RE: [3 Switch 3 Bulb] Puzzle
July 5, 2015 at 1:47 am
(This post was last modified: July 5, 2015 at 1:50 am by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
Well,i thought long and hard about this puzzle and i came to the conclusion that it is impossible to determine its answer logically.
But purely creative answer seemed like a no brainer to me.So i kind of mixed some creativity into my logic:
I made an assumption,that is,:
The puzzle wants us to find which switch corresponds to which bulb,so its obvious that each and every switch in its corresponding position will not turn on the bulb in the same position.
(i.e. The switch in position x,y,z won't turn on bulbs in the same position)
How about this:
I turn the first switch on.
I enter the room.
Now there are three possibilities:
Third bulb is on.
Second bulb is on.
First bulb is on.
Lets consider the second possibility(picked randomly):
So if i switched on the first switch and the second bulb is turned on:
Wouldn't it be fair to assume that if i switched on the 2nd switch the 3rd bulb would not light up?
Because if the 3rd bulb lights up - wouldn't it mean that if the 3rd switch is switched on then the 1st bulb would light up?
Why?Because if it does,will that not make the switch and the bulb be in the same order as that of their positioning?
*Suppose i switched on the first switch and went inside the room:
I see that the 2nd bulb is switched on. [ 1st switch -> 2nd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch won't turn the 3rd bulb on. [ 2nd switch -/> 3rd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch will turn the 1st bulb on. [2nd switch -> 1st bulb ]
Which would mean that the 3rd switch will turn the 3rd bulb on. [3rd switch -> 3rd bulb ]
*Suppose i switched on the first switch and went inside the room:
I see that the 1st bulb is switched on. [ 1st switch -> 1st bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch won't turn the 2nd bulb on. [ 2nd switch -/> 2nd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch will turn the 3rd bulb on. [2nd switch -> 3rd bulb ]
Which would mean that the 3rd switch will turn the 2nd bulb on. [3rd switch -> 2nd bulb ]
*Suppose i switched on the first switch and went inside the room:
I see that the 3rd bulb is switched on. [ 1st switch -> 3rd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch won't turn the 1st bulb on. [ 2nd switch -/> 1st bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch will turn the 2nd bulb on. [2nd switch -> 2nd bulb ]
Which would mean that the 3rd switch will turn the 1st bulb on. [3rd switch -> 1st bulb ]
(That's about the most logical answer i could come up to this puzzle)
What do you guys think?
But purely creative answer seemed like a no brainer to me.So i kind of mixed some creativity into my logic:
I made an assumption,that is,:
The puzzle wants us to find which switch corresponds to which bulb,so its obvious that each and every switch in its corresponding position will not turn on the bulb in the same position.
(i.e. The switch in position x,y,z won't turn on bulbs in the same position)
How about this:
I turn the first switch on.
I enter the room.
Now there are three possibilities:
Third bulb is on.
Second bulb is on.
First bulb is on.
Lets consider the second possibility(picked randomly):
So if i switched on the first switch and the second bulb is turned on:
Wouldn't it be fair to assume that if i switched on the 2nd switch the 3rd bulb would not light up?
Because if the 3rd bulb lights up - wouldn't it mean that if the 3rd switch is switched on then the 1st bulb would light up?
Why?Because if it does,will that not make the switch and the bulb be in the same order as that of their positioning?
*Suppose i switched on the first switch and went inside the room:
I see that the 2nd bulb is switched on. [ 1st switch -> 2nd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch won't turn the 3rd bulb on. [ 2nd switch -/> 3rd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch will turn the 1st bulb on. [2nd switch -> 1st bulb ]
Which would mean that the 3rd switch will turn the 3rd bulb on. [3rd switch -> 3rd bulb ]
*Suppose i switched on the first switch and went inside the room:
I see that the 1st bulb is switched on. [ 1st switch -> 1st bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch won't turn the 2nd bulb on. [ 2nd switch -/> 2nd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch will turn the 3rd bulb on. [2nd switch -> 3rd bulb ]
Which would mean that the 3rd switch will turn the 2nd bulb on. [3rd switch -> 2nd bulb ]
*Suppose i switched on the first switch and went inside the room:
I see that the 3rd bulb is switched on. [ 1st switch -> 3rd bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch won't turn the 1st bulb on. [ 2nd switch -/> 1st bulb ]
So now i know that the 2nd switch will turn the 2nd bulb on. [2nd switch -> 2nd bulb ]
Which would mean that the 3rd switch will turn the 1st bulb on. [3rd switch -> 1st bulb ]
(That's about the most logical answer i could come up to this puzzle)
What do you guys think?