Riddles!

[etech0]

Everyone agrees that the first person to enter moves it to 1:00

[yitzgar]

Everyone agrees that the first person to enter moves it to 1:00

But what if the clock started at 1:00? The first one will think he is second

[Shaya E]

What if the clock started on 1:07? No one knows if he is first or not

Doesn't matter. As long as any prisoner sees it 21 minutes layer than he previously saw it, he knows 21 men went once. Every time someone goes more than once he only moves the hour.

[yuneeq]

What if the clock started on 1:07? No one knows if he is first or not

In that case, the answer is you continue at whatever time you see and add 1. You can run through the cycle 2x and the second time around make the guess when the time hits xx:28.

[Yo ssi]

Nice, now the question is how to answer the riddle when there's 3 hat colors.

(The same exact riddle with 3 hat colors totally put on at random)

[Joeymc]

There are 21 prisoners, the guards announce the following.

They will randomly select a prisoner, and bring him into a room.

This will repeat indefinitely, until one prisoner will declare that all of the prisoners have been in the room at least once.

If this is true they are released, if not they are executed.

What do the prisoners do?

I'll change it up a little.

Instead of a clock, say there are 2 light switches in the room.

The light switches are not connected to anything and can either be in the off position or the on position.

Each time a prisoner is brought in he must flip one switch. He can do nothing else.

The prisoners do not know the starting position of the switches and they have no way of knowing which order or how many times they will be brought in to the room.

[Yo ssi]

I'll change it up a little.

Instead of a clock, say there are 2 light switches in the room.

The light switches are not connected to anything and can either be in the off position or the on position.

Each time a prisoner is brought in he must flip one switch. He can do nothing else.

The prisoners do not know the starting position of the switches and they have no way of knowing which order or how many times they will be brought in to the room.

Should I spoil it?

[YitzyS]

I couldn’t resist so I Googled it. #ImACheater

[Shaya E]

Should I spoil it?

No!
#ImNotACheater

[Kobe Bryant]

I couldn’t resist so I Googled it. #ImACheater

Dumb down version of “ 100 Prisoners and A light Bulb”

[Definitions]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_the_Court

The Paradox of the Court, also known as the counterdilemma of Euathlus or Protagoras' paradox, is a paradox originating in ancient Greece. It is said that the famous sophist Protagoras took on a promising pupil, Euathlus, on the understanding that the student pay Protagoras for his instruction after he wins his first court case. After instruction, Euathlus decided to not enter the profession of law, but to enter politics instead, and Protagoras decided to sue Euathlus for the amount owed.[1]

Protagoras argued that if he won the case, he would be paid his money. If Euathlus won the case, Protagoras would still be paid according to the original contract, because Euathlus would have won his first case. Euathlus, however, claimed that if he won, then by the court's decision he would not have to pay Protagoras. If, on the other hand, Protagoras won, then Euathlus would still not have won a case and would therefore not be obliged to pay. The question is then, which of the two men is in the right?

Not really a riddle.

 I think the student is right not because of his claim but due to the case not being a case to begin with.

[yuneeq]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_the_Court
Not really a riddle.

 I think the student is right not because of his claim but due to the case not being a case to begin with.

There are a couple likely outcomes not considered. Case being dismissed is not a “win”. Case being settled.

[Definitions]

There are a couple likely outcomes not considered. Case being dismissed is not a “win”. Case being settled.

You're saying the same thing as me?

[Randomex]

What is the meaning of my current signature?

[YitzyS]

What is the meaning of my current signature?

Was wondering the same

[Euclid]

What is the meaning of my current signature?

https://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/learn-read-ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs

[Randomex]

Reposting (since there was no response the first time):

Note: The green "?" represents the main thing to be guessed while other-colored "!"s denote sub-ideas. Cubes represent details.

[whYME]

What is the meaning of my current signature?

A visual representation of your username?

[whYME]

Reposting (since there was no response the first time):

Note: The green "?" represents the main thing to be guessed while other-colored "!"s denote sub-ideas. Cubes represent details.

Maybe post a solved sample that explains a little better what we're supposed to be doing here?


I have no idea how this works but I'll take a stab at this one:

When a seafaring vessel hits a giant ice cube in freezing cold water, most of the group will probably get dead.

[yuneeq]

Maybe post a solved sample that explains a little better what we're supposed to be doing here?


I have no idea how this works but I'll take a stab at this one:When a seafaring vessel hits a giant ice cube in freezing cold water, most of the group will probably get dead.

Titanic
Umbrella
Harry Potter
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