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Did you solve it? Are you as s-s-smart as a snake?

Earlier today I asked you this slippery question. Here it is again with the solution.

Did you solve it? Are you as s-s-smart as a snake?

TL;DR

  • Two snakes of equal width but different lengths are in a cage.
  • Design two escape passages, A and B.
  • Passage A: Short snake escapes, long snake cannot.
  • Passage B: Long snake escapes, short snake cannot.
  • Passages must have no moving parts.
  • Solution for A: A looped tube longer than the short snake but shorter than the long snake.
  • Solution for B: A hole in the floor that the short snake cannot move over without falling in.