Brain Teaser #1 - GoFuckYourself.com

HighRoller · 07-23-2003, 01:10 AM

If you 10 sacks of gold, and each sack had 10 bars of gold each weighing 1lb per bar, and you had 1 sack full of fools gold that weighed 1lb 1oz for each fool's gold bar.
If you could only use a standard scale 1 time, without taking off stuff etc. How would you find out which bag was the fools gold?

eroswebmaster · 07-23-2003, 01:13 AM

by opening it.

brizzad · 07-23-2003, 01:14 AM

pay eroswebmaster $1 to open it for me

HighRoller · 07-23-2003, 01:14 AM

fools gold it looks the same

Tala · 07-23-2003, 01:14 AM

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Originally posted by eroswebmaster
by opening it.

That'd be it, yep.

eroswebmaster · 07-23-2003, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by brizzad
pay eroswebmaster $1 to open it for me

$1

HighRoller · 07-23-2003, 01:15 AM

no you can't tell by looking, it's fools gold
keep trying.
When someone answers I'll post future brainteasers
I know a couple others.

smack · 07-23-2003, 01:16 AM

put them all on the scale one at a time and see which one moved the needle the most.

John3 · 07-23-2003, 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by Tala
That'd be it, yep.

when did you put your sig on crack?

07-23-2003, 01:21 AM

can we ADD stuff on the scale?

michaelw · 07-23-2003, 01:21 AM

Lay out the sacks, in any order you want, as long as you can remember which is first, second, and so forth. From the first sack take one bar, and place it on the scale. From the second 2 bars. Continue this until you have 10 stacks, one of one bar, one of two bars, ... one of ten bars, each from the appropriate sack. Weigh the coins. If they were all gold, the total would be 550 lbs. If the first stack weighed 11 grams instead of ten grams, 551; second stack 552, etc., thus pinpointing the underweight sack.

DUH!

brizzad · 07-23-2003, 01:23 AM

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Originally posted by michaelw
Lay out the sacks, in any order you want, as long as you can remember which is first, second, and so forth. From the first sack take one bar, and place it on the scale. From the second 2 bars. Continue this until you have 10 stacks, one of one bar, one of two bars, ... one of ten bars, each from the appropriate sack. Weigh the coins. If they were all gold, the total would be 550 lbs. If the first stack weighed 11 grams instead of ten grams, 551; second stack 552, etc., thus pinpointing the underweight sack.

DUH!

John3 · 07-23-2003, 01:24 AM

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Originally posted by bdjuf
can we ADD stuff on the scale?

did you win the contest?

07-23-2003, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by michaelw
Lay out the sacks, in any order you want, as long as you can remember which is first, second, and so forth. From the first sack take one bar, and place it on the scale. From the second 2 bars. Continue this until you have 10 stacks, one of one bar, one of two bars, ... one of ten bars, each from the appropriate sack. Weigh the coins. If they were all gold, the total would be 550 lbs. If the first stack weighed 11 grams instead of ten grams, 551; second stack 552, etc., thus pinpointing the underweight sack.

DUH!

wow!!! very good!

Tala · 07-23-2003, 01:26 AM

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Originally posted by John3

when did you put your sig on crack?

Hello Johnboy.

The Truth Hurts · 07-23-2003, 01:27 AM

google answer.

HighRoller · 07-23-2003, 01:28 AM

Yep looks like he got it so for example if the weight ended in

5 ounces = 5th sack with 5 bars
6 ounces = 6th sack with 6 bars

whatever it is over in ounces gives it away.

michaelw · 07-23-2003, 01:34 AM

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Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
google answer.

the truth hurts

John3 · 07-23-2003, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by Tala
Hello Johnboy.

Did I tell you about my date tonight?

Redhead . . .

Tala · 07-23-2003, 01:37 AM

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Originally posted by John3

Did I tell you about my date tonight?

Redhead . . .

But she wasn't me, therefor she was inferior.

07-23-2003, 01:13 AM	#2
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07-23-2003, 01:16 AM	#8
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07-23-2003, 01:21 AM	#11
michaelw Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 1,342	Lay out the sacks, in any order you want, as long as you can remember which is first, second, and so forth. From the first sack take one bar, and place it on the scale. From the second 2 bars. Continue this until you have 10 stacks, one of one bar, one of two bars, ... one of ten bars, each from the appropriate sack. Weigh the coins. If they were all gold, the total would be 550 lbs. If the first stack weighed 11 grams instead of ten grams, 551; second stack 552, etc., thus pinpointing the underweight sack. DUH! __________________ <b><a href="http://www.hotlinkprotector.com"><font color="yellow">Hotlink Protector</font></a> - Protect all your file types from hotlinking the professional way. <br> See a demo <a href="http://www.hotlinkprotector.com/demo.html"><font color="yellow">here</font></a>, and testimonials <a href="http://www.hotlinkprotector.com/testimonials.html"><font color="yellow">here</font></a><br>ICQ: 146423631

07-23-2003, 01:10 AM	#1
HighRoller Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MN Posts: 1,037	Brain Teaser #1 If you 10 sacks of gold, and each sack had 10 bars of gold each weighing 1lb per bar, and you had 1 sack full of fools gold that weighed 1lb 1oz for each fool's gold bar. If you could only use a standard scale 1 time, without taking off stuff etc. How would you find out which bag was the fools gold?

07-23-2003, 01:14 AM	#3
brizzad holla Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: KFC Posts: 11,769	pay eroswebmaster $1 to open it for me

07-23-2003, 01:15 AM	#7
HighRoller Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MN Posts: 1,037	no you can't tell by looking, it's fools gold keep trying. When someone answers I'll post future brainteasers I know a couple others.

07-23-2003, 01:21 AM	#10
buddyjuf Guest Posts: n/a	can we ADD stuff on the scale?

07-23-2003, 01:27 AM	#16
The Truth Hurts Zph7YXfjMhg Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In Your Skull Posts: 15,306	google answer.

07-23-2003, 01:28 AM	#17
HighRoller Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MN Posts: 1,037	Yep looks like he got it so for example if the weight ended in 5 ounces = 5th sack with 5 bars 6 ounces = 6th sack with 6 bars whatever it is over in ounces gives it away.