All entries for Monday 26 October 2009

Swallowing Elephants

Elephants always wear pink trousers.
Every creature that eats honey can play the bagpipes.
Anything that is easy to swallow eats honey.
No creature that wears pink trousers can play the bagpipes.

Therefore: Elephants are easy to swallow.

Is the deduction correct or not?

Eleanor Lovell : 26 Oct 2009 11:19 |  Tags: Mathschallenge |  Comments (7) |  Close comments |  Report a problem