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02-12-2003, 09:47 AM | #1 (permalink) |
Join Date: Jan 25 2000 Location: CT
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Rep Power: 25 | Want to get your mental juices flowing. Give this one a try ... arrange 7 straws or toothpicks (I will call them straws hereafter) as reflected in the linked graphic. OK, here's the bender ... MOVE only ONE straw and create a balanced equal equation using all 7 straws. Tried this on my son, and darn he not only got it but came up with a second ... so give it a go ... Got this while working HARD in St Louis a couple of weeks ago at a Red Lobster Bar before dinner ... I tried moving the last straw over the equal sign to make the equation ONE is not equal to SIX ... no go, valid but not a balanced equal equation. If you have it or think you have it ... post in text the solution you wish to submit or email me, I will confirm for you ( andy@atso.ca ) ... best of luck to all ... _________________ [ This Message was edited by: Andy @ ATSO.ca on 2003-02-12 09:55 ] |
02-20-2003, 12:07 PM | #3 (permalink) |
Join Date: Jan 25 2000 Location: CT
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Rep Power: 25 | OK so ... no one got it Move ONE straw and create an equal balanced equation using all 7 straws: First solution as provided by a Bar Keep in St Louis MO: Move the last straw up and over the second last straw ... One equals the Square Root of One second solution provided by my son Greg, move the last straw in front of and lower than the "V" ... One equal One to the Sixth Power |
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