Counterfit Cannonball
Published: Nov 30, 1999
Riddle: If you have 12 cannonballs, they are they same in every aspect exept one that is too heavy. You can use a balance scale 3 times to find the counterfit cannonball. How?
Answer: you start with 4 cannonballs on each side with 4 leftover.the side that goes down will contain the cannonball,unless they are the same then do the next process with the other 4, split the 4 that you've chosen into 2 pairs then compare again, split the heavier pair then compare again,you've found the counterfit.
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