Still Way Too Busy

9 Comments

1. Lisa W.
   Posted August 26, 2006 at 6:52 am | Permalink

   G says:
   Weigh 2 groups of three, if they’re even, weigh two of the other three to find out which one it is exactly. If the first 2 groups of three were not equal, you would know which side was heavier and you weigh two of the three balls from the heavier side to tell you which of those three balls was heaviest. Either way, you’re only weighing twice!

2. Libby
   Posted August 28, 2006 at 5:49 pm | Permalink

   Two trains are going in opposite directions at two different speeds. If X is positive, they will intersect at negative Y. How much would you pay for a ticket?

3. Jeff
   Posted August 28, 2006 at 11:02 pm | Permalink

   I say divide the balls into three sets with three balls each.
   Put one set on one side of the scale and the other set on the other side. If the scales balance, you know the odd ball is not in either set. If the scales dip to one side, you’ve found your odd ball.
   If the scales balance then place one of the remaining three balls on one side of the scales, and one other ball from that last set on the other side of the scales. If they balance, you know the only ball you didn’t use is the heaviest. If the scales dip, you’ve found your ball.
   Church.
   Otherwise put the last set place one of the remaining 3 balls on the left and one on the right. If they are equal, then it is the ball that was left out that is heavier. If either side is heavier, then that is the heavier ball.

4. Bob
   Posted August 29, 2006 at 3:56 pm | Permalink

   I lost you right there when you said, “You have nine balls” — maybe we’re talking about the U.S. cycling team.

5. Dash
   Posted August 29, 2006 at 3:58 pm | Permalink

   Wow! It’s the Twilight Zone!

6. RedNeck
   Posted August 29, 2006 at 8:05 pm | Permalink

   From what I’ve read, what I’ve seen tells me that you can identify the “group” that contains the ball that weighs more, but not the actual ball itself. I’m still thinkin’ on it… If I don’t pass out from boredom, and figure it out, I’ll lay it out here…

7. RedNeck
   Posted August 29, 2006 at 8:06 pm | Permalink

   I take that back…I think Lisa W pegged the method…

8. Libby
   Posted August 30, 2006 at 4:55 pm | Permalink

   Yikes. How can you tell if the answer is right? I find the answer as incomprehensible as the question. I really suck at math.

9. Rantin' Ron
   Posted August 30, 2006 at 11:59 pm | Permalink

   I’d throw all nine golf balls, one at a time, at roughly eighty three miles per hour each into the left testicle of the dickhead who asked me such a question until the sadistic sumbitch answered MY question….
   “Where’s the fuckin’ FAT BALL asshole!!”
   Screw a bunch of scales and……MATH can just kiss my ass!!
   Geez…you wander around the blogsphere lookin’ for a little light entertainment and suddenly, you’re in high school again…takin’ the fuckin’ S.A.T.’s!!!
   ASSHOLE!!
   Ok….sorry….I’m better now.