Egluntyne Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Mensa is an organization whose members have an IQ of 140 or higher. A few years ago, there was a Mensa convention in San Francisco. and several members lunched at a local cafe. While dining, they discovered that their saltshaker contained pepper and their pepper shaker was full of salt. How could they swap the contents of the bottles without spilling, and using only the implements at hand? Clearly this was a job for Mensa! The group debated and presented ideas, and finally came up with a brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and an empty saucer. They called the waitress over to dazzle her with their solution. "Ma'am," they said, "we couldn't help but notice that the pepper shaker contains salt and the salt shaker..." "Oh," the waitress interrupted. "Sorry about that." She unscrewed the caps of both bottles and switched them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 I don't know. I'd like to think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Good story! Now I'm not Mensa material (far from it ) but the 'swop the lids' solution occured to me before I'd got to the end of reading it. Maybe I am a genius after all . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Course you are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 So am I as well then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Nah, I'd go for the difficult option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 - much more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) I wouldnt have known if the lids could swap or not but my first thought was why not just leave it! (ours wouldnt swap which might be why I didnt hink of it straight away. Edited January 10, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 In my mind I was thinking of switching the label from one to another, Must be a genius also ! A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clash City Rocker Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I was thinking being British that when asked "how's you're meal":- replies could include "lovely" "say nothing" "don't complain" "it'll be fine" "we just won't come here again" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...