Problem of the Day
A new programming or logic puzzle every Mon-Fri

Jail Cell

A fun one to round out an awesome week. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years, and the third is full of giant cannibals. Which room is safest for him?

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  • Anonymous - 10 years, 10 months ago

    He should chose the room with the lions. The lions haven't eaten for three years and will be dead.

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  • Anonymous - 10 years, 10 months ago

    He can choose room#3. Once in, he can run towards room#2 so that the Lions will attack and kill the cannibals following him. Once this happens he can run towards room#1 so that lions frightened by the raging fire will retreat to room#3. He can then stay in room#2 for as far as he likes :-)

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  • Lasharn - 10 years, 10 months ago

    Ah, I've heard this one before.

    The solution is to pick the one with starving lions as they will be dead after not eating for 3 years.

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  • Lasharn - 10 years, 10 months ago

    Of course assuming the murderer is a Targaryen he or she could just chill in the raging fire.

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  • Anonymous - 10 years, 10 months ago

    clearly the best answer here.

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  • Max Burstein - 10 years, 9 months ago

    lol

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  • Anonymous - 10 years, 9 months ago

    #3: Giant cannibals will only eat other giants.

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