# Anyone good at riddles?

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**Created:** [January 28, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-good-at-riddles/42545 "2008-01-28T07:04:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-good-at-riddles/42545/29 "2008-01-28T14:28:24Z")

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> [@87conquestTSi](#):
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> Take the 3 gallon bucket and pour it into the 5 gallon bucket.  
> Fill up the 3 gallon bucket again and pour until the 5 gallon is full.  
> You then dump the 5 gallon,pour the 1 gallon thats left in the 3 gallon bucket into the 5 gallon bucket  
> Refill the 3 gallon bucket and pour into the 5 galloon bucket

WOW, there is actually 2 ways then.  
The other would be to…  
Take the 5 gallon bucket (full) and dump it into the 3 leaving 2 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.  
Then empty the 3 gallon bucket.  
Pour the 2 gallons from the 5 gallon bucket into the 3 gallon bucket, leaving exactly 2 gallons in the 3 gallon bucket.  
Then fill the 5 gallon bucket and use it to top of the 3 gallon bucket.  
You will have poured out exactly 1 gallon out of the 5 gallon bucket, leaving exactly 4 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket.

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