(April 14, 2011 at 9:07 pm)Cinjin Cain Wrote: Just a little nitpick here:
You did not ask us to answer the question that the professor posed. I wouldn't have even wasted my time with such stupidity ... thus my remark about the professor being a dick.
I don't get how that is nitpicking? I explained what the flaw in the students thinking was; in order to explain it, I needed to first explain the paradox behind the problem.
Quote:YOUR question specifically was:
Quote: What's the flaw in the students' thinking?
I answered it as clearly as that question can possbily be answered. The truth is, the whole scenario is ridiculous and I wish I wasn't STILL wasting my time on it.
No, you didn't answer it clearly at all. The "Friday Theory" as you call it is perfectly logical; it just forms a paradox because of the usage of the word "surprise" and other factors (I suggest you read the Wikipedia page I linked to for a full analysis of the problem).
