Death

Written on 12:03 am by Vja Students

You've been sentenced to death in an obscure foreign country which has a strange law. Before the sentence is carried out, two papers -- one with "LIFE" written on it and one with "DEATH" written on it -- are folded up and placed in a hat. You are permitted to pick out one of the papers (without looking), and if you choose the one with "LIFE" written on it, you are set free. Otherwise, the death sentence is carried out. On this occasion, an enemy of yours, bent on your demise, has substituted the paper with "LIFE" written on it with another one with "DEATH" written on it. Now both the papers from which you have to pick out are written “DEATH” on them. This person informs you of what he has done and that you are doomed to die. You are not permitted to speak to anyone about this misdeed, nor will you have a chance to switch the papers or the hat yourself in time. How will you avoid certain death?

Ans: After you draw one of the papers, swallow it. The jailer will be forced to check the remaining paper to determine what the one you drew said. The jailer will of course see a paper with "DEATH" written on it, assume you drew the one with "LIFE" written on it, and set you free.

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3 Comments

  1. Anonymous |

    He just need to eat one paper infront of them. They assume that one is his choice and look into the other paper ( death will be written on it ) and assume his choice is LIFE. :)

    But that enemy is a fool to tell him the secret... :D

     
  2. Anonymous |

    I'll pick any paper and destroy it so they will check the other paper and DEATH written on it , so they will leave.

     
  3. Anonymous |

    As ohters said that," I'll select a paper and destroy it so they see the other paper and leave me alive"

     

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