You are in a dungeon, faced with two doors. Behind one is freedom and wealth and behind the other is certain death. Each is guarded by an identical guard, one who always lies and one who always tells the truth. You have one question to ask each of them, JUST ONE, and then you must pick a door.
What do you ask?
First correct answer gets best answer, and CORRECT means you know what is behind which door under any circumstances.
2006-07-13 14:57:59 · 13 answers · asked by junglehavoc 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I'm gonna have to go with Mike G. Yes, it is from Labyrinth. I'm asking anyway because I'd be suprised if most people on here are old enough to have even heard of Labyrinth. I wanted to see what kind of answers I'd get.
Sorry I don't consider "which door would the other one choose" as correct. Choose as far as what? Openability? Asthetic Value?
Neither does "Hi" count as correct.
2006-07-13 15:08:37 · update #1
You ask the gaurd (either one..) "If I asked the other gaurd which door was the door to life blah-blah, what would he answer"? Whatever the Gaurd's answer, the opposite door is the door to life. This is because either gaurd will have to lie....one because he always does, and the other because the other gaurd would lie. Therefore the only answer you will get is the incorrect one. Garaunteed.
2006-07-13 15:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mike G 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The riddle far preceds Labyrinth, although it may have been used in the movie.
However you got it slightly wrong--you only get one question period, not one question of each.
You ask the guard which door the other guard would say opens to freedom, then you choose the opposite door.
There's no need to ask both guards--that's the point of the riddle. You get the right answer by asking a single guard, whether he is the liar or not.
2006-07-13 22:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask the first guard what 2 + 2 is. If he told me the truth, I would ask the second guard if certain death was behind the door. If he says yes, I would know he is lying.
2006-07-13 22:04:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick any guard and ask them this one question, "Which door will the other guard say leads to freedom?" The guard that lies will tell you it is his (because he lies) and the one that tells the truth will tell you it is the other door (because he knows the other guard will lie and tell you it is his). So you go to the opposite door that either one would tell you to go.
2006-07-13 22:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by pinacoladasundae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd call out "my name is Chris" not speaking to either guard. Id then ask guard 1 what my name is if hes the lying one he'll tell me wrong. if he's the truthful one he'll tell me right. Presuming guard one got my name wrong Id ask guard 2 whats behind his door if he says death I'd pick the other door. If guard one got my name right then hes the truthful one. When I asked guard two what was behind his door I'd know it was the opposite of what he told me.
2006-07-13 22:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by chris in NC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If I were to ask the other guard if this door led to freedom, would he say yes?" while pointing either of the 2 doors.
Explanation: It does not matter who you ask both of their answers are the same. A reply of yes pointing to one door means that door leads to death, while a reply of no pointing at the same door means that door leads to freedom.
2006-07-13 22:22:59 · answer #6 · answered by wanda s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ask "Which door would the other guard choose" and then you go to the one he doesn't say.
2006-07-13 22:01:56 · answer #7 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
2006-07-13 21:58:42 · answer #8 · answered by kurth from nevada 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is death behind your door?
2006-07-14 16:54:32 · answer #9 · answered by SouthernBelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is this the door to freedom?
2006-07-13 22:05:14 · answer #10 · answered by snowbunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋