A Simple Solution...

[kentuck]

A few years ago, there was a Mensa convention
in San Francisco and a bunch of Mensa members
were lunching at a local café. They discovered
that their salt shaker contained pepper and their
pepper shaker was full of salt. How could they
swap the contents of the bottles without spilling,
and using only the implements at hand? Clearly
this was a job for Mensa! The group debated
and presented ideas, and finally came up with a
brilliant solution involving a napkin, a straw, and
an empty saucer. They called the waitress over
to dazzle her with their solution.

"Ma'am," they said, "We couldn't help but notice
that pepper shaker contains salt and the salt
shaker--"

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"Oh," the waitress interrupted. "Sorry about that."
She unscrewed the caps of both bottles,
switched them, and said, "Will that be one check
or separate?"


:)

[tridim]

1. Good one!

Simple solutions are much more elegant. Even Mensa folks know that.