Utitilies and houses can be arranged in any order. Each house must have a utility line from each of the 3 utilities coming into the house and these lines can not cross above or below the ground. More than 50 years ago, I had an elementry teacher asked this riddle and I (and many others) have tried to solve this problem without success. No matter how I lay out the houses and utilities, I can get 2 houses with 3 utilitiy lines, but the third house will only have 2 utilities. I am under the impression that it can not be done. I would like someone to confirm that it is impossible to solve and hopefully tell me why it is not possible. Thank you
2007-01-23 10:11:20 · 5 answers · asked by Maxine 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
I like this one... I have thursday off and want to try to get the answer. You should definitely extend this if you don't get the right answer... ;-)
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Unless the word problem is supposed to be worded differently this should suffice as the answer -
Place all of the buildings in a straight line. All of the lines run parallel to one another and the line either drops or attaches to the respective home/buildings. That works, right?
NEXT - lol
It's killing me!!! Someone confirm!! lol I'm feeling too smart. Someone knock me down...lol Tell me the faults.
2007-01-23 14:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the situation is a classic so-answer thoughts teaser. it particularly is been around for some years and in all risk for centurys, often. as much as now there has been no answer got here across in the international. My buddy, Baldor, chief technology Officer, the Planet Gaaak says that they dont understand the two, yet given adequate time an impossible answer ought to evolve.
2016-12-12 18:47:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this link. The riddle didn't mention you had to use straight lines, but it seems a little cheap that the answer has one line overlapping a house.
http://puzzle.dse.nl/harder/gas_water_electricity_us.html
2007-01-23 10:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by Aidan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible, becasue both of the outemost utilites need to connect to the outemost houses, and they will inevitably cross.
2007-01-23 10:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by way2kewl4u1224 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is pretty impossible. i can't tell you exactly why that is but for one whole year, i've tried and tried to do it on paper. i was never able to do it. so like you, i've decided it is impossible. so stop hurting yourself over it.
2007-01-23 10:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by talofa lava 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋