>you asked for another one... Here it comes,
>
>---
>There are 9 rings on a table.. Al nine look the same, but one is slightly
>heavier then the other eight..
>You have a ballans. (you know.. a ballans used by the blindfolded justitia)
>How can you find out witch of the nine rings is the real one if you are only
>allowed to use the ballans twice..
>---
>
so many puzzles so little time..
1.weigh a stack of 123 vs 456
if equal
2. weigh 7 vs 8 (if equal know 9 is the heavy)
if first weighing was not equal take the threesome that
had the heavy (lets just say 123) and split it up so your
second weighing
2. 1 vs 2 (if equal 3 is the heavy)
erin
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