Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

[Ronald J. Yacketta]

David wrote:
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> >
dump 2 gallons water out fo bucket a and 3 out of bucket b, then dump
bucket b into a giving 4 galons ;) *snicker* I know,its not the right
answer, but it does give 4 gallons
> 
> Hello All.......
> 
> Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per se....but just a little quiz to burn some
> brain cells, ( then again for some maybe not even that :) )
> 
> U have 1, 3 gallon bucket
> "  "   "   1, 5 gallon bucket
> 
> u absolutely need "exactly" 4 gallon's of water
> 
> How to do?
> 
> Rule: the only measuring device allowed r the buckets
> unlimited water supply
> 
> "best to do while sober"
> 
> as far as i know there r 2 answer's......
> 
> it does help to straighten out your thoughts though
> 
> actually what i am looking for is if anyone would be able to translate that into
> a wee app for X,...... Written in C, as the song goes
> 
> enjoy..
> David