Silliness Quiz - Page 79

Mortis · 02-15-2011, 02:29 PM

You ask either robot what door the other robot will tell you to take, then you take the opposite door to the one he told you to take.

The truth telling robot will tell you the door the other robot would tell you, so it is the wrong door. The robot that tells a lie would tell you the opposite door that the truthful robot would tell you, so both will give you the wrong door, take the other.

SolRaven · 02-15-2011, 02:35 PM

Ask either robot what color the sky is.

SolRaven · 02-15-2011, 04:07 PM

Oh, I misread. The wouldn't work either. Hmm... I think Mortis may have it.

dsvick · 02-15-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

You ask either robot what door the other robot will tell you to take, then you take the opposite door to the one he told you to take.

The truth telling robot will tell you the door the other robot would tell you, so it is the wrong door. The robot that tells a lie would tell you the opposite door that the truthful robot would tell you, so both will give you the wrong door, take the other.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SolRaven

Oh, I misread. The wouldn't work either. Hmm... I think Mortis may have it.

Yep, he certainly does! Good job Mortis, your turn now.....

Mortis · 02-15-2011, 04:28 PM

This is an ancient puzzle. The oldest known example was found in Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes, which dates to the late ninth century.

You are a farmer taking a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain to market and you come across a river. The only way across the river is by a small boat, which can only hold at most you and one of the three items. Left unsupervised, the chicken will eat the grain or the fox will eat the chicken (however, the fox won't try to eat the grain, nor will the fox or the chicken wander off). What's the quickest way to get everything across the river?

dsvick · 02-15-2011, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mortis

This is an ancient puzzle. The oldest known example was found in Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes, which dates to the late ninth century.

You are a farmer taking a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain to market and you come across a river. The only way across the river is by a small boat, which can only hold at most you and one of the three items. Left unsupervised, the chicken will eat the grain or the fox will eat the chicken (however, the fox won't try to eat the grain, nor will the fox or the chicken wander off). What's the quickest way to get everything across the river?

I know this one so I'll leave it to someone else to ponder for a while, in meantime though, my best time saving answer would, of course, have to be....
Trebuchet!!

Mortis · 02-15-2011, 04:32 PM

Awesome answer, yet not the one we were looking for, more fun I'm sure

Latinandgreek · 02-15-2011, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsvick

I know this one so I'll leave it to someone else to ponder for a while, in meantime though, my best time saving answer would, of course, have to be....
Trebuchet!!

Actually, I think that might work

Mortis · 02-15-2011, 04:56 PM

A lady that knows what a trebuchet is, are you married? :P

Latinandgreek · 02-15-2011, 04:57 PM

Take the chicken across, then go back, bring the fox across, but bring the chicken back to the starting point and then take the grain across to where the fox is. Then go back for the chicken. Or you could just skip all that and trebuchet them across. (Can trebuchet be used as a verb?)

Yes, but be careful, my husband might trebuchet you

Mortis · 02-15-2011, 05:12 PM

The Lady has it, and yes in this case Trebuchet can be used as a verb

Latinandgreek · 02-15-2011, 05:19 PM

A father and son are having a conversation. The father turns to the son and says:

"You know son, there was a time when your old man was twice the age of your mother. Of course, the next year I was only 1 1/2 times her age, but still, that's pretty amazing, eh?" If the father is 44, how old is the mother?

Karma to anyone who can tell me where I got that specific riddle from

SolRaven · 02-15-2011, 06:14 PM

I don't know where you got it but the mother is 43.

Latinandgreek · 02-15-2011, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SolRaven

I don't know where you got it but the mother is 43.

Correct! You are now the quizmaster!

Or rather, quizmistress (?)

SolRaven · 02-15-2011, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Correct! You are now the quizmaster!

Or rather, quizmistress (?)

Yeah... mistress. I like that.

A wealthy man's son was kidnapped.

The ransom note told him to bring a valuable diamond to a phone booth in the middle of a public park.

Plain clothes police officers surrounded the park, intending to follow the criminal or his messenger.

The wealthy man arrived at the phone booth and followed instructions but the police were powerless to prevent the diamond from leaving the park and reaching the crafty villain.

How did the kidnapper get away with the valuable diamond?

02-15-2011, 04:07 PM	#1173
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	Oh, I misread. The wouldn't work either. Hmm... I think Mortis may have it. Last edited by SolRaven; 02-15-2011 at 04:10 PM.

02-15-2011, 04:57 PM	#1180
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Take the chicken across, then go back, bring the fox across, but bring the chicken back to the starting point and then take the grain across to where the fox is. Then go back for the chicken. Or you could just skip all that and trebuchet them across. (Can trebuchet be used as a verb?) Yes, but be careful, my husband might trebuchet you Last edited by Latinandgreek; 02-15-2011 at 04:59 PM.

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02-15-2011, 02:29 PM	#1171
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	You ask either robot what door the other robot will tell you to take, then you take the opposite door to the one he told you to take. The truth telling robot will tell you the door the other robot would tell you, so it is the wrong door. The robot that tells a lie would tell you the opposite door that the truthful robot would tell you, so both will give you the wrong door, take the other.

02-15-2011, 02:35 PM	#1172
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	Ask either robot what color the sky is.

02-15-2011, 04:28 PM	#1175
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	This is an ancient puzzle. The oldest known example was found in Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes, which dates to the late ninth century. You are a farmer taking a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain to market and you come across a river. The only way across the river is by a small boat, which can only hold at most you and one of the three items. Left unsupervised, the chicken will eat the grain or the fox will eat the chicken (however, the fox won't try to eat the grain, nor will the fox or the chicken wander off). What's the quickest way to get everything across the river?

02-15-2011, 04:32 PM	#1177
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	Awesome answer, yet not the one we were looking for, more fun I'm sure

02-15-2011, 04:56 PM	#1179
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	A lady that knows what a trebuchet is, are you married? :P

02-15-2011, 05:12 PM	#1181
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	The Lady has it, and yes in this case Trebuchet can be used as a verb

02-15-2011, 05:19 PM	#1182
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	A father and son are having a conversation. The father turns to the son and says: "You know son, there was a time when your old man was twice the age of your mother. Of course, the next year I was only 1 1/2 times her age, but still, that's pretty amazing, eh?" If the father is 44, how old is the mother? Karma to anyone who can tell me where I got that specific riddle from

02-15-2011, 06:14 PM	#1183
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	I don't know where you got it but the mother is 43.

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