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The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks!

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 – running time 10:25
If you liked the four-quarter puzzle from Episode 2 (appropriately named, "The Puzzle"), you're going to LOVE the 11-Cent Slide. It's every bit as diabolical and unsolvable as the 4-quarter puzzle, but it has an added twist that should net you TWICE the beers of any other puzzle.

THE SETUP:

Place 3 dimes and two pennies in a line in this order: DIME PENNY DIME PENNY DIME.

THE GOAL:

Arrange the coins in a line, with all the pennies on one side, and all the dimes on another.

THE RULES:

You can only move 2 coins at a time, and each time you make a move, you must move both a penny and a dime (11 cents!). Each time you let go of the coins, they must be along the same line as the original setup, and (of course), you can't use any coins to push any other coins around.

THE TWIST:

There are actually TWO ways to solve this puzzle, and you can actually SHOW one of the solutions to your mark... and they STILL won't be able to reproduce it! This means you can set up the puzzle, let them give up, and then offer them a double-or-nothing chance to solve the puzzle, after you've given them the answer!

Watch the video for the solution... we've even made some easy mnemonics to remember how it works.

Highlights
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" This particular I don't remember I don't think."

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" And then for. Now and then pimple or and then you're back -- Like how this will do this and tomorrow everything's good hair and a host and everything had to get your own."

" War. This upset a -- school brought to you by Netflix. "

" Welcome in the show that's more than a short skirt and good looks -- school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street Idaho's right -- would."

" And as we've said before doing a good trick when you Goodwill falling off a good puzzle with you good beer in this case we have one well worth the price of admission."

" This one pulled me quite badly we call it eleven cents fly."

" Andre it is like Elijah and you are glory are gonna play Little -- Get a rifle like both the mutineers that's -- ears and get it right let's get it wrong highest that the -- again if it might be. -- You -- little -- Everything's an interstate straight finally resorting to it'll totally -- early here. -- And you move on and we'll double the time and that's what it is wrong once they send to has not gotten any -- for example that would be illegal -- And that's a daily news that we need little. Introduction. Policy canceled one at a time. There's only as within those rules you want a spark within range like this on any nine. And ended."

" Yes -- figured out how did you. --"

" I can do it in -- sports -- and a lot of different ways of dealing. --"

" That's -- to get in. Yeah yeah. Yeah. -- Yeah yeah yeah. Yeah this. Yeah. --"

" It was an elegant way to get yeah you guys really. Yes given out yeah. Here's the deal I'm gonna challenge yeah. I know it's just -- write something that there's no way they're gonna figure. I'm gonna do something I never going to -- I want actually show you. Being. An all you have to do is do it again -- I was tired and -- yeah. Few Beers on the -- yeah."

" Good -- you know just a little."

" This isn't the first thing that's done with my. I want you to show me the ones out. Right -- are you ready. Yeah."

" Yeah."

" I didn't get rid of yeah. You -- yeah. Yeah. It's. Business yeah and I mean studios that you want both the answer is also use and a half price one -- argue both on the news."

" Yeah yeah give us. Yeah its older. -- little. Want -- problems. That. That's portable CD eagerly yeah type yeah. Oh yeah. And over again over older. And yeah. And heard and you get there. Small. Yeah. I guess I. It is obvious yeah what's yeah obviously yeah. Yeah. There is never over Obama's problem is that a lot yeah. And her oldest -- Over yeah. Cooler. --"

" I don't like the ones that want one minute somebody's got penalized we'll actually see the president if he created -- just -- yeah. It -- as -- as you may notice puzzles puzzles and we don't get the answers and give me. So if you want to get the whose solution instead of shooting -- like this point one -- street -- instead we're. -- this time but it's pretty similar there's always -- news is yeah. Google brings Anderson touching the third one is still an old birds started yeah. Overwhelm our apple ever. Minute slot to. Okay so so I -- is good good faster there's like there's little break away. Yeah. Lol yeah."

" The only slightly surprised -- yeah. They don't want."

" attack -- innocent yeah over we'll."

" I did use it and yeah. Yeah."

" What are the best parts of the eleven -- slide is that it's actually two puzzles and one. -- already give up trying to solve the very percent. Did you can sell them the answer for double or nothing -- all -- have to do is reproduce your answer there and and they won't be able to do it I can't tell you how amazing this -- Liz. So that's why want to hear your stories of success post about the board of revision3.com. Slash Gainesville. Any question about this puzzle or you want to suggest your favorite Hartford puzzle Writely directly at Bryant revision3.com. -- By the way next time we got some really interesting we're actually gonna learn how to sober up instantly by Wilson got a much of charcoal but until then. I'm headed back to the bar. You know we love this much our sponsors at Netflix dot com."

" With Netflix -- over 90000 titles online including lots of Blu-ray titles with free shipping both ways to your home. They don't have over forty shipping senate for almost all deliveries have -- just one business day the Netflix plans that support dollars that -- and that the new -- he didn't know -- two week free trial membership check -- out at www. Netflix dot com slash student school remembered and typed in WWW when using this code. They start touching and ever you can do it within ten minutes. This idea that I remember all right you're reading this one. To. Floor. Known. There's it was thought I could we get to four million -- having never we can do what there's one way to -- important another way to do it by Sunday through the worst. People ever -- some physical my life and make your character private clubs don't often."

" Now I'm I'm every pump I've ever laughed and now this is the worst thing ever. Oh game one."

" What happens when we write -- card for the Phillies are still puzzled and then we lose the card historic exited just kind of figure out our old Volvo."

" This particular I don't remember I don't think."

" Good job that is going to miss you remembered but we still Alvaro unto impossible. Agreed."

" And then for. Now and then pimple or and then you're back -- Like how this will do this and tomorrow everything's good hair and a host and everything had to get your own."

snoozevmw

Started discussion: October 23, 2008 @ 10:12am GMT

Episode 32 - The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks! [Discussion]

is this not possible in 2 moves or am I missing something in the rules (linear puzzle and 11 cents have to be moved)

d1 p1 d2 p2 d3 -> over move (moving d1 and p1)
-> d2 p2 d3 d1 p1 -> obvious move (moving d2 and p2)
-> d3 d1 d2 p2 p1

-edited for clarity

mari1ee
about 1 year ago

Episode 32 - The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks! [Discussion]

If you liked the four-quarter puzzle from Episode 2 (appropriately named, "The Puzzle"), you're going to LOVE the 11-Cent Slide. It's every bit as diabolical and unsolvable as the 4-quarter puzzle, but it has an added twist that should net you TWICE the beers of any other puzzle.

Watch or download here.
Hayz
about 1 year ago
In reply to snoozevmw:
is this not possible in 2 moves or am I missing something in the rules (linear puzzle and 11 cents have to be moved)

d1 p1 d2 p2 d3 -> over move
-> d2 p2 d3 d1 p1 -> obvious move
-> d3 d1 d2 p2 p1

i dont think you can seperate d1 and p1 as you would need to to fit d2 and p2 in, although he never said you couldnt, so perhaps its a loophole
dragonbladev
about 1 year ago
DUDE, he said u have to move a pennie and a dime, u cant take two dimes and move them like that on the second move. pay more attention to the rules next time :p
shwooddotcom
about 1 year ago
In reply to snoozevmw:
is this not possible in 2 moves or am I missing something in the rules (linear puzzle and 11 cents have to be moved)

d1 p1 d2 p2 d3 -> over move
-> d2 p2 d3 d1 p1 -> obvious move
-> d3 d1 d2 p2 p1


The idea of the puzzle is to move the coins only in 11-cent blocks. For this to work, you'd have to split your fingers wide while moving d1p1, essentially splitting the 11-cent block apart.

Clever idea, though!
Oleg
about 1 year ago
4 Step Solution:
D1 P2 D3 P4 D5
D3 P4 D5 D1 P2
D5 D1 P2 D3 P4
D5 P2 D3 D1 P4
D3 D1 D5 P2 P4

5 Step Solution:
D1 P2 D3 P4 D5
D3 P4 D5 D1 P2
D5 D1 P2 D3 P4
D5 D3 P4 D1 P2
D5 P4 D1 D3 P2
D1 D3 D5 P4 P2
Oleg
about 1 year ago
4 Step Solution:
D1 P2 D3 P4 D5
------ D3 P4 D5 ------ D1 P2
------------ D5 ------ D1 P2 D3 P4
------------ D5 P2 D3 D1 ------ P4
------------------ D3 D1 D5 P2 P4

5 Step Solution:
D1 P2 D3 P4 D5
----- D3 P4 D5 D1 P2
----------- D5 D1 P2 D3 P4
----------- D5 ----- D3 P4 D1 P2
----------- D5 P4 D1 D3 ----- P2
----------------- D1 D3 D5 P4 P2
retz
about 1 year ago
Is this 3 move solution legal? I don't recall Brian saying anything about the coins having to touch.

[youtube]dMxcziNxOnc[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMxcziNxOnc
shwooddotcom
about 1 year ago
In reply to retz:
Is this 3 move solution legal? I don't recall Brian saying anything about the coins having to touch.


I'd say it's "dealer's choice." I prefer the elegance of keeping the 11-cent blocks in blocks, but if you're pulling it on a cutie, tell her she's a genius and you owe her two beers.
dg
about 1 year ago
Without splitting the 11 cent blocks you can still do it in 3 moves (by the rules):


d1 p1 d2 p2 d3
(move d1 p1)
d2 p2 d3 d1 p1
(move d2 p2)
d3 d1 p1 d2 p2

Then slide p1 d2 out turn them around and slide them back in ;)

d3 d1 d2 p1 p2
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