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Mac the Janitor 07-10-2004 09:30 AM

Get The Soldiers Across The Bridge - Critical Thinking Game
 
http://thejook.com/images/task.jpg

4 Soldiers, each with the time it takes them to get across
the bridge next to them. There is a hole in the bridge (that's that
cheap black spot on there), which is why ONE of the TWO soldiers
who may pass at a given time MUST carry the flashlight.

The soldiers must FULLY get across the bridge, since both must
have the flash light to look out for the hole.

The flashlight cannot be tossed or anything stupid like that.

It may be passed around on a side and be given to different soldiers on
a certain side of the bridge.

As long as you follow the rules, you may do as you wish.
(this was a complaint by one of my friends, who said he did not know
he had the option to do something).

Enjoy.

And please don't post the answer.

Hobo 07-10-2004 09:35 AM

I've done this before. Except with the members of U2

Apparently this used to be part of the application to join Microsoft. You had to finish this puzzle to get a job.

Wow.

Big_Bro_Slig222 07-10-2004 02:06 PM

So...you need a flashlight to get over the hole, and you can pass the light over the hole, right?

oddguy 07-10-2004 02:55 PM

Whooo! I figured it out. :p

I'm enjoying this thinking game frenzy you're going on, Mac. I love thinking games.

Have you played this game?

http://www.geocities.com/thespitfiredragon/images/Seed.mov

-oddguy :cool:

TheRaisin 07-10-2004 04:51 PM

Ooooh I got it. Heh heh heh, sneaky-sneaky sir.

sligster 07-10-2004 05:01 PM

arg! my head hurts :fuzemb: :fuzemb:

oddguy 08-13-2004 10:05 AM

Solution...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e_solution.jpg

-oddguy

sligster 08-13-2004 11:07 AM

my head hurts http://www.oddworldforums.net/images...embarrased.gif http://www.oddworldforums.net/images...embarrased.gif

Wil 08-13-2004 01:02 PM

I'm assuming that oddguy has just posted the solution, hence spoiling it for anyone like myself who thought "Please don't post the solution" would be followed. I'm only assuming though, I'm not foolish enough read it before finding the solution.

EDIT: I have a solution... how do I find out whether I'm right without reading the answer? Nevermind, I'll just irritate hobo with it tomorrow.

oddguy 08-13-2004 01:43 PM

Whooops, I meant to just give a link to the solution...not display it.

Sorry: :fuzemb:

-oddguy