Einstein's Riddle

[Eddie]

well I know how to change that in some kind of mathematical problem but eh... yeah I get german anyway...

edit: but hey...I dont think Einstein would have made his riddle that easy if the entire ep members can make it...

[Kha'alim]

It took me a few long ... minutes ... and i got the german too... Akerie, do u have the actual answer???

Ps.: what does rears mean?? he likes birds, or he hates birds???

[Daz]

Originally posted by Kha'alim
Ps.: what does rears mean?? he likes birds, or he hates birds???

It's just another way of saying that he keeps birds.

[Grim Reaper]

This again? The Jap owns the Zebra and the Norweigian drinks water.

Edit - Oh the problem has different people.

The 5th house owns the fish, and if there's a water thing, then its drunk in the first house.
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Edit- Hidden tags added :wink:

[Xzyx987X]

Perhaps a change of perspective would make this solvable? Think about it, we know it isn't the German, so rather than trying to figure out why the it has to be the German, figure out why it can't be him. Whatever method of solving this problem it takes to come to the conclusion that it can't be the German is probobly the correct one. Either way though I agree this problem is very likely too open ended to come up with one and only one anwser. BTW Akerie, could you pm me the anwser? Just in case the anwser makes what I've said seem irrelivant, I'd like to know it before I make myself look even more stuipid

[Xzyx987X]

What do you mean the house owns the fish?

[Daz]

Originally posted by Xzyx987X
Perhaps a change of perspective would make this solvable? Think about it, we know it isn't the German, so rather than trying to figure out why the it has to be the German, figure out why it can't be him. Whatever method of solving this problem it takes to come to the conclusion that it can't be the German is probobly the correct one. Either way though I agree this problem is very likely too open ended to come up with one and only one anwser. BTW Akerie, could you pm me the anwser? Just in case the anwser makes what I've said seem irrelivant, I'd like to know it before I make myself look even more stuipid

Don't double post.

And how do you know that it's not the German?

[Xzyx987X]

Because of this:

Originally posted by Akerie
Here's what I'm going to tell you guys as a last hint. When you plot a graph using the hints without thinking outside the box, you'll end up with the german who has the fish. This is wrong, that's way easy, this is einsteins riddle people, do you think he'd make it so just anyone could solve it? So there you have it, it's not the german which I bet 98% of you come up with first, I know I did. >

Although every website I've checked seems to think it's the German as well...

[Daz]

Originally posted by Xzyx987X
Because of this:

Although every website I've checked seems to think it's the German as well...

Ah i didn't see that post.

The reason why i thought it might be done just the simple way, is because people would think "Einstein's too smart to make it that easy" so people would try a harder way and get it wrong, in other words, i thought that Einstein was double-bluffing.
But i guess i'm wrong.

And Akerie, are you sure the answer that you have is correct?Did Einstein ever give out the answer, or say if certain people got it right or not?

[Lord Riff Raff]

It's not that hard just draw up a 30 by 30 grid and remember to take information across. The secret to working out where they are is the cigars and which houses certain cigars can be.

[Akerie]

Xzyx987X is the one who is thinking right. Everyone who is getting German is simply placing items on a table that they made, aren't you?

[Lord Riff Raff]

From the computer.

1st House: Norwegian , Yellow, Cat, Water, Durnhill
2nd House: Dane , Blue, Horse, Tea, Blends
3rd House: Brit, Red, Bird, Milk, Pall Mall
4th House: German, Green, Fish, Coffee, Prince
5th House: Swede, White, Dog, Beer, Blue Masters


I also checked by hand. By the way the houses can't be a in a circle because a circle doesn't have a first house.

Anyone who doesn't believe me:
http://www.greylabyrinth.com/Puzzles/puzzle084.htm

[serge2k]

I got the same thing but akerie said that it was wrong

[Lord Riff Raff]

Akerie's proof is based on that the puzzle is hard because Einstein made it, however it has been proven Einstein didn't make the logic puzzle.

[Akerie]

Me and a professor worked out what possible answers were and why. Just because something is published on a website, doesn't make it true. And in turn, just because I say that something is wrong doesn't make it true either.