Jeff and Ben are celebrating at a bar. Jeff orders a ridiculous, 25$ drink, while Ben stays with a more modest beverage. When they sit down at the table, Ben downs his drink, while his friend barely touches his. Feeling a little mischeivous, he give Jeff a little wager:

Ben takes his glass, which is the same diameter as Jeff's, and places it upside down on top of his glass.  He bets Jeff 5$ that without moving or harming either glass, which are now forming a watertight seal, he can drink the contents of the container.

Should he take the bet? Why or why not?

Wow... no clue.

I'm gonna guess that he shouldn't take the bet cos the drinker buyer is drunk and bragging

A lot of answers to riddles like this can be reasonable, but don't take any smart thinking to figure out.

So no.

Sorry, not smart, lateral?

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hahahaha No worries.

Tip: never take dek too literally

Oh, right.

I was worried she was a little odd, but I'm relieved to hear that.

Well, she is a little odd... but don't tell her I said that. shhhh

Was there a straw in the expensive drink?

No.

Ok, so the contents of his friends glass is, say, scotch. So he orders some scotch and drinks it?

Nope. He bets that he can drink what is specifically contained in the two glasses.

Firstly, i'm assuming the glasses are NOT identical? Just same sized rims..

His friends drink was in a tea-pot style vessle. Therefore the top was still sealed and he can just pour it in his mouth. So the friend shouldn't take the bet.

Do both vessels only have a single hole at the top that forms the seal with the other vessle? Is there another hole?

was the expensive drink different in some way to a traditional drink (i.e. not a newtonian fluid, in a special glass or something)

Firstly, i'm assuming the glasses are NOT identical? Just same sized rims.. The rim diameter is the only characteristic of the glass that is relevant to this riddle

His friends drink was in a tea-pot style vessle. Therefore the top was still sealed and he can just pour it in his mouth. So the friend shouldn't take the bet. [NO]

Do both vessels only have a single hole at the top that forms the seal with the other vessle? Is there another hole? Just the one. 

Was the expensive drink different in some way to a traditional drink (i.e. not a newtonian fluid, in a special glass or something) [NO, JUST THE PRICE]

Does he try to evaporate the drink by heating it with his lighter,which then escapes from the glass (that is only watertight not airtight), catches it in some other vessel, waits for it to condense and then drinks it?

If so, then no, don't take the bet.

If not, why not?

Does he try to evaporate the drink by heating it with his lighter,which then escapes from the glass (that is only watertight not airtight), catches it in some other vessel, waits for it to condense and then drinks it?

Brilliant idea, but no.

You know those riddles that seem like they need a really complicated answer?

Is he allowed to touch the glass?

Yes, but if he breaks this "seal" then he would lose the bet.

does he just get someone else to move the glass and/or tip it into his mouth? If thats the answer then no he shouldn't take the bet

does the solution involve the glass(es) moving in some way (by someone else, with something else touching it)?

No. The seal may not be broken. By him or anyone or anything else. (little clarification there)

Ok...

So he turns the glasses the other way up.

His glass is now full and his friends glass is now empty.

He can now drink the nothing in the glass.

Not a good bet to take.

No. I really admire these attempts.

Read the question again. Does anything strike you as odd?

was the expensive drink flaming?

nope.

"Does anything strike you as odd?" - The two guys are out celebrating but the friend does not want to drink his drink.

"Should he take the bet? Why or why not?" - Yes. He "wins" both ways. The friend will either win $5 or he will not have to drink something that he does not like.

Oh dear oh dear... I made a mistake in the riddle. I have changed it. It's going to be a bit of a clue as well.

"The two guys are out celebrating but the friend does not want to drink his drink." True, but not relevant.

"Yes. He "wins" both ways. The friend will either win $5 or he will not have to drink something that he does not like." This made me realize my mistake. Read the question again.

Ben is able to drink the drink: Jeff loses his pricy drink and his $5

Ben is not able to drink the drink: Jeff wins $5

Probability that Ben is able to drink the drink: probably pretty good, this kind of bar bet tends to be based around something you know that you can actually do if called on it. Let's call it 50/50 to be conservative.

Expected return for Jeff from taking the bet = 0.5 * $5 (bet winnings) - 0.5 * $30 (lost drink + lost bet) = -$12.50

Therefore Jeff should not take the bet if he thinks the odds are any more than even that Ben can carry through on his claim. Actually that remains the case until the multipliers are such that the $5 win would equal the $30 loss. If he thinks there's any more than about a 15% chance that Ben can pull it off, then it's not worth it.

no

no he shouldn't take the bet! Because if he wins, he loses a $25 drink

if he loses then the drink will probably be spilt on the floor anyway, so he's lost the $25 drink and didn't even win the $5.. haha

Ben cheats, downs the drink in one gulp, and pays Jeff 5$ for what is most of his 25$ drink.

So no, he shouldn't take the bet. I'll call this +1/2 pt and +1/2 SK

Oh I see....wait 'til I'm not looking, then change the riddle....

+1 guilty imaginary point for Sir.

Sounds a bit like a scene from a Bud Spencer/Terence Hill movie.

Terence bets a bartender 25 cents he can drink orange juice faster than the bartender can juice them in his fancy new juicer. After 5-6 glasses Terence gives up, only paying the bet.

Hey, that's a good way to get cheap orange juice...