Saga Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Did someone saw which hat the guy behind the wall had ? Maybe the king had to go pass them ? Let me clarify, so the last person can see the two in front of him? Questions answered: * no, no one knows the color of the hat the guy behind the wall is wearing; * yes, the last person can see the two in front of him; * no, it has nothing to do with the sun; * yes, they are lined up in that particular and exact order as shown; * the subjects can see only what's before/in front of them; * the subjects cannot move, turn heads to side nor, to turn around; * the subjects cannot talk to each other and the only allowed thing to say out loud, is the color of the hat one's wearing. There was an evil king that wanted to kill 4 of his subjects, but worried that there would be an uprising if he simply had them executed, he decided to provide them with a way to escape their fate. What he did was to bury each of them in the ground up to their neck and he put a white or black hat on each of them. One of the subjects was placed behind a wall, so that he was not visible to the others. Each prisoner could now only see what was in front of him. The king told the subjects that two of them were wearing white hats and two were wearing black hats, and if one of them could shout out the color of his own hat, all four of them would be set free. If any of them said something other than the color of his own hat, they would all be killed. How do the prisoners escape? Hint: Rather, who is most likely to shout out the color of his own hat? P.S. No cheating with Google-san. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 So if the last person can see the two people in front, and he chose to be quiet, it means that the two of them would have different hats. Thus, the middle person can safely say that his hat is different from the person in front of him. Something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. that's a good lead, but how will the middle one be able to tell which colour the one in the back has ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 There's only 4 people, 2 wearing white and 2 wearing black. Imagine if you are the last person, if you see two people in the front both with the same colored hat, you would have automatically shout out the opposite color. But if you kept quiet, it mean that you would have one of the colored hat you see from the two people. Thus, when the middle person know that you can't answer, he can be sure that his hat isn't the same color as the one in front of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 yep yep i got that, but the middle person still won't be able to know whether his hat is black or white just from these infos Edit : You know what ? ....just give me the award of the most stupid brain on Earth -___- . Believe me or not, I also started with the same thought - which is why I asked Saga if they were actually like the image shown - but left the idea cos of my stupid reasoning.... I was focused on the hat behind, when there was just NO NEED AT ALL Just....hide me into a hole deep down the Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I wish I had a tablet to draw it out for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. read my Edit on the last post x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 xD read. Riddles are meant to be mind wrecking. I asked my sister for help with this one. Apparently, she saw this before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saga Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 So if the last person can see the two people in front, and he chose to be quiet, it means that the two of them would have different hats. Thus, the middle person can safely say that his hat is different from the person in front of him. Something like that? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Fill in the blank. O T T F F S () E N T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 What....what's happening ? Is that suppose to be a word ? X) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. you don't have to think so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Is it an S? How many should there be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Yes. But why is it an S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 I might be completely wrong but here is my reasoning : O T T F F S () E N T ->I don't know why the 'O' at the beginning, but then there is the 'T' before the 'F', then you take 'F' again to put a 'S' after (T goes after S), so here i put the 'S' again to then put the 'E' that goes before the 'F' now i know i'm definetly wrong....well done if you understood any of my nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Katsura Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. nice try. But the answer is actually really stupid. It's: One Two Three Four and so on xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 whaaaaat x) ? hahahhahaha that was awsome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 What is it that is deaf, dumb and blind and always tells the truth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan_yaoi Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Um... I would guess that it is a clock...... but I also have a feeling I am wrong XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 it isn't a clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake2 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'm going to become romantic... Is it the heart? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KohakuShadow Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Is it a mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choree Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 HAHAHAHHA Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. x) you made me roll on the floor Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. you're right ! it is a mirror ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KohakuShadow Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Please Register/ Sign In, in order to see the links. : *pumps fist* woohoo. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saga Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 No other riddle? ;I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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