From: Mermaid (hidden@lucifer.com)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 08:56:09 MST
it seems that there are diff versions of this puzzle...i know the answer..but it doesnt matter because i dont know how the answer is derived..know how this is done? anyone?
This, so the legend has it, is a temple in Benaras. They say that when the great lord Brahma created the world he put up three diamond sticks, mounted on a brass plate, beneath the dome that marks the centre of the world. Upon one of the sticks he placed 64 golden discs. The biggest at the bottom, all decreasing in size, to the smallest at the top. The temple priests have the task of transposing the discs from one stick to the other, using the third as an aid. They work day and night, but must transpose only one disc at a time and must not put a bigger disc on top of a smaller one. When their task is complete, the legend says, the world will disappear in a clap of thunder.
How many transpositions does it take for the job to be done?
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