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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 26, 2005, 01:06:30 PM »
No need to touch wires, but 'touching' is a step in the right direction.

Let me know if you're all bored, and I will just give you the solution.  :)

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 26, 2005, 11:51:51 AM »
Another clue...

If there were only two bulbs, the soulution would be easy; you turn one switch on then go upstairs.  If the bulb is on, you know that is the switch, if it is not, you know it's the other one.  So really you can figure out two of them, you only need a way to figure out the third.  

There are other ways to verify if a light works than just by looking at it.  If you can figure out that method, and use that method in the same trip as when you are using the other method, then you can take care of the one, and the two.

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Matthew Buckley / Re: My First Review
« on: July 26, 2005, 12:45:17 AM »
Another review...

I'm doing my last books signings this week.  I'll be down in Utah County this Saturday.

30-Jul  - American Fork-  Seagull 10:30a-12p
30-Jul  - North Orem - Seagull 12:30p-2p
30-Jul  - South Orem - Seagull 3p-4:30p

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 25, 2005, 09:36:43 PM »
I can't spill the beans right out!  ;)  How about a hint.  

Aloe Vera may be needed in figuring out which switch is which...

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 25, 2005, 06:20:10 PM »
Nope, two of the switches do absolutely nothing.  The third one turns on the light but you cannot see it from where you are.  You must go up to the attic to veryify that it is on.

However, there is a method to use that ensures you get it right every time in only one trip.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 25, 2005, 06:01:08 PM »
Sorry, I'm still not being clear.  1 is correct, but the reasoning behind how it was proposed was incorrect.

So, you know that one is the answer, but how would you do it?

You know, the fact that it is an attic might be throwing some people off because it can take a while to get from one to the other.  This is a well laid out home where you can get from the basement to the attic in roughly 5 seconds.

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 25, 2005, 03:57:05 PM »
That is NOT the correct answer...  But a good guess.  :)  There is only one light up in the atic.

Do you want me to answer my own?  Or do people want a second shot at it?

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 25, 2005, 02:02:44 PM »
yep

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Second Printing
« on: July 25, 2005, 11:08:30 AM »
Isn't the 28th a Thursday?

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 24, 2005, 06:24:15 PM »
If you liked/hated the river one, you'll like/hate this one too...

http://www.foon.co.uk/farcade/hapland/

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 24, 2005, 05:33:24 PM »
This is likey a 'chestnut', but a good one if you haven't heard it before.

You are in the basement of an old home.  There are three switches on the wall, and one of them turns on a lightbulb up in the attic.  How many trips would you need to take before you can state for sure which switch turns on the light (assuming that at least one of them will).


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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 24, 2005, 02:09:56 AM »
I would guess it's a play on words.  So I would guess bookworm, or something.

Chimera,  there is a puzzle that often gets sent around and usually the claim goes something like, "this puzzle stumps adults, but ask any kid and they will tell you the answer."  The puzzle is then posed:  What is greater than God, worse than the devil, rich men need it, poor men have it, if you eat it you will die.

The tendency is for adults to look at the whole picture and try to come up with some object that fits all the criteria.  But when you ask a child (sometimes), they get hung up on the first question.  They don't even think about the other questions.  What is greater than God?  Nothing.  And then you realize that 'nothing' fits in the rest of the puzzle.  

You are right, intelligence is an interesting thing.  We often allow our schemata to get in the way of things.  

*Steps off philosophy box*

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 23, 2005, 03:46:28 PM »
Sorry!  I read the last message on the first page, and didn't reaize we had already gone onto page two.

My deepest and most humble apologies...  :)

Chimera, this is how I did it.  There are several ways, the trick is to begin and end with the cop and robber move...

SPOILER

Ok, spoilers ahead...

The arrows mean send somebody across the river, or bring them back.

 cop, robber >
< cop
 cop, boy >
< cop robber
 dad, boy >
< dad
 mom dad >
< mom
 police, robber >
< dad
 dad, mom >
< mom
 mom, girl >
< cop, robber
 cop, girl
< cop
 cop, robber>

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Everything Else / Re: Riddles
« on: July 23, 2005, 11:57:09 AM »
I say move on...  :)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: EUOL Sightings
« on: July 22, 2005, 06:28:53 PM »
Brandon, you aren't doing any signings the week of the 30th are you?  I'm down in Utah County that weekend...

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