Lateral thinking,
Well I gave you two easy questions.
Some poor misguided people, thought my second question was racist, why because I mentioned black man?
I suggest, you get a life, I do not care what colour you are, Red, Green, Blue?
It does not matter to me, but you have a problem?
So never call me racist, this applies more to you than me.
Well for sensible people (Racists, black white green blue. Please do not answerer)
There are three men, who will be executed at midnight.
A reprieve comes in for one of them, but before the Governor can find out who, there is a storm and communication, dies.
So the Governor decides the best answer will be for the most intelligent prisoner to live?
So he tells them “ I have three pieces of black paper and two pieces of white paper. (Racists, ignore this)
I will place one piece of paper on your back, the first person that tells me what colour paper they have on their back, will get the reprieve.
After some time one of the men, comes out and says. “I have black on my back”
So how did he work this out?
Tell me and you will have my respect?
2007-11-22 06:51:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
(1) He knows that if any of them, including himself, sees white papers on the backs of the other two prisoners, then that person will immediately know the paper on his own back is black, since there are only two white papers. Therefore he knows that all three of them can see at least one black paper on another prisoner's back.
(2) If he can see one white and one black paper on the other two, then he knows that his own paper cannot be white. Otherwise, one of the other two would be looking at two white papers, and that prisoner would apply statement (1) above.
(3) If he sees black papers on the backs of both others, then if his own paper is white, one of the other prisoners would see one white and one black paper and would apply statement (2) above. But after he waits a while and no one speaks up, since he is most intelligent he will the first to realize that all three of them, including himself, are wearing black papers.
2007-11-22 07:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by wild_turkey_willie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the governor had the two white pieces of paper in his hands.
2 white 3 black
2007-11-22 15:10:25 · answer #2 · answered by homerman16 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He saw that the other two prisoners each had white paper on their backs. As he knew that there were only two pieces of white paper he could not have white on his back, so he knew his paper was black.
2007-11-22 15:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The communication dies not the lighting?
And by the way i agree with you because you wern't been racist at all trust me I know what racism is like and I hate it!!
2007-11-22 15:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
u know wt u hv an ATTITUDE problem.
So u get a life.
about the ans mayb a black was standing behind him so he said that & for his luck it was true.
2007-11-22 15:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋