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Post by Ruinaru on Feb 27, 2007 0:33:34 GMT -5
The One Ring to rule them all.
Your boat has been tossed ashore in a mighty storm, and it is in severe disrepair. You find yourself stranded on an island in the middle of the ocean. You neither know how, nor have the resources to fix your boat. You wander into the jungle to search for food. You come across a path through the tangle of trees and brush. As you follow this path you come to a fork in the road. There is a man standing at the fork. You remember reading something about this island. Two tribes live on it. One tribe is cannibalistic and will kill you if you wander into their camp. The other tribe is kind, and will help you find a way back to your home.
The cannibal tribe can only lie, whereas the benevolent tribe can only tell the truth. You only have the strength left to ask one question. What question can you ask to know which way the kind tribe lives?
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Post by Miguel on Feb 27, 2007 16:30:40 GMT -5
Ask him to show him which way to the tribe that is friendly to strangers. And form now on, you only post your answer, then wait for the person who came up with it to verify.
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Post by Tony on Feb 27, 2007 16:42:51 GMT -5
Ask him to show him which way to the tribe that is friendly to strangers. That wouldn't work, If he is from the cannibal tribe he would lie and point you to your death. What you need to do is ask him to show the way to his tribe.
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Post by Ruinaru on Feb 27, 2007 21:42:04 GMT -5
Tony is correct! Miguel, you lose 1000 points.
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Post by Goku Goku Gadget Saiyan on Feb 27, 2007 22:12:51 GMT -5
It uses every digit from 0 to 9 once. Wrong, it does use every digit once, but it uses them all in alphabetical order.What is wrong with this statement: This sentence is a lie.
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Post by Miguel on Feb 28, 2007 15:50:42 GMT -5
Nothing. And TRM, thanks fro putting forth an example of my reasoning for the new rule.
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Post by Ruinaru on Feb 28, 2007 17:39:53 GMT -5
But technically I was right, I just didn't delve deep enough into the riddle.
And the thing that's wrong with that statement is that it's a paradox. If the statement is a lie, then that means you're telling the truth when you say it's a lie. But since you are saying it's a lie, it can't be true. Therefore, the statement is an endless contradiction of itself.
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Post by Model O MkII "DARK ELF!!" on Feb 28, 2007 20:06:43 GMT -5
...No riddle...
so Here: Buckets, barrels, baskets, cans; What must you fill with empty hands?
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Post by Ruinaru on Feb 28, 2007 20:57:29 GMT -5
Supposed to wait for confirmation before posting new riddle.
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Post by Miguel on Mar 2, 2007 10:41:03 GMT -5
Ruinaru's right. *model's point count drops to minus fifty*
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