Logic puzzle

**LittleGrizzly** · 10-31-2004, 03:46

because both the other guys had thier hands up ?

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 10-31-2004, 03:52

They could be seeing each others hats.

**LittleGrizzly** · 10-31-2004, 04:28

well im guessing that isn't the answer but if i saw 2 red hats either side of me and both of them with thier hands up i'd guess mine was red

**Skomatth** · 10-31-2004, 05:27

POSSIBLE SPOILER

I swear I came up with this on my own...

I know its a breathtaking solution but...

He took it off his head and looked at it.

Didn't say you couldn't.

Of course there are a lot of things that are undefined here.

**Adrian II** · 10-31-2004, 05:50

Got it. Het knows the colour of his own hat because none of the two other guys raised his hand.

Suppose you're wise man #1. You're looking at #2 and #3 sitting there with their red hats on. They can see each other's red hats, too. They're bound to raie their hands if they see one of the others wearing a red hat. Now, if they don't raise their hands, that means only one thing: they see two guys wearing red hats, and you're one of those two.

Do I get a badge now?

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 10-31-2004, 06:29

Yes

There's a follow up too:

Epilogue: The king summons his advisor and says: "The drought is killing our crops, my Barons are revolting, the people are upset over the high taxes and the neighboring monarchs are threatening invasion. What should I do?"

Wise man: "These people...how many of them are wearing hats?"