How Can You Solve the Classic Fox, Duck, and Corn River Crossing Puzzle?

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The discussion revolves around the classic river crossing puzzle involving a man, a fox, a duck, and corn. Participants explore the mechanics of solving this puzzle, share their experiences, and introduce related puzzles, particularly a Japanese IQ test version.

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  • One participant reflects on the inherent knowledge of solving the puzzle, likening it to riding a bike.
  • Another participant suggests that the Japanese river crossing puzzle is not particularly difficult due to its limited choices.
  • A different participant expresses frustration with the Japanese version, citing a language barrier as a significant challenge.
  • There is a suggestion to avoid posting spoilers to encourage more replies.

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Participants express differing opinions on the difficulty of the Japanese river crossing puzzle, indicating a lack of consensus on its complexity.

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Some participants mention specific challenges related to language comprehension and the nature of choices in the puzzles, which may affect their ability to solve them.

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Individuals interested in logic puzzles, problem-solving strategies, or those looking for engaging brain teasers may find this discussion relevant.

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We all know and love these guys. But they seem so trivial after you solve one. Even if you've solved it ages ago, that formula is still inherent in you somehow and you can bring it up (like bike riding).

So when I saw:

A man transports a fox, a duck and corn in a boat.

The boat is only capable of transpoting himself and one of the other three with each crossing.

Question: How did he succeed in crossing them all without letting the fox eat the duck or the duck eat the corn?

I automatically went and searched for that file in my brain.

Take the duck across, come back, take the fox across, leave fox and take duck back, leave duck, take corn, come back, take duck, let the animals go, eat the corn, go watch TV

Post your favorite river crossing puzzle!

My favorite one still has to be the Japanese IQ test: http://freeweb.siol.net/danej/riverIQGame.swf

If you want the solution for that one ^ I will put it up right now but in spoilers

Take the cop and the thief across, return with the cop. Take the cop and a boy across, come back with the cop and the thief. Take the dad and the other boy across, come back with dad. Take mom and dad across, come back with mom. Take cop and thief across, come back with dad. Take mom and dad across, come back with mom. Take mom and daughter across, come back with cop and thief. Take cop and daughter across, come back with cop. Take cop and thief across, and you've solved the puzzle! :)
 
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Tip: if you want more replies try and avoiding posting the spoilers with the questions.
 
the japanese river crossing isn't really that hard. you only have limited choices, and you should be able to figure out pretty quickly where each choice would lead to.
 
The japanese river crossing is hard because I can't read japanese and have no idea why these people are punching each other. They can figure it out themselves, I'm sick of working with this group
 

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