Crossing the Creek

[717495]

You got it. The trick is to bring the ENFj back.

Yeah the trick is to come up with a reason for why the ENFj should go back, so it doesn't seem rude or odd. Steal his keys and hide them, then get him to mention it on the second run if he wants to go back to find them, meanwhile take the INFp.

[Park]

[717495]

What a weirdo.

[Cyrano]

So Parkster, Are you the cabbage?

[Cyrano]

Here is one that only an ISTp (Parkster) will get.

You just finished remodeling your family room, but forgot which switch goes with which light bulb.

There are three bulbs and switches, each switch is wired to only one bulb.

You can't see the bulbs from where the switches are, they are around the corner.

Now, since you are an efficent ISTp, can you figure out which switch goes with each bulb, by only peeking around the corner one time?

[Aiss]

I'll try to guess.










Once you come up with a riddle that can't be called the oldest one in a book. (Regardless of said book's existence.)

[somavision]

Here is one that only an ISTp (Parkster) will get.

You just finished remodeling your family room, but forgot which switch goes with which light bulb.

There are three bulbs and switches, each switch is wired to only one bulb.

You can't see the bulbs from where the switches are, they are around the corner.

Now, since you are an efficent ISTp, can you figure out which switch goes with each bulb, by only peeking around the corner one time?

Is the corner within reach of the switches?
Can you see a reflection off a wall e.g. is there a mirror or are the lamps spots that leave a distinctive hot spot?
I assume not... so ...
Are the lamps connected to dimmer switches, in which case you could leave one off, one on fifty and one on full?

[Cyrano]

Is the corner within reach of the switches?
Can you see a reflection off a wall e.g. is there a mirror or are the lamps spots that leave a distinctive hot spot?
I assume not... so ...
Are the lamps connected to dimmer switches, in which case you could leave one off, one on fifty and one on full?

Just three on/off switches,completely out of view of the bulbs,

Three 60W incandescent regular bulbs. No mirrors.

[717495]

I'd thought, if you can unscrew one of the bulbs, and then turn on two switches and peak over the corner once, there will be a 66.6% chance of finding the answer. But it didn't sound acceptable to me.

[squark]

Here is one that only an ISTp (Parkster) will get.

You just finished remodeling your family room, but forgot which switch goes with which light bulb.

There are three bulbs and switches, each switch is wired to only one bulb.

You can't see the bulbs from where the switches are, they are around the corner.

Now, since you are an efficent ISTp, can you figure out which switch goes with each bulb, by only peeking around the corner one time?

you could grab a mirror. OR, you could turn 2 switches on, then while peeking around the corner turn one of those off.

[Aiss]

The riddle's phrasing might be misleading. Whether purposefully or not, only Cyrano knows.

Don't make assumptions based on choice of words, is all I'm saying.

[Cyrano]

The riddle's phrasing might be misleading. Whether purposefully or not, only Cyrano knows.

Don't make assumptions based on choice of words, is all I'm saying.

No tricks. Three switches, three bulbs, a wall blocking the two, one peek.

[Cyrano]

you could grab a mirror. OR, you could turn 2 switches on, then while peeking around the corner turn one of those off.

No mirrors. Can't see bulbs while switching switches.

[squark]

Can't see bulbs while switching switches.

hm. okay then. If you wanted to walk all the way into the room to check, rather than just looking, you could turn 2 switches on for a bit, turn one of those two off, and then check to see which of the unlit bulbs was warm.

If you only get to look at them, and nothing else, I'll have to think a minute on that one.

[pianosinger]

Here is one that only an ISTp (Parkster) will get.

You just finished remodeling your family room, but forgot which switch goes with which light bulb.

There are three bulbs and switches, each switch is wired to only one bulb.

You can't see the bulbs from where the switches are, they are around the corner.

Now, since you are an efficent ISTp, can you figure out which switch goes with each bulb, by only peeking around the corner one time?

Ooh, I know the answer to this one, but only because I've had this problem before and the answer was told to me then. So, I'm going to wait and give others a chance to figure it out.

[Minde]

It seems like it'd take longer to work it out in my head than it would to just do some simple trial and error. That could just be lack of intelligence on my part, though.

[717495]

You could use your intuition!