What's a boy to do?

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

Let us say that you and I are standing next to a table on which I have
placed three boards identical in every respect except that each has a
different number painted on it.....1, 2, and 3, respectively.

I say to you that if you turn your back I will place a five dollar bill
under one of the boards and a slip of paper that says "you lose" under
each of the others. You then turn back to face the table and point to or
name the board you think has the five dollar bill under it. If you're
right, you win the five bucks.

We proceed. You pick, say, board number one. I say, "O.k., tell you
what, I like you so I'm going to make this easier for you," and I remove
board number three to show you that it has a "you lose" tag under it.
Obviously, the five dollars must be under one of the other two. "So," I
say, "would you like to stick with your original pick, or change your
mind?"

It is a given that the game is not rigged in any way and you are not being
fooled by anything ambiguous or otherwise misleading in the description.

The question.......what should you do?

Wolfgang


I'd knock you in the head and take the money. If it wasnt under the
boards it would surely be in your pocket along with several other pieces
of folding money. Problem solved!
"a friend"

basilratbone wrote:

I'd knock you in the head and take the money. If it wasnt under the
boards it would surely be in your pocket along with several other pieces
of folding money. Problem solved!
"a friend"

Do I know you?

Um......aside from your profession, that is.

Dumbass.

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

Let us say that you and I are standing next to a table on which I have
placed three boards identical in every respect except that each has a
different number painted on it.....1, 2, and 3, respectively.

I say to you that if you turn your back I will place a five dollar bill
under one of the boards and a slip of paper that says "you lose" under
each of the others. You then turn back to face the table and point to or
name the board you think has the five dollar bill under it. If you're
right, you win the five bucks.

We proceed. You pick, say, board number one. I say, "O.k., tell you
what, I like you so I'm going to make this easier for you," and I remove
board number three to show you that it has a "you lose" tag under it.
Obviously, the five dollars must be under one of the other two. "So," I
say, "would you like to stick with your original pick, or change your
mind?"

It is a given that the game is not rigged in any way and you are not being
fooled by anything ambiguous or otherwise misleading in the description.

The question.......what should you do?

Wolfgang

The obvious answer is to pick up board no.3, hit you over the head with it,
find the $5 ( plus any other spare change you have in your pocket) and
leave. 8~ ).

Bob Weinberger

Bob Weinberger wrote:

The obvious answer is to pick up board no.3, hit you over the head with it,
find the $5 ( plus any other spare change you have in your pocket) and
leave. 8~ ).

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!

Wolfgang
don't forget to torch the place on your way out.......dna is a stone
cold bitch!

Wolfgang typed:
An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

I like that one. Here's another less thought provoking oldie:

We put you in a room and fill it with deaf people. Given the room is now
quite crowded, we remove dead people, but add bad people. How many
people are now in the room?
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:43:52 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


Wolfgang typed:
An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

I like that one. Here's another less thought provoking oldie:

We put you in a room and fill it with deaf people. Given the room is now
quite crowded, we remove dead people, but add bad people. How many
people are now in the room?

That could be BAFfling...

TC,
R

typed:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:43:52 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


Wolfgang typed:
An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

I like that one. Here's another less thought provoking oldie:

We put you in a room and fill it with deaf people. Given the room is
now quite crowded, we remove dead people, but add bad people. How
many people are now in the room?

That could be BAFfling...

.... but wrong.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:39:09 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


typed:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:43:52 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


Wolfgang typed:
An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

I like that one. Here's another less thought provoking oldie:

We put you in a room and fill it with deaf people. Given the room is
now quite crowded, we remove dead people, but add bad people. How
many people are now in the room?

That could be BAFfling...

... but wrong.

How?

deaf-dead = 2, 2 + bad = baf, no?

May not be, but if not, ???

TC,
R

typed:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:39:09 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


typed:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:43:52 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


Wolfgang typed:
An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.

I like that one. Here's another less thought provoking oldie:

We put you in a room and fill it with deaf people. Given the room
is now quite crowded, we remove dead people, but add bad people.
How many people are now in the room?

That could be BAFfling...

... but wrong.

How?

deaf-dead = 2, 2 + bad = baf, no?

May not be, but if not, ???

You never left the room.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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An interesting problem was recently brought to my attention.
The question.......what should you do?

Wolfgang




When you first picked, you had a one in three chance of being right.

With one board removed, your pick 'still' has a one in three (33 1/3 %)
chance of being right.

However, with only two boards left, you can chance your chances. If you pick
a different board (the remaining) you will now have a one in two (50%)
chance of being right. it behooves you to re-pick.

john