Another Puzzle: Water & Wine

[CcL]

There are 2 glasses on the table. One contains water, the other one wine. They both contain exactly the same amount by volume. If you take a teaspoon of water and mix it into the wine and then take a teaspoon from the wine glass and mix it in with the water, both glasses become contaminated. But which is more contaminated? Does the water now contain more wine than the wine does water? Or the other way around?

Those who KNOWS the answer already, :mouth_closed: .. Lets see who can get it...

 

[rorytate]

suppose the Wine get diluted?

 

[zephyr3d]

i believe u can't see much differences in that cup of wine... hmm... maybe the cup of water may look alittle more tainted?

 

[ka_ren]

water gets contaminated while wine gets diluted?
??

 

[si|verfish]

The wine is more contaminated.

 

[Duke Red]

what is the rationale then? does it have to do with oxidisation or something? Density? ??

 

[rorytate]

agree with red,

color wise, the wine wont look much different, the water will be tainted bit if it's red and not much if it's white wine.

any idea???

Karen, water get contaminated?? why say so? care to share

 

[si|verfish]

what is the rationale then? does it have to do with oxidisation or something? Density? ??

I'm guessing it is just a play of words.

If you take a teaspoon of water and mix it into the wine and then take a teaspoon from the wine glass and mix it in with the water, both glasses become contaminated.

My interpretation is, that a teaspoon of water was transfered into the wine. But only the teaspoon was transfered from the wine glass over to the water glass. Therefore, contamination of the wine is far greater.

Just a wild guess.

 

[zephyr3d]

erm... u have a point there........

 

[Duke Red]

I'm guessing it is just a play of words.


My interpretation is, that a teaspoon of water was transfered into the wine. But only the teaspoon was transfered from the wine glass over to the water glass. Therefore, contamination of the wine is far greater.

Just a wild guess.

Good point.

 

[simonchangwaimun]

i got confuse
the wine is contaminated
coz water contains bacteria

 

[zephyr3d]

i got confuse
the wine is contaminated
coz water contains bacteria

hahahaha.... dude.. u're definitely confused.. lets not get to scientific...

 

[BlackSamurai]

any chemical engineer here?

 

[rorytate]

if the drinks are meant for drinking, i'll gallop them down anyway....

is he referring to 2 groups of friend?

 

[si|verfish]

i got confuse
the wine is contaminated
coz water contains bacteria

Contamination does not necessarily mean that it is dirty or contains polutants or microorganisms. The meaning used here is in the context of the liquid being in an "impure" state or less pure than in its original state.