Fifty-Ninth Journal Entry

[puzzledprof]

[Backdated to Saturday. Voice, repeated in text]

Ah... I've been neglecting my puzzles, haven't I? I hope this one will be entertaining.

You have a glass with fluid inside, about half full. Without using any instruments, how can you tell if it is exactly half, more than half, or less than half full?

Comments

[iamthewheat]

Tilt it. If it is indeed half-full, the water will form an exact diagonal line from the bottom corner to the opposite top corner.

Such puzzles are a hobby of yours, are they?

[puzzledprof]

You are correct on both counts.

[iamthewheat]

Of course. It seems a good way to pass the time, at least...

[puzzledprof]

I promised a puzzle every Saturday some time ago -- to help with everyone's mental exercise, and to also keep my communicator from shocking me. Obviously, my schedule has been slipping.

[iamthewheat]

I hardly think anyone could blame you for that. Discedo does not seem the sort of place conducive to keeping a schedule.