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The Spoiled Juice Bottles
1,000 bottles, 10 tasters
One of 1,000 bottles of juice is spoiled. Anyone who tastes it feels ill exactly one day later. You have one day to find the bad bottle. What is the smallest number of tasters you need?
Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes
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