Avid Guardian readers will have seen this already but I thought it was good. I got it wrong and would have considered myself quite good at these things  .
[names changed to protect the innocent, you never know if any of these guys are swingers...]
So here goes:
Alice is looking at Bob, but Bob is looking at Eve. Alice is married but Eve is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not enough information
(Alice isn't transitively looking at Eve or in line of sight...)
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"A because if Bob is not married then Alice is... If Bob is Married then he is... I think... 
Well done i think your right "
Thanks ... good question though - my poor wee brain hurts now  |
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"A because if Bob is not married then Alice is... If Bob is Married then he is... I think...
Well done i think your right
Thanks ... good question though - my poor wee brain hurts now "
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"A because if Bob is not married then Alice is... If Bob is Married then he is... I think...
Well done i think your right
Thanks ... good question though - my poor wee brain hurts now
Meringue sugar rush required "
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"A because if Bob is not married then Alice is... If Bob is Married then he is... I think... "
Correct! Full marks . I thought it was 'C' and my ego was hugely bruised when I was told I was wrong  . |
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"A because if Bob is not married then Alice is... If Bob is Married then he is... I think...
Correct! Full marks . I thought it was 'C' and my ego was hugely bruised when I was told I was wrong ."
Hah, same! I'll admit I'm nice but dim. |
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I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think. |
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"I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think. "
It hinges on the realization that despite not being explicitly told Bob's marital status, he can only be married or unmarried.
In the case where he's married, he's looking at Eve, who is unmarried = Yes.
In the case where he's unmarried, Alice is looking at him = Yes. |
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"I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think. "
The point is whether Bob is married or not then one person looking at another IS married... if Bob is unmarried then Married Alice is looking at him... if Bob IS married then he is looking at Eve... in either case there is always one married person looking at an unmarried one |
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"I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think.
The point is whether Bob is married or not then one person looking at another IS married... if Bob is unmarried then Married Alice is looking at him... if Bob IS married then he is looking at Eve... in either case there is always one married person looking at an unmarried one "
Ah but Bob could be married legally in another country e.g. polygamously but that marriage would not be recognised in the UK - so Bob could be both married and un-married which sort of means a third state in-between the two of not quite being married! So the answer is C. |
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"My answer for what it is worth is A
Alice is married and lookind at a possibly unmarried Bob
Or a Married Bob is looking at an unmarried eve
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"I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think.
The point is whether Bob is married or not then one person looking at another IS married... if Bob is unmarried then Married Alice is looking at him... if Bob IS married then he is looking at Eve... in either case there is always one married person looking at an unmarried one
Ah but Bob could be married legally in another country e.g. polygamously but that marriage would not be recognised in the UK - so Bob could be both married and un-married which sort of means a third state in-between the two of not quite being married! So the answer is C."
Does that not just give a more complex arrival to A lol  |
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"Bob is married to Alice. Bob & Alice are not swingers. Bob sleeps with Eve & Alice finds out. How long does Bob have to live?
A) 10 minutes
B) 1 day
C) Bob is already dead
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Lmfao Mr J... I'm going for C this time |
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"I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think.
The point is whether Bob is married or not then one person looking at another IS married... if Bob is unmarried then Married Alice is looking at him... if Bob IS married then he is looking at Eve... in either case there is always one married person looking at an unmarried one
Ah but Bob could be married legally in another country e.g. polygamously but that marriage would not be recognised in the UK - so Bob could be both married and un-married which sort of means a third state in-between the two of not quite being married! So the answer is C.
Does that not just give a more complex arrival to A lol "
No - Bob is in a third indeterminate state! |
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"I'm slightly confused but convinced it's C.
Imagine them standing in a line Alice is looking at Bob and Bob at Eve. Bob isn't looking at Alice so regardless of whether Bob is married or not he's not not looking at Alice. The only person we know who is married (I think my brains a bit frazzled with names) Bob is looking at Eve but that's irrelevant not knowing Bobs status so there's not enough information. So if it is A I'm convinced the newspaper is wrong... I think.
The point is whether Bob is married or not then one person looking at another IS married... if Bob is unmarried then Married Alice is looking at him... if Bob IS married then he is looking at Eve... in either case there is always one married person looking at an unmarried one
Ah but Bob could be married legally in another country e.g. polygamously but that marriage would not be recognised in the UK - so Bob could be both married and un-married which sort of means a third state in-between the two of not quite being married! So the answer is C.
Does that not just give a more complex arrival to A lol
No - Bob is in a third indeterminate state!"
Bob is either married or not... in either case there is one married person looking at an unmarried one |
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