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How can he transport all 3 gold bars in one go without risking the bridge?

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A thief is on the run after stealing 3 large gold bars.

The police are in hot pursuit.

He has 3 gold bars in his arms – each weighing 5 kg each.

The problem arises when he comes across a mile long, fragile bridge which can only support 100kg.

The thief weighs 90kg.

How can he transport all 3 gold bars in one go without risking the bridge?

posted May 30, 2017 by Aarati Mahajan

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If juggling is the answer here, then the person who made this question has no idea how physics works. While Tossing the golden bars or even while walking Dynamic loads come into play and that can easily cross 100 kg threshold at many instances.

answer May 30, 2017 by Tejas Naik
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ANSWER:
He will Juggle them.
At any one point, only 2 gold bars will be acting on the bridge, the third being airborne, meaning a maximum of 100 kg total at
any given time.

answer Sep 13, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana



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