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On December 06 2010 07:47 DumEN wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:43 midgettoes wrote:On December 06 2010 06:22 DumEN wrote:I really like this one: Three Princesses+ Show Spoiler +You are a noble knight, who have just slain a vicious dragon. To reward you, the king will let you marry one of his three daughters. The daughters all look the same, and it is impossible to know them apart, unless you ask them. However, their personalities differ, a lot:
The youngest daughter always lie. The middle daughter lie half the time. The oldest daugters never lies.
After some concidering, you decide that it would be OK to live with either the youngest, or the eldest, because at least you know what they think.
When the time comes to choose, the king only allows you to ask one(1) "yes/no"-question to any one of the three daughters, and you don't know who is who.
What do you ask, to make sure you can make a choice, confident you will not choose the middle daughter?
This doesn't seem too hard, so I probably got it wrong :D + Show Spoiler + Ask "Are you the middle daughter?" Youngest - Yes Middle - Yes/No Oldest - No
If you get 2x Yes, marry the "No" If you get 2x No, marry the "Yes"
+ Show Spoiler +You can only ask it one time, to one daughter.
Looks like I shouldn't be answering things too early in the morning >.> woops can't read
+ Show Spoiler +In that case I need to think about it more... but maybe after some sleep
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On December 06 2010 07:48 Mobius wrote:ive read the first 2 pages about the 3 hats + Show Spoiler +and im pretty sure they're all wrong.. If C could see A&B's hats, then yea he would know he is wearing a black hat.. But he doesnt know they're both wearing white hats
+ Show Spoiler +If B and C were wearing white hats then A would know he had a black hat and would of answered with yes.
C has a black hat.
If C had a white hat and B was also wearing a white hat A would know he had a black hat. If C was wearing a white hat and B had a black hat B would know he had a black hat since he knew that A did not know what color hat he had. Since neither B or A knows what color hat they have C knows he must have a black hat.
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On December 06 2010 07:48 Mobius wrote:ive read the first 2 pages about the 3 hats + Show Spoiler +and im pretty sure they're all wrong.. If C could see A&B's hats, then yea he would know he is wearing a black hat.. But he doesnt know they're both wearing white hats + Show Spoiler + A can see both B & C. A would obviously know his hat is black if B and C both had white hats. A doesn't know his hat color. B and C cannot both have white hats. B can see C. B has made the above deductions. B would know his hat is black if C had a white hat, because B and C do not both have white hats. B doesn't know his hat color. C must have a black hat. C has made the above deductions. C answers correctly that he has a black hat.
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On December 06 2010 07:56 infinitestory wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:48 Mobius wrote:ive read the first 2 pages about the 3 hats + Show Spoiler +and im pretty sure they're all wrong.. If C could see A&B's hats, then yea he would know he is wearing a black hat.. But he doesnt know they're both wearing white hats + Show Spoiler + A can see both B & C. A would obviously know his hat is black if B and C both had white hats. A doesn't know his hat color. B and C cannot both have white hats. B can see C. B has made the above deductions. B would know his hat is black if C had a white hat, because B and C do not both have white hats. B doesn't know his hat color. C must have a black hat. C has made the above deductions. C answers correctly that he has a black hat.
+ Show Spoiler +but B & C can both have black hats
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You've been arrested for murder. However, the goverment decided to send you to a sadistic tv game-show. During the show the power suddenly goes down. You try to escape, but accidently end up in the game-show's arena and you are standing in front of 3 doors.
Going trough door 1, you will end up in a open room with Mustard gas. Your head, arms and legs are not covered by clothing.
Going trough door 2 you will have to go trough water with a electric current going trough it because of a electric cable lying in the water at the far end of the room.
Going trough door 3 you will have to fight a group of very agressive bears. You can't fool them.
At the end of each room there is a door. If you make it to the door, your life will be spared.
What door should you go trough?
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On December 06 2010 07:58 Mobius wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:56 infinitestory wrote:On December 06 2010 07:48 Mobius wrote:ive read the first 2 pages about the 3 hats + Show Spoiler +and im pretty sure they're all wrong.. If C could see A&B's hats, then yea he would know he is wearing a black hat.. But he doesnt know they're both wearing white hats + Show Spoiler + A can see both B & C. A would obviously know his hat is black if B and C both had white hats. A doesn't know his hat color. B and C cannot both have white hats. B can see C. B has made the above deductions. B would know his hat is black if C had a white hat, because B and C do not both have white hats. B doesn't know his hat color. C must have a black hat. C has made the above deductions. C answers correctly that he has a black hat.
+ Show Spoiler +but B & C can both have black hats + Show Spoiler + in which case C's hat is still black
On December 06 2010 07:59 TymerA wrote: You've been arrested for murder. However, the goverment decided to send you to a sadistic tv game-show. During the show the power suddenly goes down. You try to escape, but accidently end up in the game-show's arena and you are standing in front of 4 doors.
Going trough door 1, you will end up in a open room with Mustard gas. Your head, arms and legs are not covered by clothing.
Going trough door 2 you will have to go trough water with a electric current going trough it because of a electric cable lying in the water at the far end of the room.
Going trough door 3 you will have to fight a group of very agressive bears. You can't fool them.
At the end of each room there is a door. If you make it to the door, your life will be spared.
What door should you go trough?
+ Show Spoiler +
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On December 06 2010 07:59 TymerA wrote:+ Show Spoiler [3 Doors] + You've been arrested for murder. However, the goverment decided to send you to a sadistic tv game-show. During the show the power suddenly goes down. You try to escape, but accidently end up in the game-show's arena and you are standing in front of 4 doors.
Going trough door 1, you will end up in a open room with Mustard gas. Your head, arms and legs are not covered by clothing.
Going trough door 2 you will have to go trough water with a electric current going trough it because of a electric cable lying in the water at the far end of the room.
Going trough door 3 you will have to fight a group of very agressive bears. You can't fool them.
At the end of each room there is a door. If you make it to the door, your life will be spared.
What door should you go trough?
+ Show Spoiler +Door 2, since there is a power outage.
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@ Tymera really, don't do something where you have to go to the beginning of it to figure it out.
damnit I was beaten by two people
Here's a good one that I got.
So a man named Jacque is very determined to kill himself, he swallows poison, ties a noose around his neck and that to a tree, he sets himself on fire, then prepares to pull the trigger of a loaded gun he is holding up to his head.
When he finally does jump of the rock he is standing on and pulls the trigger, He does not die. Why?
Answer + Show Spoiler +
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On December 06 2010 08:00 infinitestory wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:58 Mobius wrote:On December 06 2010 07:56 infinitestory wrote:On December 06 2010 07:48 Mobius wrote:ive read the first 2 pages about the 3 hats + Show Spoiler +and im pretty sure they're all wrong.. If C could see A&B's hats, then yea he would know he is wearing a black hat.. But he doesnt know they're both wearing white hats + Show Spoiler + A can see both B & C. A would obviously know his hat is black if B and C both had white hats. A doesn't know his hat color. B and C cannot both have white hats. B can see C. B has made the above deductions. B would know his hat is black if C had a white hat, because B and C do not both have white hats. B doesn't know his hat color. C must have a black hat. C has made the above deductions. C answers correctly that he has a black hat.
+ Show Spoiler +but B & C can both have black hats + Show Spoiler + in which case C's hat is still black
Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:59 TymerA wrote: You've been arrested for murder. However, the goverment decided to send you to a sadistic tv game-show. During the show the power suddenly goes down. You try to escape, but accidently end up in the game-show's arena and you are standing in front of 4 doors.
Going trough door 1, you will end up in a open room with Mustard gas. Your head, arms and legs are not covered by clothing.
Going trough door 2 you will have to go trough water with a electric current going trough it because of a electric cable lying in the water at the far end of the room.
Going trough door 3 you will have to fight a group of very agressive bears. You can't fool them.
At the end of each room there is a door. If you make it to the door, your life will be spared.
What door should you go trough?
+ Show Spoiler +
Typo.
The other guys got it.
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On December 06 2010 08:03 Thoreezhea wrote:@ Tymera really, don't do something where you have to go to the beginning of it to figure it out. damnit I was beaten by two people Here's a good one that I got. So a man named Jacque is very determined to kill himself, he swallows poison, ties a noose around his neck and that to a tree, he sets himself on fire, then prepares to pull the trigger of a loaded gun he is holding up to his head. When he finally does jump of the rock he is standing on and pulls the trigger, He does not die. Why? Answer + Show Spoiler + I'm not sure if this is right, but it sounds reasonable + Show Spoiler + The noose around his neck chokes him and keeps the poison from entering his stomach, the fire burns through the rope, the makes puts him in to much pain or somehow inhibits him to correctly pulling the trigger. Since you did not specify where this was I can assume he is over a bridge that is over water, so he falls into the water and the fire goes out.
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On December 06 2010 08:15 Trion wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 08:03 Thoreezhea wrote:@ Tymera really, don't do something where you have to go to the beginning of it to figure it out. damnit I was beaten by two people Here's a good one that I got. So a man named Jacque is very determined to kill himself, he swallows poison, ties a noose around his neck and that to a tree, he sets himself on fire, then prepares to pull the trigger of a loaded gun he is holding up to his head. When he finally does jump of the rock he is standing on and pulls the trigger, He does not die. Why? Answer + Show Spoiler + I'm not sure if this is right, but it sounds reasonable + Show Spoiler + The noose around his neck chokes him and keeps the poison from entering his stomach, the fire burns through the rope, the makes puts him in to much pain or somehow inhibits him to correctly pulling the trigger. Since you did not specify where this was I can assume he is over a bridge that is over water, so he falls into the water and the fire goes out.
+ Show Spoiler + Since it says he does pull the trigger, I guess you should say the gun is empty
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What part of a woman's attire most stokes a man's desire?
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As I said the gun is loaded.
and we can also assume that he didn't swallow the poison instantly before jumping. Wtf?
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On December 06 2010 08:15 Trion wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 08:03 Thoreezhea wrote:@ Tymera really, don't do something where you have to go to the beginning of it to figure it out. damnit I was beaten by two people Here's a good one that I got. So a man named Jacque is very determined to kill himself, he swallows poison, ties a noose around his neck and that to a tree, he sets himself on fire, then prepares to pull the trigger of a loaded gun he is holding up to his head. When he finally does jump of the rock he is standing on and pulls the trigger, He does not die. Why? Answer + Show Spoiler + I'm not sure if this is right, but it sounds reasonable + Show Spoiler + The noose around his neck chokes him and keeps the poison from entering his stomach, the fire burns through the rope, the makes puts him in to much pain or somehow inhibits him to correctly pulling the trigger. Since you did not specify where this was I can assume he is over a bridge that is over water, so he falls into the water and the fire goes out.
+ Show Spoiler +Thor messed up the order and the wording, but that's the answer.
The man put vial of poison in one hand, other hand a loaded gun, then stood on a stool and put on the noose. He drinks the poison, then kicks the spool and shoots. When he shoots where his head should be, him falling hits the noose, and he falls off and spits out the poison. Or some variation.
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On December 06 2010 08:00 infinitestory wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:58 Mobius wrote:On December 06 2010 07:56 infinitestory wrote:On December 06 2010 07:48 Mobius wrote:ive read the first 2 pages about the 3 hats + Show Spoiler +and im pretty sure they're all wrong.. If C could see A&B's hats, then yea he would know he is wearing a black hat.. But he doesnt know they're both wearing white hats + Show Spoiler + A can see both B & C. A would obviously know his hat is black if B and C both had white hats. A doesn't know his hat color. B and C cannot both have white hats. B can see C. B has made the above deductions. B would know his hat is black if C had a white hat, because B and C do not both have white hats. B doesn't know his hat color. C must have a black hat. C has made the above deductions. C answers correctly that he has a black hat.
+ Show Spoiler +but B & C can both have black hats + Show Spoiler + in which case C's hat is still black
Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:59 TymerA wrote: You've been arrested for murder. However, the goverment decided to send you to a sadistic tv game-show. During the show the power suddenly goes down. You try to escape, but accidently end up in the game-show's arena and you are standing in front of 4 doors.
Going trough door 1, you will end up in a open room with Mustard gas. Your head, arms and legs are not covered by clothing.
Going trough door 2 you will have to go trough water with a electric current going trough it because of a electric cable lying in the water at the far end of the room.
Going trough door 3 you will have to fight a group of very agressive bears. You can't fool them.
At the end of each room there is a door. If you make it to the door, your life will be spared.
What door should you go trough?
+ Show Spoiler + I GET IT! ahah i feel really stupid now :'(
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On December 06 2010 07:45 DumEN wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 07:40 Trion wrote:On December 06 2010 07:36 DumEN wrote:On December 06 2010 07:23 ixi.genocide wrote: The 3 princess question is unsolvable if there isn't a pattern to the middle daughters lying habits. If there was a pattern to it you could solve but there isn't (as far as the question has been stated). The awesome thing about the riddle is that even for veteran problemsolvers, it seems unsolvable, even though it is, without any stupd gimick. Well then please give the answer before my head explodes! Answer: + Show Spoiler +Really? You don't want to figure it out yourself? + Show Spoiler +Let's name the daughters A, B, and C. The question is: + Show Spoiler +[Asked to daughter A] "Is daugther B younger than daughter C?" To avoid choosing the middle daughter, always marry the one that is indicated to be younger. + Show Spoiler +since when do the daughters know who is who? it was stated that its impossible to tell them apart so you can't even ask this question =/
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On December 06 2010 08:21 Thoreezhea wrote: Wrong again blisse. The answer is different.
I will post the answer when we get to..... say 12 pages and no one has figured it out.
+ Show Spoiler +? Look again thanks. "Swallow seawater and vomits out the poison" doesn't count...
and where does the 'again' come from?
So let's see again... Swallow poison, bullet cuts rope, falls off cliff, into sea, swallows seawater, vomits out poison, puts out fire...
At below, read again...
+ Show Spoiler +The noose cut off circulation, fall off and impact makes you spit out what's in the mouth, I didn't say vomit... the doesn't count is because you don't mention water in the riddle, just a rock. Rock =\= water?
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On December 06 2010 08:22 Blisse wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2010 08:21 Thoreezhea wrote: Wrong again blisse. The answer is different.
I will post the answer when we get to..... say 12 pages and no one has figured it out. + Show Spoiler +? Look again thanks. "Swallow seawater and vomits out the poison" doesn't count...
and where does the 'again' come from?
again cuz some other person tried.
that doesn't count? huh. like he choked and vomited it up is more logical.
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