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  • F Frank Kerrigan

    Colin were did you get that silly idea from. Make pancakes instead......;P


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    Muammar
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    :laugh::laugh::laugh:


    All generalizations are wrong, including this one! (\ /) (O.o) (><)

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    • F Frank Kerrigan

      How do you find the weight of the rouge egg with only using scales min amount of times. ? Clue: x + 11y = z


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      Frank Kerrigan wrote:

      the rouge egg

      I don't think that the colour affects the weight... ;-)

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        Frank Kerrigan wrote:

        the rouge egg

        I don't think that the colour affects the weight... ;-)

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        :)lol....me spilling is nut goop.


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        • F Frank Kerrigan

          :)lol....me spilling is nut goop.


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          Colin Angus Mackay
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          Frank Kerrigan wrote:

          nut goop

          That would be good to add to the pancake mix, some nuts, making a nut goop. You're full of excellent ideas today! :-D


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          • F Frank Kerrigan

            It can't be done in 3 tries if you don't know if you are looking for a lighter or heavier egg. I suspect your questions has got corrupt.


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            quiteSmart
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            the friend that gave me this trick said that it can be done :|:|

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            • C Colin Angus Mackay

              Frank Kerrigan wrote:

              Make pancakes instead......

              <Homer>Hmmmmm.... Pancakes.... <Drooling/></Homer>


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              Yea Pnacakes would much better:):)

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              • Q quiteSmart

                I got this trick question today from a friend of mine. I am trying to solve it. i solve 50 percent of the question solved. Note if you have a lot of work don't continue reading cause it will take some time to be solved. The trick question is: You have infront of you 12 eggs. All have the same color the same shape and the same size (you can not diffrentiate between one and the other by just looking at it). 11 of those 12 eggs have the same weight and one differs (either less or more). The question is to find which one of those 12 is the different one. You have a balance and you can use it only 3 times. I will remind you in one important thing that we don't know if the one egg which is different from the others weighs more or less than any of the other 11 eggs. good luck :) if you think you got the solution send your answer to my mail address jamilabkh@gmail.com to leave some time for others to think about it don't post your answers;)

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                With 3 trials you should be able to find the different egg out of 27, I think:) Ciao, Gérard

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                • E ensger

                  With 3 trials you should be able to find the different egg out of 27, I think:) Ciao, Gérard

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                  that's not right at all. why don't you post your answer and let us discuss it :doh::doh:

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                  • Q quiteSmart

                    I got this trick question today from a friend of mine. I am trying to solve it. i solve 50 percent of the question solved. Note if you have a lot of work don't continue reading cause it will take some time to be solved. The trick question is: You have infront of you 12 eggs. All have the same color the same shape and the same size (you can not diffrentiate between one and the other by just looking at it). 11 of those 12 eggs have the same weight and one differs (either less or more). The question is to find which one of those 12 is the different one. You have a balance and you can use it only 3 times. I will remind you in one important thing that we don't know if the one egg which is different from the others weighs more or less than any of the other 11 eggs. good luck :) if you think you got the solution send your answer to my mail address jamilabkh@gmail.com to leave some time for others to think about it don't post your answers;)

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                    If you know that one egg is heavier, or one is lighter, it's easy. If you just know that one is different, it isn't so simple...

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                    • Q quiteSmart

                      I got this trick question today from a friend of mine. I am trying to solve it. i solve 50 percent of the question solved. Note if you have a lot of work don't continue reading cause it will take some time to be solved. The trick question is: You have infront of you 12 eggs. All have the same color the same shape and the same size (you can not diffrentiate between one and the other by just looking at it). 11 of those 12 eggs have the same weight and one differs (either less or more). The question is to find which one of those 12 is the different one. You have a balance and you can use it only 3 times. I will remind you in one important thing that we don't know if the one egg which is different from the others weighs more or less than any of the other 11 eggs. good luck :) if you think you got the solution send your answer to my mail address jamilabkh@gmail.com to leave some time for others to think about it don't post your answers;)

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                      Zoltan Balazs
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                      quiteSmart wrote:

                      i solve 50 percent of the question solved.

                      What do you mean by that? An this is a really easy trick to solve ... just try to imagine how would you do in real life! It took me about a minute :-D

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                      • B benjymous

                        If you know that one egg is heavier, or one is lighter, it's easy. If you just know that one is different, it isn't so simple...

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                        That's the trick here. It would be very easy if we knew which one is heavier. Think more:doh:

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                        • Z Zoltan Balazs

                          quiteSmart wrote:

                          i solve 50 percent of the question solved.

                          What do you mean by that? An this is a really easy trick to solve ... just try to imagine how would you do in real life! It took me about a minute :-D

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                          Balazs Zoltan wrote:

                          just try to imagine how would you do in real life!

                          Give me some hint :-D:-D

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                            that's not right at all. why don't you post your answer and let us discuss it :doh::doh:

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                            27 eggs 1 step: 9 eggs on the left side of the balande, 9 on the right side and nine on the tabel. now you know, in which of 9 eggs is the different one. 2. step: 3 eggs on the left side of the balaance, .... now you know, in which of 3 eggs is the differnt one. 3. step: 1 egg on the left side of the balance,...... Is there a fault??? Ciao, Gérard

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                              27 eggs 1 step: 9 eggs on the left side of the balande, 9 on the right side and nine on the tabel. now you know, in which of 9 eggs is the different one. 2. step: 3 eggs on the left side of the balaance, .... now you know, in which of 3 eggs is the differnt one. 3. step: 1 egg on the left side of the balance,...... Is there a fault??? Ciao, Gérard

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                              Colin Angus Mackay
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                              Yes, of the last set which is the odd one out. As you don't know whether it is heavier or lighter you only have a chance of being right. In the last set if the two eggs on the balance (one on each side) are equal it is the one on the table, if the two eggs on the balance are unequal then which is it? It isn't the one on the table, but it is on on the balance - but which? It is still a 50/50 split.


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                              • Q quiteSmart

                                Balazs Zoltan wrote:

                                just try to imagine how would you do in real life!

                                Give me some hint :-D:-D

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                                You know one of the eggs is lighter or heavier. So at the 3rd step you put on the balance 1 egg - 1 egg. If the balance shows that the 2 eggs are equal weight the you know the rest. If you have an electronic balance you need to find another way :)

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                                • Z Zoltan Balazs

                                  You know one of the eggs is lighter or heavier. So at the 3rd step you put on the balance 1 egg - 1 egg. If the balance shows that the 2 eggs are equal weight the you know the rest. If you have an electronic balance you need to find another way :)

                                  company, work and everything else www.netis.ro

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                                  Read well!!! We don't know which one is heavier:sigh::sigh::sigh:

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                                  • Z Zoltan Balazs

                                    You know one of the eggs is lighter or heavier. So at the 3rd step you put on the balance 1 egg - 1 egg. If the balance shows that the 2 eggs are equal weight the you know the rest. If you have an electronic balance you need to find another way :)

                                    company, work and everything else www.netis.ro

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                                    benjymous
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                                    I found a solution, through creative googling, and it's way more complex than what I think you're thinking

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                                      Read well!!! We don't know which one is heavier:sigh::sigh::sigh:

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                                      Zoltan Balazs
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                                      I did, and since you know that one is different by the weight there is a solution.

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                                      • Z Zoltan Balazs

                                        I did, and since you know that one is different by the weight there is a solution.

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                                        What if the last two didn't match? Now you can't try any more.:sigh:

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                                        • B benjymous

                                          I found a solution, through creative googling, and it's way more complex than what I think you're thinking

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                                          benjymous wrote:

                                          I found a solution

                                          Can you give us the link...

                                          benjymous wrote:

                                          and it's way more complex than what I think you're thinking

                                          I know very well that it is very complex:)

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