Another Super Hard Brain Teaser
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Another Super Hard Brain Teaser
A few of you may remember that I posted this on the forum a few months ago:
Stinky, Loof, and Qookie are in a room that contains a box with five hats in it- three blue, two red. Someone flicks off the lights so it is completely dark. Each of the three Stinkers takes a hat from the box and puts it on. When the lights are turned back on, each Stinker can see the other Stinkers' hats but not their own or the ones left in the box. Stinky says he can't work out what color his hat is, and Qookie says she can't work hers out either, at which point Loof says, "I know!" What color is Loof's hat, and how does he know? And by the way- Loof is blindfolded.
A fair number of guesses were made, and user mqdar eventually solved it much faster than I had expected.
Afterwards, someone mentioned that if I hadn't posted it on the forum, Patrick might have put it in the Midnight Post. Well, I found another brain teaser from the same book and Wonder-ified it. I PM'ed it to Jdl first to test it (with his permission, of course) and later PM'ed it to Patrick.
But looking at how things are going, I don't really think it's getting into the Post. So, here it is:
Before leaving for Wonderfalls, Peegue decided to entrust his collection of 17 Rainbow Stars to Stinky, Loof, and Qookie. He said that Stinky should get 1/2 of the stars, Loof should get 1/9 (poor him) and Qookie should get 1/3. Unable to carry out the instructions, the Stinkers were at a loss until a friendly Kaboom! offered to help them. What did the Kaboom! do?
First one to solve this gets the immense satisfaction of doing it!
Stinky, Loof, and Qookie are in a room that contains a box with five hats in it- three blue, two red. Someone flicks off the lights so it is completely dark. Each of the three Stinkers takes a hat from the box and puts it on. When the lights are turned back on, each Stinker can see the other Stinkers' hats but not their own or the ones left in the box. Stinky says he can't work out what color his hat is, and Qookie says she can't work hers out either, at which point Loof says, "I know!" What color is Loof's hat, and how does he know? And by the way- Loof is blindfolded.
A fair number of guesses were made, and user mqdar eventually solved it much faster than I had expected.
Afterwards, someone mentioned that if I hadn't posted it on the forum, Patrick might have put it in the Midnight Post. Well, I found another brain teaser from the same book and Wonder-ified it. I PM'ed it to Jdl first to test it (with his permission, of course) and later PM'ed it to Patrick.
But looking at how things are going, I don't really think it's getting into the Post. So, here it is:
Before leaving for Wonderfalls, Peegue decided to entrust his collection of 17 Rainbow Stars to Stinky, Loof, and Qookie. He said that Stinky should get 1/2 of the stars, Loof should get 1/9 (poor him) and Qookie should get 1/3. Unable to carry out the instructions, the Stinkers were at a loss until a friendly Kaboom! offered to help them. What did the Kaboom! do?
First one to solve this gets the immense satisfaction of doing it!
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I think I might know the answer...
I'll send you a PM Emerald so that if it is the right answer, no one will see it.
Although, the more I think about it... it probably isn't the answer...
EDIT: Ok, I typed out my PM, and when I tried to send it, my screen froze.
Did you get the PM? I can send it again if you didn't.
I'll send you a PM Emerald so that if it is the right answer, no one will see it.
Although, the more I think about it... it probably isn't the answer...
EDIT: Ok, I typed out my PM, and when I tried to send it, my screen froze.
Did you get the PM? I can send it again if you didn't.
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has gameboy991 gave you the pm yet??? I really want to know if I'm the first. By the way, I think there is 60% that gameboy991 will get it correct.
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1/2+1/3+1/9 is not equal to 1. It will be equal to 9/18+6/18+2/18=17/18
By adding an extra rainbow star, the Kaboom! made it so that there were 18 stars. He then divided them accordingly, and got 9, 6, and 2. Which make 17. So he then took the extra star back.
A very clever and very old riddle. It's pretty difficult. Back when I was reading a (supposedly) original version, I wasn't able to solve it by myself. Had to look at an answer.
By adding an extra rainbow star, the Kaboom! made it so that there were 18 stars. He then divided them accordingly, and got 9, 6, and 2. Which make 17. So he then took the extra star back.
A very clever and very old riddle. It's pretty difficult. Back when I was reading a (supposedly) original version, I wasn't able to solve it by myself. Had to look at an answer.
Rest in peace, Kym. I hardly knew ya.
Rest in peace, Marinus. A bright star, you were ahead of me on my own tracks of thought. I miss you.
Rest in peace, Marinus. A bright star, you were ahead of me on my own tracks of thought. I miss you.
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