Riddles!

Tal Rash · Post by **Tal Rash** » Mon May 26, 2003 12:47 pm

Riddle 1,

2 fathers and 2 sons were out fishing, they got 3 big fishes. And they had to split it, and so they did. How? (And no, they can't get a knife and slice it even)

Riddle 2,

An old man was going to cross a river with his old boat. He had carrots, a sheep and a fox with him. He could not leave the carrots and sheep alone, because then the sheep would eat the carrots. And he could not leave the sheep and fox alone, since then there would not be a sheep for long. How was he going to do to get it all over in one piece?

Riddle 3,

From the north, vast and cold north four brave heroes came running. They were chased by an unspeakable danger. They had to cross a bridge. BUT, if more then 2 at a time crosses the bridge, it will fall. They only have one torch, and when 2 have came over the bridge, one must run back with the torch.
One hero is agile and fast, he can run over the bridge on 1 minute.
One hero is agile but exhausted, he can run over the bridge on 2 minutes.
One hero is old, and takes 5 minutes.
And the last hero is wounded and takes 10 minutes.
If they do not cross the bridge before 17 minutes have passed, the beast will get them. In what turn did they run?

(PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED ALL 3 RIDDLES, SO IF YOU WANT TO FIND THEM OUT YOURSELF DO NOT READ THE REPLIES)

Arkadia Misella · Post by **Arkadia Misella** » Mon May 26, 2003 12:53 pm

#1 they each get one fish..There is a grandfather, son, and grandson which equals 2 fathers, and two sons

#2 I dont know

#3 You send men with times of 1 minute and 2 minutes across first, with the torch. Then you send man with time of 2minutes back with the torch. The men with times of 5 minutes and 10 minutes cross the bridge, with the torch. The man with time of 1 minute then crosses the bridge with the torch and returns with person of time 2 minutes. time = 2 + 2 + 10 + 1 + 2 But I think that if they are being chased by a monster they wouldnt be thinking about all of that and would all cross at the same time and break the bridge and die.

Arkadia Misella · Post by **Arkadia Misella** » Mon May 26, 2003 1:09 pm

Slams her fist against the board
I do not know the second....Grrrrrrrrr
Can the old man not cross with all of them in the boat and just keep them away from each other?

Christiana · Post by **Christiana** » Mon May 26, 2003 1:16 pm

first he cross with the sheep the river.
second he cross with the fox the river and takes the sheep back.
third he cross with the carrots and at last he takes the sheep over the river.

hope this is understandable, my english isnt very well...

Arkadia Misella · Post by **Arkadia Misella** » Mon May 26, 2003 1:19 pm

Ahhhh....Only one may be crossed with at a time....(smiles) That makes since....and a good lob to you Christiana.

Tal Rash · Post by **Tal Rash** » Mon May 26, 2003 2:18 pm

Hoho.. guess I forgot to tell you that

Arkadia Misella · Post by **Arkadia Misella** » Mon May 26, 2003 2:19 pm

Grumbles and Mumbles
Thanks Tal.....