Posers and Puzzles
09 Dec 16
16 Dec 16
Originally posted by lemon limePlease stow the comedy. I'm trying to get a straight answer from Andrew/Joe.
I would tell the 100 green eyed people...
"Okay you green-eyed dim-wits, listen up!
There are 100 of you, but only one nightwatchman. You outnumber him by a hundred to one.
Come on, think about it... do I need to spell it out for you?"
He only replies to the last post on the thread.
17 Dec 16
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Originally posted by BongalloJoe( Re: "One or more of you has green eyes." )
You need to say WHY that would work.
It works because everyone can see that everyone else has green eyes.
It's basically the same idea as when I told them to point to someone who doesn't have green eyes... it reveals (logically) the fact that they ALL have green eyes.
17 Dec 16
Originally posted by lemon limeBut what about yourself?
( Re: "One or more of you has green eyes." )
It works because everyone can see that everyone else has green eyes.
It's basically the same idea as when I told them to point to someone who doesn't have green eyes... it reveals (logically) the fact that they ALL have green eyes.
You wouldn't know what color YOUR OWN eyes were, you would only know other's eye color.
It would be the same for everybody if you take it to their perspective.
17 Dec 16
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Originally posted by BongalloJoeThat's why I would tell everyone to look at everyone else, and point at anyone they see whose eyes are not green. This includes me if I'm one of the green eyed people, I would be looked at as well as me looking at them.
But what about yourself?
You wouldn't know what color YOUR OWN eyes were, you would only know other's eye color.
It would be the same for everybody if you take it to their perspective.
If no one is pointing at me it means I have green eyes. If my eyes were blue or brown, then people who could see me would be pointing at me because my eyes were not green. But no one is pointing at me, so this is how I know my eyes are green.
And the same would be true from the perspective of anyone else in the group. It doesn't matter who you are... you could be anyone in that group because the same test applies to every individual person in the group. You can see that everyone else (the other 99 people) have green eyes, and If no one is pointing at you this is the proof that your own eyes are green.
17 Dec 16
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Originally posted by lemon limebut you can't communicate.
That's why I would tell everyone to look at everyone else, and point at anyone they see whose eyes are not green. This includes me if I'm one of the green eyed people, I would be looked at as well as me looking at them.
If no one is pointing at me it means I have green eyes. If my eyes were blue or brown, then people who could see me would be pointing ...[text shortened]... ave green eyes, and If no one is pointing at you this is the proof that your own eyes are green.
Pointing a finger at somebody counts as communicating.
And, mabye somebody wouldnt understand what everybody was doing, and mess it all up. There has to be a 100% certainty that everyone would get out.