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    quizy type question thingy



    prisoner in cell with two doors and two wardens. One door to gas chamber and other to freedom. One warden is 100% liar and other is 100% truthteller.........MUST ALWAYS tell truth or must always tell a lie. Prisoner can only ask one question and one only to either of the wardens...through the answer he can work out the door to freedom. What is the question?


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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Are the wardens in front of... ie dedicated to a door!!!
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by Lazarus
    Are the wardens in front of... ie dedicated to a door!!!

    the question is in full..as i didn't make it up i can't answer

    cheers

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    i would ask one of the warders ... "If i asked the other warder which is the door to freedom, which door would he say?"

    Then go through the other one
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Go on then, put us out of our misery
    Noah had to leave the dinosaurs behind as they would've sunk the boat.

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Answer is on an esisode of Dr. Who circa mid 1980's (Tom Baker from memory). i would look it up, or give it some thought but cant be bothered in both cases.
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by slingblade
    Answer is on an esisode of Dr. Who circa mid 1980's (Tom Baker from memory). i would look it up, or give it some thought but cant be bothered in both cases.

    Quiet -adults talking

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Come on then, what's the answer, don't keep us in suspenders
    Noah had to leave the dinosaurs behind as they would've sunk the boat.

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    Quiet -adults talking
    Indeed. that will be why i remember the question posed from an episode of Dr who i saw when i was 9 years old. if your that stuck by this metaphysical conundrum then why not ask Mr O'Brien. i feel he is more than worthy of solving this in less than a second, after all his brain is so quick he has counted to infinity. twice.
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    you can ask a lot of questions...(if the wardens must say only the truth or only a lie)..very simple ones.. that has only one answer...like:

    1 + 1 is..?

    (and the liar say: i'm not really into mathmatics)
    "do not follow where the path may lead. go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" R.W.Emerson

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    LOL ..

    Yes you could ask a simple question like whats 1 + 2...

    Hopefully both the gaurds have speach impediment and can`t pronounce there 'th'`s ....

    So they would both shout 'FREE'


    So then you just walk out and head off down the pub to get drunk, cause a public nuisance, get into a fight and end back inside again.


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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    LOL.. to you too

    and because my birthday is coming i was thinking...instead of get drunk what else can i do..?!?!
    feel free to try a long hard day at work..maybe 12 hours..instead of 8(in the contract) and i must say that this time is of course..free of charge ?!?!
    "do not follow where the path may lead. go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" R.W.Emerson

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    Hey Slingblade.... i must have been half blind for the last couple of weeks, just figured out your avatar... well maybe figured out was the wrong description... fell over it would be better.... LOL
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    "Would you be lying if you told me this door is the one to freedom?" Let's say we are pointing at the left door and the right door is the one to freedom.

    The Truthteller would say "Yes."
    The Liar would say "Yes." That's too easy...

    Ok... I am pointing at the left door and the left door is the one to freedom... same question:

    The Truthteller would say "No."
    The Liar would say "No."

    Dang! It seemed so simple at first, but now I am wondering which one is Saddam and which one is Bush.

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    why should the liar tell the truth ? for the first question "yes" it's not a lie...the idea is that he always lie. and the same to the second question. it's half right and half a lie..he must be 100 % a liar.
    "do not follow where the path may lead. go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" R.W.Emerson

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Lazarus has already said the answer..

    "If I asked the _other_ guard, which door would he indicate
    leads to freedom?"

    Take the door _opposite_ to what's indicated!

    Regardless of whom you ask, they'll point to the wrong door.


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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by chillin out
    Lazarus has already said the answer..

    "If I asked the _other_ guard, which door would he indicate
    leads to freedom?"

    Take the door _opposite_ to what's indicated!

    Regardless of whom you ask, they'll point to the wrong door.


    Chillin
    By jove I think you may have cracked it old chap
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    I found it here....
    http://www.calpoly.edu/~mcarlton/riddles.html

    But no matter what question you ask, you will always be able to find it on the web. LOL


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    LOL .... didnt even think of looking for the answer, was far more fun to work one out...
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    why should the liar tell the truth ? for the first question "yes" it's not a lie...the idea is that he always lie. and the same to the second question. it's half right and half a lie..he must be 100 % a liar.
    Duh. Of course Cruzeiros! I didn't give it enough thought. Hopefully not many people read my answer! Fun question, though.

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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    those poor souls here who dislike me and hope to better me because I'm so out spoken about my greatness
    there is more than one then.
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by Lazarus
    Hey Slingblade.... i must have been half blind for the last couple of weeks, just figured out your avatar... well maybe figured out was the wrong description... fell over it would be better.... LOL

    I know. its good and you can buy the tee shirt, its on a link from ebaumsworld if i remember correctly.
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by Marc O'Brien
    Indeed. the internet is a very powerful tool for the purpose of seeking knowledge and fact. i typed "south african w.anker" into google and found 86,000 matches in less than 0.22 seconds.
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    Touche, ****w*t.
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by Marc O'Brien
    Indeed, **y**x***r.

    what does that mean? mine clearly says tiwkcuf {use a mirror} **y**x***r. not a clue.
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    Re: quizy type question thingy

    Quote Originally Posted by slingblade
    what does that mean? mine clearly says tiwkcuf {use a mirror} **y**x***r. not a clue.
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