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-=DoW=- Allessir
October 31st, 2004, 14:21
You find yourself standing in front of two identical doors. One leads to your dreams coming true, the other leads to a life of Mediocracy and toil for someone else.

Standing infront of these doors are two identical statues. One will always tell the truth. The other will always lie.

In order to figure which door is which. You can ask ONE question. What is your question and how do you act on it.

Panda
October 31st, 2004, 14:29
You ask one of them what the other statue would say is the right door. Then you act on the opposite of what they say.

This is why that works:
If you ask the guy that tells the truth he would point to the wrong door because that is what the guy that lies would point to.

If you ask the guy that lies he would point to the wrong door because he would lie about what the other guy would say is the right door.

Thus, you always go to the door that is opposite of whatever door whoever you ask this question to says.

Oh, and sorry for only letting this trivia question be up for like 2 minutes. :)

-=DoW=- Allessir
October 31st, 2004, 14:43
Ahhh you knew that one. ok. I've used it in the past to mess with ppl. Good Job Panda. I'll have to come up with another one