Blog # 63 : Poor farmer and "Desi Jugaad"

A poor farmer went to the market to sell some peas and lentils. However, as he had only one sack and didn't want to mix peas and lentils, he poured in the peas first, tied the sack in the middle, and then filled the top portion of the sack with the lentils. At the market a rich innkeeper happened by with his own sack. He wanted to buy the peas, but he did not want the lentils. Pouring the goods anywhere else than in sacks (eg. on the ground, table etc.) is considered as devaluing. Trading sacks is not allowed. The farmer can’t cut a hole in his sack. How would you transfer the peas to the innkeeper’s sack, which he wants to keep, without soiling the produce ? Click here to see the solution. p.s. - For Remarks please hit the given link once. For Hint, hit it twice and for the solution, hit it thrice. Courtesy: Vibhaj Remarks: No remarks this time. Hit again for hints. Hints: Don't you see the title. It is simply asking for desi jugad :). Hit again for solution. Solution: 1. Transfer lentils to innkeeper's sack. 2. Hold tightly in the middle of innkeeper's sack and turn it inside out. The open top portion is moved up so that it form another part of sack while the middle is still held tightly. 3. The peas is then transferred to this part. 4. The farmer's sack is kept below and release the hand holding the middle tightly to pour lentils back to farmer's sack.