You have 13 identical balls. All are the same weight except for one. Using only a balance scale, find the odd one out with only 3 weighings.
GO ! ! !
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No tricks. First one to figure it out gets a hunt with bigwater and iron grip at the Canton sewage lagoon.
You have 13 identical balls. All are the same weight except for one. Using only a balance scale, find the odd one out with only 3 weighings.
GO ! ! !
You have 13 identical balls. All are the same weight except for one. Using only a balance scale, find the odd one out with only 3 weighings.
GO ! ! !
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Weigh 6 against 6, if they are equal then the one left over is heavy.
Take the heavy 6 and weigh 3 against 3
Take two of the heavy 3 and weigh them against each other if one is heavier it is the winner,
If not the one left over is
Take the heavy 6 and weigh 3 against 3
Take two of the heavy 3 and weigh them against each other if one is heavier it is the winner,
If not the one left over is
Last edited by Super Black Eagle on Tue May 01, 2007 12:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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huh? not me. 
I'll swear on it.
Was I not supposed to be able to figure that out? I make due with insufficient tools/info all day, you should see some of the folks I work with.
I'll swear on it.
Was I not supposed to be able to figure that out? I make due with insufficient tools/info all day, you should see some of the folks I work with.
"If you were supposed to watch your mouth all the time, I doubt your eyes would be above it." - DBT
"I am good at what I do, and I take great pride. But I don't make much money, so I sell eggs and chickens on the side." - WSP
"I am good at what I do, and I take great pride. But I don't make much money, so I sell eggs and chickens on the side." - WSP
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