A farmer has to transport a fox, a goose and a sack of grain across a river. The boat is so small that there is room only for him and one of the others at a time, but if he leaves the fox and goose together the fox will kill the goose, and if the goose and the sack of grain are left together the goose will eat the grain. How does he get them all over?
2007-03-12 07:01:08 · 35 answers · asked by B B 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
He builds a quantum flux generator from the small boat, then all three can be in both places at the same time, because they are entangled. Then he takes the QFG over the river and turns it off.
Or he could do it the boring old fashioned way taking one thing at a time, goose, then fox (goose back), grain over, goose last.
Of course, I've always wondered why the farmer has to give the goose a ride in the boat. Just string around the neck, tie to the boat and watch it float.
2007-03-12 07:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the goose and leave it at the other side. Come back and pick up the fox, drop the fox at the other side but pick up the goose and take it back to the other side, drop the goose and pick up the grain, take the grain to the other side then go back for the goose, hey presto all 3 over.
2007-03-12 07:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The farmer takes the goose across.Leaves the goat and goes back for the grain.He takes the grain across and brings the goose with him .Then he leaves the goose and takes the wolf.Leaves the wolf with the grain and gets the goose.Comes back and is done!
THE END!
2007-03-12 07:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by leecymeow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The farmer takes the goose first. Goes back across the river, gets the fox, takes him to the other side. Picks up the goose, takes it back to the original side of the river, leaves it. Picks up the grain, takes it to where the fox is, leaves it, goes back and gets the goose, and goes back to the other side of the river.
2007-03-12 07:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by Christie R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goose to the other bank first leaving fox and grain.
Return empty.
Then take fox across.
Return with goose.
Take grain across.
Return empty.
Take goose across again.
All done.
Now he just needs a bigger boat...
2007-03-12 07:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by idler22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He places the fox and the grain in the boat and swims along side it with the goose in the water.
2007-03-12 07:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by Dulce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he takes the grain in the boat while feeding the goose, and the fox sees a meal ticket so he follows the goose swimming across the river.
2007-03-12 07:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by chefck26 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
easy, kill the fox because we all know that farmers and foxes aren't the greatest of combinations. Then kill the goose, as he would eventually for sustenance. The grain, well... I guess he could just make that into bread or something and have a goose sandwich while wearing a fox-fur scarf.
2007-03-12 07:26:30 · answer #8 · answered by johnmfsample 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does he have to go? can he just let the goose swim (just make sure it wont go to a different direction), the grain and the fox on the boat..
2007-03-12 07:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by ojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He takes the goose over first, then goes back and gets the fox and the grain.
2007-03-12 07:04:53 · answer #10 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋