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Post by nita on Jun 10, 2003 0:27:05 GMT -5
A man in a boat needs to cross the river, He has a fox, goose, and a sack of corn...He can only take one thing with him each time across the river.
How does he get everything across the river without one thing eating another???
Remember, he has to take them one at a time. and then go back across to get another, how does he do it..without one eating the other.. fox will eat the goose, and the goose will eat the corn.
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kentris
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Post by kentris on Jun 10, 2003 0:31:14 GMT -5
he takes the fox first, then the corn then the goose...
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Post by nita on Jun 10, 2003 0:33:46 GMT -5
Nope. He can't do that, while he is taking the fox over, the goose is still on the other side with the corn alone..he will eat it..try again 
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Post by w0rd on Jun 10, 2003 4:31:07 GMT -5
One at a time?  Lol.. I thought I knew the answer, til i remembered its only one thing at a time.. Ok here goes.. - He takes the goose across first, leaving the fox with the corn.
- Then he goes back and takes the fox across, but putting the goose back in the boat leaving the fox on his own on the other side.
- Then he takes the goose out and puts the corn in to take to the other side.
- Now he has the fox and corn on the other side, so he goes back to collect the goose.
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z00ey
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return is the movement of sense..
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Post by z00ey on Jun 10, 2003 7:42:23 GMT -5
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Post by nita on Jun 10, 2003 8:45:54 GMT -5
One at a time? Lol.. I thought I knew the answer, til i remembered its only one thing at a time.. Ok here goes.. - He takes the goose across first, leaving the fox with the corn.
- Then he goes back and takes the fox across, but putting the goose back in the boat leaving the fox on his own on the other side.
- Then he takes the goose out and puts the corn in to take to the other side.
- Now he has the fox and corn on the other side, so he goes back to collect the goose.
Hows that? 
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Post by w0rd on Jun 10, 2003 13:43:21 GMT -5
Yep, I did it without whatever that other link that z00ey gave leads to.. lol |
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z00ey
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return is the movement of sense..
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Post by z00ey on Jun 10, 2003 13:59:09 GMT -5
nahh didn t wanted to say that you needed it.. ..just wanted to show that there are only a few "structures" all those riddles are based on , the words are decoration 
(the link leads to another riddle like that - same structure - just a lil more complex).
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Post by w0rd on Jun 10, 2003 14:37:46 GMT -5
Ahhh, I know.. thats why I got it quickly We were asked a similar question in a school maths quiz! |
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Lol.. I thought I knew the answer, til i remembered its only one thing at a time..
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