I see someone posted an explanation about the previous puzzle.
Thank fuck!
mostly harmless
I see someone posted an explanation about the previous puzzle.
Thank fuck!
that had to be the worst riddle ever, it was maths.
mostly harmless
We don't seem to have done the "U2 riddle" yet, so let's do it now...
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U2 has a concert that starts in 17 minutes and they must all cross a bridge to get there. All four men begin on the same side of the bridge. You must help them across to the other side in under or at 17 minutes. It is night. There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time. Any party who crosses, either 1 or 2 people, must have the flashlight with them. The flashlight must be walked back and forth, it cannot be thrown, etc. Each band member walks at a different speed. A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower man’s pace:
= Bono: 1 minute to cross
= Edge: 2 minutes to cross
= Adam: 5 minutes to cross
= Larry: 10 minutes to cross
For example: if Bono and Larry walk across first, 10 minutes have elapsed when the get to the other side of the bridge. Larry then returns with the flashlight, a total of 20 minutes have passed and you have failed the mission. There is no trick behind this. It is simple movement of resources in the appropriate order. There are two known answers to this problem. This is based on a question Microsoft used to give to all prospective employees. Note: Microsoft expects you to answer this question in under 5 minutes!
Good Luck!
Bono and Edge cross - 2 mins
Bono goes back - 1 mins
Adam and Larry cross - 10 mins
Edge goes back with the light - 2 mins
Bono and Edge cross the bridge - 2 mins
im pretty sure its right
Last edited by Jiggles; 11-26-2007 at 01:04 PM.
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No, that's totally wrong
Bono and Adam would take 5 minutes, and bono and edge would take 2 minutes.
They have to walk the speed of the slowest person.
EDIT: Now you've got it right. Get it from Google, did ya?
Last edited by Barbarossa; 11-26-2007 at 01:09 PM.
no,
the trick is
thats the key, put the slowest people together to take advantage of the speedy dudes." They have to walk the speed of the slowest person"
Last edited by Jiggles; 11-26-2007 at 01:12 PM.
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Ok, so can you do the classic farmer, fox, chicken, corn problem (without looking it up)
A farmer has to get a sack of corn, a chicken, and a fox across a river. The farmer is only able to bring one of the above items along with him at a time. The only problem is if he leaves the fox alone with the chicken, the fox will eat the chicken, and if he leaves the chicken along the corn sack, then the chicken will eat the corn sack. How does the farmer get all 3 items across safely?
ok,
he first gets the chicken and puts it on the other side
goes back and gets the fox and puts it on the other side then takes the chicken
takes the chicken puts it on the starting side, then gets the corn
puts the corn with the fox, then goes back and gets the chicken.
that was easy, and i didnt check it up.
heres a riddle-
two shops are facing each other on the same road and they sell the same goods. but they are not competing. how can this be ?
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Feed the corn to the chicken, eat the chicken, shoot the fox and carry its dead body across.Originally Posted by Barbarossa
That's how a real farmer would have done it at one time.
These days, it's shoot the fox, feed its dead body to the chicken, convert the corn into biofuel and drive across with the chicken.
.Political correctness is based on the principle that it's possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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