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My brain hurts. (As the thread title promised it would. I never listen.)
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Is it okay to quote myself?Originally Posted by Plan B
I've got the answer...
After two weighings you are left with 3 balls. You then weigh one against one. If they weigh the same then the discounted ball is the odd one out.
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can i ask.... what will you learn if you weigh six balls against six balls?
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ok i'll tell you... nothing. so that would be a very silly move. think it through
Last edited by LoveBucket; 12th October 2007 at 02:06. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
One side of the scales would tip more than the other because it has a heavier ball. Therefore you could discount 6 balls.
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or ... maybe the other side could be lighter ?c'mon plan b. i know you're not that dim
^He he he
That's cunning.
Principle still remains the same though? Looking for a lighter ball, not a heavier ball.
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so.. we don't weigh 6 against 6, right?
Why wouldn't 6 against 6 work?
Alternatively you could weigh 3 against 3 X2 or 4 against 4 (which would workout easier) but it's just different ways of getting the same answer.
Edit: Are we assuming that we don't know if the odd ball is heavier or lighter?
Last edited by Plan B; 12th October 2007 at 03:19.
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yes. we don't know
ok i'll tell you your first move. 1,2,3,4 are A and 5,6,7 and 8 are B
weigh A against B. what happens? i can think of 3 possibilities
I got it.
Last edited by Plan B; 14th October 2007 at 16:59.
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shhh. (i put it on another thread, so see if they get it) ..well done btw
shame on him
Edited post ^^.
^ Yeah but I prolly never would have got it without the extra clue! Before that best I could do was work it out to work 2/3 of the time.
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nice edit mr B. apparently i have greened you too much recently
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"Fibonacci Sequences and the Multiperiodicity of the Variable Star UW Herculis"
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