Comments on: Piece of Cake http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/ Strain your Brain Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: davie http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-11255 davie Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:46:56 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-11255 i cant figure out what questions you could ask to get a right answer i cant figure out what questions you could ask to get a right answer

]]> By: Jonas from Blography http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10707 Jonas from Blography Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:13:37 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10707 Ah, found page 2 ^^ Thoughts on cutting the cake: use the two first cuts to cut a cross, making 4 identical pieces. Now use the third cut to cut through the center of the cake horizontally, making 8 pieces, stacked two and two. Don't see any other way of doing it... Ah, found page 2 ^^

Thoughts on cutting the cake: use the two first cuts to cut a cross, making 4 identical pieces. Now use the third cut to cut through the center of the cake horizontally, making 8 pieces, stacked two and two. Don’t see any other way of doing it…

]]> By: Jonas from Blography http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10706 Jonas from Blography Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:59:37 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10706 Oops, sorry mate, didn't know there was a second page! =( Feel free to delete the comment so it doesn't ruin it for anyone else =) Cheers, J. Oops, sorry mate, didn’t know there was a second page! =(

Feel free to delete the comment so it doesn’t ruin it for anyone else =)

Cheers, J.

]]> By: yaniv http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10702 yaniv Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:11:37 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10702 Hi Jonas, In the future try to post solution related comments on the second page of riddle posts. That way the riddles aren't ruined for other people. You will also notice that your solution was already submitted 8-) . Well, your solution is nevertheless correct - so anyway, thank you for submitting it! Hi Jonas,

In the future try to post solution related comments on the second page of riddle posts. That way the riddles aren’t ruined for other people. You will also notice that your solution was already submitted 8-) .

Well, your solution is nevertheless correct – so anyway, thank you for submitting it!

]]> By: Jonas from Blography http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10697 Jonas from Blography Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:21:44 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10697 Colorblind Pills: Take each pill, cut it in half and place the halves in seperate piles. You end up having two equal piles of halved pills, basically two half doses of your original 4 pills. Eat 1 pile the first night and 1 the second night =) Colorblind Pills: Take each pill, cut it in half and place the halves in seperate piles. You end up having two equal piles of halved pills, basically two half doses of your original 4 pills. Eat 1 pile the first night and 1 the second night =)

]]> By: Seb http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10387 Seb Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:28:55 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10387 Yes, your solution is more practical. It reminds me of the person who has to split 7 equal pieces of metal into 12 identical subsets, with the least amount of cutting. Yes, your solution is more practical. It reminds me of the person who has to split 7 equal pieces of metal into 12 identical subsets, with the least amount of cutting.

]]> By: yaniv http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10385 yaniv Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:59 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10385 Seb, your solution is of course correct. Mine is essentially the same, but a little more usable in practice - you cut all four pills in half and eat one half of each pill on the first day, and the second half on the second day. Seb, your solution is of course correct.

Mine is essentially the same, but a little more usable in practice – you cut all four pills in half and eat one half of each pill on the first day, and the second half on the second day.

]]> By: Seb http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10383 Seb Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:13:35 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10383 For the pills: you melt or dissolve the four pills in water, mix thoroughly, and drink one half of the mixture on the first day, and the second half on the second day. For the pills: you melt or dissolve the four pills in water, mix thoroughly, and drink one half of the mixture on the first day, and the second half on the second day.

]]> By: yaniv http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10297 yaniv Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:06:44 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10297 Hi Seb, How are you? The solution works all the time. I would have said so if it didn't... Hi Seb,

How are you?

The solution works all the time.
I would have said so if it didn’t…

]]> By: Seb http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10296 Seb Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:54:47 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10296 Does the solution work 100% of the time, or is 66% of the time enough for a fatal disease? Does the solution work 100% of the time, or is 66% of the time enough for a fatal disease?

]]> By: yaniv http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10295 yaniv Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:48:39 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10295 Hi Rae, No, the solution does not involve colorblind people's ability to distinguish between red and blue (I didn't even know they had such an ability :-) ). There is a general solution in the case that the pills were of the exact same color (or equivalently that the person is really blind). The solution even works if there is no test whatsoever that you could employ to detect whether the pills are of type Biaxin or Robaxin (well other than trying to eat them and finding out whether you died or not, but then its a little too late...). If you feel stuck, let me know and I will post a solution. Hi Rae,

No, the solution does not involve colorblind people’s ability to distinguish between red and blue (I didn’t even know they had such an ability :-) ).

There is a general solution in the case that the pills were of the exact same color (or equivalently that the person is really blind).

The solution even works if there is no test whatsoever that you could employ to detect whether the pills are of type Biaxin or Robaxin (well other than trying to eat them and finding out whether you died or not, but then its a little too late…).

If you feel stuck, let me know and I will post a solution.

]]> By: Rae http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10291 Rae Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:08:04 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-10291 I'm having some trouble with the colour blind pill problem. Does the solution have something to do with the fact that colour-blind people actually can distinguish between red and blue, or is there a logical solution that would work if both the pill were actually the same colour? I’m having some trouble with the colour blind pill problem. Does the solution have something to do with the fact that colour-blind people actually can distinguish between red and blue, or is there a logical solution that would work if both the pill were actually the same colour?

]]> By: Matan http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Matan Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:34:01 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-108 I actually think taking away the "mix well" part makes the riddle harder and not easier, but nevermind, since it's very easy in any case! :) (I actually think it's a fun riddle anyway, since the answer contradicts my initial intuition) I actually think taking away the “mix well” part makes the riddle harder and not easier, but nevermind, since it’s very easy in any case! :)

(I actually think it’s a fun riddle anyway, since the answer contradicts my initial intuition)

]]> By: yaniv http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-92 yaniv Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:33:54 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-92 Seb, The pills aren't in their boxes and they weigh exactly the same. Actually all of their "measurable" features are the same. Of course the riddle remains unchanged when taking away the "mix well" part, but when writing it I thought that taking it away would make it easier - and it is already easy enough! 8-) . Seb,

The pills aren’t in their boxes and they weigh exactly the same. Actually all of their “measurable” features are the same.

Of course the riddle remains unchanged when taking away the “mix well” part, but when writing it I thought that taking it away would make it easier – and it is already easy enough! 8-) .

]]> By: Seb http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Seb Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:54:27 +0000 http://yaniv.leviathanonline.com/blog/riddles/piece-of-cake/#comment-90 Cutting the cake: I knew of the 8 pieces. I found a way to cut 14 pieces (not identical) in 4 cuts. Colorblind pills: I imagine the pills aren't in their boxes... what about their weight? Cup of coffee: this is a good one, and it is really fun. I even generalized it, by taking away the "mix well" part. What do you think happens in that case? Cutting the cake: I knew of the 8 pieces. I found a way to cut 14 pieces (not identical) in 4 cuts.

Colorblind pills: I imagine the pills aren’t in their boxes… what about their weight?

Cup of coffee: this is a good one, and it is really fun. I even generalized it, by taking away the “mix well” part. What do you think happens in that case?

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