Talk:2348: Boat Puzzle - Revision history

172.71.11.149 at 00:14, 17 November 2024

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162.158.186.196 at 19:27, 25 August 2020

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GreatWyrmGold: Well it is.

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Well it is.

141.101.98.96 at 23:57, 21 August 2020

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162.158.159.18 at 17:08, 21 August 2020

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Sturmovik at 02:45, 21 August 2020

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173.245.54.71 at 02:44, 21 August 2020

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172.69.34.210 at 22:02, 20 August 2020

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172.69.34.210 at 22:02, 20 August 2020

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108.162.219.18 at 19:31, 20 August 2020

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	Given Beret Guy's surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)		Given Beret Guy's surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
	:Certainly worth bringing up to him, I'd say. Also, thanks for the chuckle -- [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.196\|162.158.186.196]] 19:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)		:Certainly worth bringing up to him, I'd say. Also, thanks for the chuckle -- [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.196\|162.158.186.196]] 19:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
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		+	And once the trolley hit the cabbages, a senior man from the Earth Kingdom is seen running and screaming. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.11.149\|172.71.11.149]] 00:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

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	Given Beret Guy's surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)		Given Beret Guy's surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
		+	:Certainly worth bringing up to him, I'd say. Also, thanks for the chuckle -- [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.196\|162.158.186.196]] 19:27, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

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 :If you have (any) single wolf and (any) single goat alone on one side as you depart, upon your return you will probably discover ''either'' a wolf-eating-goat ''or'' a wolf eating goat. Which it is, will obviously depend upon the finer details, but it's a failure both ways... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.14|162.158.159.14]] 18:29, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 ::That I agree with. I still wonder about "The pack of wolves […] will eat a human […]". I think it's a more reasonable assumption that any human can control any number of wolves [[User:Coverbe|Coverbe]] ([[User talk:Coverbe|talk]]) 19:03, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 What if only Cueball of all the humans can row the boat? He could be the ferryman[[Special:Contributions/172.69.2.166|172.69.2.166]] 18:19, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

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	:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[User:Sturmovik\|Sturmovik]] ([[User talk:Sturmovik\|talk]]) 02:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)		:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[User:Sturmovik\|Sturmovik]] ([[User talk:Sturmovik\|talk]]) 02:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

−	Given ~~White Hat~~'s surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)	+	Given Beret Guy's surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

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	"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.		"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.
	:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[User:Sturmovik\|Sturmovik]] ([[User talk:Sturmovik\|talk]]) 02:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)		:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[User:Sturmovik\|Sturmovik]] ([[User talk:Sturmovik\|talk]]) 02:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
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		+	Given White Hat's surrealist nature, maybe the solution is to send him across in the boat alone, then he can return with one item: the opposite bank. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18\|162.158.159.18]] 17:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

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	"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.		"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.
−	:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[~~Special~~:~~Contributions/173.245.54.71~~\|~~173.245.54.71~~]] 02:44, 21 August 2020 (UTC)	+	:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[User:Sturmovik\|Sturmovik]] ([[User talk:Sturmovik\|talk]]) 02:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

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	"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.		"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.
		+	:Yeah, not sure that's better.[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.71\|173.245.54.71]] 02:44, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

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	But no-one's allowed to use the boat if they haven't figured out their eye color yet. (Assume the people, goats, wolves, moths, and termites are all perfect logicians. Assume the water is unreflective, the trolley has no windows, and Cueball makes his spreadsheet without looking at a screen. Assume everyone is a very bad communicator outside of announcing their logical predicaments. Assume that Black Hat will strictly enforce these guidelines.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.18\|108.162.219.18]] 19:31, 20 August 2020 (UTC)		But no-one's allowed to use the boat if they haven't figured out their eye color yet. (Assume the people, goats, wolves, moths, and termites are all perfect logicians. Assume the water is unreflective, the trolley has no windows, and Cueball makes his spreadsheet without looking at a screen. Assume everyone is a very bad communicator outside of announcing their logical predicaments. Assume that Black Hat will strictly enforce these guidelines.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.18\|108.162.219.18]] 19:31, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

−	"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone."	+	"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone." - This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.
−	- This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.

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	But no-one's allowed to use the boat if they haven't figured out their eye color yet. (Assume the people, goats, wolves, moths, and termites are all perfect logicians. Assume the water is unreflective, the trolley has no windows, and Cueball makes his spreadsheet without looking at a screen. Assume everyone is a very bad communicator outside of announcing their logical predicaments. Assume that Black Hat will strictly enforce these guidelines.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.18\|108.162.219.18]] 19:31, 20 August 2020 (UTC)		But no-one's allowed to use the boat if they haven't figured out their eye color yet. (Assume the people, goats, wolves, moths, and termites are all perfect logicians. Assume the water is unreflective, the trolley has no windows, and Cueball makes his spreadsheet without looking at a screen. Assume everyone is a very bad communicator outside of announcing their logical predicaments. Assume that Black Hat will strictly enforce these guidelines.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.18\|108.162.219.18]] 19:31, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
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		+	"The pack of wolves in the trolley, if abandoned by the humans and rescued by the wolf who can operate a boat, will eat a human or wolf-eating goat left alone."
		+	- This seems really needlessly complex and doesn't really have a bearing on the problem in general.

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	What if only Cueball of all the humans can row the boat? He could be the ferryman[[Special:Contributions/172.69.2.166\|172.69.2.166]] 18:19, 20 August 2020 (UTC)		What if only Cueball of all the humans can row the boat? He could be the ferryman[[Special:Contributions/172.69.2.166\|172.69.2.166]] 18:19, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
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		+	But no-one's allowed to use the boat if they haven't figured out their eye color yet. (Assume the people, goats, wolves, moths, and termites are all perfect logicians. Assume the water is unreflective, the trolley has no windows, and Cueball makes his spreadsheet without looking at a screen. Assume everyone is a very bad communicator outside of announcing their logical predicaments. Assume that Black Hat will strictly enforce these guidelines.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.18\|108.162.219.18]] 19:31, 20 August 2020 (UTC)