38. Mixing Honey and Vinegar A friend of mine gave me this puzzle: Three jars, one is empty. One jar contains honey, the other jar has vinegar, and the other is empty. He pours half of the honey into the empty one, then half of the vinegar into the same empty one to make a mixed drink. Then he discovers a mouse in the drink he has just made. So which of the three jars had the mouse first? Added 20 February 2016 Show Solution Solution: The mouse was originally in the vinegar jar.Nothing unusual appeared when the honey was poured; the mouse surfaced only after the vinegar was added, so it had to have been in the vinegar jar from the start.
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