You're in the basement (underground, no windows) of a house. There's 3 identical light switches in the basement. 1 of them turns the light upstairs on, and off. The other 2 do nothing. You only get 1 chance to go upstairs to see which switch operates the light upstairs. How can you determine which switch operates the upstairs light? What sequence do you do? Which switch/es do you flip to figure it out? And no, you don't have electrical diagrams, electrical measuring equipment, or anyone helping you. Just your noggin, finger/s, and 1 chance to check upstairs after you'd played with the switches.
2007-01-24 20:16:53 · 4 answers · asked by Sam I Am 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Turn one on for 5 minutes.
Turn on a different one.
the hot bulb is the one that was on.
the that is on is on.
the one that is off is off.
2007-01-24 20:21:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who says blondes are dumb? She got me thinking....If I turn one on for 5 mins, then off. Then I turn on a second and leave it on. THEN, I go upstairs: If the Light is off, but bulb is hot, it's #1; if light is on it's #2, but if the light is still
off AND it is COLD, then it is the #3 [the third switch].
I know the first lady had it, but I couldn't quite follow her ans. way to go girl
2007-01-25 06:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'll flip all three by them one by one. the switch that will make a *tick* sound is the ones that opens the light.... ^_^
2007-01-25 04:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by genius_06 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
and this just happen to be 1 of the "same old ******* riddles"
ARRRRRRRGH
2007-01-25 04:26:48 · answer #4 · answered by caroline 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋