Mystery Jars

[Bender10]

In one container there are two black beads, in another two white beads, and in a third there are one black and one white bead.

They are labelled appropriately BB, WW, and BW.

Someone moved the labels in such a way that for each container the label doesn't show its contents.

Can you determine the contents of all three containers by withdrawing one bead from one container only?

:icon_rolleyes:

I guess this is not really humor. It has a logical solution....

Maybe we need a 'Brain Teaser' forum?

[Beerknurd]

It makes my head hurt just thinking about it...

[AMDave]

Yup.

The BW label is now on a jar that either contains 2 black beads or 2 white beads.

There are only two combinations that allow for the assertion to be true.

BEADS: BB WW BW
LABEL: BW BB WW
or
BEADS: BB WW BW
LABEL: WW BW BB
as any other combination of the labels would result in a jar still containing what the label says.

So, whichever colour I pull out of the jar labeled BW means that is the colour of both the beads in that jar and the contents of the other two are logically defined.

If I pull out a white bead then both beads in the jar are white.
Thus the jar labeled WW contains the black beads and the jar labeled BB contains 1 white and 1 black bead.
conversely:
If I pull out a black bead then both beads in the jar are black.
Thus the jar labeled BB contains the white beads and the jar labeled WW contains 1 white and 1 black bead.

That was fun.
Lets do it again.

[Frederic Brillouet]

Are you feeling allright Dave?

[AMDave]

Yeah. About as good as a hand drawing of flowers in a frame on the wall or a chocolate souffle. Thanks for asking.

[Beerknurd]

Dave, have you ever thought about some kind of therapy?? :)

[LeBo]

Dave lost me on the first sentence....:sad5::sad5:

[Ototero]

Yes, Dave, that logic is impecable. It works.

[AMDave]

Dave, have you ever thought about some kind of therapy?? :)
Well I did once think about a kind of therapy, but apparently that is not legal anymore.
Then I got married and now it is totally out of the question. :icon_lol: