Greetings,  ,
 
Thank you for participating in the "Mental Gymnastics" challenge in this month's WarehouseTWO e-Newsletter.  Here are the results...
 
The Set-Up
You are on a plane that has just taken off for a twelve hour trans-Pacific flight.  You have a rare affliction that requires that you take one each of two different pills every eight hours, "A" pill and "B" pill.  The ingredients of these pills are volatile, and their effectiveness is neutralized if they are combined into a single pill or combined in any other way than inside your stomach.

Not taking these pills on schedule is fatal within ten hours of taking the last dosage.  You took your last dosage shortly before boarding the plane.  You have four pills with you on the plane, two of each.  Here's the problem:  all of the pills look identical.  When taking the last dose, you inadvertently mixed one of the remaining "A" pills with both of the remaining "B" pills.

The Challenge 
How can you consume one "A" pill and "B" pill during your flight, so that you do not die, even though you cannot distinguish the "A" pill that is now mixed in with both "B" pills?
The Correct Answer

Cut all four pills in half.  During the flight, consume one half of each pill eight hours after your previous dosage.  The four halves will be equivalent to a full pill of each type.  The remaining four halves will be equivalent to an additional dose of one pill each. 
The Winners
 
There was only one correct responder this month: 

 

Steve Samaniego , Womack Machine Supply (Farmers Branch, TX USA ) 

 

This correct response was received thirty-four (34) minutes after this month's e-Newsletter was sent out.

Thank you again for participating in this month's "Mental Gymnastics" challenge.  Look for another challenge in a future WarehouseTWO e-Newsletter.
 
As always, if you have a good WarehouseTWO "success story", we would love to hear about it.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mark Tomalonis
WarehouseTWO, LLC
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