Today’s quote: “Whippin’ a horse makes him smart…not smarter.”
– A quote on the wall of the same restaurant where last week’s quote was found.
The Tower of Hanoi
Start with a fifty-two-card deck and set aside all cards except the ace through 9 of any suit. (Suits are irrelevant in this game.) Shuffle these nine cards and deal them, face up, into a random, three-by-three grid.
The object of the game is to build a single vertical column of nine cards with the 9 at the top and the ace at the bottom, following the rules below.
- Only the exposed card in each column may be moved.
- Only one card at a time may be moved.
- A card may never be played on lower-ranked cards, only on higher-ranked cards.
Imagine the following configuration.
| A | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 |
With this setup, the exposed cards are the 2, 4, and 9. Sticking to the rules, you could move the 2 onto the 4 or the 9. You could also move the 4 onto the 9. The 9 cannot be moved. After the first move, other options will open up.
Keep moving the cards until you get the 9 onto the table. That’s the only hint I’m giving you.
Happy birthday in advance!
Riddle:
You have nine weights identical in appearance. One weighs slightly more than the others. The difference in weight is imperceptible to human hands. You are allowed to use a weighing scale twice. How do you single out the heaviest weight with 100% accuracy?
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