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Re: Gnome Puzzle
I saw this puzzle explained on TV one time.
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Nice bump. All relevant, and shit.
I got it, but it wasn't immediate. Well, I got it, as long as the gnomes know how many gnomes are behind them.
I got it, but it wasn't immediate. Well, I got it, as long as the gnomes know how many gnomes are behind them.
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Oh God, who bumped this.... I couldn't do it back then and surely won't be able to right now considering I can barely see my monitor.
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sully800 wrote:
Anyone else notice the irony of this diagram, posted over 2 years ago?
[spoiler=Spoiler]a) The gnomes that have been given the flick are wearing blue hats
b) Wicked is the only gnome on the wrong side of the fence
c) The 3 gnomes on the left honestly think that Mozilla is enough to keep Wicked out
d) All of the above
e) Uh... why are they are bending over?
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Dancing Mustard wrote:How long until somebody maliciously posts the answer? I'm taking bets here...
I'm sorely temped to.
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I got it. You should say that the gnomes know the position of every other gnome. 
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john9blue wrote:I got it. You should say that the gnomes know the position of every other gnome.
No, Sully said it's not a loophole like that.
Should I maliciously spoil it?
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Simon Viavant wrote:No, Sully said it's not a loophole like that.
Should I maliciously spoil it?
I mean, if the gnomes don't know how many are behind them, then the solution doesn't work.
Also, don't spoil it, it's not that hard. You just need to think about what the gnomes know, and what they can gather from other gnomes' actions.
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Simon Viavant wrote:That information is not necessary to solve it.
Yeah it is. One of the gnomes has to know if there is someone behind him for the puzzle to work.
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Oh yeah.
I thought you were looking for some loophole.
And I think you just spoiled it BTW (not that it was that hard)
I thought you were looking for some loophole.
And I think you just spoiled it BTW (not that it was that hard)
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Aaaah, now I get it. I've been unusually slow with these puzzles.
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Are all of the gnomes supposed to be able to name their hat by the end of it, or only one or two?
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Mr. Squirrel wrote:Are all of the gnomes supposed to be able to name their hat by the end of it, or only one or two?
only one.
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SultanOfSurreal wrote:Mr. Squirrel wrote:Are all of the gnomes supposed to be able to name their hat by the end of it, or only one or two?
only one.
I reckon two can name their hat colour (One before the other though...)
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Two gnomes can get it, one gets it first, and when (and if) he says the answer out loud one other will also know. The remaining two are left to stand there for ever and ever.
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Think I got it.
"Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill."
Duane: You know what they say about love and war.
Tim: Yes, one involves a lot of physical and psychological pain, and the other one's war.
Duane: You know what they say about love and war.
Tim: Yes, one involves a lot of physical and psychological pain, and the other one's war.
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MeDeFe wrote:Two gnomes can get it, one gets it first, and when (and if) he says the answer out loud one other will also know. The remaining two are left to stand there for ever and ever.
on second thought you're correct, assuming the second gnome hears and knows the position of the first to suss it out, which i believed was established as possible
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I must be doing it wrong, then, because the way I've got it figured, once the first two speak up, the other two will know. Somehow I've got it where the first two who know have the same color hat. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
EDIT: I've pretty much decided that after the second gnome speaks up, everyone knows the color of their own hat.
EDIT: I've pretty much decided that after the second gnome speaks up, everyone knows the color of their own hat.
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I'm with MDF on this one, I don't know how Neo got his answer. PM Sully if you want to puss out. 
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Neoteny wrote:I must be doing it wrong, then, because the way I've got it figured, once the first two speak up, the other two will know. Somehow I've got it where the first two who know have the same color hat. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
EDIT: I've pretty much decided that after the second gnome speaks up, everyone knows the color of their own hat.
Well, thinking about it I don't see how the other two could ever guess right.
"Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill."
Duane: You know what they say about love and war.
Tim: Yes, one involves a lot of physical and psychological pain, and the other one's war.
Duane: You know what they say about love and war.
Tim: Yes, one involves a lot of physical and psychological pain, and the other one's war.
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:[ I must be doing it wrong then...
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
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Snorri1234 wrote:Neoteny wrote:I must be doing it wrong, then, because the way I've got it figured, once the first two speak up, the other two will know. Somehow I've got it where the first two who know have the same color hat. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
EDIT: I've pretty much decided that after the second gnome speaks up, everyone knows the color of their own hat.
Well, thinking about it I don't see how the other two could ever guess right.
They couldn't.