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Submitted by bare_elf on Fri, 2014-09-26 13:24

RSimpkinuk57 wrote:

That last hint did it. Pick any paragraph from that book, it is unusual in that way - so I'm told.

("Gadsby", by whom? I wonder what its author did about that, so not to fail straight away.)

About the oil - if you can empty your containers back into the barrel, I make it you can walk away with any whole number of gallons you choose from one to eight.

(Drake, the rule is that there are no marks on your containers and you have no means of making any, so "fill the 3-gallon container one third full", for example, is not precise enough.)

Conundrum: "This statement is false." True or false?

E is the most common letter in the English and there are none in the paragraph from Gatsby read it and see.
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "

The oil problem is solved like this
Fill the 3-gallon container with oil and pour it into the 5-gallon container. Then fill the 3-gallon container again and use it to fill the 5-gallon container the rest of the way. Out of the 3-gallon oil, 2-gallon will be required to fill the 5-gallon container completely. Hence one gallon will be left in the 3-gallon container.

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[quote=bare_elf]<p><div class="bb-quote"><b>RSimpkinuk57 wrote:</b><blockquote class="bb-quote-body">That last hint did it. Pick any paragraph from that book, it is unusual in that way - so I'm told.</p>

<p>("Gadsby", by whom? I wonder what its author did about that, so not to fail straight away.) </p>

<p>About the oil - if you can empty your containers back into the barrel, I make it you can walk away with any whole number of gallons you choose from one to eight.</p>

<p>(Drake, the rule is that there are no marks on your containers and you have no means of making any, so "fill the 3-gallon container one third full", for example, is not precise enough.) </p>

<p>Conundrum: "This statement is false." True or false?</blockquote></div></p>

<p>E is the most common letter in the English and there are none in the paragraph from Gatsby read it and see.<br />
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "</p>

<p>The oil problem is solved like this<br />
Fill the 3-gallon container with oil and pour it into the 5-gallon container. Then fill the 3-gallon container again and use it to fill the 5-gallon container the rest of the way. Out of the 3-gallon oil, 2-gallon will be required to fill the 5-gallon container completely. Hence one gallon will be left in the 3-gallon container.</p>[/quote]

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