Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 You are a cook at a campground. You are given a large stewpot, a paving stone, four wooden poles, and four flat peices of iron. You light the fire in the center of the stone, and fit the poles into the holes at the each corner of the stone. But the poles are too far from the center to supportthe pot, and they can't be moved in or they'll burn. The four peices of iron are not quite long enough to reach from one pole to the next, and they certainly won't reach diagonally across the middle! How can you support the pot over the fire? Teh stone is the square, the O's are the poles, the x's are space on the stone, the S's are the fire, and the ==='s are the irons. ______ !OxxxO! === !xxSSxx! === !OxxxO! === ---------- === Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Rommel Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 Uh... Bill? I really have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 what are the ! and the------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 Lol, this is a tricky one. . . think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 replace the poles with the iron. am I on the right track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 Nope, sorry. Not the right track. Besides, the holes for the poles are on the outside of the stone. And even if the iron fit, what would hold the pot? They would still be too far away from the center. Sorry. Keep trying though. You definately need the iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 can you give us a hint:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 Play w/ the iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 put the iron on a angle like a tee pee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 No, that would make it even more difficult to reach the center than having them flat. Try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 shove the pot over the fire:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 1. You'll burn your hands putting it in. 2. The pot will tilt/fall over ruining the food. 3. If it didn't fall, the food would still cook unevenly. 4. You would burn your hands again taking it out. Sorry, try again. Use the iron this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 put the iron over the fire then the pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 See above post. Use some logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 I am sick of that why doesn't the idiot just go buy KFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 Lol, then let someone else try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 8, 2001 Share Posted December 8, 2001 I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitth'raw'nuruodo Posted December 8, 2001 Author Share Posted December 8, 2001 My my, no one knows the answer to puzzle #4 yet? I think I may start 5 while I'm waiting. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Knight Posted December 9, 2001 Share Posted December 9, 2001 its probably a trick question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagobahn Eagle Posted December 9, 2001 Share Posted December 9, 2001 Seen from the side: --- O ---/-\ __|_|_ Key/legend: - Ignore, used to position other symbols. _ Ground / \ Irons o Pot 1. Using some force, push the irons about 1/2 inch into the poles to have them stand diognally up as shown in the figure. Then have the pot rest between them. Looks like it would work, as long as the poles hold . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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