Mr. Albert
It's no secret that I am utterly and totally in love with Albert Einstein.
My love-admiration relationship with this amazing man started when I was...mmm...almost 15. One day, reading quotes somewhere, I found one that left me thinking for a while. I was so impressed by it, that I clearly remember thinking that, whoever was the owner of those words, he/she was the wisest person ever:
"I don't know what weapons will be used in World War III, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones"
I had heard of Albert Einstein before, but just the basics, and a few pics. So, to my 14 year old self, that quote was like discovering fire. Because it was a rare mixture of wisdom, thoughtfulness, understanding of the world, and a hinted fine sense of humour that I had not found before. Years later, I'm convinced that he should have been cloned, flaws and all, several times.
The only thing I really understand of his infamous theory is the meaning of the words 'theory' and 'relativity', although it's true that I have never tried to read what it is about (it would be a waste of time, my mind just does not compute physhics).
But to the point. There's this infamous riddle that was alledgedly his, although I'm not sure. Anyway, I never tried to solve it, out of laziness and fear of discovering I can't, I suppose.
But tonight I did, and well, it took me my good 15 minutes, but I made it.
The rumour that only 2% of the population of the world can solve it perhaps was true somewhere at the beginning of the last century, but not anymore, I think. At least I honestly think it's easily solved, if you give it a try.
Are you up for the challenge? Who owns the fish?
Einstein's Riddle
PS: By the way, there's some polemic with semantics: the fish vs. a fish. Almost everywhere it's with THE.. because if it was with A, the solution would be even rarer...and simpler.