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You have 2 plastic jugs filled with water. How can you put all the water into a barrel without using the jugs or any sort of divider and still tell which water came from which jug?

Question #19743. Asked by Wull the Bull.

mibmob
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mibmob
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Freeze the water in one of the jugs.

Jun 10 2002, 3:38 AM
Friar Tuck
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Friar Tuck

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I agree with mibmob but freezing both of them would be better as one would not try and melt the other as quick.You would be able to tell which was which, much longer, especially if the outside temperature was below freezing.

Jun 10 2002, 8:42 PM
babyx
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babyx

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But if the amounts of water were the same and the frozen blocks moved around in the barrel you may not know which jug it came from so you should put food colouring in one of the jugs before freezing it.

Sep 28 2002, 9:15 AM
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