Food For The Brain

[RoadToad]

You have a cup of coffee and a cup of tea, each containing exactly the same amount of liquid. You take one teaspoon of coffee and stir it into the tea, then take one teaspoon of the resulting mixture and stir it into the coffee. Is there more coffee in the tea, or more tea in the coffee?

[DJD]

Well hmmmm I'm gonna break it down into dark liquid=coffee and clear liquid=tea. That way i can see the difference in color.
I believe the clear liquid(tea) would have a color to it now since i put a teaspoon of dark liquid (coffee) meaning it has a mixture of the two. Taking a teaspoon of that tainted mixture out and putting it back into dark(coffee) I would guess more Coffee in the tea. I think it's logical but these dang questions are usually not what they seem!!! So its prolly neither but.........My final answer is more coffee in the tea.

[RoadToad]

Neither, there is the same amount of tea in the coffee cup as coffee in the tea cup.

[DJD]

Neither, there is the same amount of tea in the coffee cup as coffee in the tea cup.

I figured you would say that but I don't see it. Please explain.

[waterdog101]

Neither, there is the same amount of tea in the coffee cup as coffee in the tea cup.

I'm like DJD on this answer, it looks like there would have to be, a very small amount of more coffee. How can there be the same amount, can you show how you get the same amount for the right answer?

[waterdog101]

here's a good one, you guys can mess with your kids with. I don't know how it works but it does.


think of a number, any number.
now double it.
now add the number 6 to it.
now divide it by half.
now take away the number you started with.
you end up with the number 3
the answer is 3

[waterdog101]

here is another good one, it isn't real hard. but will make you think a little.


a guy gives you 2 buckets, a 5 gallon bucket and a 3 gallon bucket.
and tells you go get me exactly 4 gallon of water, and bring it to me in this 5 gallon bucket.
how do you get the exact amount, using only the 2 buckets given to you.