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Einsteins riddle

Started by PseudoMario16, May 22, 2008, 03:04:22 PM

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PseudoMario16

Einstein made this riddle, and said that 98% of the people could not solve it. Can you?

There are five houses in a row, each one a different color
In each house there lives a person of a different national
Each homeowner drinks a different beverage, smokes a different cigar, and raises a different pet.
No two homeowners drink the same thing, smoke the same cigar, or raise the same pet

Hints:
1.The Brit lives in a red house.
2.The Swede keeps dogs.
3.The Dane Drinks tea.
4.The green house is directly on the left of the white house.
5.The owner of the green house drinks cofee.
6.The person who smokes Pall Mall raises birds.
7.The person in the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8.The person in the center house drinks milk.
9.The Norweigan person lives in the first house.
10.The man who smokes Blends lives next to the person who has cats.
11.The man who keeps horses lives next to the person who smokes Dunhill.
12.The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13.The German smokes Prince.
14.The Norweigan lives next to the blue house
15.The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.

THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH
If you cant find the answer PM me.
Are you in the 2% of the world who can solve it?
(it helps if you draw a picture)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1dvSlvZLG8 - its... its... beautiful!

Akiro

That's more of a kind of prejudice thing.  It appears you have to know what certain nationalities drink, smoke, and what pets they have.

A little stupid if you ask me.

PseudoMario16

nope, there's no prejudice, tricks, or anything like that. Just logic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1dvSlvZLG8 - its... its... beautiful!

MetroidHunter26

I had to see the answer my self. but I will try to finish the riddle my self. I know the answer but I don't know how to solve it! so I'm going to solve and not say the answer.

Gu4n

I solved it. Took me about an hour, but now I'm proud. =)

PseudoMario16

Quote from: MetroidHunter26 on May 22, 2008, 03:37:28 PMI had to see the answer my self. but I will try to finish the riddle my self. I know the answer but I don't know how to solve it! so I'm going to solve and not say the answer.
yes, this goes to everybody, please dont say the answer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1dvSlvZLG8 - its... its... beautiful!

KefkaticFanatic

Errgh, I've done these before.  They take ages, and I don't wanna be a Guan and spend half an hour for useless bragging rights.  (:P)



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razer84

i hate problems like these. i know how to do it, but i'm too lazy to do it, so i won't do it.


damn commies.

KefkaticFanatic

Quote from: razer84 on May 23, 2008, 02:35:01 PMi hate problems like these. i know how to do it, but i'm too lazy to do it, so i won't do it.

Exactly :D

Out of all word problems, these are the most time consuming :-/



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PseudoMario16

Quote from: Gamer4250 on May 23, 2008, 03:30:50 PM
Quote from: razer84 on May 23, 2008, 02:35:01 PMi hate problems like these. i know how to do it, but i'm too lazy to do it, so i won't do it.

Exactly :D

Out of all word problems, these are the most time consuming :-/
not necesarily, it only took me like 15 minutes.
but i know what you mean, the can be time consuming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1dvSlvZLG8 - its... its... beautiful!