Einstein's Riddle

Guest

Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 8:11 PM

It would have been quite difficult for Albert Einstein to have proposed this riddle early in the 19th century. That is unless there was a previous Albert Einstein before the famous one that worked on the theory of relativity who was born in 1879 which is late in the 19th century.

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Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM

it was the german who owns the fish, right? i've just solved it...i found it quite simple...

Guest

Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM

That was supposed to a hard riddle? I read the first sentence of the riddle and BAM! I figured it out. I do that a lot. I don't know why or how so don't ask.

Guest

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM

I think most people wont admit that they couldn't do the riddle, and you lot are just the same. You have to work out everything about the fish owner not just their nationaity and you're right, it isn't hard but it does take a long time unless you're a very good guesser.

Guest

Monday, February 1, 2010 at 12:53 PM

I solved the riddle OK, but it took me about two hours.

Guest

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 2:33 AM

Really it was german who own the fish

Guest

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 1:48 PM

i think he create it by the reverse methods he fill the tables then he remove one space then he said i create this puzzle but really it is so easy if as he said 98% will not solve it i think he is wrong it must be 98% will solve it

Guest

Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 6:56 PM

i dont remember the answer i got, i believe it was the German, but it was just a matter of sticking to it. its not a question of intelligence, more so a question of ones patience in solving one clue at a time and looking at it arbitrarily enough to not get frustrated.

Guest

Friday, May 14, 2010 at 5:42 AM

i think its quite awful to say that only 2% of people of that time got it's answer unless only 2% tried it.

Guest

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 12:00 AM

it was sooooo easy i dot it right first tryit was the german

Guest

Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 12:32 AM

It's funny so many of you saying you solved the riddle right away, misspelled and left words out your post. Ever heard of proofreading?

Guest

Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8:32 PM

The answer seems to be that the german owns the fish, but it is actually impossible to answer it either right or wrong because it was never stated that the fish was actually the fifth pet. That is where the 2% comes in.

Guest

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:04 PM

yeah it took about 45 minutes to finish it, obviously it doesn't count if you just guess, guys. the clues only leave one hole in the board so don't play it off as a mind game and the fish not being implied...it's a pretty straight forward game. Anyway, if you look at the chalkboard behind Einstein in the picture next to the answer, it looks he solved the problem via mathematical formula not a grid and sort of guess and check method. I think it meant only 2% of people in the world would have solved that riddle using math instead of a sketch board. Otherwise it was rather easy. 20% maybe?

Guest

Friday, June 3, 2011 at 3:51 PM

it was pretty easy, how can only 2% of the world population figure it out? it took me half an hour first try and i'm 15..

waddellfields

Friday, December 21, 2012 at 10:20 PM

Here's my riddle.
WADDELL FIELDS' RIDDLE - A MODIFICATION FROM ALBERT EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE
Albert Einstein wrote his riddle early during the 20th century. He said that 98% of the world population at that time would not be able to solve it. I took Albert Einstein's Riddle and made it a bit harder for the 21th century.
1. In this riddle there are only five different colors.
2. There are five Boxes in a row one of each color.
3. In each Box is a Triangle, one of each color.
4. In each Box is a Square, one of each color.
5. In each Box is a Circle, one of each color.
6. In each Box is a Rectangle, one of each color.
7. No objects in a Box have the same color nor the color of the Box.

THE QUESTION: WHICH COLOR BOX HAS THE WHITE RECTANGLE?

HINTS
1. The Yellow Triangle in a White Box.
2. The Green Triangle is in the Box with the Yellow Rectangle.
3. The White Triangle is in the Box with the Yellow Square.
4. The Yellow Box is next to, and on the left of the Blue Box.
5. The Yellow Box has in it a Green Square.
6. The Box with the Green Circle also has a Red Rectangle.
7. The Green Box has in it a Yellow Circle.
8. The center Box has in it a Blue Square.
9. The Box with the Red Triangle is the first Box.
10. The Box with the Blue Circle is next to the one with the Blue Rectangle.
11. The Box with the Green Rectangle is next to the Box with the Yellow Circle.
12. The Box with the White Circle also has a Red Square.
13. The Blue Triangle is in the Box with the Red Circle.
14. The Box with the Red Triangle is next to the Red Box.
15. The Box with the Blue Circle is next to the Box with the White Square.

Guest

Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:54 PM

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Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:56 PM

the System postet my comment wrong again...

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Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:57 PM

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