Conquer Club

A shopkeeper gives you three bottles. Two bottles contain poison, the other one contains water. You may ask the shopkeeper one (yes-or-no) question to determine which bottle has the water.

Is the shopkeeper sworn to tell the truth?

rishaed wrote:Is the shopkeeper sworn to tell the truth?

Don't think its saying too much so I'll it doesn't matter one way or another... For your sake as the shopper I'll say yes.

Sure! then, I'd just ask him straight up which one of them is the one that contains pure water.

rishaed wrote:Sure! then, I'd just ask him straight up which one of them is the one that contains pure water.

Yes or no questions only... if only it were that easy

Ok, then I'd ask him if the two bottles of poison were adjacent with each other.

rishaed wrote:Ok, then I'd ask him if the two bottles of poison were adjacent with each other.

good idea but no... you still wouldn't know what bottle has the water.

Here are the possible configurations:
W P P
P W P
P P W
I've got to think again.

Mathematically, impossible.

You are asking a binary question to choose between 3 results. There has to be some guesswork involved.

Or the question is:
"can you pour the 2 poison bottles out for me?" although if the answer is no you are screwed.

DoomYoshi wrote:Mathematically, impossible.

You are asking a binary question to choose between 3 results. There has to be some guesswork involved.

Or the question is:
"can you pour the 2 poison bottles out for me?" although if the answer is no you are screwed.

That would not be the question either

If you're trying to use math then you're right it is impossible... try using... "unlogic" (yes I am well aware "unlogic" isn't a word)

Invdr_zim wrote:

DoomYoshi wrote:Mathematically, impossible.

You are asking a binary question to choose between 3 results. There has to be some guesswork involved.

Or the question is:
"can you pour the 2 poison bottles out for me?" although if the answer is no you are screwed.

That would not be the question either

If you're trying to use math then you're right it is impossible... try using... "unlogic" (yes I am well aware "unlogic" isn't a word)

If no logic... ill never get it haha

Bombersftw wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

DoomYoshi wrote:Mathematically, impossible.

You are asking a binary question to choose between 3 results. There has to be some guesswork involved.

Or the question is:
"can you pour the 2 poison bottles out for me?" although if the answer is no you are screwed.

That would not be the question either

If you're trying to use math then you're right it is impossible... try using... "unlogic" (yes I am well aware "unlogic" isn't a word)

If no logic... ill never get it haha

No there's logic to it, just not of the mathematical variety.. whoops I've said too much

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

crispybits wrote:

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

Ooh finally one I haven't heard... give me a bit. In the mean time you should consider joining me on Y!A.

edit: wait... wouldn't that be a phone? (probably wrong, in a bit of a rush)

Invdr_zim wrote:A shopkeeper gives you three bottles. Two bottles contain poison, the other one contains water. You may ask the shopkeeper one (yes-or-no) question to determine which bottle has the water.

Can you ask the same question more than once?

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

Ooh finally one I haven't heard... give me a bit. In the mean time you should consider joining me on Y!A.

edit: wait... wouldn't that be a phone? (probably wrong, in a bit of a rush)

That answer does not fully answer my question though...

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:A shopkeeper gives you three bottles. Two bottles contain poison, the other one contains water. You may ask the shopkeeper one (yes-or-no) question to determine which bottle has the water.

Can you ask the same question more than once?

I have a sneaky suspicion you know the answer to this already, but to answer your question yes.

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

Ooh finally one I haven't heard... give me a bit. In the mean time you should consider joining me on Y!A.

edit: wait... wouldn't that be a phone? (probably wrong, in a bit of a rush)

That answer does not fully answer my question though...

Oh forgot you said "where is it" was in a rush sorry

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

Ooh finally one I haven't heard... give me a bit. In the mean time you should consider joining me on Y!A.

edit: wait... wouldn't that be a phone? (probably wrong, in a bit of a rush)

That answer does not fully answer my question though...

Oh forgot you said "where is it" was in a rush sorry

A phone in a boxing ring.

Bombersftw wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

Ooh finally one I haven't heard... give me a bit. In the mean time you should consider joining me on Y!A.

edit: wait... wouldn't that be a phone? (probably wrong, in a bit of a rush)

That answer does not fully answer my question though...

Oh forgot you said "where is it" was in a rush sorry

A phone in a boxing ring.

I was wondering that but it seems waaay too easy...

There's three where's...

(I dont know the answer btw).

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:A shopkeeper gives you three bottles. Two bottles contain poison, the other one contains water. You may ask the shopkeeper one (yes-or-no) question to determine which bottle has the water.

Can you ask the same question more than once?

I have a sneaky suspicion you know the answer to this already, but to answer your question yes.

question. Does this one have poison.. if no ask same again pointing to dif bottle... until its found.
is that it? so simple if it is...

Bombersftw wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

rishaed wrote:Dangit Crispy....Why do you already know this one ? ):

I know all the riddles!

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits an object with a ring but no finger.

What is it and where is it?

Ooh finally one I haven't heard... give me a bit. In the mean time you should consider joining me on Y!A.

edit: wait... wouldn't that be a phone? (probably wrong, in a bit of a rush)

That answer does not fully answer my question though...

Oh forgot you said "where is it" was in a rush sorry

A phone in a boxing ring.

On an object with a ring but no finger, in an object with a ring but no finger, on an object with a ring but no finger, sits a telephone.

Boxing ring is not correct (but only just), because it IS a ring with no finger it does not HAVE a ring with no finger (or to be more grammatically correct, CONTAIN a ring with no finger)

Bombersftw wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:

crispybits wrote:

Invdr_zim wrote:A shopkeeper gives you three bottles. Two bottles contain poison, the other one contains water. You may ask the shopkeeper one (yes-or-no) question to determine which bottle has the water.

Can you ask the same question more than once?

I have a sneaky suspicion you know the answer to this already, but to answer your question yes.

question. Does this one have poison.. if no ask same again pointing to dif bottle... until its found.
is that it? so simple if it is...

You aced that one!

Edit: still thinking on the ring one...

Ok, is it an Ice ring? phone in an ice ring surrounded by an ring of paint?