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blah-blah-blah · 07-09-2006, 10:42 PM

i dont know the answer so dont ask me, just want to see any logical answers

A king was put in a room with two doors and two guards.
One guard will always lie, one guard will always tell the truth.
One door will lead to life, one will lead to death.
What is the one question that the king can ask that is guaranteed to him to the door that leads to life?

Hints: The king is allowed only one question. The king does not know which guard is which.

good luck to all

Secretion · 07-09-2006, 10:50 PM

uhhh...

blah-blah-blah · 07-09-2006, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Secretion

uhhh...

i feel ya

trill · 07-09-2006, 10:52 PM

was it worth a new thread?

omgodzilla · 07-09-2006, 10:53 PM

Ask the liar if he is lying about a certain door leading to death.

murderface · 07-09-2006, 10:54 PM

uhhhh...vtec?

E-DUBB · 07-09-2006, 10:55 PM

ask the guard to go through the door of death. i think

blah-blah-blah · 07-09-2006, 10:55 PM

yes its worth a new thread.

and we dont know who the liar is

Skinny Steve · 07-09-2006, 10:58 PM

Cant figure it out!

Carl EBJR · 07-09-2006, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by omgodzilla

Ask the liar if he is lying about a certain door leading to death.

He doesn't know which guard is which though.

Carl EBJR · 07-09-2006, 11:04 PM

BAM, Ask one of the guards to walk out one of the doors and if that guard lives then the king knows which one to walk into regardless if they are lying or not because the guard will be dead or alive.

Skinny Steve · 07-09-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl EBJR

BAM, Ask one of the guards to walk out one of the doors and if lives then the king knows which one to walk into regardless if they are lying or not because the guard will be dead or alive.

Makes sence I guess....

tien · 07-09-2006, 11:06 PM

does the question have to be directed towards only one guard or can it be the same question for both at once? directions don't specify that

Btec · 07-09-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl EBJR

BAM, Ask one of the guards to walk out one of the doors and if that guard lives then the king knows which one to walk into regardless if they are lying or not because the guard will be dead or alive.

but he can only ask questions, not order them.. i think. correct me if im wrong. i wanna know!!! lol

Carl EBJR · 07-09-2006, 11:08 PM

wouldn't a question not be an order though? "Could you please walk through door number one?" Not what a king would ask but i am stumped

tarantic · 07-09-2006, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl EBJR

BAM, Ask one of the guards to walk out one of the doors and if that guard lives then the king knows which one to walk into regardless if they are lying or not because the guard will be dead or alive.

Asking the guard to walk out door isn't asking him a question

Here's how it would have to be played out to live:

Iif you had to find out which of the guards was the truthful one and which was the liar, you would ask one "what would the other guard say if I asked him if you always tell the truth?" If the guard says no, you're clearly talking with the truthful one. thus, the question you need to ask one of them is "if I asked the guard next to you about which door leads to freedom, which one would he indicate?", you just choose the opposite door as to what he responds with. booya

the key to this riddle was that you can count on one guard to ALWAYS be telling the truth and one ALWAYS telling lies no matter what.

E-DUBB · 07-09-2006, 11:12 PM

^^^you smart fuck!!!

Carl EBJR · 07-09-2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tarantic

Asking the guard to walk out door isn't asking him a question

Here's how it would have to be played out to live:

Iif you had to find out which of the guards was the truthful one and which was the liar, you would ask one "what would the other guard say if I asked him if you always tell the truth?" If the guard says no, you're clearly talking with the truthful one. thus, the question you need to ask one of them is "if I asked the guard next to you about which door leads to freedom, which one would he indicate?", you just choose the opposite door as to what he responds with. booya

the key to this riddle was that you can count on one guard to ALWAYS be telling the truth and one ALWAYS telling lies no matter what.

Isn't that 2 questions though?

tien · 07-09-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by E-DUBB

^^^you smart fuck!!!

no that's 2 questions

tarantic · 07-09-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl EBJR

That's two question's though

no, you only ask the last question to one of the guards. I included the first question as a pretense to clarify my answer (the if/then solution. if this is true, then _____ is the answer)

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blah-blah-blah n00b Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: houston NW Posts: 68 Car: hoo-DOO iTrader: (0)	ok ok last and most difficult riddle(really) i dont know the answer so dont ask me, just want to see any logical answers A king was put in a room with two doors and two guards. One guard will always lie, one guard will always tell the truth. One door will lead to life, one will lead to death. What is the one question that the king can ask that is guaranteed to him to the door that leads to life? Hints: The king is allowed only one question. The king does not know which guard is which. good luck to all

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Carl EBJR Nowhaimsayin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 3,214 Car: 95 Integra SE iTrader: (25)	BAM, Ask one of the guards to walk out one of the doors and if that guard lives then the king knows which one to walk into regardless if they are lying or not because the guard will be dead or alive.

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tien advance garage Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: tx Posts: 12,704 Car: tl/accord iTrader: (117)	does the question have to be directed towards only one guard or can it be the same question for both at once? directions don't specify that

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Carl EBJR Nowhaimsayin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 3,214 Car: 95 Integra SE iTrader: (25)	wouldn't a question not be an order though? "Could you please walk through door number one?" Not what a king would ask but i am stumped

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E-DUBB hueston otherground. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: BDCHTX. Posts: 25,941 Car: been had nikes. iTrader: (4) Blog Entries: 1	^^^you smart fuck!!!