T^T I can only get over 6...
Does this have anything to do with the fact that the picture has a line of symmetry?
Actually, is this even possible to solve? With the nodes being an odd number and all...
That's the thing. Thinking "normally" it would be impossible... But with the right approach, it's actually really easy.
And no, the picture being symmetrical doesn't really matter.
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Unless there is something you are withholding, this riddle can't be solved.
And what about where the river flows from? Is that something we should be concerned about? Is there an eighth, a ninth, or a tenth bridge?
If that's the case, then the riddle would be pretty cheap since you are purposefully withholding information from us, and then telling us to stop asking questions.
AbEgho, attacking me again? I asked to stop asking questions because there is no purpose in it - I've already given you all the information needed. The riddle is the "think differently" kind of riddle.
Well, I guess I can as well give you the answer:
Spoiler:
The important word is "RIVER". Every river - as AbEgho noticed - has a source. If you go there after crossing six bridges, you can get to the other side of the river without crossing a bridge twice:
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And yes, it is the Konigsberg problem. As you can see it IS solvable. BTW, GaS, your avatar fits your post so perfectly...
The next riddle either goes to conan 16 for this:
conan16 wrote:
Spoiler:
but the islands aren't together further down in the picture, right?
Kinda the point, but there is only one "island" in the picture. The thing that they're connected is what you are supposed to figure out thanks to the "river" word. This is no sea.
Or to AbEgho for this:
AbEgho wrote:
And what about where the river flows from? Is that something we should be concerned about?
What to do?
The kinda promising newcomer or the picky "your-riddles-are-cheap-if-I-can't-solve-them" guy?
(I'm kidding, AbEgho, no hard feelings, 'kay? Though the way you suspected me of cheating... it hurt my feelings, you know?)
Let's give a chance to conan16, the newcomer. Besides AbEgho gave us the previous riddle.
ok
A man owns a shop and the first day he had 13 customers, the second day he had 14 customers, the third 95, and the fourth 62. Following the sequence, how many customers will he have tomorrow?
Does it really matter that it's a shop and customers or is it just a way to put a normal number-sequence riddle? We don't know if it's going to be Sunday next (which would probably mean zero customers) and I don't think it's possible to predict the number of customers on other days... so it seems to me that it doesn't really matter...
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