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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The comic is a play on the classic {{w|wolf, goat and cabbage puzzle}} belonging to the {{w|river crossing puzzle}}s, and first known from {{w|Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes}}, with the same setting as here. The three possessions | + | The comic is a play on the classic {{w|wolf, goat and cabbage puzzle}} (belonging to the {{w|river crossing puzzle}}s, and first known from {{w|Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes}}, with the same setting as here). The three possessions given to ferry has been altered in various retellings (it commonly involves a fox, goose and bag of beans), but the essentials are as given, with the objective to get all three to the other side (uneaten). The traditional solution would be: |
− | + | #Take goat across. | |
+ | #Go back alone. | ||
+ | #Take cabbage (or wolf) across. | ||
+ | #Take back goat. | ||
+ | #Take wolf (or cabbage) across. | ||
+ | #Go back alone. | ||
+ | #Take goat across. | ||
− | + | By leaving the wolf behind, four steps are saved - the comic's "step 4" is just a comment - and the troublesome wolf (a wild, dangerous animal not usually kept by humans) is eliminated from the picture. | |
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− | By leaving the wolf behind, four steps are saved | ||
This could be seen a jab on the common assumption that logic puzzles only have one correct solution. Thus one often keeps the other person thinking and guessing until they arrive at the pre-defined solution, no matter how many other creative good solutions they come up with. Also note that the "problem" given doesn't even state an objective, just three prerequisites. | This could be seen a jab on the common assumption that logic puzzles only have one correct solution. Thus one often keeps the other person thinking and guessing until they arrive at the pre-defined solution, no matter how many other creative good solutions they come up with. Also note that the "problem" given doesn't even state an objective, just three prerequisites. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Problem: The boat only holds two, but you can't leave the goat with the cabbage or the wolf with the goat. | :Problem: The boat only holds two, but you can't leave the goat with the cabbage or the wolf with the goat. | ||
− | :[The wolf looks curiously at the | + | :[The wolf looks curiously at the lumpy bally that's been left behind while the person goes off with the goat.] |
− | :Solution: 1. Take the goat across | + | :Solution: 1. Take the goat across |
:[The goat remains tied up on the far side. The wolf watches the person come back.] | :[The goat remains tied up on the far side. The wolf watches the person come back.] | ||
:2. Return alone. | :2. Return alone. | ||
− | :[The wolf | + | :[The wolf thinks "aww no mo bally" as the person goes off.] |
:3. Take the cabbage across. | :3. Take the cabbage across. | ||
− | :4. Leave the wolf. Why did you have a wolf? | + | :4. Leave the wolf. Why did you have a wolf? |
− | :[The wolf goes off.] | + | :[The wolf goes off all sad-like.] |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Logic]] | [[Category:Logic]] | ||
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