steve, who works in the circus trade, is carrying three solid gold bars each waying 1kg. he gets to a bridge with a sign that reads ''maximum of 80kg only''. as steve ways 78kg, and the bridge is too long for him to throw the gold to the other side, how does he get across in one trip?
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2007-03-04 02:40:04 · 56 answers · asked by Jaimee1987 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
juggle the bars
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2007-03-04 02:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by ibs 4 · 6⤊ 9⤋
steve can tie a huge helium balloon to himself or the gold, this will decrease the load on the bridge. Or he can tie a string around a bucket /bottle with the gold, lower it into the river/riverbed and drag it along on the water, it will weigh lesser.
Or he can try taking off his clothes and visit the loo as well. or try loosing weight, like some boxers, by taking water tablets. or have a hair cut if his hair is long. or tie one bar to a kite and fly that over.
or do it on a full moon day at high tide when things weigh lesser. or tie his gold to some rockets and fire it across. or look for a boat/raft to get across. or look for another bridge. or take some weight off the bridge.
or strengthen the bridge to carry more weight. or check his weight again, the machine he used could have been faulty. or check out the calculations of the engineer, they may be faulty and he can carry 3 kg after all.
or juggle the 3 bars making sure 2 are always in the air to be safe. or tie a long rope to the gold, cross the bridge and pull the gold across the bridge. or his pet circus parrot or falcon can carry one bar across for him.
or take a risk and try crossing the bridge with the 3 kilos, the engineers always play it on the safer side. or send the gold by post and then go across. or sell the gold on this bank and buy gold from across the river.
2007-03-04 15:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by R S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where does a guy who works in the circus get 3 solid gold bars from?
2007-03-04 02:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He ignore's the sign and walks across the bridge with the bars, dont think 1kg would make a difference.
2007-03-04 02:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He juggles them while walking across as he would be holding two bars which = 80kg and 1 would be in the air all the time
2007-03-04 02:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he juggled them the downward force of the gold bars would break the bridge. like jumping on a set of scales,you'll weigh more. but he could tie them to a piece of rope, walk over and pull them across.
Failing that bridge's maximum loads are usually only 10-20% of their actual structural integrity if the sign met regulations, he could probably still walk across safely.
2007-03-04 02:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by Jamin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here is the answer:
Steve weighs 78kg WITH ALL 3 BARS. He weighs normally 75kg, but he weighs 78kg with the 3 bars he's carrying. So he just walks across.
2007-03-04 06:56:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jeweled_Aqua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He leaves one of the gold bars behind
2007-03-04 10:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by Dreamweaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has to juggle the solid gold bars....wheee I finally got a riddle.
2007-03-04 04:41:02 · answer #9 · answered by May Fajardo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take off all his clothes & skip for an hour hopefully losing 1 kg in weight then walk over with all the bars. or as everybody else is answering juggle them as you walk.
2007-03-04 03:05:38 · answer #10 · answered by Because I Said So 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steves the circus juggeler?
2007-03-04 02:43:03 · answer #11 · answered by magic 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋