around since at least the 1970s, but wrapped in a different narrative - but that pickle jar has me expending more brain cells that I think are necessary. Bet I'm overthinking it.
Fun distractions - Thanks for posting!
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About how long will it be until then?
I think this is the key to solving number 3 but I may be wrong. That phase sits awkward.
I have a possible solution, but it is a solution with me taking a lot of liberties with the scenario.
I just hope it doesn't turn out that the blind man is robbing him,that he is blind as well, or that he never has change. That would be disappointing...
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I believe the answer to that question is 3 months.Brian Douglas wrote:About how long will it be until then?
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The answers are posted and I peeked. I was correct on 1 an 2, but 3... Even knowing the answer I still want to argue about it! The wording is deceptive and the answer presupposes too many variables.
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That was a rather weak answer for a riddle that had multiple possibilities...
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Brad Jeffers wrote:I believe the answer to that question is 3 months.Brian Douglas wrote:About how long will it be until then?
If he was bringing the blind man for a meal it would be six months............. if he was paying.
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John -- that assumes that the amount of money accumulated in the jar is the right amount to pay for a meal. But the premise doesn't lead to that -- it only says that the length of time to fill the jar is when meals are bought. The jar may have well in excess of the amount to pay for the steak, or not enough so that the meal is paid for out of Harold's wallet.
(I was about to write to Adam and Alex with the same argument, but caught myself first.)
(I was about to write to Adam and Alex with the same argument, but caught myself first.)
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Agreed six months - per "Three months later" and "once the jar is full" and twice.
Mundus vult decipi -per Caleb Carr's story Killing Time
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There are way too many ambiguities for this to be a definitive puzzle and I had taken into account that the jar may have been filled and refilled a number of times in the three month period but as it required a time frame for the filling and the only time given was the three months, one would have to assume it was filled just once or otherwise the puzzle would be missing a vital piece of information.
All in all the three riddles were interesting, if not too difficult to reach a conclusion as to the answers, and I hope we get more of the same.
Thanks to the compiler.
All in all the three riddles were interesting, if not too difficult to reach a conclusion as to the answers, and I hope we get more of the same.
Thanks to the compiler.
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For all you puzzlers, Max Oedlund (a magician, bridge and puzzle expert in Sweden), has just released his second volume of "Cranium Conundrums" http://www.lybrary.com/cranium-conundru ... 21480.html
I really like his puzzle books, because he provides a level of difficulty for each puzzle which makes it easy to keep the hard ones for a rainy weekend, and a hint, which is sort of a 'half solution' which gives one a second chance to solve the puzzle before giving up. Puzzle #65 is also a magic trick.
I really like his puzzle books, because he provides a level of difficulty for each puzzle which makes it easy to keep the hard ones for a rainy weekend, and a hint, which is sort of a 'half solution' which gives one a second chance to solve the puzzle before giving up. Puzzle #65 is also a magic trick.
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These riddles can have multiple solutions.
For example, Number One.
The wrestler is strong and fit , but very tall - say 7 foot plus, so people offer him a seat so that he can sit down and have a more comfortable train ride.
For example, Number One.
The wrestler is strong and fit , but very tall - say 7 foot plus, so people offer him a seat so that he can sit down and have a more comfortable train ride.
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Or it's the end of the line--and the rest of the passengers are getting off, while the wrestler is getting on, at the start of his trip.
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The wrestler is a woman who is pregnant.
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The Pickle Jar riddle is a cheat. No one would exclaim "Incredible" in the circumstance described in the solution, and line exists only to prevent a solution.
Those who are still struggling with an answer should ignore that sentence, after which the solution is pretty simple.
Those who are still struggling with an answer should ignore that sentence, after which the solution is pretty simple.
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A lot of discussion about 3 'meh' puzzles.
Grab one of Martin Gardner's books if you're looking for some decent conundrums to get your teeth into.
Andrew
Grab one of Martin Gardner's books if you're looking for some decent conundrums to get your teeth into.
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Richard Stokes wrote:The wrestler is strong and fit , but very tall - say 7 foot plus, so people offer him a seat so that he . . .
doesn't throw them out the window.