One door, leads to eternal happines, the other door leads to complete sadness. One guard always tells the truth, but the other one always lies. You do not know which guard lies or not and which door leads to what future, but you can only ask each guard one question. What question would you ask each guard?
2007-03-19 15:45:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Oh, sorry about not putting the answer, but a lot of you got it correct: ask one guard a question with an obvious answer, then ask the other guard if the door behind them leads to eternal happines.
2007-03-21 12:11:04 · update #1
I would ask the first guard, "Am I dead?" If he says yes, then I'll ask the second guard, "Is this the door to eternal happiness?", if he says no then I'll know I have the right door and vice versa..
2007-03-19 15:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by Love Me or Leave Me Alone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I asked the other guard which door leads to eternal happiness, which door would that guard say?
The guard who spoke the truth would say what the guard who speaks lies would say, ie, the door which does not lead to happiness
The guard who spoke lies would say what the guard who speaks the truth would not say, ie the door which does not lead to happiness
Having got an answer, you should go through the door that the answerer did not mention.
2007-03-19 23:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by Always Hopeful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer or question would be to ask any one guard "If I were to ask the other guard if this door led to eternal happiness, 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 sadness, while a reply of no pointing at the same door means that door leads to happiness.
2007-03-19 23:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by Cool Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.....i would ask one guard if s/he is guarding the door to happiness....
and then i would ask the other guard how many thumbs i am holding up...
if the second guard i am asking speaks the truth re: my thumbs.
i know the other guard has lied about which door is guarded by him/her...
then i would enter into the happiness room by simple deduction.
now then....
thank you for such a thoughtfull question
be well
2007-03-20 02:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by noninvultuous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of if ur dead what r u doing talking???
but my answer is u ask if 1+1 is 2 if the first guard says no then thats the liyng one so ask if the other if the room he/shes guarding leads to eternal happiness if he says yes you shoud belive him/her vise versa
2007-03-20 01:41:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them anything you already know the answer to, such as something to do with their or your own physical appearance; i.e., something that is visibly obvious to you.
The guard that gets it right is hopefully telling the truth!
Would that work, do you think?
2007-03-19 22:53:33 · answer #6 · answered by Devilish Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'll ask the guard on the right tht which door is on the left and ill ask the guy on the left about wht door is on the right the then i'll ask them both about wht doors their standin near for eg if the right one says tht the left door is happiness and if the left one says tht his door is sadness and if the right one says tht his door is sadness and umm...........i dun understand lol
2007-03-20 09:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, ask them: What would the other guard say is the right way?
What ever they say, go to the opposite one.
GIVE ME POINTS! lol sorry im obsessed with this one
2007-03-19 22:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anniechalada 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What time is it? The one who tells me the correct time will be the one who always tells the truth.
2007-03-19 22:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by Shorty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Darn...I heard this one years ago but just can't pull the answer from memory....I'll check back if I recall the correct answer.
2007-03-19 22:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋