Ask the liar what the truthful robot will say
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Brown_Pride
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how do you know which is the liar? You don't know which robot is which or what door is which?Ask the liar what the truthful robot will say
ask one robot what the other would say is freedom door and then ask the other robot what the other would say is freedom door
True robot will say the wrong door cause he knows he's a liar.
Lie robot will say the wrong door cause he can't stop lying
Brown_Pride
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you can only ask one questionask one robot what the other would say is freedom door and then ask the other robot what the other would say is freedom door
True robot will say the wrong door cause he knows he's a liar.
Lie robot will say the wrong door cause he can't stop lying
and you don't know which robot is which so even if you asked them both the same question 1 would point to the "freedom" door and one would point to the "death door" effectively giving you nothing.
Brown_Pride
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it's double or nothing
To one robot. I thought that was part of the trickery
Brown_Pride
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nope believe it or not there is ONE question you can ask to either robot that will help you out of the room. That's a hint by the way ;)To one robot. I thought that was part of the trickery
I'm not getting it. If I ask either robot my question they both will leave me to the death door. I'm asking "what would the other robot say is the freedom door"
Brown_Pride
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@HarlemUSA
Ok so lets call the robots Robot A and Robot B. Now for the sake of argument let's say Robot A = Liar & Robot B = Truth
Now if you ask Robot A your question he'll lie and point opposite door
If you ask Robot B your question he'll tell the truth and point to the truth door.
The rub is that you don't know which robot tells teh truth and which lies and you can only ask ONE question to ONE robot.
Make sense?
Ok so lets call the robots Robot A and Robot B. Now for the sake of argument let's say Robot A = Liar & Robot B = Truth
Now if you ask Robot A your question he'll lie and point opposite door
If you ask Robot B your question he'll tell the truth and point to the truth door.
The rub is that you don't know which robot tells teh truth and which lies and you can only ask ONE question to ONE robot.
Make sense?
Hum, how about if I ask one robot what the other one think and not directly what they think ?
1. If I ask Robot A what door Robot B will say is the freedom door, he will lie and point to the opposite, therefore the Death door.
2. If I ask Robot B what door Robot A will say is the freedom door, he will tell the truth and point to the Death door because he knows Robot A is a liar.
The trick is Robot A will always lie, so either he will lie directly (about B's answer) or indirectly (when A will truthfully say he'll lie).
So I have to ask one Robot which door the other Robot will point out as the good door, then they will always point the wrong one out because of that liar Robot A. And I will have to take the other door.
Don't know if I'm clear
Hum, how about if I ask one robot what the other one think and not directly what they think ?
1. If I ask Robot A what door Robot B will say is the freedom door, he will lie and point to the opposite, therefore the Death door.
2. If I ask Robot B what door Robot A will say is the freedom door, he will tell the truth and point to the Death door because he knows Robot A is a liar.
The trick is Robot A will always lie, so either he will lie directly (about B's answer) or indirectly (when A will truthfully say he'll lie).
So I have to ask one Robot which door the other Robot will point out as the good door, then they will always point the wrong one out because of that liar Robot A. And I will have to take the other door.
Don't know if I'm clear
Hmm, thats what I was initially thinking..I have to consider this a bit more though.
Only thing you know is one lies and the other one don't. But you don't have to know which one lies, you just need to know where is the right door. Don't overthink it
Yeah, the more I reconsidered it, the more Im in line with you. Then again, it's not clear that one robot is aware of the other robot, so their answer may be erroneous.
Brown_Pride
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Hum, how about if I ask one robot what the other one think and not directly what they think ?
1. If I ask Robot A what door Robot B will say is the freedom door, he will lie and point to the opposite, therefore the Death door.
2. If I ask Robot B what door Robot A will say is the freedom door, he will tell the truth and point to the Death door because he knows Robot A is a liar.
The trick is Robot A will always lie, so either he will lie directly (about B's answer) or indirectly (when A will truthfully say he'll lie).
So I have to ask one Robot which door the other Robot will point out as the good door, then they will always point the wrong one out because of that liar Robot A. And I will have to take the other door.
Don't know if I'm clear
