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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 04:57 AM
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Square room with 1 door no windows. There is no way to see into this room from the outside. Inside the room are 3 light bulbs mounted on the ceiling. On the outside of the room is one light switch. The light switch only operates 1 of the 3 bulbs. You only get 1 chance to ever open the door. You can not have the light switch on when you open the door. How do you know which light bulb comes on with the switch?
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 05:09 AM
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Turn the switch on after you open the door
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 05:29 AM
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Turn the light on, wait 30 seconds, turn the light off, go inside the room and see which bulb is warm to the touch.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 05:54 AM
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Have the wife enter the room, shut the door, turn the switch on and make her tell you when you get back from a nice quite drive.
The heat from the bulb after 30 seconds would be the real answer.
But I just wanted to drive my truck and hear the turbo for a while first.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Allen Hibbs
Square room with 1 door no windows. There is no way to see into this room from the outside. Inside the room are 3 light bulbs mounted on the ceiling. On the outside of the room is one light switch. The light switch only operates 1 of the 3 bulbs. You only get 1 chance to ever open the door. You can not have the light switch on when you open the door. How do you know which light bulb comes on with the switch?
It will be the one that lights up. Jeeeez, talk about 'DUH'! More importantly, why would it make any difference which one comes on?

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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 11:41 AM
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It will be the one that lights up. Jeeeez, talk about 'DUH'! More importantly, why would it make any difference which one comes on?

chaikwa.

I your case none of the lights come on due to a screw drove though the wires.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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I your case none of the lights come on due to a screw drove though the wires.
HAHAHAHA, got you there!
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Shovelhead
Turn the light on, wait 30 seconds, turn the light off, go inside the room and see which bulb is warm to the touch.
bingo
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Ok, what did I win?...........
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by bigfoot
I your case none of the lights come on due to a screw drove though the wires.
Oh, HA HA HA.

Good one, I gotta admit!

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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by qmcdt
Turn the switch on after you open the door
What's wrong with this answer?

As far as following directions, it is correct.


Merrick
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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How about 3 lights and 3 switches, which switch operates which light?
You can go in the room 1 time before you flip a switch, you can only flip 2 switches. You can go in the room only 1 time after you flip switches.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Allen Hibbs
Square room with 1 door no windows. There is no way to see into this room from the outside. Inside the room are 3 light bulbs mounted on the ceiling. On the outside of the room is one light switch. The light switch only operates 1 of the 3 bulbs. You only get 1 chance to ever open the door. You can not have the light switch on when you open the door. How do you know which light bulb comes on with the switch?
The only bulb that will come on is the one that is not burned out already.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by MCummings
What's wrong with this answer?

As far as following directions, it is correct.


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Wellllllll you know what i mean. When ever the door is open that switch better be off cheater lol
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 01:00 AM
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Ok, what did I win?...........
You have won this wallpaper for your computer!!!!!! you can either put the wallpaper setting on tile or stretch.
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