OK, this is work in progress
If Intelligensia had a white dot, then the other two would know they had red dots, because all three had seen a red dot. (so at least two dots had to be red) As they didn't know, Intellegensia's had to be red.
Does that make sense?
Actually, I just re-read what I wrote late last night, and it is really, really a mess. In particular, Intelligentsia's hypothetical behavior in the middle portion makes no sense. And near the end, where I say "ambiguous", I was just trying to convey the "As they didn't know" phrase that Mick uses in his solution.
Last edited by billl; 04-13-2011 at 10:02 AM.
Can we go back to sheep and farmers? At least I got that one.
I still think my answer in post 728 has something to it: Intelligentsia would have raised her hand (immediately) if she had seen that the other women had one white and one red dot between them. Since the woman with a red dot had acknowledged seeing red, that would mean that Intelligentsia would have to have a red dot as well.
The thing that threw me off was my misreading of the problem. It specifically states that all three have red dots. (I'm wondering if there might be a series of "Dotted Head" puzzles, with slight variations like this...)
I think we are all free to come up with one now, but I might take a day or two, unless I luckily stumble upon one quickly. I will keep your preference in mind, though.Originally Posted by jajdude
But then they would all know what dot they had - I think.
Good point (I love this kind of puzzle). Still, Intelligentsia would get the win (first lowered hand?) because of her noted mental superiority.
(I think the one woman with a white dot wouldn't know *at first*, but the other red dot woman would know, same as Intelligentsia. Of course, after judging both of the red dot women's reactions, I guess the white-dotted woman could deduce her own white dot, much the same as Intelligentsia deduces her red dot in the original puzzle based on the reaction of the others... That's the interesting twist with some of these angles--it depends on judging the reactions of the others).
Last edited by billl; 04-13-2011 at 03:54 PM.
Ok, time for a quickie.
I remember an interview given by Muhammud Ali before the "Rumble in the Jungle" fight. He said something along the lines of :- "Why I'm so fast, when I turn out the light by the bedroom door, I can be across the room and into bed before it goes dark." Typical Ali boastfull humour I thought. But then I realized he could actually do it.
How.
Last edited by prendrelemick; 04-16-2011 at 03:37 AM.
Luminous wallpaper.
Or, with a big fight scheduled for the following day, he gets a really early night.
Last edited by MarkBastable; 04-16-2011 at 09:00 AM.
Yes, one of those answers is right.
For jajdude...
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/wmg/Sheep.html
Last edited by prendrelemick; 04-16-2011 at 04:17 PM.
baad joke
12-26-21-15 29-18-25-26-15 15-26-14-19-17-25-26 16-19-36-23-13-14 12-18-36-23-19-12 _-_-_-_-_-_?
Last edited by MarkBastable; 04-17-2011 at 11:40 AM.
35-14-13-21-28-22
He goes to bed before the sun goes down.
Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb
I thought that would take longer. Have we used that code before?
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