The Long Path
You are walking down a road and you encounter a fork in the road and you do not know the correct way to go. There are two men standing at the junction and both know the correct road. One man always lies, and the other man always tells the truth, but you do not know who is the liar and who is the one who tells the truth. You can only ask each man one question, but it must be the same question for both. What is the question that would allow you to get the information necessary to choose the correct path?
2006-11-09 14:02:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
You ask, "Which way would your companion say is the correct path?". The liar would lie tell you that the truthful man would say to go down the wrong path. The truthful man would tell the truth and say that the liar would tell you to go down the wrong path. They both point to the wrong path, so then the alternate is the proper path.
2006-11-09 14:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by §èxÿtà mmý ® 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You told the joke wrong. The man are supposed to be from two diff villages. .. one with all liars one with all honest.
You ask either man to take you to his village. And either way you end up in the honest village. Where the people all tell the truth.
2006-11-09 23:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You ask one of them "If I asked him (meaning the other man) if the road to my right is the wrong way to go, would he say no?
2006-11-09 22:11:35 · answer #3 · answered by Sherry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask which way do i go and go the opposite of the liar.
2006-11-09 22:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by mistery person 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You hurt my brain it's a good thing!Seriously no idea!
2006-11-09 22:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this same kinda thing was on the movie the Labrynth....damn..i cant remember
2006-11-09 22:06:15 · answer #6 · answered by i♥socks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋