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Whingey Mon 09-Mar-26 18:59:18

I have a little house and a mouse couldn't find it and all the men in our town couldn't count the windows in it what is it?

Chestnut Fri 13-Mar-26 00:34:49

LucyAnna5

Chestnut

grandMattie

Easy peasy. Lift the LH one and pour the contents into the 3rd from right!

That would be right except 3, 4 and 5 are full of wine and 1, 2 and 6 are empty. So it's 4 which has to be poured into 1.

No, grandMattie is right

If you look at glasses 3,4 and 5 you can see the top of the wine, so they are the full glasses.

rowyn Fri 13-Mar-26 11:30:09

Ladies' toilet???

BoggledMind Fri 13-Mar-26 11:53:37

Regarding the wine glasses, it depends on which glasses are full.

I initially thought the darker ones (1, 2 &6) were full (pour wine into a glass and it goes darker). In which case, grandMattie is correct.

However, if 3, 4 & 5 are the full ones, as pointed out by Chestnut, then Chestnut is correct.

The answer depends on which glasses are perceived to be the full ones.

Chestnut Fri 13-Mar-26 15:11:35

I agree BoggledMind, but having spotted the top of the wine in 3, 4 and 5 it definitely looks like the others are empty. Otherwise what is that line?

BoggledMind Fri 13-Mar-26 15:21:32

Chestnut

I agree BoggledMind, but having spotted the top of the wine in 3, 4 and 5 it definitely looks like the others are empty. Otherwise what is that line?

I now agree Chestnut, the glasses 3, 4 & 5 are the full ones.

All six glass stems are the same shade, therefore that's what the glass itself looks like. As 1, 2 & 6 are the same shade as the stems, they must be the 'glass only' glasses.

In my opinion you got it right.

Allira Fri 13-Mar-26 22:15:12

BoggledMind

Regarding the wine glasses, it depends on which glasses are full.

I initially thought the darker ones (1, 2 &6) were full (pour wine into a glass and it goes darker). In which case, grandMattie is correct.

However, if 3, 4 & 5 are the full ones, as pointed out by Chestnut, then Chestnut is correct.

The answer depends on which glasses are perceived to be the full ones.

Was it white wine or red wine? That is the question.
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