Which way?
By Chryssi
@Chryssi (828)
United States
April 27, 2007 2:29pm CST
You walk up a mountain that has two paths. One leads to the other side of the mountain, the other will get you lost forever. On the road, you meet two twins that know the path that leads to the other side. You can only ask them one question. One of the twins lies and the other only tells the truth, and you don't know which is which. So, what do you ask?
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@cancatis (406)
• Brazil
27 Apr 07
You can ask any of them "Which is the correct path, according to the other twin?". So the one who lies will distort the real answer and point the wrong way. The one who tells the truth will point the wrong way, since that'd be the answer from the other one. Both will point the wrong way, so all you have to do is follow the other one.
=]
@cancatis (406)
• Brazil
27 Apr 07
I've seen a funny answer for that one, but that's totally out of your question in particular, since you said "only one question allowed".
The funny answer is ask the way for both of them. Then you grab a nearby rock and hit a foot of one of them.
If they say:
"Ouch, that hurts"
"No, that doesnt"
you'll know that you hit the one who tells the truth.
If they say:
"Hm, that felt good"
"No, that didn't"
you'll know that you hit the lier. =P
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
27 Apr 07
First I pray to God to give me the right answer of who to ask, and then I wait for an answer, and follow His instructions.
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@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
27 Apr 07
There are more than one possibilities of queston to be asked. one can be, "if i ask you, that this way leads to other side of the montain will you say yes". Now the one who speaks truth will answer "yes" if that way is the right one otherwise he will say "No". The one who tells a lie will also say "yes" if it is the right way and "no" if it isn't because he is still lying because if actually asked he will say "no" in place of "yes" and "yes" in place of "no".
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