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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 17:33:10 GMT -5
UGH, there was one similar to this that me teacher asked before... *thinks* If we try, "Which one of you is the liar?" then the one who tells the truth would say the other guy, and the guy who was lying would say the other guy O.O OH!! This was it! "If you were the other guy, which way would you lead me to?" The one who tells the truth would point to the one that leads to death, while the other O.O wait a min, that doesn't work! The other guy would choose the correct way, but the truthful guy would... NO WAIT!! I GOT IT!! "If you were the other guy, which way would you lead me to"-- The truthful guy would lead you to the wrong place, and the liar would lie about it, so if he didn't lie, but he was the liar, he would bring you to the right one, but since he's a liar he would lead you to the wrong one too!! Right, so just go through the door that none of them chooses.  Not necessarily. They can lead you any way they want. Ask the liar which is good, he'll say the bad. Ask him which is bad, he'll say the good. He doesn't always lead you to one particular one. Right? I am soo confused...  |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 18:06:10 GMT -5
you ask one of the guys "which door will the other guy say is the death door?" if the guy is a lier he will say that the other guy will point him to the "death door" if he tells the truth he will say the other guy will point him to the "death door" choose the other door. easy peasy lemon squeasy You got it a bit mixed up. If you say the "death door" they'll point you to the good door and if you say the good door they'll point you to the death door and you take the opposite one. But you got the concept. . . |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 18:12:24 GMT -5
No, look Luna, it's very simple.
Say you go to the liar. You say "If I were to ask that guy over there which is the right door, what would he say?" The liar thinks. He knows that his counterpart would tell you the truth and point you to the right door. So, in order to tell a lie, he points you to the wrong door.
Now let's say you ask the truthful person the same question. The truthful person thinks. He knows that his counterpart is a liar, and so he would point you to the wrong door. True to his nature, the truthteller points you to the wrong door, because that is what the liar would do which is what you are asking him.
So whether you ask it to the liar or the truthteller, asking "What would the other person tell me is the right door?" will get a response that will show you which the wrong door. Since there are only two doors, you automaticly know which one is the right one.
Understand now?
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 18:15:40 GMT -5
Oh! Yeah! I get it now. I'm really bad at riddles like this.
Thanks! ;D
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Post by Lappi on Dec 28, 2002 18:25:59 GMT -5
See, I told you I confused more people!  |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 18:46:43 GMT -5
E1(classification: logic): In front of you there are three light switches. They go to three seperate light bulbs in a room that is not visible from where you are. Your challenge is to determine which light switch goes to which light bulb without looking at the room with the lights more than once. How will you do it?
E2 (classification: checking your assumptions): There is a normal, empty, straight two-way pipe lying on the ground. One perfectly healthy cat peeks into one end, and another perfectly heathy cat peeks into the other. Although there is plenty of light and nothing is obstructing their veiw, they do NOT see eachother. Why?
E3 (classification: checking assumptions): A man sits on an island in the middle of a large, deep lake. The island is completely empty of materials and there is no boat or bridge. The man can not swim and, because the island is empty, cannot make anything to help get him accross. Eventually, he makes it safely to shore without any help, alive, and under his own power. How does he do it?
E4 (classification: abstract thinking (HARD)): A DJ walks to his car with a satisfied smile on his face. He gets in and begins his drive back to work. He turns on the radio to some music. Suddenly, he stops the car, pulls over, and kills himself. Why?
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Post by Patjade on Dec 28, 2002 18:54:08 GMT -5
E2 (classification: checking your assumptions): There is a normal, empty, straight two-way pipe lying on the ground. One perfectly healthy cat peeks into one end, and another perfectly heathy cat peeks into the other. Although there is plenty of light and nothing is obstructing their veiw, they do NOT see eachother. Why? Because each cat's head is blocking the light from entering the pipe, since the light is behind them. |
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Post by Patjade on Dec 28, 2002 18:57:53 GMT -5
you got the first one right XD *smashie* you got the second one wrong XP *squishie* I was being a smartass. You don't bury survivors. |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 19:28:05 GMT -5
Because each cat's head is blocking the light from entering the pipe, since the light is behind them. No, actually that's incorrect. Good one, though. Originally, the riddle involved a pie tin that the cats looked over, but I found pie tins made the people I was quizing a bit confused on certain points.  Oh, and I deeply, DEEPLY resent the thing about lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He represents the state in environmental issues. I can't stand lawyer jokes. |
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Post by peachifruit on Dec 28, 2002 20:13:06 GMT -5
Here are some more:
- A cowboy rides into a town on Friday. Exactly three days later he leaves the town on Saturday. How is this possible? Medium
- A woman works at the 11th floor of a tall apartment building. One day, while at the window, she falls asleep. Well, since she's sitting at the window and falls asleep with her head on the glass, the window creaks open and she falls through! But don't feel sorry for her--she makes it to the ground unharmed! Now, how does she do that? {No, she didn't have a parachute. No, she wasn't on the bottom floor.} A Bit Hard
- There is an all-green one-story house. The plates are green, the carpets are green, the mirrors are green. What color is the upstairs bathroom? Easy Peasy!
- Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world? Very Easy
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 20:17:43 GMT -5
Here are some more: - A cowboy rides into a town on Friday. Exactly three days later he leaves the town on Saturday. How is this possible? Medium- A woman works at the 11th floor of a tall apartment building. One day, while at the window, she falls asleep. Well, since she's sitting at the window and falls asleep with her head on the glass, the window creaks open and she falls through! But don't feel sorry for her--she makes it to the ground unharmed! Now, how does she do that? {No, she didn't have a parachute. No, she wasn't on the bottom floor.} A Bit Hard- There is an all-green one-story house. The plates are green, the carpets are green, the mirrors are green. What color is the upstairs bathroom? Easy Peasy!- Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world? Very EasyUm. . . he rode on a horse named Friday?  I don't know. . . There was something breaking her fall, I suppose Ha! There is no upstairs bathroom because it's a one-story house! Mount Everest! Just because humans don't know about something doesn't mean that it doesn't exist! |
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Post by peachifruit on Dec 28, 2002 20:20:01 GMT -5
Um. . . he rode on a horse named Friday? I don't know. . . There was something breaking her fall, I suppose Ha! There is no upstairs bathroom because it's a one-story house! Mount Everest! Just because humans don't know about something doesn't mean that it doesn't exist! - You're right! The horse's name was Friday! - Nah, nothing breaking her fall. Think about what her job was. - You're right again! I told you it was easy. - And you're right again. It was still the tallest, even if people didn't know it was there. |
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 20:21:41 GMT -5
Here are some more: - A cowboy rides into a town on Friday. Exactly three days later he leaves the town on Saturday. How is this possible? Medium- A woman works at the 11th floor of a tall apartment building. One day, while at the window, she falls asleep. Well, since she's sitting at the window and falls asleep with her head on the glass, the window creaks open and she falls through! But don't feel sorry for her--she makes it to the ground unharmed! Now, how does she do that? {No, she didn't have a parachute. No, she wasn't on the bottom floor.} A Bit Hard- There is an all-green one-story house. The plates are green, the carpets are green, the mirrors are green. What color is the upstairs bathroom? Easy Peasy!- Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world? Very EasyWell, for the bathroom one, there isn't an upstairs bathroom! |
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Post by sollunaestrella on Dec 28, 2002 20:22:54 GMT -5
Oops...someone answered before me and I just didn't check...
Oh, well! I got at least one of them right on my own! ;D
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Post by aachewwthree on Dec 28, 2002 20:24:49 GMT -5
For every riddle here......I'll save you the trouble...I DON'T KNOW!!! I never was good at riddles  |
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I don't know. . .