Here is an easy one.

zaveri
@zaveri-5TD6Sk β€’ Oct 26, 2024

Once a circus artiste was on his way to his hometown, and he had to cross a bridge. the bridge was nearly old, and weather-beaten and it posed the danger of collapsing if overloaded. the bridge could not take loads more than 60 kgs. now the artiste alone was 59 kg, and he had with him three balls, each weighing half a kg, the sum total of all the weights which exceeds the capacity of the bridge. now how did this guy make it across the bridge in one piece with all his belongings intact ?

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  • nareshkumar6539

    @nareshkumar6539-BKuVbx Aug 16, 2012

    zaveriOnce a circus artiste was on his way to his hometown, and he had to cross a bridge. the bridge was nearly old, and weather-beaten and it posed the danger of collapsing if overloaded. the bridge could not take loads more than 60 kgs. now the artiste alone was 59 kg, and he had with him three balls, each weighing half a kg, the sum total of all the weights which exceeds the capacity of the bridge. now how did this guy make it across the bridge in one piece with all his belongings intact ?

    Artist alone and 2 balls together is 60kg,the remaining one ball is in air.he walk through the bridge by playing with balls like every time 2 balls in his hands remaining one ball in the air.if he do like this total weight is 60 kg there is no overload and he crosses the bridge.

  • Sean720

    @sean720-xqL903 Aug 18, 2012

    nareshkumar6539Artist alone and 2 balls together is 60kg,the remaining one ball is in air.he walk through the bridge by playing with balls like every time 2 balls in his hands remaining one ball in the air.if he do like this total weight is 60 kg there is no overload and he crosses the bridge.

    so he juggles them?

  • zaveri

    @zaveri-5TD6Sk Aug 18, 2012

    Sean720so he juggles them?


    Yes of course.

  • Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 Aug 19, 2012

    That is OK as a puzzle. However,it would not pass as an engineering solution. The ball that is in the air has to be thrown up to get into the air. This causes a downward thrust which adds to the weight, which will exceed the safe bearing load and the bridge will collapse.

  • Reya

    @reya-SMihdC Aug 19, 2012

    bioramaniThat is OK as a puzzle. However,it would not pass as an engineering solution. The ball that is in the air has to be thrown up to get into the air. This causes a downward thrust which adds to the weight, which will exceed the safe bearing load and the bridge will collapse.

    Whoa! That's an Engineer πŸ˜€ I thought, throwing the ball to the other side of the bridge before he could cross the bridge πŸ˜”

  • Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 Aug 19, 2012

    ReyaWhoa! That's an Engineer πŸ˜€ I thought, throwing the ball to the other side of the bridge

    That is an ingeneur! Exactly what should be done.

  • zaveri

    @zaveri-5TD6Sk Aug 19, 2012

    bioramaniThat is OK as a puzzle. However,it would not pass as an engineering solution. The ball that is in the air has to be thrown up to get into the air. This causes a downward thrust which adds to the weight, which will exceed the safe bearing load and the bridge will collapse.


    the reaction force of course ! But overall the problem itself is an impractical one. because first a person has to either well talented or well trained to juggle and walk at the same time.