Tim and Adam made a bet.Tim bet Adam that he could put something into his barrel to make it lighter. They first weighed the barrel. Then Adam left the room while Tim pondered a solution.One hour later, Adam returned, and they weighed the barrel once again. The barrel was indeed lighter. What did Tim put in the barrel?

Tim put a lit torch into the barrel thereby making it lighter.

The question talks about weighing the barrel and that the barrel is lighter - it doesn't say that the barrel weighs less.

Posted by fwaff on 2003-01-21 02:29:15