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JimDandy

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4. Perhaps that's why it took me so long

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 11:28 PM

Mar 2015

because I worked to solve the house positions first in conjunction with the colors. All the rest fell into place after those.

The 2% still bugs me, because simply guessing should results in 20% of the answers being correct. And knowing the author of the riddle, using psychology should increase the percent even more.

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Have you tried Einstein's Impossible Riddle? [View all] jmowreader Mar 2015 OP

This looks like fun!! arcane1 Mar 2015 #1

Used 'House Positions' as a column also. JimDandy Mar 2015 #2

You don't really need a house positions column jmowreader Mar 2015 #3

Perhaps that's why it took me so long JimDandy Mar 2015 #4

note that it's 2% can solve, not 2% can get the right answer fishwax Mar 2015 #9

Good distinction. n/t JimDandy Mar 2015 #14

I don't think guessing will result in 20% correct. Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #11

You'd be right if you had to get all the categories correct. JimDandy Mar 2015 #15

Duh. Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #16

perfect as a sticky wall exercise/riddle hopemountain Mar 2015 #5

Took me about 40 minutes. Kaleva Mar 2015 #6

I think I know krispos42 Mar 2015 #7

Looks like a logic puzzle. CrispyQ Mar 2015 #8

I saw a variation of this, traced back to a 1963 Reader's Digest. lastlib Mar 2015 #10

I don't think one has to guess at all Kaleva Mar 2015 #12

Maybe not, I'm just going from a vague memory.... lastlib Mar 2015 #13

I tried this over and over again Special Prosciuto Mar 2015 #17

No, but I've tried Epstein's note from Epstein's mother. Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2015 #18

Einstein didn't write this Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #19