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12-23-2004, 12:36 PM
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Silver Dragon
   Join Date: July 29, 2003
Location: Shrewsbury, England
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Many years ago in a land far away was a King who had just the single beautiful daughter. The succession of his country would pass to her husband. When she got to an age to be married he issued a proclamation (designed to find a worthy intelligent Prince). Each year any suitors could present themselves to solve a problem he would set. The rules were simple, if the puzzle were solved the successful candidate would marry the Princess the next day and eventually inherit the Kingdom and live happily ever after. Those who failed would be executed (this rule reduced the number of volunteers).
One year there were 3 suitors. The King thought for a minute and then asked for 3 red discs and 2 yellow discs to be produced. He explained to the suitors that the rules were that each would have one of these discs placed on his back and would then go into a room with no mirrors. They would each show the other two the disc on his back and make no attempt to look at the disc on his own back. The first one who left the room knowing of the colour of disc he was wearing (and could explain how he knew) would wed the Princess. After 5 minutes one suitor emerged and told the King the colour of his disc. "And how do you know?" asked the King. The suitor explained and the King was satisfied with the explanation. The suitor and the Princess were married the next day and lived happily ever after. Incidentally the other 2 suitors had red discs. Explain this! [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] |
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12-23-2004, 12:46 PM
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40th Level Warrior
 Join Date: October 29, 2001
Location: Western Wilds of Michigan
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Easily PMd to you...
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12-23-2004, 01:02 PM
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Symbol of Cyric
 Join Date: September 20, 2004
Location: Maine, feel sorry for me
Age: 34
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PMed it. Probably got it wrong, but that's the way i would have done it
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12-23-2004, 04:13 PM
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John Locke
 Join Date: February 7, 2002
Location: Edmonton, Canada
Age: 36
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These stupid puzzles are going to explode my brain... can you gimme a hint?
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12-23-2004, 04:51 PM
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Takhisis Follower
 Join Date: January 7, 2001
Location: Mandurah, West Australia
Age: 61
Posts: 5,073
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What happened to puzzle 8?
And this is an oldie I have heard before, so I am now 5 of 8.
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