GAME: MindTrap

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Originally Posted by Deity

(9 * 9) + 9 + 9 + (9 / 9) = 100

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Good for 3.

Much more complicated than my original 2 possibilities though.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Good for 3.

Much more complicated than my original 2 possibilities though.

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Leave it to me to make things more complicated than they should be. :D

#261 is still open for now.


There are 8 marbles that weigh 1 ounce each, and 1 marble that weighs 1.1 ounces.

The marbles are all uniform in size, appearance, and shape.

You have a balance that contains 2 trays. You are only able to use the scale 2 times.

How do you determine which marble is the heaviest using only the scale and marbles in 2 weighings?

Each of the 2 possibilities is worth 3 points.


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Place 3 marbles on each tray.
- If the first weighing doesn't balance, remove all the marbles from the lighter side, and place one marble on each tray from the heavier tray. The heavier side is the 1.1 ounce marble, but if they balance, then the marble from the heavier tray from the first weighing that was not weighed in the second weighing is the heavier one(1.1).
- If the marbles balance on the first wieiging, remove the marbles from the trays, and place 2 of the remaining unweighed marbles on the trays, one on each tray. If one is heavier, it is the heavier marble(1.1), but if they balance, the remaining unweighed marble is the heavier one.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

#261 is still open for now.


There are 8 marbles that weigh 1 ounce each, and 1 marble that weighs 1.1 ounces.

The marbles are all uniform in size, appearance, and shape.

You have a balance that contains 2 trays. You are only able to use the scale 2 times.

How do you determine which marble is the heaviest using only the scale and marbles in 2 weighings?

Each of the 2 possibilities is worth 3 points.

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Pick any 6 marbles and weigh 3 against 3. If the sides are equal, weigh the remaining 2 to determine the heavy marble. If one side in the first weighing is heavier, choose any 2 marbles from those 3, and weigh them against each other. If one is heavier, you have your marble. If they are equal, it is the marble left over.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

How can six nines to equal exactlly 100?

You can use addition, division, decimals... just no other digits.

There are 2 possible answers.

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99 + (9/9) * (9/9).

(999 - 99) / 9.

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Originally Posted by Machodkis

99 + (9/9) * (9/9).

(999 - 99) / 9.

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Nice.

6 points total for those.


I guess there were more than 2 possibilities after all. :D

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Originally Posted by Machodkis

Pick any 6 marbles and weigh 3 against 3. If the sides are equal, weigh the remaining 2 to determine the heavy marble. If one side in the first weighing is heavier, choose any 2 marbles from those 3, and weigh them against each other. If one is heavier, you have your marble. If they are equal, it is the marble left over.

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Exact.

3 points.

You are right next to a river and have a 5 gallon container and a 3 gallon container.

You need to measure out 1 gallon of water.

How do you do it?


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Fill up the 3 gallon container first.
Pour it into the five gallon container.
Fill up the 3 gallon container again, and fill up the rest of the 5 gallon container, and you should have 1 gallon left over in the 3 gallon container.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

You are right next to a river and have a 5 gallon container and a 3 gallon container.

You need to measure out 1 gallon of water.

How do you do it?

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Fill the 5 gallon container, pour it into the 3 gallon container, dump the 3 gallon, pour the rest of the 5 gallon into the 3 gallon, which will now contain 2 gallons. Fill the five gallon again, pour it into the 3 gallon until it is full, leaving 4 gallons in 5 gallon. Dump the 3 gallon, pour the 5 into the 3 again. Now you have 1 gallon in the 5 gallon container.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

How can six nines to equal exactlly 100?

You can use addition, division, decimals... just no other digits.

There are 4 possible answers.


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3 answers given below so far.

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99/99 + 99.

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Originally Posted by Machodkis

99/99 + 99.

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That was the one missing for 3 points. ;)

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Originally Posted by Machodkis

Fill the 5 gallon container, pour it into the 3 gallon container, dump the 3 gallon, pour the rest of the 5 gallon into the 3 gallon, which will now contain 2 gallons. Fill the five gallon again, pour it into the 3 gallon until it is full, leaving 4 gallons in 5 gallon. Dump the 3 gallon, pour the 5 into the 3 again. Now you have 1 gallon in the 5 gallon container.

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It works, but it's way complicated...

I'll give you 1 bonus point for this alternate, but there's another - much simpler - way.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

You are right next to a river and have a 5 gallon container and a 3 gallon container.

You need to measure out 1 gallon of water.

How do you do it?

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Doh! How about:

Fill the 3, dump it into the 5. Fill the 3 again, dump it into the 5 until the 5 is full. Now you have one gallon in the 3 gallon container.

Guess I like to make things overcomplicated, too...

Captain Frank went to the hardware shop to make a purchase for his house.

He asked the clerk, "How much will one cost?" The clerk thought for a moment and said, "Three pounds."

Captain Frank, who looked a little puzzled said, "Well then, how much will twelve cost?" "Six pounds," replied the clerk.

Captain Frank scratched his head and said, "If I were to purchase two hundred, how much would that cost?" "That," said the clerk, "will cost you nine pounds."

What was Captain Frank buying?


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House numbers.

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Originally Posted by Machodkis

Doh! How about :

Fill the 3, dump it into the 5. Fill the 3 again, dump it into the 5 until the 5 is full. Now you have one gallon in the 3 gallon container.

Guess I like to make things overcomplicated, too...

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K.I.S.S. at its best. :D

3 points.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Captain Frank went to the hardware shop to make a purchase for his house.

He asked the clerk, "How much will one cost?" The clerk thought for a moment and said, "Three pounds."

Captain Frank, who looked a little puzzled said, "Well then, how much will twelve cost?" "Six pounds," replied the clerk.

Captain Frank scratched his head and said, "If I were to purchase two hundred, how much would that cost?" "That," said the clerk, "will cost you nine pounds."

What was Captain Frank buying?

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Hasn't this one been posted here before? Or maybe I just heard it somewhere else recently... Anyway, Captain Frank is purchasing numbers for his house.

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Originally Posted by Machodkis

Hasn't this one been posted here before? Or maybe I just heard it somewhere else recently... Anyway, Captain Frank is purchasing numbers for his house.

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Still good for 3.

Mr. Tory, the manager of a local finance company, was walking down his street when he found a 100 pounds bill by the curb. He picked it up, noted the serial number, and went home.

Mrs. Tory told her husband that they owed the liquor store 100 pounds, so he gave the bill to his wife to pay the liquor store.

The owner of the liquor store owed the butcher 100 pounds, so he gave the bill to the butcher, who then went to a farmer, and purchased a lamb with the 100 pounds.

The farmer remembered he owed the finance company 100 pounds, so he took the same bill to them to pay his debt.

Upon careful examination, Mr. Tory discovered that the bill was counterfeit. By this time, the 100 pounds bill had paid 400 pounds in debt.

Which transactions turn sour and who loses what?



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Since the identical counterfeit bill can be traced through all the transactions, they are all invalid.
Therefore, everybody stands in relation to their respective debt as they were before Mr. Tory found the counterfeit bill. This being the case, the farmer is entitled to his lamb or 100 pounds.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

1+1+1 points

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The glass of the bottle would surely blur the beam more than enough to make that impossible.

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Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com

The glass of the bottle would surely blur the beam more than enough to make that impossible.

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I have to say that I have no clue what this refers to. :p

I'd guess it refers to this:


>Picture an empty wine bottle with a cork secured at the top in the >usual way.

>Inside the bottle a metal ring hangs suspended by a string attached to >the cork.

>How is it possible to make the metal ring drop to the bottom of the >bottle without touching the ring, the thread, the cork or the bottle?

Alright, use a magnifying glass to focus the sun's rays on the thread, burning it in half and the ring will drop to the bottom.

Couple bonus points for looking that up? :)

Yes, thanks machodkis.

Im pretty sure the glass of the bottle would blur the beam to make it impossible for it to melt/burn the string inside. Has anyone tried? :D

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Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com

Yes, thanks machodkis.

Im pretty sure the glass of the bottle would blur the beam to make it impossible for it to melt/burn the string inside. Has anyone tried? :D

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What the heck, I'll give you a bonus point just because I am:

a. in a cloudy area of the planet today
b. on my way out of the office
c. too lazy to bother
d. all of the above.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

What the heck, I'll give you a bonus point just because I am:

a. in a cloudy area of the planet today
b. on my way out of the office
c. too lazy to bother
d. all of the above.

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It has to be C.

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Originally Posted by Deity

It has to be C.

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I'm removing a googleplex from your score, you big meanie. :mad:

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

I'm removing a googleplex from your score, you big meanie. :mad:

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Alright! That puts me in second place!

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

I'm removing a googleplex from your score, you big meanie. :mad:

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But I meant that in a nice way! :sad:

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Originally Posted by Deity

But I meant that in a nice way! :sad:

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Talk to the Charmin hand.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Talk to the Charmin hand.

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Ew. Seriously. Go scrub your hands with turpentine or something.

I agree that Charmin is the devil though. Might I recommend some holy water...get a priest to bless your toilet or something?

I'll do my special kind of blessing later, after the holy chili.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

I'll do my special kind of [I]blessing[/] later, after the holy chili.

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Ok, I think you're only compounding the problem here. :eek2:

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Originally Posted by Deity

Ok, I think you're only compounding the problem here. :eek2:

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You mean, composting the problem? :p


BTW, is no one taking on 265?

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mr. Tory, the manager of a local finance company, was walking down his street when he found a 100 pounds bill by the curb. He picked it up, noted the serial number, and went home.

Mrs. Tory told her husband that they owed the liquor store 100 pounds, so he gave the bill to his wife to pay the liquor store.

The owner of the liquor store owed the butcher 100 pounds, so he gave the bill to the butcher, who then went to a farmer, and purchased a lamb with the 100 pounds.

The farmer remembered he owed the finance company 100 pounds, so he took the same bill to them to pay his debt.

Upon careful examination, Mr. Tory discovered that the bill was counterfeit. By this time, the 100 pounds bill had paid 400 pounds in debt.

Which transactions turn sour and who loses what?

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none
the Farmer

Not quite.

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

Mr. Tory, the manager of a local finance company, was walking down his street when he found a 100 pounds bill by the curb. He picked it up, noted the serial number, and went home.

Mrs. Tory told her husband that they owed the liquor store 100 pounds, so he gave the bill to his wife to pay the liquor store.

The owner of the liquor store owed the butcher 100 pounds, so he gave the bill to the butcher, who then went to a farmer, and purchased a lamb with the 100 pounds.

The farmer remembered he owed the finance company 100 pounds, so he took the same bill to them to pay his debt.

Upon careful examination, Mr. Tory discovered that the bill was counterfeit. By this time, the 100 pounds bill had paid 400 pounds in debt.

Which transactions turn sour and who loses what?

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All transactions are sour, but nobody loses because they were all paid with counterfiet money anyway.

No one loses. It would be the same as if they all said "I'll forgive your debt if he forgives mine"

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Originally Posted by gazzak

All transactions are sour, but nobody loses because they were all paid with counterfiet money anyway.

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You get 1 bonus welcome point for joining the game, 1 point for gicing the correct answer first, but the second part is still available for another point. ;)

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Originally Posted by a d e p t

You get 1 bonus welcome point for joining the game, 1 point for gicing the correct answer first, but the second part is still available for another point. ;)

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The butcher loses out since he is the only one who gains actual goods from the transactions. He owes the farmer 100 pounds for the lamb he didn't actually buy.

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Originally Posted by Mindwarp

The butcher loses out since he is the only one who gains actual goods from the transactions. He owes the farmer 100 pounds for the lamb he didn't actually buy.

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Yup.

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I never got those yummy KK doughnuts, btw.

I think my mailman is dipping into my mail. :mad: