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A man is on the run from the police, after stealing large gold bars. He has 3 gold bars in his arms - each weighing 10kg each. The problem is, as he runs from the police, he must cross a mile long, fragile bridge which can only support 100kg. The man weighs 80kg. How could he transport all 3 gold bars?

Juggle them. At any one point, only 2 gold bars will be acting on the bridge, the other being airborne, meaning a maximum of 100kg total at any given time.

Why this works

This riddle plays on the clever use of juggling to solve a weight limitation problem. The man weighs 80kg, and each gold bar weighs 10kg, totaling 30kg for three bars. However, by juggling the bars, he can keep only two of them on the bridge at any one time while the third is in the air, thus ensuring the total weight on the bridge never exceeds 100kg. This imaginative solution highlights how thinking outside the box can navigate seemingly insurmountable challenges!

Common Wrong Answers

“Throw one gold bar into the river”

While this would reduce the weight on the bridge, it would not allow the man to transport all three gold bars, which is the requirement of the riddle.

“Carry two gold bars and leave one behind”

This does not solve the problem of transporting all three gold bars, as the objective is to find a way to move all of them across the bridge.

“Walk across the bridge very quickly”

Even if he runs quickly, the total weight on the bridge at any moment will still exceed the 100kg limit when he is carrying all three gold bars, which will result in the bridge collapsing.

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