Urgent - puzzle needs solving!

Sherm · 10 May 2007 at 10:09

This is bugging me now as a mate at work just asked me this.

jack sparrow has three gold coins and is being chased by villagers. He comes to a rope bridge, but the bridge will only support him and two of the coins. He cannot throw the third and he can only make one trip accross.

So how does he get himself and the three coins accross????

Boycie · 10 May 2007 at 10:12

Juggle them

Calder · 10 May 2007 at 10:14

Get naked.

krooton · 10 May 2007 at 10:15

Boycie said:
Juggle them

Nice

Boycie · 10 May 2007 at 10:19

krooton said:
Nice

I have it in a book of lateral thinking puzzles

MookJong · 10 May 2007 at 10:28

Throw the first two coins...

Van_Dammesque · 10 May 2007 at 10:30

Boycie said:
I have it in a book of lateral thinking puzzles

The physics would still collapse the bridge due to the forces (if it is a weight issue): Newtons 3rd law (I think 3rd!)

colinuk · 10 May 2007 at 10:34

remove his shoes?

throw his hat into the river below so the villagers think he fell in and drowned?

Anewbe4u · 10 May 2007 at 10:35

I don't think I'd walk over a bridge which would collapse that easy.

Sherm · 10 May 2007 at 10:46

wow, now thats a reply! yeah juggle em, got it after writting this and going for a coffee!
wonderfull way to spend your working time !

unwashed potato! · 10 May 2007 at 10:46

he pays on of the villagers 1 gold coin to walk across the bridge after he has come across, then when its just him and the villager on the otherside of the bridge he shoots him with his gun?

Helium_Junkie · 10 May 2007 at 10:47

Make a witty comment using the word "savvy", then dodge about a bit whilst waving a sword, then distract the villagers and get will turner to take the coins across.
Sorted!

Fergie · 10 May 2007 at 11:21

hungryhungry123 · 10 May 2007 at 11:27

Van_Dammesque said:
The physics would still collapse the bridge due to the forces (if it is a weight issue): Newtons 3rd law (I think 3rd!)

ye

Egosh · 10 May 2007 at 12:37

swallow one of the coins..cos then technically he only has 2 coins to carry and the weight of the other coin that he swallowed is now a part of his total weight

get it?

the bridge can support him (doesnt say anything about the maximum wieght the guy can be) and two coins..

Mr.Clark · 10 May 2007 at 12:40

colinuk said:
throw his hat into the river below so the villagers think he fell in and drowned?

Jack Sparrow would never throw away his hat! :eek:

Rebelius · 10 May 2007 at 12:41

Van_Dammesque said:
The physics would still collapse the bridge due to the forces (if it is a weight issue): Newtons 3rd law (I think 3rd!)

I think you're wrong.

hargi · 10 May 2007 at 13:08

boycie Whats that book you got called

Van_Dammesque · 10 May 2007 at 13:08

Rebelius said:
I think you're wrong.

In what way?
Throwing an object upwards provides a force downwards, for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Helium_Junkie · 10 May 2007 at 13:11

The force would be equal to the weight of the coin? And since one coin is always in the air that force is still not over the two coin limit....
I have no idea about physics, so correct me please