On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote:
I guess there is more than one way to fill a bucket/skin a cat/grep a file.....
You could also bring your 2 buckets down to the local hardware store and tell
the owner that you will trade your 2 buckets for a single 4 gallon one...
> That is one method, there other is to pour off 3 gallons from the 5 gallon
> leaving 2 gallons. Empty the Three gallon bucket and put the 2 gallons of
> water into it. Fill the five and pour off 1 galolon into the three.
>
> probably the most meaningful contribution I can make to this list <G>
>
> R
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew M George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:12 AM
> Subject: RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux
>
>
> > hmmm
> > 1. Go to video Store
> > 2. Rent Die hard III
> > 3. Fast Forward to the park scene
> > 4. Take notes
> >
> > (sorry...couldn't resist)
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > > 1. Fill the 5 gallon bucket using the 3 gallon bucket. Now there is 3
> gallon
> > > of water in the 5 gallon bucket. And you can add 2 more gallon of water
> to
> > > fulfil it.
> > > 2. Once again fill the 5 gallon bucket using the 3 gallon bucket. Now
> you
> > > have exactlt 1 gallon of water left in your 3 gallon bucket. (it's only
> take
> > > 2 gallon of water to fulfil the 5 gallon bucket.
> > > 3. Empty the 5 gallon bucket. Then put your 1 gallon of water into it
> (it
> > > was in the 3 gallon bucket).
> > > 4. Add exactly 3 more gallon of water (of course using the 3 gallon
> bucket).
> > > 5. Now you have exactly 4 gallon of water.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David
> > > Sent: November 19, 1999 5:34 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > <snip>
> >
> >
> >
--
Alex
