Missilelock Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 My daughter brought this home as a school question. a man walking down a road comes to a fork with 2 men standing in the fork. he needs directions. one man in the fork always lies & the other always tells the truth. what one question can he ask to get directions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TennesseeTurkey Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 My daughter brought this home as a school question. a man walking down a road comes to a fork with 2 men standing in the fork. he needs directions. one man in the fork always lies & the other always tells the truth. what one question can he ask to get directions? What time is it? (make sure you have a watch on ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 He can point to one of the possible ways and ask either one " is this the right way?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 he'd ask the man who tells the truth "which way would the other guy tell me to go?" then he'd go opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Ask them both where the road goes behind you. The you'll know which one to believe for going on. What time is it? (make sure you have a watch on ) That would work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 He has to ask the following: What road would the other guy say to take? Then take the other road. If he happens to ask the liar, the liar will change the answer of the guy telling the truth. Take the other road and you are good. If he happens to ask the person telling the truth the lair will lie and the truth teller will pass that on. Hence you take the other road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 he'd ask the man who tells the truth "which way would the other guy tell me to go?" then he'd go opposite. Problem is you don't know which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Problem is you don't know which is which. Easy, the Liar's pants will be on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Is waterboarding allowed in this riddle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 He can point to one of the possible ways and ask either one " is this the right way?" Im gonna refine my answer a bit...He should point to a direction and ask either one "If I were to ask the other guy if this is the right direction, what would he say?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 He has to ask the following: What road would the other guy say to take? Then take the other road. If he happens to ask the liar, the liar will change the answer of the guy telling the truth. Take the other road and you are good. If he happens to ask the person telling the truth the lair will lie and the truth teller will pass that on. Hence you take the other road. This is the only logical answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Can I have your map? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Can I have your map? Makes sense to me!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 He has to ask the following: What road would the other guy say to take? Then take the other road. If he happens to ask the liar, the liar will change the answer of the guy telling the truth. Take the other road and you are good. If he happens to ask the person telling the truth the lair will lie and the truth teller will pass that on. Hence you take the other road. That is the correct answer:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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