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Re: The poor parachutist...

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From: Jussi Haukioja
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 08:09
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In article <1992Aug18.131259.14667@wisipc.weizmann.ac.il>, jhsegal@wiscon.weizmann.ac.il (Livy) writes:
> Ok..Now let's see you,logic gguys resolving this question:
> Let's assume that somewhere(on other planet??) there are 2 cities:a city with
> honest people ,who NEVER lie,and a city with crooks,who NEVER TELL the TRUTH.
> One day per year they are going to shoping to the other city,so they are all
> mixed together in both cities.On the very same crazy day,a poor parachutist
> jumped exactly in one of the two cities.The guy know he is in one of those
> cities,but he doesn't know in which of them.Now THE BIG QUESTION is:What
> question should he ask one of the people he sees,so he could deduce in which
> city he is.Remember:The man he is asking could be a liar or a honest man.HE (the
> parchutist) doesn't know it.
> 
> NOW,let's see your brains working!!
> Livy. (I know the answer!!)
 
Easy. Just ask someone: "Do you live here?". If the answer is "yes", you're in
the honest city, if it's "no", you're in the liars' city. The parachutist won't
know whether he's talking to a liar or not, but he'll know which city he's in.

Jussi.
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