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* '''Black Hat and Beret Guy both want to cross the river with their cargo'''. Neither states that they wish to cross the river like Ponytail and White Hat, but it can be inferred from the setup of the scenario. | * '''Black Hat and Beret Guy both want to cross the river with their cargo'''. Neither states that they wish to cross the river like Ponytail and White Hat, but it can be inferred from the setup of the scenario. | ||
* '''The termites will destroy the boat ''after'' crossing.''' Otherwise the problem is unsolvable. This is similar to the {{w|Poncelet–Steiner theorem}}, which shows that any compass-and-straightedge construction can be completed with a "rusty compass", so long as the compass works at least once. | * '''The termites will destroy the boat ''after'' crossing.''' Otherwise the problem is unsolvable. This is similar to the {{w|Poncelet–Steiner theorem}}, which shows that any compass-and-straightedge construction can be completed with a "rusty compass", so long as the compass works at least once. | ||
− | * '''The wolf | + | * '''The wolf eating goat also eats cabbage.''' The wolf eating constraint adds to the goat's existing constraints. |
* '''The sailing wolf follows the command of an adjacent human.''' The alternatives require more assumptions for a solvable puzzle. | * '''The sailing wolf follows the command of an adjacent human.''' The alternatives require more assumptions for a solvable puzzle. | ||
* '''The sailing wolf returns the trolley wolves to the near shore.''' The trolley wolves show no indication of wanting to cross the river. | * '''The sailing wolf returns the trolley wolves to the near shore.''' The trolley wolves show no indication of wanting to cross the river. | ||
* '''Stopping the trolley destroys all the cabbages.''' Otherwise the event does not affect the logic puzzle. | * '''Stopping the trolley destroys all the cabbages.''' Otherwise the event does not affect the logic puzzle. | ||
* '''The pack of wolves from the trolley will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left by themselves.''' Aligns with the spirit of the constraints. | * '''The pack of wolves from the trolley will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left by themselves.''' Aligns with the spirit of the constraints. | ||
− | + | * '''A wolf can protect a human from a pack of wolves'''. Citation needed. | |
===The Trolley=== | ===The Trolley=== |