Post: Can you solve this? [Reward for 1st!]
02-22-2011, 06:32 PM #1
disgrace
Little One
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So hello there! =D Today I'm asking from NGU community one challenging but simple riddle. I will +rep and give some vBux for the first who can solve this.

We are in prisoner. There is three prisoners in ''shape of triangle'' on the prisonyard. There is 2 white cats and ''unlimited'' amount of black cats in the yard. There is ONE cat behind every prisoner.

- There is ONE prisoner with WHITE cat behind his back.

- Other TWO prisoners have BLACK cats behind their back

- Prisoners can't see which color of cat they have behind their own back.

- ..But prisoner can see behind other prisoner's back.

- Prisoners can't communicate any way.

- They can't move or use anything!

- Prisoners know the fact that there is only 2 white cats and unlimited amount of black ones in the yard.

Prison warder says to them that first one who can solve which color of cat does they have behind their back is free'd from jail. He must explain how he got the answer without watching behind.

So, question to you, my friend is that who is the prisoner who got the liberty? And also explain how you got the answer.
I tell it if no one cant figure it out.

Good luck!

EDIT: Oh so thanks to L3G1TxXZ4LUD3K ! He noticed that there is other answer to this riddle aswell! But yeah there is still no answer for the other way what I meant to be.

Answer #1: There is cats in the yard, right? The one with black cat COULD see white cat running in the yard. And in the triangle he can see that there is white cat behind one prisoner. SO he could yell ''I'm free! I haz teh black cat!'' and get his liberty until he ends up jail again. Smile

Answer #2: (Way I meant it.) So basically free'd prisoner is either #1 prisoner with black cat or #2 prisoner with a black cat. Why? Well prisoner with black cat can see prisoner with white cat and other prisoner with a black cat. Other prisoner with a black cat can see same thing. Prisoner with black cat said that he haves black cat because other one with black one didnt say anything. Reason is that he only saw white and black cat. Then the other prisoner got it because other one would have said something. I mean like if he can see 2 white cats, he would have know the answer. But when he didnt, other one got it. Mindrape, eh :carling:
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02-22-2011, 07:04 PM #11
disgrace
Little One
Originally posted by Unsuccessful View Post
Is that it?


No, sorry. Happy Lol it's moar simple.
02-22-2011, 07:04 PM #12
Scarface
C.R.E.A.M.
Originally posted by disgrace View Post
You mean the prisoner who haves white cat behind his back says that he should be free'd?

btw: every prisoner can see behind other two prisoner's back


Yea I mean the prisoner that can see behind the other prisoners backs sees that the other prisoners have only black then he says he has white or the prisoner that sees the other prisoners have the only two white cats will say he has black cats :y:
02-22-2011, 07:06 PM #13
Winning
Former Staff
Originally posted by disgrace View Post
No, sorry. Happy Lol it's moar simple.


They look behind there backs. I know i can't see behind my back, but im sure if there was a cat on it i could see him.
02-22-2011, 07:09 PM #14
disgrace
Little One
Originally posted by CaRLiiTOsZ94 View Post
Yea I mean the prisoner that can see behind the other prisoners backs sees that the other prisoners have only black then he says he has white or the prisoner that sees the other prisoners have the only two white cats will say he has black cats :y:


Remember that there is unlimited amount of black cats so the guy with white cat behind him can't know does he have white cat or black cat. Like he can have black cat because there is unlimited amount of them in the yard. Isn't it hard? :carling:

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 PM ----------

Originally posted by Unsuccessful View Post
They look behind there backs. I know i can't see behind my back, but im sure if there was a cat on it i could see him.


Well, how you can see cat straight behind you? You watch thru other prisoner's eye so it mirrors back to you and you see the cat? :carling:
02-22-2011, 07:10 PM #15
Scarface
C.R.E.A.M.
Originally posted by disgrace View Post
Remember that there is unlimited amount of black cats so the guy with white cat behind him can't know does he have white cat or black cat. Like he can have black cat because there is unlimited amount of them in the yard. Isn't it hard? :carling:


You said that the prisoners are knowledgable upon the fact that there's only 2 white cats so the one that sees the both white cats behind the other prisoners then he can see he has only black cats behind him.
02-22-2011, 07:12 PM #16
FluffyJewFro
Eminem>Every other rapper
if the cats are all around the yard, and i saw the guy with a white one, and i saw the other white one running free id say "black cat" and id be free! so one of the 2 guys with black cat got free!
02-22-2011, 07:14 PM #17
disgrace
Little One
Originally posted by CaRLiiTOsZ94 View Post
You said that the prisoners are knowledgable upon the fact that there's only 2 white cats so the one that sees the both white cats behind the other prisoners then he can see he has only black cats behind him.


Yeah I did. But I also said that there is only ONE with white cat behind him. So yeah..
02-22-2011, 07:15 PM #18
FluffyJewFro
Eminem>Every other rapper
Originally posted by disgrace View Post
Remember that there is unlimited amount of black cats so the guy with white cat behind him can't know does he have white cat or black cat. Like he can have black cat because there is unlimited amount of them in the yard. Isn't it hard? :carling:

---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 PM ----------



Well, how you can see cat straight behind you? You watch thru other prisoner's eye so it mirrors back to you and you see the cat? :carling:


4got 2 quote Happy
02-22-2011, 07:16 PM #19
disgrace
Little One
Originally posted by L3G1TxXZ4LUD3K View Post
if the cats are all around the yard, and i saw the guy with a white one, and i saw the other white one running free id say "black cat" and id be free! so one of the 2 guys with black cat got free!


That come first on my mind. But you have to solve it only with information I posted. That wasn't my point but great try. So, this isn't over yet!

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