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AntiHero · « **on:** August 19, 2009, 04:10:18 pm »

Well since ive been in Ecuador my aunt been telling me "How do you take out a penny out of a bowl of water with a cup in the middle without wetting your hands" and I have no clue what i have to do to get the penny out...and magnets dont get pennys for some people who may have been thinking that so can someone tell me how to take out a penny out of a bowl with out getting wet you hands and the only hint she gave me was it have to do something with the cup

croat1gamer · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2009, 04:14:11 pm »

Turn the bowl around and spill the water somewhere else.

Graham · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2009, 04:14:50 pm »

Scratch that forgot there is a hole in my plan. It could work but its way to complicated to be the actual answer.

croat1gamer · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2009, 04:26:32 pm »

If the glass is stopping the water from being spilled out, break it.
Lol.

LtKillroy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2009, 05:24:51 pm »

Use your feet.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2009, 05:51:44 pm »

push the cup through to displace the water with your hand in the cup, use it to push the penny out of the bowl.

pavliko · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:01:54 pm »

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AntiHero · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2009, 09:57:40 am »

Ok since I back in USA again she decided to tell me it before leaving and the anwser was that you had to get a paper and burn it and stick the burning paper inside the cup while it sucks up the whole water so yeah and nice try guys were close

8th_account · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:29:35 pm »

Does the water in Ecuador have flammable properties?

AntiHero · « **Reply #9 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:29:32 pm »

Uhh no waters the same as anywere else it just that if you put the paper inside a cup it just sucks it up for some reason the water try it out if it dont make much sense...

freestyler · « **Reply #10 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:39:00 pm »

It sucks up the air, not the water.
And you may also wait for the water to evaporate.

AntiHero · « **Reply #11 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:42:33 pm »

true FreeStyler and also it dose suck up the water with it

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:46:16 pm »

Worst Riddle Ever

AntiHero · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:46:50 pm »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on August 22, 2009, 01:46:16 pm

Worst Riddle Ever

Aint no riddle...

8th_account · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:51:41 pm »

So just Worst Ever.

AntiHero · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2009, 01:54:07 pm »

Quote from: 8th_account on August 22, 2009, 01:51:41 pm

So just Worst Ever.

Sure 0_o if thats what you say

8th_account · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2009, 02:00:53 pm »

Just sayin' that the way you're explaining it, it doesn't make much sense.

Kazuki · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2009, 03:01:53 pm »

A fire in an enclosed space will create low pressure, thus causing "sucking" nearby objects near it (or rather, the high pressure pushes those objects towards the low pressure in an attempt to achieve equilibrium).

Still, I fail to see how this would "suck up" the water. First of all, if the cup sucks up any water, it would put out the fire inside the cup. Secondly, gravity is much stronger than the force of pressure created by that tiny fire; it's not like you could use the cup as a vacuum to just suck up the water in the bowl.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2009, 03:08:41 pm »

Quote from: Kazuki on August 22, 2009, 03:01:53 pm

A fire in an enclosed space will create low pressure, thus causing "sucking" nearby objects near it (or rather, the high pressure pushes those objects towards the low pressure in an attempt to achieve equilibrium).

Still, I fail to see how this would "suck up" the water. First of all, if the cup sucks up any water, it would put out the fire inside the cup. Secondly, gravity is much stronger than the force of pressure created by that tiny fire; it's not like you could use the cup as a vacuum to just suck up the water in the bowl.

or you know as some kind of scoop, because that would be too complicated.

Kazuki · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2009, 03:17:58 pm »

Srsly. If only we humans were blessed with some kind of instrument used to pick up objects. With five thin and lengthy extensions, one of which is opposable.

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