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Snip, Snap at the Shoe Shack!
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Difficulty: (1.96)
Puzzle ID: #28360
Submitted By: Swordoffury1392 Corrected By: Swordoffury1392
Submitted By: Swordoffury1392 Corrected By: Swordoffury1392
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Witty Will gets a job at a newly opened shoe store called Shoe Shack. His infamous brother, Arrogant Arnold, decides now he can reap up on his brother's benefits and get himself new shoes, since his old Nikes for Tykes were getting way too babyish for him. One day, Arnold decided to go to Shoe Shack and ask his brother to get him some real Nikes for half price!
After his long pleading, Will made a deal with his brother. If Arnold could answer Will's question, he would let Arnold use his employee benefits, but if not, Arnold would have to give Will ten bucks.
First, he gave Arnold one shoe which was tied and said to him, "Think about this; you HAVE to do it in your head. If you cut both loops of this shoelace, how many pieces of shoestring do you have in your hands?"
Obviously, Will got ten dollars richer, but can you answer his question? (No cheating, do it in your HEAD!)
After his long pleading, Will made a deal with his brother. If Arnold could answer Will's question, he would let Arnold use his employee benefits, but if not, Arnold would have to give Will ten bucks.
First, he gave Arnold one shoe which was tied and said to him, "Think about this; you HAVE to do it in your head. If you cut both loops of this shoelace, how many pieces of shoestring do you have in your hands?"
Obviously, Will got ten dollars richer, but can you answer his question? (No cheating, do it in your HEAD!)
Hint
Sorry none today! =) However, as an added bonus for looking here, you get a special task: try to say the title five times fast! Yay that sounds so fun!!!Answer
Arnold would only have one shoestring in his hand since he did the problem in his head!(Just so that you know, if he actually did cut the string, there would be three pieces.)
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actualy I disagree. He's holding the shoe not the string. even with the string cut. When its cut and still tied the pieces still stay attatched to the soe and he is still holding just a shoe. It just has more pieces of string on the shoe.
The question was how many pieces of string he would have in his hands, not how many pieces of string.
sorry, i meant how many pieces of SHOEstring he would have not just string
also if they were tied in a regular bow he wouldnt be holding any since they are still tied in the knot!! good one though
haha That was great. I love it when I don't notice that it's a trick question, because it always makes me laugh
oh man u got me on that one. it was so simple.im embarassed
snip snap at the shoe shack five times fast! HA I said it!
Hmm...I said none, because I didn't think he was holding it. But it's a good teaser anyway.
Feb 04, 2006
it was ok but it was kinda borning
loved the teaser... way cute...
and to the Hint/Bonus: I can do it! see? thetitlethetitlethetitlethetitlethetitle
hehe! I've got my own little trick there!
and to the Hint/Bonus: I can do it! see? thetitlethetitlethetitlethetitlethetitle
hehe! I've got my own little trick there!
OR!!! you could say "the title five times fast"
lol
I didn't think of that!
I didn't think of that!
nice
istill dont get it...
Virgo, he did the whole thing in his head, so since he didn't actually cut anything he still actually only had the one piece of string he started off with. Hope that clears it up!
THAT WAS AWESOME!
He was asked to think in his head what would happen IF he cut the string, and IF he cut the string he would have three pieces in his hand. IF. Of course he didn't.
OOH! OOH! the shoe was not necessarily in his hand! therefore, he would have NO pieces in his hand!
gosh that hint was mean i couldnt do it o well and i did get it right tho.
Actually, IMCUL4E, it says in the teaser that he gave Arnold a shoe, so sorry!
hmmm... aHA! he set it down on a table!!
To me, he either has no strings because he did it in his head, and is just holding a shoe. Or, he has three, because it says "if you cut..." so he'd have three pieces in his mind.
He wouldn't have just one in any case.
I smack my brother with the shoe if he tried this on me!
He wouldn't have just one in any case.
I smack my brother with the shoe if he tried this on me!
vikingboy ur strange u always leave this huge message thing... oh yeah the teasr was funny!!! i lyk these kind
PS it isnt thatr hard to say the title 5 times fast
PS it isnt thatr hard to say the title 5 times fast
May 06, 2006
ya totally didnt understand....why would how many shoe strings he had in his had have any thing to do with being in his head and like other people said it was still tied..it was connected to the shoe not his hand
I actually did the problem and the answer i got was three.
Ha! that was sooooo funny, keep up the good work
I loved it, especially the hint!
YOU HAVE TO GET IT WHERE THERE ARE NO OTHER POSSIBILITIES, LIIKE IT "COULD" BE IN HIS HAND, OR HE "COULD" HAVE CUT IT DIFFERENTLY, ETC.
Reptile, all possibilities ARE eliminated.
He was GIVEN the shoe. If you are given something, it means you have it.
He has to CUT BOTH LOOPS.
The only two loops are the ones to be cut.
To everybody else: If you are holding something that has something on it, you still are holding that item! And besides, who's to say he's not holding it by the laces? That's most likely how I'd hold it.
I think it is a very good teaser, I enjoyed it.
He was GIVEN the shoe. If you are given something, it means you have it.
He has to CUT BOTH LOOPS.
The only two loops are the ones to be cut.
To everybody else: If you are holding something that has something on it, you still are holding that item! And besides, who's to say he's not holding it by the laces? That's most likely how I'd hold it.
I think it is a very good teaser, I enjoyed it.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
I don't get it!
I don't really like it
It could also be zero (he's holding his shoe)
It could also be three (if you actually did it)
But I don't think that it could be one (because IF he did it how many WOULD he have not does he have).
It could also be zero (he's holding his shoe)
It could also be three (if you actually did it)
But I don't think that it could be one (because IF he did it how many WOULD he have not does he have).
Feb 25, 2008
Bad question
The answer IS 3.
The question says "IF you cut both loops of this shoelace, how many pieces of shoestring WOULD you have in your hands" Not how many DO you have. You would have 3 pieces tied together.
The answer IS 3.
The question says "IF you cut both loops of this shoelace, how many pieces of shoestring WOULD you have in your hands" Not how many DO you have. You would have 3 pieces tied together.
you know what, i completely agree. I shall change it!
I still think it's written wrong. It should read: "Imagine that you cut both loops of this shoelace. Now how many pieces of shoelace are there on the shoe?"
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