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nero
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is it the british guy
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Sanguinarius
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NO anyone eles
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but u all will know the meaning horror if u cross me
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11-09-2009 12:32 |
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nero
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wait i'm confused now =[
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11-09-2009 12:42 |
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Originally posted by Sanguinarius
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How is that possible when u said they all own diifferent pets?
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11-09-2009 14:03 |
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Edited to exclude answer
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11-09-2009 14:53 |
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Meant to edit my post :S
Was gunna say tht u should use more obscure riddles. Such a famous riddle will be easy with google
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11-09-2009 14:59 |
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Sanguinarius
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If you can answer this without looking it up, (though i doubt the answer is online),
100 prisoners are imprisoned in solitary cells. Each cell is windowless and soundproof. There's a central living room with one light bulb; the bulb is initially off. No prisoner can see the light bulb from his or her own cell. Each day, the warden picks a prisoner equally at random, and that prisoner visits the central living room; at the end of the day the prisoner is returned to his cell. While in the living room, the prisoner can toggle the bulb if he or she wishes. Also, the prisoner has the option of asserting the claim that all 100 prisoners have been to the living room. If this assertion is false (that is, some prisoners still haven't been to the living room), all 100 prisoners will be shot for their stupidity. However, if it is indeed true, all prisoners are set free and inducted into MENSA, since the world can always use more smart people. Thus, the assertion should only be made if the prisoner is 100% certain of its validity.
Before this whole procedure begins, the prisoners are allowed to get together in the courtyard to discuss a plan. What is the optimal plan they can agree on, so that eventually, someone will make a correct assertion?
obscure a nuf aud?
i wont post a reply tell some one gets it and so far no one has
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This post has been edited 2 time(s), it was last edited by Sanguinarius: 11-09-2009 19:07.
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11-09-2009 15:16 |
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Raxis
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Originally posted by Sanguinarius
If you can answer this without looking it up, (though i doubt the answer is online),
100 prisoners are imprisoned in solitary cells. Each cell is windowless and soundproof. There's a central living room with one light bulb; the bulb is initially off. No prisoner can see the light bulb from his or her own cell. Each day, the warden picks a prisoner equally at random, and that prisoner visits the central living room; at the end of the day the prisoner is returned to his cell. While in the living room, the prisoner can toggle the bulb if he or she wishes. Also, the prisoner has the option of asserting the claim that all 100 prisoners have been to the living room. If this assertion is false (that is, some prisoners still haven't been to the living room), all 100 prisoners will be shot for their stupidity. However, if it is indeed true, all prisoners are set free and inducted into MENSA, since the world can always use more smart people. Thus, the assertion should only be made if the prisoner is 100% certain of its validity.
Before this whole procedure begins, the prisoners are allowed to get together in the courtyard to discuss a plan. What is the optimal plan they can agree on, so that eventually, someone will make a correct assertion? |
Right. One person counts.
Basically he is the only one to turn the light off. All others can turn it on.
The non-counters only turn it on once, the first time they enter the room. Should they enter a second time then they leave the light off. If the light is on when they enter then they leave it alone. However the one keeping count turns it off, and adds another one to his count. When he reaches ninety nine, excluding himself, he knows that he is the only one who has not been accounted for, and thus has 100% validity.
I think
EDIT: Looking over it, I'm not sure it's right. But I'm taking the answer for a similar riddle.
It's quite a tough one
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Raxis: 11-09-2009 16:29.
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11-09-2009 16:28 |
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Every time a prisoner turns it on the make note of it. If they have to turn it on more times they dont mark themselves down or mark x2, x3 etc...
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11-09-2009 17:43 |
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Nemazis
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Simplez.
First time you go in the room, you take a dump in the corner. If you go in again at any time, DON'T dump in the corner.
Whoever walks in and passes out is the 100th person.
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11-09-2009 18:47 |
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purenova
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only problem with what raxis said is that they don't know day and night. they can't keep count of the number of times it has been clicked.
this riddle is incredibly hard..prolly have a stupid answer like mark the walls or pee a dot on the corner lol.
but i think a true way of solving it would HAVE to include the prisonners leaving some kind of mark.
edit
so after some thinking and re reading of raxis solution
i think i understand
Step 1
everyone agrees one 1 person (extremely good at counting) to be the counter
Step 2
when a new person goes in, he or she turns the light on, if it was already on, leave it on.
Step 3
when the counter goes in, he or she turns it off. (This way, he/she is the only person who keeps counting and there are not other variables.)
Step 4, repeat process
Step 5, if he turns it off 99 times, he knows everyother person has been to the living room since he never turns it on.
but this seems so unreasonable. 1/100 chance the counter is choosen...last person to not turn on the light is 1/100
so the chances of just the last person and the counter is 1/10,000. not including all the other people. This would take at least 100,000 days....lol not worth it. i would just guess after 10 years or so...if i die oh well...
This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by purenova: 11-09-2009 19:31.
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Sanguinarius
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Originally posted by purenova
only problem with what raxis said is that they don't know day and night. they can't keep count of the number of times it has been clicked.
this riddle is incredibly hard..prolly have a stupid answer like mark the walls or pee a dot on the corner lol.
but i think a true way of solving it would HAVE to include the prisonners leaving some kind of mark. |
They don't NEED to know day and night. Only one of them is counting. And it relies on the actual light. You can see a lightbulb being on/off whenever |
read it again
(Each cell is windowless and soundproof)
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11-09-2009 19:30 |
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purenova
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like i said...pee a yellow stain on the white prison wall. 100 spots around the wall equals happy ending.
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11-09-2009 19:32 |
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OTNC
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2 hours and 4 pages of working out, and i have every single house/colour/nationality/pet/cigarette/drink in the correct spot
thanks for finding a creative way to waste time
wont post answer for spolier reasons, but can confirm for anyone in pm etc
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