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Originally Posted by altis
Too much haste - ignore me I'm talking balls!
I think Danielf has the answer:
1) AB vs CD, if they balance goto 5
2) A vs B, if they balance goto 4
3) A vs C, if they are unbalanced then answer is A, balanced it's B
4) A vs C, if they are unbalanced then answer is C, balanced it's D
5) AB vs EF, if they balance goto 7
6) A vs E, if they are unbalanced then answer is E, balanced it's F
7) A vs G, if they are unbalanced then answer is G, balanced it's H.
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Sort of. If AB and CD balance, the odd one out must be in EFGH, if not it must be in ABCD. If ABCD contains the odd one out, compare A with B. If they balance, the odd one out must be C or D. If A and C balance, it must be D. If A and C don't balance, it must be C since A balances with B. If A and B don't balance, one of them is the odd one out, so you compare A (or B with C. Three steps.