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Originally Posted by unclehan
Even if you transform the giraffe into juices it won't fit because anything that's not gas is incompressible (hydraulic fluid).
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Originally Posted by PureGrunt
Its not so much its volume that wouldn't fit, but its physical shape. By cutting it into smaller pieces, or as you say, transforming it into juices, it will mould to the shape of its container (ie the refrigerator).
And I crossed the river by using my mates boat - it said I didn't have one, but it didn't say I couldn't borrow
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Originally Posted by freewheelin
where do you get 5000 from?
I somewhat pride myself on simple math skills, but apparently I am unfit for that, what am I going to say my strong subject is now??? ENGLISH?!?!?eeeeewwwwww........
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David, your killing me, I think I have the answer, but I am not sure.
The even more ironic part is that my dad graduated from none other than Stanford over 20 years ago and he is clueless as far as the answer.
The even more ironic part is that my dad graduated from none other than Stanford over 20 years ago and he is clueless as far as the answer.
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Oh c'mon! I can't problem-solve my way out of a paper bag! I didn't get ANY OF THEM, not even the one I originally posted, and I have seven years of post-secondary education -- parents, DO NOT send your kids to university!I did the math one like a dozen times last night and got 5000 every time! Finally, fuelled by a pot of coffee and 7 hours sleep, I get 4100. Doh!!!!
Okay, now I gotta go down to the barn and shovel **** -- THAT I'm good at!
Edit: Oops, mistakenly used a **** word. Of course you know I mean the real thing -- the kind that (seemingly endlessly) comes out of the back end of a horse!
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Originally Posted by 93GreenF150
Take 1000. Add 40. Add another 1000. Add 30. 1000 again. Plus 20. Plus 1000. And plus 10. What is the total?
Answer: 5000? Wrong!
The correct answer is 4100
Answer: 5000? Wrong!
The correct answer is 4100
I did the math first on a calculator (it was handy), then in my head and came up with 4100 both times. Am I missing something?
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No, you didnt miss anything, you were just nice and careful! I think it's because when you get to the beginning of the last step, you have 4090, it says add 10, and your brain (at least my brain) makes you say '5000'. I read it about a half dozen times before I finally got it!
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Yes, the answer is NOTHING. Its really funny how we automatically try to break down the simplest of things. When I first saw the riddle, I began wrecking my mind about greater than God, more evil than the devil. When it's the simplest thing. If you didn't get it, don't feel bad. I had to be told the answer too. I think honestly all of us had to be told. 
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