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Posted by Grrrrr on Aug-25-2005 01:33:

Ok i'll try again with the help from MS paint

The problem:

quote:
Three intelligent professors are called into a room. They are each given a mark on their foreheads that is either red or blue. They are then told that at least two of them have a red mark on their forehead. Then they are asked to guess what color the mark on their head is.

Several minutes passed, and no one answered. Then, one professor stood up and revealed the answer. He was correct.

What did he say and why?

The solution:

Ok the picture shows every possible combination of colours. There is never more than 1 blue because there has to be a minimum of 2 reds.

If combination1 occurs
2&3 will both be able to see a blue spot, so they realise very quickly that thier own colour must be red (for there to be at least 2 reds in total) and stand up declaring their own colour to be red

If combination2 occurs
1&3 will both be able to see a blue spot, so they realise very quickly that thier own colour must be red (for there to be at least 2 reds in total) and stand up declaring their own colour to be red

If combination3 occurs
1&2 will both be able to see a blue spot, so they realise very quickly that thier own colour must be red (for there to be at least 2 reds in total) and stand up declaring their own colour to be red

Since no one stands up very quickly declaring their own colour, one particularly clever chap realises that combination 4 must have occured and as such stands up confidently knowing his own colour is red

Now i'm sure that made sense

Posted by Sunsnail on Aug-25-2005 01:38:

it did actually

Posted by Mebot on Aug-25-2005 02:02:

hahaha thats awesome, i was just being stupid when i said that...

but hey it worked so good job!

Posted by Nabistai on Aug-25-2005 02:02:

Draw the cake!

Posted by Sunsnail on Aug-25-2005 02:05:

ok looking at the cake from above

you cut it twice... the cut lines make an X

then, looking from the side, you cut straight across, making two layers of 4 slices

Posted by Grrrrr on Aug-25-2005 11:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Nabistai
Draw the cake!

red, blue and green are the 3 cuts you make. Sunsnail described it about as well as you can do

Posted by Subey on Aug-25-2005 13:06:

I am so very pleased that is can be easier to express things visually than verbally.

Posted by Nabistai on Aug-25-2005 13:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Grrrrr

red, blue and green are the 3 cuts you make. Sunsnail described it about as well as you can do

Aaaaaah

You can't imagine how stupid I feel now

Posted by Thierry on Aug-25-2005 14:51:

Ahhh gotcha. I knew what you meant, but your first explanation was a bit confusing.

Posted by AirPole on Sep-01-2005 09:48:

Cool but difficult Game

Curious to see how far you can get...

GodTower

Good luck

Posted by stren on Sep-01-2005 14:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Spacey Orange
took me 1.7 seconds.

slive is in the middle across horizontally .
then on the top in a cross shape. 8 slices

+1

Posted by {b.s.e.} on Sep-01-2005 14:20:

quote:
Originally posted by AirPole
Curious to see how far you can get...

GodTower

Good luck

heh, found under rules and tips:

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this should be easy.

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 17:58:

i dont have a fucking clue

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 18:12:

ok i made it past lvl 1 and lvl 2. im stuck on lvl 3

give me a hint or i'll eat ur first born chield

Posted by bas on Sep-01-2005 18:17:

i can't even do lvl 1

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 18:18:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_bas
i can't even do lvl 1

hint: use a mirror

Posted by bas on Sep-01-2005 18:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Mebot
hint: use a mirror

yeah that hint was useless...i didn't know what it was asking. but i got it now...lvl 5 brb

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 18:27:

im still on lvl3. i dont get it, well i kinda do but im lost.

Posted by bas on Sep-01-2005 18:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Mebot
im still on lvl3. i dont get it, well i kinda do but im lost.

jay kay...on lvl 3 its weird

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 18:45:

i have to go to class now, i'll figure this out later.

Posted by Protege on Sep-01-2005 20:04:

Re: Cool but difficult Game

quote:
Originally posted by AirPole
Curious to see how far you can get...

GodTower

Good luck

Good god I'm a retard. I have no idea what to do.

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 23:39:

Re: Re: Cool but difficult Game

quote:
Originally posted by Protege
Good god I'm a retard. I have no idea what to do.

what level are you on? i'm still on 3. Help me

Posted by bas on Sep-01-2005 23:44:

Re: Re: Re: Cool but difficult Game

quote:
Originally posted by Mebot
what level are you on? i'm still on 3. Help me

same did you click the little arrow at the top of the page? it changes pictures...maybe that'll help

Posted by Mebot on Sep-01-2005 23:55:

Re: Re: Re: Re: Cool but difficult Game

quote:
Originally posted by dj_bas
same did you click the little arrow at the top of the page? it changes pictures...maybe that'll help

yeah but that doesnt tell me shit except that its 700 in 1898 and 700 in 1998

i dunno

Posted by bas on Sep-02-2005 00:58:

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cool but difficult Game

quote:
Originally posted by Mebot
yeah but that doesnt tell me shit except that its 700 in 1898 and 700 in 1998

i dunno

i know its gfay

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