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The Drink
There are two men walking in the desert, but neither knows each other. One of them is dying of thirst and the other has a full jug of water. The man with the jug offers the man a drink, but only if he follows three simple rules.
Rule 1: He cannot have the jug, because it is his only one.
Rule 2: He cannot remove the cork from the spout and drink this way.
Rule 3: He cannot poke a hole into the cork or the jug.
So, the thirsty man accepted his rules and then, he finished his drink and left. How did he do it?
Rule 1: He cannot have the jug, because it is his only one.
Rule 2: He cannot remove the cork from the spout and drink this way.
Rule 3: He cannot poke a hole into the cork or the jug.
So, the thirsty man accepted his rules and then, he finished his drink and left. How did he do it?
Answer
Since the man with the jug offered the other a drink and put forth the rules, he himself opened the jug and gave him a drink. You would think that the thirsty one would have the jug, but it was the one with the jug who opened it and gave him a drink.Hide Answer Show Answer
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