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The elephant conumdrum
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 1:28 am
(September 9, 2019 at 1:13 am)Grandizer Wrote:
(September 9, 2019 at 1:06 am)Rahn127 Wrote: When weighed, they won't ever weigh the same because I control when they get weighed. I'll either have a team arrive early and the truck will weigh more or have a team arrive later when the elephant weighs more.

I get it now. Interesting. I'll think of a counter if any later today.

It's basically asking someone to guess the number of fingers you have behind your back.

They guess 3
You pull out 2 fingers.
No matter what, they will always lose
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 1:34 am
(September 9, 2019 at 1:06 am)Rahn127 Wrote: When weighed, they won't ever weigh the same because I control when they get weighed. I'll either have a team arrive early and the truck will weigh more or have a team arrive later when the elephant weighs more.

Yes, of course.

Do you have a link to an original or alternate version of this demonstration?
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 1:36 am
And when the person loses, you take the money and give god his cut later.
Nice scam.




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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 1:49 am (This post was last modified: September 9, 2019 at 1:50 am by Athene.)
(September 9, 2019 at 1:28 am)Rahn127 Wrote: It's basically asking someone to guess the number of fingers you have behind your back.

They guess 3
You pull out 2 fingers.
No matter what, they will always lose

Wording's important though.
If you word the question that way the correct answer's going to be four, and I'm going to demand that you pay me my money--Unless you're missing a digit, of course. Wink


Okay, okay....I'm leaving this thread.
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 2:59 am
If you can get me on a phone call with god, fuck the bet, I have some other shit that needs answered.
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 4:27 am
(September 9, 2019 at 1:34 am)Athene Wrote:
(September 9, 2019 at 1:06 am)Rahn127 Wrote: When weighed, they won't ever weigh the same because I control when they get weighed. I'll either have a team arrive early and the truck will weigh more or have a team arrive later when the elephant weighs more.

Yes, of course.

Do you have a link to an original or alternate version of this demonstration?

This is the original. I made it up.
I'll think of a different way to word it.
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 9, 2019 at 5:05 am
(September 9, 2019 at 1:28 am)Rahn127 Wrote:
(September 9, 2019 at 1:13 am)Grandizer Wrote: I get it now. Interesting. I'll think of a counter if any later today.

It's basically asking someone to guess the number of fingers you have behind your back.

They guess 3
You pull out 2 fingers.
No matter what, they will always lose

Yeah, God can know but won't be able to do anything about it.
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 13, 2019 at 10:45 am
I wait 40 minutes to give you an answer, tell you the elephant weights more. I win.
"Tradition" is just a word people use to make themselves feel better about being an asshole.
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 13, 2019 at 1:35 pm
(September 13, 2019 at 10:45 am)Divinity Wrote: I wait 40 minutes to give you an answer, tell you the elephant weights more. I win.

While you were waiting, I had someone switch out the elephant for a lighter one.

You still lose Smile
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RE: The elephant conumdrum
September 13, 2019 at 7:18 pm
I don't see why we need an elephant conundrum to begin with.  Can't they just pull out, or use the rhythm method?

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