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You have two jugs filled with water. How could you put all this water into a barrel, and still tell which water came from which jug. (You can't use the jugs or any dividers)

chillidogg Tue 02/12/08 12:06

Christiana
Tue 02/12/08
12:12

can't you just put a drop of food colouring into one jug first - or is that too simple?

mamyalynne
Tue 02/12/08
12:14

fill one jug with ice cubes?

debbz1969
Tue 02/12/08
12:15

surely Christiana the water would just merge in the barrell.
So why not freeze one of the jugs then there will be a block of ice and water

Gormless
Tue 02/12/08
12:16

How do you get a block of ice into a barrel?

debbz1969
Tue 02/12/08
12:18

In the top..... der....
didn't state there was a lid on the barrel

mccfluff
Tue 02/12/08
12:26

put food colouring in one freeze both jugs and put in barrel you'll have two blocks of ice that you can tell apart

Tallulah!
Tue 02/12/08
15:13

I wouldn't bother to do it in the first place. Why would I care?

porilo
Wed 03/12/08
12:29

Can't you just leave the water in the jugs and stand the two jugs as they are at the bottom of the barrel. Presumably the barrel is empty?

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