Mrlucky77
12-03-2010, 05:23 PM
Because I need too add more details and I don't wanna add to the thread cause it's already long.
100 PERFECT LOGICIANS are summoned by some gods as a test of their abilities. The gods paint green paint on one or more logician(s) foreheads. Then the logicians are told three things:
1. At least one logician will have their forehead painted green.
2. As soon as you realize your forehead is painted green, you must leave the room.
3. Everyone in this room is a perfect logician. They have the same knowledge power as you, therefore they do not make mistakes in logic.
However, the gods have a sense of humour and decide to paint EVERYONE'S forehead green.
YOU, the reader, must figure out this.
What happens? What I mean by this is you must describe when a logician or logicians leave the room.
The bonus question is, WHY?
Why do the logicians leave? How do they figure out that their forehead is painted green? Tell me your thought process behind your "What happens" answer.
Given that you cannot see your own forehead, and that the logicians cannot communicate with each other ("no communication" means, quite literally, nothing -- looks, hand gestures, etc.), it is completely impossible for anything to happen in that room as a result of a logician realizing that his forehead has been marked. You're going to need to provide a LOT more details on this scenario, namely the following:
1. Is there any reflective material in the room?
No, there is no material, only opaque, regular walls.
2. Is the mark detectable by touch?
3. Are the logicians free to move around the room?
4. Is there any communication with the outside world?
Logicians cannot move around, they must sit in their chair and can only look around. The room is isolated, so no, there is no communication at all.
5. What is the mark's color and the logicians' skin color?
The mark is green, so it's visible on all people's foreheads.
6. How close are the logicians' seats to one another (wide circle, narrow circle, etc.)?
All logicians sit in one big circle, but close enough so that one can clearly see another's forehead.
7. What color is the light in the room?
White light.
8. What material are the walls, floor, and ceiling made of?
They're drywalls so yeah. The floor is carpet, the chairs are of wood.
9. Can the logicians do ANYTHING other than sit still and turn their heads to look around? (blinking leads to people suggesting Morse Code...)
The logicians cannot do anything other than sit still and turn their heads to look around. No communication.
HINT: This problem is a LOT EASIER if you imagine it with <100 people instead.
What this means? I won't tell.
Post any questions you have in the thread. PM me your answers.
EDIT: I forgot to add this:
The gods will turn off the light long enough for any logician to leave the room. The logicians have a few minutes every time the light is turned on to see if anybody has left, and whose foreheads are green/not. They will repeat this process until everyone in the room's foreheads are not green. aka everyone leaves.
100 PERFECT LOGICIANS are summoned by some gods as a test of their abilities. The gods paint green paint on one or more logician(s) foreheads. Then the logicians are told three things:
1. At least one logician will have their forehead painted green.
2. As soon as you realize your forehead is painted green, you must leave the room.
3. Everyone in this room is a perfect logician. They have the same knowledge power as you, therefore they do not make mistakes in logic.
However, the gods have a sense of humour and decide to paint EVERYONE'S forehead green.
YOU, the reader, must figure out this.
What happens? What I mean by this is you must describe when a logician or logicians leave the room.
The bonus question is, WHY?
Why do the logicians leave? How do they figure out that their forehead is painted green? Tell me your thought process behind your "What happens" answer.
Given that you cannot see your own forehead, and that the logicians cannot communicate with each other ("no communication" means, quite literally, nothing -- looks, hand gestures, etc.), it is completely impossible for anything to happen in that room as a result of a logician realizing that his forehead has been marked. You're going to need to provide a LOT more details on this scenario, namely the following:
1. Is there any reflective material in the room?
No, there is no material, only opaque, regular walls.
2. Is the mark detectable by touch?
3. Are the logicians free to move around the room?
4. Is there any communication with the outside world?
Logicians cannot move around, they must sit in their chair and can only look around. The room is isolated, so no, there is no communication at all.
5. What is the mark's color and the logicians' skin color?
The mark is green, so it's visible on all people's foreheads.
6. How close are the logicians' seats to one another (wide circle, narrow circle, etc.)?
All logicians sit in one big circle, but close enough so that one can clearly see another's forehead.
7. What color is the light in the room?
White light.
8. What material are the walls, floor, and ceiling made of?
They're drywalls so yeah. The floor is carpet, the chairs are of wood.
9. Can the logicians do ANYTHING other than sit still and turn their heads to look around? (blinking leads to people suggesting Morse Code...)
The logicians cannot do anything other than sit still and turn their heads to look around. No communication.
HINT: This problem is a LOT EASIER if you imagine it with <100 people instead.
What this means? I won't tell.
Post any questions you have in the thread. PM me your answers.
EDIT: I forgot to add this:
The gods will turn off the light long enough for any logician to leave the room. The logicians have a few minutes every time the light is turned on to see if anybody has left, and whose foreheads are green/not. They will repeat this process until everyone in the room's foreheads are not green. aka everyone leaves.