Logic Riddle #1(solved)

[Ohio]

Two hillbillies have a jug of moonshine that contains 8 quarts. They want to share the moonshine evenly. They also have two empty jugs, one that holds 5 quarts and the other one holds 3 quarts.

How can they each measure exactly 4 quarts of moonshine?

[kentris]

lol this was from Die Hard with Avengence, but with the water one .

Basicallybr]
They 5 holds five and the 3 holds 3 quarts

Basically, they fill the 5 jug half way given them 2.5quarts of moonshine, and they fill the 3 jug half way giving them 1.5 quarts of it.

Now they pour the 1.5 quarts into the 5 jug
making it

1.5 + 2.5 = 4 quarts

Well, that's the best I can come up with, I didn't really understand what they said in die hard cos they said it way to fast for me to hear

[Ohio]

Nope, no way to determine half way on the jug, there is a better way to do it. Remember it has to be 4 quarts exactly on the scale or you will be blown up. Filling any container half way is an inaccurate guess.

[z00ey]

/me goes reading up a few words and checks back later *

[z00ey]

ok.. lets trybr]a = 8 means jar a contains 8 qarts ,,a is the 8quarts jar, b is the 5quarts jar and c is the 3quarts jarbr]
first we fill a into b until b is full, so we havebr]a = 3 , b = 5 , c = 0

now we fill b into c until c is full, so we havebr]a = 3 , b = 2 , c = 3

now c back into a, so we havebr]a = 6 , b = 2 , c = 0

now b into cbr]a = 6 , b = 0 , c = 2

now we fill a into b until b is fullbr]a = 1 , b = 5 , c = 2

now we fill b into c until c is fullbr]a = 1 , b = 4 , c = 3

and now we fill c back into abr]a = 4 , b = 4 , c = 0

..and both have exactly 4 quarts of moonshine

*not sure if there might be a shorter way, but was playing with it while watching a movie (commercial break right now) and at least it works

[Ohio]

Perfect zooey (z oo ey)

[hacker]

ach mein gott du bist sehr gescheit

[z00ey]

lol.. danke

..but what i didn t mention is that ohio had to help me understanding the question first (moonlight in jars and quarts were confusing me a bit) before i was able to think about, lol ;D