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stellara · Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 583 Location: germany

Albert Einstein wrote this riddle early during the 19th century. He said that 98% of the world's population would not be able to solve it. Are you in the 2%? There are no tricks, just pure logic. I promise it's doable because I just did it Wink

and I got the right solution!! Laughing

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE

There are no tricks, just pure logic, so good luck and don't give up.

1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke
different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.

THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH?

HINTS

1. The Briton lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as a pet.
3. The Dane likes to drink tea.
4. The green house is on the left of the white house.
5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall keeps a bird.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.

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good luck!
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asterix · Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654

The German.

stellara · Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 583 Location: germany

any other proposals? Wink

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+Immune+ · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland

Hello!

I agree with asterix, the correct answer is - The German!
The riddle itself is not so difficult though you need to spend some time on thinking it over Very Happy

You've chosen it 'cause you come from Germany??? Question

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stellara · Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 583 Location: germany

I just want to give other people the chance to think about the riddle without knowing the solution Wink

No, I didn't chose it because I'm German Wink

and I have no fish as a pet Laughing

actually, I have no pet at all, but I like to have a dog..
you're right, it's not really difficult. I started several times to think about it but I didn't have the energy and the patience to go on, so I gave up. Today I found the best starting point, and i needed only about ten minutes to get the solution Laughing

so I wanted to share it with you!
greets Very Happy

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+Immune+ · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland

Yep, you're absolutely right, it's all about being patient and focused on examining everything in real details. That's why I hate such riddles, not only they're often beyond my understanding, but even getting deeply engaged in analyses is not an interesting perspective. You know, it's like everything seems to be obvious and in the right order at first. You say "Ok, it's not that hard" and get down to making out the sense of the riddle. Then, after a while, everything gets really complicated and you realize you've mess something up. It's like a method of wasting your time. Laughing

Maybe i'm too dumb to understand its hidden sense or something.

I've noticed you're kinda interested in Physics, is that true? That discussion about the absorption of light, mostly with Admiral and now Albert Einstein Question

That's really impressive, can't imagine myself saying anything convincing on this subject.

Tsch�s!(I can never come up with a German word for "greeting" Razz

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admiral · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 546

I don't see why
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stellara · Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 583 Location: germany

yeah, I'm really interested in Physics (one of my main subjects in school), but also in other (natural) sciences, like biology (my other main subject), psychology... It's so fascinating!
so you've seen our discussion? Wink

wonderful! see, I'm always willing to agree with everyone Laughing

(<-- ironic..)

with me it's mostly the same. I think those riddles are really fascinating but I never (or almost) can make up enough energy to stick to it.. i'm much too impatient for that Wink

although, this Einstein riddle with the statement "Over 98% of the world population is not able to sove it" was kind of a magnet for me Laughing

so now i've solved it, finally.
greets Very Happy

(Tsch�� is a german word for greeting! or did you mean something else?)
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RedRose · Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China

Unfortunately, I belong to 2% of people all over the world Crying or Very sad

admiral · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 546

what, you can solve it?
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RedRose · Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China

sorry! I misread the original msg!

actually I belong to 98% of all people Laughing

admiral · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 546

Yes, the 2% are unnormal
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+Immune+ · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland

admiral · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 546

nooooooooo.................

the definition of normal is: like most of the others
From this, it's logical that "unnormal" is defined for the "minority of the others".
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+Immune+ · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland

okay, then we should take it as a compliment Smile

You know what? I think this whole thing with these percentage points is a load of *beep*! Twisted Evil

This riddle is a kind of exercise, so it automatically means it's completely doable. It only requires some effort from you Admiral... Come on, I thought you're more ambitious Wink

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"Understand that hapiness is not based on possesions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect"

Well, um.. "Never open the refrigerator when you're bored" Smile