hello.. i came across a rather interesting email the other day.. i'll just post the entire thing out here.. i am also taking the liberty of posting the solution directly..
do comment though! cheers!
Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had
the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a
village moneylender. The moneylender, who
was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful
daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would
forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his
daughter.
Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the
proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that
they let providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black pebble and a
white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl
would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
If she picked the black pebble, she would become his
wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she
picked the white pebble she need not marry
him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But
if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be
thrown into jail.
All the villagers were standing on a pebble strewn
path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the
moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.
As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that
he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into
the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a
pebble from the bag. Now, imagine you were standing in
the field.
What would you have done if you were the girl? If you
had to advise her, what would you have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black
pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a
cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice
herself in order to save her father from his debt and
imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above
story is used with the hope that it will make us
appreciate the difference between lateral and
logical thinking.
The girl's dilemma can not be solved with traditional
logical thinking.
Think of the consequences if she chooses the above
logical answers.
From India, Nasik
15do comment though! cheers!
Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had
the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a
village moneylender. The moneylender, who
was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful
daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would
forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his
daughter.
Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the
proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that
they let providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black pebble and a
white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl
would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
If she picked the black pebble, she would become his
wife and her father's debt would be forgiven. If she
picked the white pebble she need not marry
him and her father's debt would still be forgiven. But
if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be
thrown into jail.
All the villagers were standing on a pebble strewn
path in the farmer's field. As they talked, the
moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.
As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that
he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into
the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a
pebble from the bag. Now, imagine you were standing in
the field.
What would you have done if you were the girl? If you
had to advise her, what would you have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black
pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a
cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice
herself in order to save her father from his debt and
imprisonment.
Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above
story is used with the hope that it will make us
appreciate the difference between lateral and
logical thinking.
The girl's dilemma can not be solved with traditional
logical thinking.
Think of the consequences if she chooses the above
logical answers.
From India, Nasik
...and here is the 'solution' part of it:
Well, what she did was:
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a
pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it
fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately
became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if
you look into the bag for the one that is left, you
will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be
assumed that she had picked the white one. And since
the money-lender dare not admit his dishonesty,
the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation
into an extremely advantageous one.
From India, Nasik
Well, what she did was:
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a
pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it
fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately
became lost among all the other pebbles.
"Oh, how clumsy of me," she said. "But never mind, if
you look into the bag for the one that is left, you
will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be
assumed that she had picked the white one. And since
the money-lender dare not admit his dishonesty,
the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation
into an extremely advantageous one.
From India, Nasik
Einstein's Puzzle
It is claimed that 98% of the people are incapable of solving it, so mensans should be able to solve this.IT is definitely an interesting one:
Assume that there are five houses of different colors next to each other on the same road. In each house lives a man of a different nationality. Every man has his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes, and keeps pets of a particular kind.
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks beer.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
From India, Nasik
It is claimed that 98% of the people are incapable of solving it, so mensans should be able to solve this.IT is definitely an interesting one:
Assume that there are five houses of different colors next to each other on the same road. In each house lives a man of a different nationality. Every man has his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes, and keeps pets of a particular kind.
The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is just to the left of the white one.
The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
The Pall Mall smoker keeps birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhills.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who keeps cats.
The man who smokes Blue Masters drinks beer.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the Dunhill smoker.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The Blend smoker has a neighbor who drinks water.
The question to be answered is: Who keeps fish?
From India, Nasik
Hint 1, u compare the house number with colour.(try, read on if u don't get it)
Hint 2, the first house cant b blue as the second house is blue
Hint 3, cant be green or white since the green n white r together, whereas the first on e is followed by blue.
Hint 4, it cant b read as it belongs to the norwegian, whereas the red house belongs to the englishman, hence it is yellow.
Hint 5, Draw a table!!
From India, Nasik
Hint 2, the first house cant b blue as the second house is blue
Hint 3, cant be green or white since the green n white r together, whereas the first on e is followed by blue.
Hint 4, it cant b read as it belongs to the norwegian, whereas the red house belongs to the englishman, hence it is yellow.
Hint 5, Draw a table!!
From India, Nasik
There are three Federation Officers assigned to take three hostile aliens to “Peace Talks” on another planet. However, they must follow the following rules:
They have only one small space ship. Only two individuals can ride in the space ship each time. All Federation Officers can pilot the space ship, but only one alien can pilot the ship. If at any time there are both Federation Officers and aliens on a planet, then there must always be more (or the same number of) Federation Officers than aliens on that planet. This is because if there are more aliens than Federation Officers, then the aliens will kill the Federation Officers. Count any individual in the space ship when it is on one planet as being on that planet. The one space ship is the only means of transportation. There is no other way to get to the “Peace Talks”. No one can exit the space ship while it is in flight. To start off, all the Federation Officers and aliens are on the same planet. The Question: Can all Federation Officers and aliens get to the other planet alive, and if so: how?
So get cracking : Correct Answer as soon as there are enough posts
From India, Nasik
They have only one small space ship. Only two individuals can ride in the space ship each time. All Federation Officers can pilot the space ship, but only one alien can pilot the ship. If at any time there are both Federation Officers and aliens on a planet, then there must always be more (or the same number of) Federation Officers than aliens on that planet. This is because if there are more aliens than Federation Officers, then the aliens will kill the Federation Officers. Count any individual in the space ship when it is on one planet as being on that planet. The one space ship is the only means of transportation. There is no other way to get to the “Peace Talks”. No one can exit the space ship while it is in flight. To start off, all the Federation Officers and aliens are on the same planet. The Question: Can all Federation Officers and aliens get to the other planet alive, and if so: how?
So get cracking : Correct Answer as soon as there are enough posts
From India, Nasik
F = Federation Officer
A = Alien
A* = Alien who can drive
-----------------------------------------
Planet1 <-Ship-> Planet2
-----------------------------------------
FFFAAA* -- None
FFAA* -FA-> FA
FFFAA* <-F- A
FFF -AA*-> AAA*
FFFA* <-A*- AA
FA* -FF-> FFAA
FFAA* <-FA- FA
FA -FA*-> FFAA*
FFAA <-FA- FA*
AA -FF-> FFFA*
AAA* <-A*- FFF
A -AA*-> FFFAA*
AA* <-A*- FFFA
None -AA*-> FFFAAA*
From India, Nasik
A = Alien
A* = Alien who can drive
-----------------------------------------
Planet1 <-Ship-> Planet2
-----------------------------------------
FFFAAA* -- None
FFAA* -FA-> FA
FFFAA* <-F- A
FFF -AA*-> AAA*
FFFA* <-A*- AA
FA* -FF-> FFAA
FFAA* <-FA- FA
FA -FA*-> FFAA*
FFAA <-FA- FA*
AA -FF-> FFFA*
AAA* <-A*- FFF
A -AA*-> FFFAA*
AA* <-A*- FFFA
None -AA*-> FFFAAA*
From India, Nasik
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