RyanOBrian 0 #1 November 18, 2007 Evryone at work right now is trying to figure out this ridde... I just gave up.... See if you can figure it out, but don't post the answer. -------------------------- There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Somebody owns a fish. The question is: who? Hints: The Brit lives in the red house. The Swede keeps dogs as pets. The Dane drinks tea. The green house is on the left and next to the white house. The green homeowner drinks coffee. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill. The man living in the center house drinks milk. The Norwegian lives in the first house. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats. The man who keeps the horse lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill. The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer. The German smokes Prince. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water. Good Luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #2 November 18, 2007 Got it. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #3 November 18, 2007 Took me a while and alot of formulas but the answer can only be..... Answer is in white text next to asterix. * the German .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #4 November 18, 2007 QuoteTook me a while and alot of formulas but the answer can only be..... Answer is in white text next to asterix. * th Did you do it mathematically? "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #5 November 18, 2007 I used C++. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #6 November 18, 2007 I used a grid. Sure like to know how your C++ program works. Matrix algebra? PM me if you think a dummy might be able to understand it. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanOBrian 0 #7 November 18, 2007 I can't figure it out to save my life.... check out my diagram hahahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #8 November 18, 2007 There are enough constraints in the hints. Draw a grid with the 5 houses across the top (columns) and nationality, pet etc. for the rows. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #9 November 18, 2007 Im just shitting you mate. Einstein made this riddle and he said only 2% of the world would be able to solve this. A couple of years ago i lived in a flat with a group of guys that did this using C++. I just remember the answer.. However, they did do blogs of it on the internet as they showed all their formulas as it was an easy way a dummie could do it. If i can find the link i will send it to you. I find very amuzing that if enstein says only 2% will get it right there is someones whole workforce speniding a day trying to figure it out. Let me know if you want the link and i will search for it to PM you with. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #10 November 18, 2007 Thanks. I got the same answer by elimination. It could be done mathematically though. Interesting about Einstein. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #11 November 18, 2007 I cant find these guys solution, However there is one very similar on the web (sam sort of format). You should have a look at it.. It also goes on about Einstein says that 98% of the world would not be able to solve it. http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/EinsteinsRiddle.asp .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #12 November 18, 2007 QuoteI cant find these guys solution, However there is one very similar on the web (sam sort of format). You should have a look at it.. It also goes on about Einstein says that 98% of the world would not be able to solve it. http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/EinsteinsRiddle.asp Cool. They also have a non-computational method like I used. Link if OP is interested in a hint. It's not an easy puzzle, but there are no tricks involved: http://www.codeproject.com/scrapbook/einsteinRiddle.asp "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #13 November 18, 2007 It wasn't that hard ... "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #14 November 18, 2007 i've done that puzzle in one of my logic books before!!!! They're fun to do CReW Skies, bubbles "Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
