JANUARY CHALLENGE
A man is stranded on a riverbank with a wolf , a sheep , and a cabbage . He finds a raft with which to cross the river , but the raft can fit only himself and either the wolf , the sheep , or the cabbage . If he leaves the wolf with the sheep , the wolf will eat the sheep . If he leaves the sheep with the cabbage , the sheep will eat the cabbage . How can the man cross the river with the wolf , the sheep , and the cabbage ?
Please send you answers to Thomas Selling via e-mail : thomasselling @ me . com Correct responses will be recognized in the future issues of the New Hampshire Civil Engineer .
DECEMBER SOLUTION
Take a small sample from each of the first 500 bottles , mix them together and take a sip . If it tastes bitter , it ' s one of those 500 , if not it ' s the other 500 . Then take samples from 250 of the 500 that tasted bitter and keep halving until you find the exact bottle .
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