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Jugs of Water
There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug?
Answer
First, you would freeze the water in one or both jugs. Then, cut the plastic away, leaving only the ice. You could now put them into a barrel and see which water came from which jug.Hide Answer Show Answer
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the puzzle says "with out using the jugs" yet the answer has you using the jugs. anothe blaze special!!!
I agree with mad-ade. This does not make sense. But it is a good one anyway.
Emilymonkeymaia, how can you say that this puzzle "doesn't make sense", and "its a good one" in the same comment. if it doesn't make sense how on earth can it be a good one?
and as for Blaze, I am still waiting for the answer to this puzzle. The one that doesn't use the jugs as the question asks, not the answer you gave which does use the jugs, even though the question states quite clearly that you can't use them. I wait eagerly for the correct answer.
and as for Blaze, I am still waiting for the answer to this puzzle. The one that doesn't use the jugs as the question asks, not the answer you gave which does use the jugs, even though the question states quite clearly that you can't use them. I wait eagerly for the correct answer.
Maybe the question makes more sense if you say that the water must be removed from the jugs and that dividers cannot be used. This makes sense as far as the puzzle goes and also satisfies any complaints about the wording any of you may have.
all i know is that this guys riddles consistantly suck.. sorry dude throw your riddles in a different area they are not logic riddles
lizard-- you have nothing, so just shut up.
i think that it makes sence, good one. I have the very same one.
Can anyone else feel the love? Do we really need to be so picky? The jugs were not used to keep the water apart in the barrel, but rather to freeze it before hand. But does it even matter, just so long as we get the idea behind the teaser?
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