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  1. How can the man get across the river with the two animals and the ...

    A man has a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage. He must cross a river with the two animals and the cabbage. There is a small rowing boat, in which he can take only one thing with him at a time. If, howeve...

  2. Fastest way to cross a river: four people with different rowing speeds

    Feb 6, 2017 · Fastest way to cross a river: four people with different rowing speeds Ask Question Asked 11 years, 8 months ago Modified 8 years, 11 months ago

  3. Two penguins canoeing through the desert - Puzzling Stack Exchange

    Oct 23, 2023 · Here's a simple riddle I remembered from a long time ago: On a trip to the Sahara desert, you spot two penguins canoeing through the sand. You hear the first penguin ask, "Where's …

  4. optimization - How can the animals get across the river without a fight ...

    Jun 29, 2015 · There are three dogs and three cats that have to be transported across a river: a big dog, a medium dog and a small dog, a big cat, a medium cat, and a small cat. Rules: The raft can carry …

  5. A man, a chicken, and a fox? - Puzzling Stack Exchange

    A man lives in a small house with a farm as his back garden and has a river beside his house. On the other side of the river is a shop. One day, he visited the shop, he bought a chicken and a fox f...

  6. Boat children and army crossing the river puzzle

    Sep 12, 2019 · During the war, a small detachment found itself confronted by a deep and wide river. However, they found a small boat in which two-children were rowing about. It was a very small boat …

  7. Rigorous way to solve the river crossing problem

    Apr 18, 2019 · I encountered this classic brain teaser: Four people, A, B, C and D need to get across a river. The only way to cross the river is by an old bridge, which holds at most 2 people at a time. Be...

  8. Learning to Solve a River Crossing Puzzle - Puzzling Stack Exchange

    I have seen many variations of the following puzzle: Once upon a time, a farmer went to the market and purchased a fox, a goose, and a bag of beans. On his way home, the farmer came to the bank of a …

  9. Family river-crossing - Puzzling Stack Exchange

    Oct 12, 2019 · A family of six is crossing a river with a 2-passenger boat. The family includes the following members: Dad, Mom, Maid, Boy, Girl & Dog. Only the 3 adults can row the boat and …

  10. river crossing - A Fox, a Chicken, a Pile of Seeds, and a Boat ...

    There's 2 islands, 1 island has a pile of seeds, a chicken, and a fox. There's also a boat next to this island, you have to get it all across with minimum uses of the boat. You can only take one ...