Math Is Fun Forum / Crossing the Ravine

MathsIsFun · 2005-04-07 08:58:49

A circus woman has two bars of gold, one in each hand. She is being chased by thugs who want to steal the gold from her. They are right behind her.

She reaches a wide ravine. A plank lies across the ravine. There is also a sign nearby which reads: 'DANGER. PLANK ONLY SUPPORTS TEN STONE.'

The thugs each weigh twelve stone; they can't cross. The woman weighs nine stone so she can cross but the bars of gold each weigh a stone each.

The woman gets across with the gold. But how does she do it?

(This puzzle submitted by Roraborealis)

insomnia · 2005-04-11 22:15:15

The "CIRCUS" woman juggles the bars of gold, so that only one bar of gold is in her hands at one time, thus, vis-e-vis, quantum physics, tardis, she does not break the 10 stone weight limit. Thank You, thank you very much. JELLY BABIES!!!!

Roraborealis · 2005-04-12 01:03:17

Very much correct. Well done!

insomnia · 2005-04-12 19:07:49

Thank you. JELLY BABY!?!?!

Roraborealis · 2005-04-13 05:16:00

Why not find an avatar of a JB?

Mr T · 2005-04-13 06:52:10

y have an "avatar" of a flutterby. Y

Roraborealis · 2005-04-14 01:22:10

Because I am one.

Mr T · 2005-04-14 01:24:06

then how is the typing done foo'

Roraborealis · 2005-04-14 01:38:07

I sit on a plastic board with lots of symbols on it, and fly onto the symbols, spelling out what I want to say. The people looking after me type for me.

Mr T · 2005-04-14 01:42:41

..........OK. your crazy. i have to be over there now *legs it*

Last edited by WTF (2005-04-14 01:43:06)

insomnia · 2005-04-14 18:25:28

I will try to find an avatar of a Jelly Baby. Wish me luck

MathsIsFun · 2005-04-14 20:34:17

Is that a Jelly Baby?

insomnia · 2005-04-14 20:59:33

Yes. It's head is in the process of being squashed.

Zach · 2005-04-14 22:29:20

Evil. Evil!!

I just had someone try to plait my hair.

insomnia · 2005-04-14 22:30:49

It was interesting to watch. They gave up.

Mr T · 2005-04-15 01:06:09

trying is the first step toward failure

stewie · 2005-04-15 05:47:20

so true. The lesson here is: Never Try

jam-pot · 2005-04-21 21:00:32

or the lesson here is try but fail then burn it
if you dont like it you can find something to try then kill it or burn it or just eat it or even give it 2 a cow* my mom*

stewie · 2005-05-05 05:46:58

ok............... im scared now

Mr T · 2005-05-11 07:37:22

ok i had sum links to the feathers thingy here but now they're gone. need 2 know info

orange · 2005-06-21 01:33:36

why does no one talk to orange plz talk by the way it is absolutely well hot and heres me inside boiling

Roraborealis · 2005-06-21 03:08:13

Yes, and there was a thunderstorm yesterday, and it also hailed with it, bringing hailstones as big as ten pence coins. The telly wouldn't work also because of the satellite signal blockage.

What a day! And to think I was sitting outside in my grandma's garden (fathers day visits) making daisy chains in the beautiful weather and then it started to rain!

MathsIsFun · 2005-06-21 07:49:53

Hi orange - people DO talk to you, but it can take hours or longer because this isn't chat - it is a message board. What you write is permanent and people can respond hours, days or even weeks later! Just look at the time above the name in every message.

See ya.

Mr T · 2005-06-23 06:42:08

Roraborealis wrote:
And to think I was sitting outside in my grandma's garden (fathers day visits) making daisy chains in the beautiful weather and then it started to rain!

don't you normally visit fathers on fathers day?

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