• Maco1969@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Ask either do you have a nose, the one that always tells the truth has to say yes, the one that always lies has to say no.

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      9 months ago

      That’s where the clause about having just one question comes into play.

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            9 months ago

            True, in this case they never actually said what the riddle is, they just explain the premise

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      9 months ago

      Ok, so you used your one question finding that out, now how do you find out which door is safe now that you’re out of questions?

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          9 months ago

          The riddle being referenced is an incredibly well known classic riddle. The full riddle is normally left out when jokes are being made about it for brevity, but the actual riddle does not work without the doors.