Riddles!

flamingdragon · November 17, 2006, 09:07:34 PM

Fine then, that answer has been cleared and would work.

flamingdragon · November 20, 2006, 01:01:19 AM

This one has multiple solutions:

A group of prisoners are trapped in a forcefield. These prisoners are perfectly brave, meaning that they would attempt an escape on any positive probability of success. The prisoners are monitored by a guard who has only one bullet in his gun, but who also has perfect marksmanship skills (he never misses). A maintenance technician needs to tune up the forcefield generator, and so for one second, the forcefield is released. How can the guard still keep all the prisoners detained?

th3_gu3st · November 20, 2006, 02:07:24 AM

make them stand in a straight line and aim at their hearts if one moves fire and all will die

flamingdragon · November 20, 2006, 02:16:11 AM

umm, if one moves they wont be in a straight line n e more will they

, and the one that moves will escape.

The_Crusade · November 20, 2006, 04:17:16 PM

Tie their hands and feet so they can't escape

Dodger · November 20, 2006, 05:35:28 PM

Say that he will shoot the first person to move? None of them will want to die right? So none of them will want to be the first one to move, so none will move.

That was obvious.

flamingdragon · November 21, 2006, 12:14:15 AM

WRONG

If there is even the slightest chance of escape they will go for it.

Dodger · November 21, 2006, 11:21:05 AM

Ahem. I am right. There is no chance of escape my way. Assuming that they want to survive.

flamingdragon · November 21, 2006, 02:42:35 PM

Nope, they dont know that the guard has perfect aim and he could always be defecting as far as they know, there is still chance of escape that way.

flamingdragon · November 21, 2006, 02:43:11 PM

Well they would think there is still chance of escape anyways.

Dodger · November 21, 2006, 03:10:06 PM

You said the riddle has many answers, that is one of them.

flamingdragon · November 21, 2006, 03:27:01 PM

I lied.

There's only one, I was just trying to motivate u to answer, that is wrong u didnt disprove my explanations.

GET OVER IT

The_Crusade · November 21, 2006, 03:29:54 PM

LOL

What about my answer?

Dodger · November 21, 2006, 07:23:07 PM

Prove that my answer is wrong.

flamingdragon · November 21, 2006, 07:32:02 PM

Quote from: flamingdragon on November 21, 2006, 02:42:35 PM
They dont know that the guard has perfect aim and he could always be defecting as far as they know, there is still chance of escape as far as they know and they will go for it.

I DID