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Thread started 12/17/12 12:09am

lust

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Puzzle

There are three boxes. One labeled CARROTS, one labeled CELERY and one labeled CARROTS AND CELERY, you know they are incorrectly labeled. You can ask me to take one vegetable from one of the boxes that you choose. How do you label the three boxes correctly?
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Reply #1 posted 12/17/12 1:07am

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I put my hand in the bag and pull out a rock which I drop on the ground, and then I take the hay and the chicken across the river first! cool

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Reply #2 posted 12/17/12 1:10am

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Reply #3 posted 12/17/12 1:32am

lust

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ZombieKitten said:




yum. Unless it's got celery in it in which case it can fuck off....leave the bread though!
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Reply #4 posted 12/17/12 5:35am

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mix em so they r all carrots n celery

hey dont carrots n celery both have heads????? hmmm

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Reply #5 posted 12/17/12 8:33am

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Take a vegetable out of either the Carrot or the Celery.

Let's just say Carrot.

If you take it out and it's a carrot, then you know that one is really Carrots & Celery.

And then the one labeled Celery must be carrot, and the one labeled Carrots & Celery must be just celery.

But if you pick the Carrot box and pull out a celery, then it's trickier. I'll have to think about that a little bit longer and get back to you. smile

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Reply #6 posted 12/17/12 8:47am

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i chose the box Carrots and Celery

which ever one comes out is in that box's label should be. then switch the other two labels.

that is C and C out comes a carrot: so that box is now carrots:

the box that was labelled Carrots MUST Be celery and the one marked Celery has to be carrots and celery

[Edited 12/17/12 8:51am]

Trying to be more clear:

I would ask for box the box labelled Carrots and Celery.

What ever that is we know that is what that box should be labelled.

So there are 2 boxes that remain that are still mislabeled

Carrots and Celery

So you can put the C and Cel label on the box that matches the one that was pulled out of the AND box but then you have to switch it with the one that is left over as we know that all 3 boxes were mislabeled. So all three boxes have new labels and we know one of them (the AND Box is correctly labelled so they all three are now correct)

[Edited 12/17/12 9:03am]

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Reply #7 posted 12/17/12 9:01am

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Simple.

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Reply #8 posted 12/17/12 9:04am

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morningsong said:

Simple.

the real answer is forget the veg lets have some steaks and bacon

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Reply #9 posted 12/17/12 9:20am

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If we KNOW that all 3 boxes are incorrectly labled and there is NO chance that the boxes are empty than I would have you pull one Veg from the box labled C & C.

Since it is inpossible for the third box to have two vegs in it, since we know its current label to be false, there is either a Car or a Cel in that box, not both. If it is a Car than the box originally marked "Carrots" would have to be marked cel.

Boxes in original set up:

Box 1: Carrots

Box 2: Celery

Box 3: Carrots and Celery

I ask you to pull one veg from box three. We will say that you pulled out a Carrot. Than I would label the boxes:

Box 1: Celery

Box 2:Carrots and Celery

Box 3: Carrots

If you pulled out a Celery, the boxes would be labled:

Box 1: Celery and Carrots

Box 2: Carrots

Box 3: Celery

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Reply #10 posted 12/17/12 9:53am

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You have two jugs, the 1st jug can hold up to 3 liters of water. The second jug can hold up to 5 liters

of water. How do you know when the second jug has exactly 4 liters of water in it? You can ONLY use the jugs and water to figure it out.

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Reply #11 posted 12/17/12 10:01am

morningsong

Fill 3 liter pour into 5 liter, fill 3 liter again fill 5 liter with the 2 liters leaving 1 liter in the 3 liter jug. Pour out 5 liter jug, pour the 1 liter in it, fill 3 liter again pour into 5 liter jug.

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Reply #12 posted 12/17/12 10:25am

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Nice one only and lady.

This is how I had solved it. Same same but worded differently.


1) Pick a vegetable from the box labeled carrots and celery. Whatever comes out is necessarily the sole vegetable in that box and can be labelled as such. Let's say carrot. We know it's not the celery box as a carrot came out and we know it's not the mixed box as that would mean it's labeled correctly.

2)the box labeled celery now must be the celery/carrot box as we know it can't be the celery box (as its incorrectly labeled) and we already know the carrot box, leaving the mixed box as the only option.

3)that's two of three correctly labeled making the last box, labeled carrot as the box containing the celery through a simple process of elimination.
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Reply #13 posted 12/17/12 10:28am

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A man pushes a car up to a hotel, pays some money, waits a while and then pushes the around the corner. What's he doing?
[Edited 12/17/12 10:42am]
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Reply #14 posted 12/17/12 10:35am

morningsong

waits awhile you mean?

Not that I have the answer, just asking.

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Reply #15 posted 12/17/12 10:35am

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lust said:

A man pushes a car up to a hotel, pays some money, what's a while and then pushes the around the corner. What's he doing?

can you edit that?

A man pushes a car up to a hotel, pays some money, he waits a while and then pushes the car around the corner. What's he doing

I know the answer... a classic.

[Edited 12/17/12 10:38am]

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Reply #16 posted 12/17/12 10:42am

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Duh, yeah. Sorry WAITS a while razz
[Edited 12/17/12 10:43am]
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Reply #17 posted 12/17/12 12:20pm

ThisOne

I am puzzled

Well I'm sick and tired of wearing the push me up - lift me up - stick it out - padded bras

Sometimes it's too much esp on hot days

I'd love to wear something with less fabric - but my nipples protrude

ESP in an air conditioned environment

What to do - what to do

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Reply #18 posted 12/17/12 12:39pm

lust

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ThisOne said:

I am puzzled

Well I'm sick and tired of wearing the push me up - lift me up - stick it out - padded bras

Sometimes it's too much esp on hot days

I'd love to wear something with less fabric - but my nipples protrude

ESP in an air conditioned environment

What to do - what to do

neutral


I need more info. Are you male or female?
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Reply #19 posted 12/17/12 1:47pm

ThisOne

lust said:

ThisOne said:

I am puzzled

Well I'm sick and tired of wearing the push me up - lift me up - stick it out - padded bras

Sometimes it's too much esp on hot days

I'd love to wear something with less fabric - but my nipples protrude

ESP in an air conditioned environment

What to do - what to do

neutral


I need more info. Are you male or female?



Puzzled?????!!!!

lol
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Reply #20 posted 12/17/12 1:53pm

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Put the 3 boxes away, find the vodka, and the question becomes irrelevant.

martini

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Reply #21 posted 12/17/12 2:22pm

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I don't carrot all

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Reply #22 posted 12/17/12 2:35pm

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ThisOne said:

I am puzzled Well I'm sick and tired of wearing the push me up - lift me up - stick it out - padded bras Sometimes it's too much esp on hot days I'd love to wear something with less fabric - but my nipples protrude ESP in an air conditioned environment What to do - what to do neutral

i say take off your shirt....

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Reply #23 posted 12/17/12 3:05pm

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NDRU said:

I don't carrot all

I celery did there!! razz

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Reply #24 posted 12/17/12 3:09pm

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ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

I don't carrot all

I celery did there!! razz

not nececelery

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Reply #25 posted 12/17/12 3:21pm

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PurpleJedi said:

Put the 3 boxes away, find the vodka, and the question becomes irrelevant.



martini




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Reply #26 posted 12/17/12 3:22pm

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lust said:

A man pushes a car up to a hotel, pays some money, waits a while and then pushes the around the corner. What's he doing? [Edited 12/17/12 10:42am]

since oneone answered:

playing monopoly

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Reply #27 posted 12/17/12 5:30pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

lust said:

A man pushes a car up to a hotel, pays some money, waits a while and then pushes the around the corner. What's he doing? [Edited 12/17/12 10:42am]

since oneone answered:

playing monopoly

...or paying for hookers instead of filling his gas tank...

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Reply #28 posted 12/17/12 5:36pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

ZombieKitten said:

I celery did there!! razz

not nececelery

chardy chard chard!

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Reply #29 posted 12/17/12 5:41pm

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PurpleJedi said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

since oneone answered:

playing monopoly

...or paying for hookers instead of filling his gas tank...

Yep, that's it. Sorry OnlyNDaUsa you lose. lol

[Edited 12/17/12 17:44pm]

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