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by mimimihaha 2889 days ago
This reminds me of one of my favorite puzzles:

"Three wise men are told to stand in a straight line, one in front of the other. A hat is put on each of their heads. They are told that each of these hats was selected from a group of five hats: two black hats and three white hats. The first man, standing at the front of the line, can’t see either of the men behind him or their hats. The second man, in the middle, can see only the first man and his hat. The last man, at the rear, can see both other men and their hats.

None of the men can see the hat on his own head. They are asked to deduce its color. Some time goes by as the wise men ponder the puzzle in silence. Finally the first one, at the front of the line, makes an announcement: “My hat is white.”

He is correct. How did he come to this conclusion?"

2 comments

Reminds me of the joke

Three logicians walk into a pub, the bartender goes "3 pints?"

First logician goes "Maybe", second goes "Maybe", third goes "Yes!"

Haha i love it
This is also one of my favorites. Not too difficult to put you off but not too easy as well. Just needs detailed thought with process of elimination of cases.