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Einstein's Riddle
The story behind Einstein's riddle is that Albert Einstein created it in the late 1800s, and claimed that 98% of the world population couldn't solve it. I am not sure of the true origin, but I have seen this one floating around the internet, and it is a good brain exercise. Here it is:
In a street there are five houses, painted five different colors.
In each house lives a person of different nationality.
These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
Einstein's riddle is: Who owns the fish?
Necessary clues:
1. The British man lives in a red house.
2. The Swedish man keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Danish man drinks tea.
4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the center house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The Blends smoker lives next to the one who drinks water.
WildBlueSooner
03-10-2009, 11:49 AM
Hmm working it out!
karmaz00
03-10-2009, 11:57 AM
this might take me all day..
shilala
03-10-2009, 11:58 AM
I got it and didn't even use a pencil.
Actually I got it wrong the first time, looked at it again and got it right the second time. The milk screwed me up for some reason the first time. I couldn't quit thinking about it and it clogged up the gears. :D
After I figured it out the second time I felt confident and was bored, so I googled it.
WildBlueSooner
03-10-2009, 12:06 PM
I think I got it but I need to confirm!
WildBlueSooner
03-10-2009, 12:08 PM
I think I got it but I need to confirm!
Googled it! I got it right! :tu
I can't get the phone to stop ringing long enough to try it.... I used to be good at these
Mugen910
03-10-2009, 12:13 PM
My brain said :fu and shut down after "Who owns the fish"
tobii3
03-10-2009, 12:18 PM
There was a fish??
aw crap....lemme try this again....
Col. Mustard, in the Library, with the lead pipe.
Did I win???
There was a fish??
aw crap....lemme try this again....
Col. Mustard, in the Library, with the lead pipe.
Did I win???
We really didn't expect the Army to be able to participate in this. Here is one for the Army:
What color is the desert colored Army tank?
a. green
b. tan/brown
tobii3
03-10-2009, 12:30 PM
I'm looking through my box of 120 Crayolas....I can't find one that says "desert".....I need more time!!!!
Found it!!
Desert Sand - Hey!!! It's PINK!!!
What do I win???
BC-Axeman
03-10-2009, 12:37 PM
Got it. It was NOT ;) a problem.
BC-Axeman
03-10-2009, 12:46 PM
98% of the word's population maybe can't solve this but I bet a lot of civilized, educated people would get this if they have the patience.
tobii3
03-10-2009, 12:51 PM
....but I bet a lot of civilized, educated people would get this....
Well, that just wiped out 98% of CA......:r
BC-Axeman
03-10-2009, 12:53 PM
Well, that just wiped out 98% of CA......:r
:fu2:ss
Skywalker
03-10-2009, 12:54 PM
Philosophically speaking... There is no fish!!!:r
Like the Matrix... "There is no spoon!!!"
BC-Axeman
03-10-2009, 12:57 PM
The real question is "Is the fish a wave or a particle?"
pnoon
03-10-2009, 01:01 PM
The real question is "Is the fish a wave or a particle?"
No. The real question is whether the fish was bought at a local pet store or over the internet. :rolleyes:
MithShrike
03-10-2009, 01:28 PM
Bah logic matrices. I used to do these in elementary school. I'm not going to bother.
Mugen910
03-10-2009, 01:31 PM
No. The real question is whether the fish was bought at a local pet store or over the internet. :rolleyes:
Internet of course...but likes to go to the B&M to look at them.
shilala
03-10-2009, 01:40 PM
Bah logic matrices. I used to do these in elementary school. I'm not going to bother.
They used to give me 4 squares, then 8 squares, then it went up to 128 squares. I can eat them up. They're super easy for me for some reason.
I can't do a rubik's cube, but I can put together those wood puzzles in two seconds.
The mind is a terrible thing.
chippewastud79
03-10-2009, 01:52 PM
Internet of course...but likes to go to the B&M to look at them.
But the pet store versions taste better 100% of the time :tu
ahc4353
03-10-2009, 02:03 PM
No. The real question is whether the fish was bought at a local pet store or over the internet. :rolleyes:
Is it Monday?
:r
And BTW Mike, the real question is, who gives a sh!t who owns the fish? :D
kayaker
03-10-2009, 02:30 PM
Took a little work, but I got it. Unlike Scott, I had to use paper and pen.
Looks like cigar smokers are smart people. Like we didn't know that already.:D
Thanks for the puzzle.
Is it Monday?
:r
And BTW Mike, the real question is, who gives a sh!t who owns the fish? :D
I'm guessing Einstien did, why - I have no idea....
kaisersozei
03-10-2009, 02:44 PM
Took a little work, but I got it. Unlike Scott, I had to use paper and pen.
Looks like cigar smokers are smart people. Like we didn't know that already.:D
Thanks for the puzzle.
About 20 minutes later, :tpd:
Ashcan Bill
03-10-2009, 03:12 PM
Hmmm.
I'm more German than anything else.
And I love sushi.
But I don't own a fish!? :confused:
Heliofire
03-10-2009, 03:50 PM
after about 45 min with pen and paper at hand I slowly worked my way through the riddle thanks for helping waste about an hour of my day.:r
Starscream
03-10-2009, 04:00 PM
I'm lazy. No.
MithShrike
03-10-2009, 05:35 PM
They used to give me 4 squares, then 8 squares, then it went up to 128 squares. I can eat them up. They're super easy for me for some reason.
I can't do a rubik's cube, but I can put together those wood puzzles in two seconds.
The mind is a terrible thing.
I always found these things incredibly boring. I'm not a mathematical/logical mind really. I like shapes and can visualize most anything but I'm particularly good with language and my mind used to be like a gawdamned hard drive but I've been dealing with data corruption lately.
bobarian
03-10-2009, 06:16 PM
No. The real question is whether the fish was bought at a local pet store or over the internet. :rolleyes:
C'mon Peter, We ALL know the pet store has the better fish!:r
WildBlueSooner
03-10-2009, 07:11 PM
I always found these things incredibly boring. I'm not a mathematical/logical mind really. I like shapes and can visualize most anything but I'm particularly good with language and my mind used to be like a gawdamned hard drive but I've been dealing with data corruption lately.
No, maybe you just arent very smart! ;)
macpappy
03-11-2009, 05:22 AM
But the pet store versions taste better 100% of the time :tu
I prefer catching mine in the wild.
macpappy
03-11-2009, 05:22 AM
Hmmm.
I'm more German than anything else.
And I love sushi.
But I don't own a fish!? :confused:
That's because you ate it.
Smoking Dragon
03-11-2009, 05:26 AM
We really didn't expect the Army to be able to participate in this. Here is one for the Army:
What color is the desert colored Army tank?
a. green
b. tan/brown
red?
karmaz00
03-11-2009, 04:49 PM
wow finally got it....my head hurts
Genetic Defect
03-11-2009, 05:04 PM
unlike all the other smart people here I didn't get it. :wo
jquirit
03-11-2009, 05:32 PM
Drat.. made a mistake when it came to who had the cat.But at least I knew where I went wrong with this one! :D
BC-Axeman
03-11-2009, 06:03 PM
I never spent the time to figure out who had what. I went the route of who didn't have things. That seemed easier. I had only "Brit = Red" for the Brit. I stopped when I figured out the fish.
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