Marble Scale Puzzle

Great for learning how gear transmission work and how potential energy is created and converted into kinetic energy.

Marble scale puzzle.

Let s start solving this puzzle by keeping it simple. How would you find the heaviest marble if you are only allowed to weigh the marbles 2 times using the balance scale. Challenging for kids and adults. You are allowed to use the scales three times if you wish but no more.

They are the best engineering toy for kids and adults. 4 each bucket has enough room for multiple marbles. In other words you get to take 2 measurements or comparisons here. Let s say you have 8 marbles and a two pan balance.

The 12 marbles appear to be identical. In fact 11 of them are identical and one is of a different weight. The heavier one is the different marble. Mensa level brain teaser on mind bluff.

These differ from puzzles that assign weights to items in that only the relative mass of these items is relevant. Note that the unusual marble may be heavier or lighter than the others. Each marble weighs 2 0 grams except for one which is slightly heavier at 2 05 grams. What if we just divide the 8 marbles into 2 groups of 4 each and we put 4 marbles on one pan and 4 marbles on the other.

If they balance then 2 is a different light marble. Amazing 3d wooden puzzles all mechanical and fully funcional puzzles. All of the marbles look the same. You have 12 marbles.

Your task is to identify the unusual marble and discard it. Get a free 2 off coupon now. Divider scroll down for the solution. Weigh 5 against 6.

Bepuzzled 30845 marble hanayama cast metal brain teaser puzzle level 4 puzzles for kids adults ages 12 up multicolor 4 9 out of 5 stars 266 9 36 9. As long as you have the same number of marbles in each side the heavy marble has just enough weight to tip the scale to its side. Marble run 3d mechanical puzzles. You can perform up to a maximum of three weighings to find out which marble has the different weight and if it is heavier or lighter than the others.

If they balance then 1 is the different marble. Should the weighing of 1 5 6 vs 2 7 8 show 1 5 6 to be the heavy side then either 5 or 6 is a different heavy marble or 2 is a light different marble. But don t think this is just a kids game. A balance puzzle or weighing puzzle is a logic puzzle about balancing items often coins to determine which holds a different value by using balance scales a limited number of times.