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Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:07 pm
by Doc Sigma
Correct! I love that one even though it's more of a joke than a riddle.

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:33 pm
by nickspoon
It's a good'un. :smile: Here's a clever one:

A dragon and knight live on an island. This island has seven poisoned wells, numbered 1 to 7. If you drink from a well, you can only save yourself by drinking from a higher numbered well. Well 7 is located at the top of a high mountain, so only the dragon can reach it.

One day they decide that the island isn't big enough for the two of them, and they have a duel. Each of them brings a glass of water to the duel, they exchange glasses, and drink. After the duel, the knight lives and the dragon dies.

Why did the knight live? Why did the dragon die?

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:15 pm
by Hyperion
The water they'd brought was to be the antidote for themselves?

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:17 pm
by nickspoon
Sort of.

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:37 pm
by Doc Sigma
I know the answer to this one, so here's a clue in anti-spoiler tiny text.

The fact that the dragon can reach well 7 and the knight can't is normally a good thing for the dragon, but in the case of this duel it is actually a bad thing for him. Why?

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:39 pm
by Dr. Sticks
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:22 pm
by nickspoon
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:47 pm
by Dr. Sticks
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:30 pm
by nickspoon
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:39 pm
by Dr. Sticks
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.
does he drink all of his water, then fill the glass back half way with the poison #7?

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:01 pm
by nickspoon
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.
does he drink all of his water, then fill the glass back half way with the poison #7?
Not quite. The dragon drinks poison #7 by his own will. Why?

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:43 pm
by Dr. Sticks
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.
does he drink all of his water, then fill the glass back half way with the poison #7?
Not quite. The dragon drinks poison #7 by his own will. Why?
perhaps I bypassed the answer already; did the knight suggest that they prove to each other their glass wasn't poisoned by taking a sip first, and then handing it with the other?

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:35 am
by nickspoon
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.
does he drink all of his water, then fill the glass back half way with the poison #7?
Not quite. The dragon drinks poison #7 by his own will. Why?
perhaps I bypassed the answer already; did the knight suggest that they prove to each other their glass wasn't poisoned by taking a sip first, and then handing it with the other?
That's an interesting solution. However, the duel itself is exactly as described - the key is that they both assume the other one is going to try to poison them.

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:01 pm
by Dr. Sticks
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.
does he drink all of his water, then fill the glass back half way with the poison #7?
Not quite. The dragon drinks poison #7 by his own will. Why?
perhaps I bypassed the answer already; did the knight suggest that they prove to each other their glass wasn't poisoned by taking a sip first, and then handing it with the other?
That's an interesting solution. However, the duel itself is exactly as described - the key is that they both assume the other one is going to try to poison them.
oh of course, the knight didn't actually bring poison!

Re: Riddle Minute

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:27 pm
by nickspoon
the knight drank his poison before giving it to the dragon
Partially correct, but in that case the dragon wouldn't die because he can cure any poisoned water the knight is capable of obtaining.
but can he survive if the knight then slays him? that is in his job description, after all.
He's a very lazy knight. He doesn't want to do any slaying directly, nor does he need to.
does he drink all of his water, then fill the glass back half way with the poison #7?
Not quite. The dragon drinks poison #7 by his own will. Why?
perhaps I bypassed the answer already; did the knight suggest that they prove to each other their glass wasn't poisoned by taking a sip first, and then handing it with the other?
That's an interesting solution. However, the duel itself is exactly as described - the key is that they both assume the other one is going to try to poison them.
oh of course, the knight didn't actually bring poison!
Precisely. Well done. :)