Puzzles, Jokes, Anecdotes, and Thoughts

Hehe! Of course it can. I would never put up something impossible. Quiet a family they are !

The rules are:
- Dad can't be left with any of the daughters. If so, he beats them.
- Mum can't be left with any of the sons. If so, she beats them.
- The thief can't be left alone without the police, if so, the thief beats anyone in the family.
- Only the policeman, mum or dad can operate the raft.
- Only two persons on the raft at the same time.
- Everyone should be moved over to the other side of the river.
- The raft cannot go anywhere without mum, dad or the policeman.

Hints that are not that revealing:
- Of course, mum, dad or the policeman can go on the raft by themselves.
- You must go back and forward more times than you first believe. I counted and it takes 17 rides before you are done.

 

I think I know the solution to the River IQ-test…

Here is my solution:
1 Policeman and Thief across the river, Policeman back.
2 Policeman and Daughter I across the river, Policeman and Thief back.
3 Mother and Daughter II across the river, Mother back.
4 Father and Mother across the river, Father back.
5 Policeman and Thief across the river, Mother back.
6 Father and Mother across the river, Father back.
7 Father and Son I across the river, Policeman and Thief back.
8 Policeman and Son II across the river, Policeman back.
9 Policeman and Thief across the river… done…

Or of course (Mother = Father and Daughter = Son):
1 Policeman and Thief across the river, Policeman back.
2 Policeman and Son I across the river, Policeman and Thief back.
3 Father and Son II across the river, Father back.
4 Father and Mother across the river, Mother back.
5 Policeman and Thief across the river, Father back.
6 Father and Mother across the river, Mother back.
7 Mother and Daughter I across the river, Policeman and Thief back.
8 Policeman and Daughter II across the river, Policeman back.
9 Policeman and Thief across the river… done…

Admin edit to small font in case people wants to try on their own.

 

And you are 100% correct . I edited your post a bit to make sure people who wants to solve it on their own do not get the answer thrown in their face.

 

OK :wink:

 

I might not understand the pun on math or logic; but I do understand the grammatical punchline of the statement. :roll:

 

Oh my god!! She's gone schizo!! :lol:

 

No Nathan; I wrote that, not the pianolady! I don't know how the mistaken attribution came about! Probably something I did wrong, as usual!

Raymond

 

:!: :?:

What! Did your previous post take the handle of Monica. That was really weird. I have never seen it happen before.

 

OK, now I will start posting my stuff myself.

A 2-volume set of books is sitting on a shelf. Volume 1 has 256 pages and Volume 2 has 257 pages. A bookworm starts from the first page of Volume 1 and bores its wat to the last page of Volume 2. The thickness of the pages of each volme is two inches, and each cover is one quarter of an inch thick.How far did the worm fravel?

NOTE: Whenever I end with a question, the answer will be given next time.

 

4 :?:

 

My english is probably not good enough for the details. If the complete cover of a single book is 1/4 inch, then the front side or back side of the cover is each 1/8 inch, provided the thickness is equally distributed.

Then the worm goes through 2*2 inches (paper way) and 2*1/8 cover ways, that means 4 1/4 inches all together?
But maybe Raymond will have it more precisely. The first book has 256 pages, and the second book has 257 pages. I assume the worm starts inclusively the first page of the first book, and reaches the last page of the second book (but eats not through the last page, very, very important!).

So more precisely I would say, the way is 2 inches + 1/4 inch + 2*256/257inches, what means alltogether NEARLY 4.242217899 inches :lol:

 

Assuming that Volume 1 is on the left and Volume 2 is on the right and that the books are arranged in a traditional bookshelf manner, it would be .5 inches. If Volume 1 is on the right and Volume 2 is on the left and the books are arranged in a traditional bookshelf manner, then it would be 4.5 inches. I'm not sure why you included the number of pages, though. :lol: Unless it was in an attempt to make the trick of the riddle as plain as possible without giving it away...

 

Good for you. Terez!

 

Yes, riddles are never that simple, though this one was pretty simple as far as riddles go. Though I think Ray should have worded it a bit better. 8)