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I came up with puzzle, I think it's clever.
Two women, Eve and Amy, sit at a table. After a bit of casual chit chat. Amy, writes on a piece of paper and says “I wrote five words. It is a true statement, but I bet you five dollars that you will read a false statement.†Eve accepts the bet and reads the paper. She loses and pays Amy the five dollars, but Amy did not lie.
The phrase was not based on the person who wrote it or the wording Amy used, and later if Eve wrote the same five words and made the bet to someone, Eve would have won. What was written on the paper?
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I came up with puzzle, I think it's clever.
Two women, Eve and Amy, sit at a table. After a bit of casual chit chat. Amy, writes on a piece of paper and says “I wrote five words. It is a true statement, but I bet you five dollars that you will read a false statement.†Eve accepts the bet and reads the paper. She loses and pays Amy the five dollars, but Amy did not lie.
The phrase was not based on the person who wrote it or the wording Amy used, and later if Eve wrote the same five words and made the bet to someone, Eve would have won. What was written on the paper?
lateral-thinking
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I came up with puzzle, I think it's clever.
Two women, Eve and Amy, sit at a table. After a bit of casual chit chat. Amy, writes on a piece of paper and says “I wrote five words. It is a true statement, but I bet you five dollars that you will read a false statement.†Eve accepts the bet and reads the paper. She loses and pays Amy the five dollars, but Amy did not lie.
The phrase was not based on the person who wrote it or the wording Amy used, and later if Eve wrote the same five words and made the bet to someone, Eve would have won. What was written on the paper?
lateral-thinking
asked 48 mins ago
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I came up with puzzle, I think it's clever.
Two women, Eve and Amy, sit at a table. After a bit of casual chit chat. Amy, writes on a piece of paper and says “I wrote five words. It is a true statement, but I bet you five dollars that you will read a false statement.†Eve accepts the bet and reads the paper. She loses and pays Amy the five dollars, but Amy did not lie.
The phrase was not based on the person who wrote it or the wording Amy used, and later if Eve wrote the same five words and made the bet to someone, Eve would have won. What was written on the paper?
lateral-thinking
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Maybe it was
Only one person read this
answered 22 mins ago
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The five words could be:
It is 3:00:00 right now (or whatever other time it is, accurate to the second)
Reasoning:
When Eve reads the paper, it must have been at least a second since Amy wrote it, making it a false statement.
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
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That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
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@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
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Are the words on the paper
“You’ll read ‘a false one’â€�
Because
It’s a true statement, since Eve, by reading the paper, will read “a false one†and will therefore owe Amy $5.
Further,
This statement is not based on person, since if Eve wrote “You’ll read ‘a false one’†on the paper and made the bet with Amy, Eve would have won as well.
answered 42 mins ago
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3 Answers
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active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Maybe it was
Only one person read this
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
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up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Maybe it was
Only one person read this
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Maybe it was
Only one person read this
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
Maybe it was
Only one person read this
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
answered 22 mins ago
obl
45818
45818
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up vote
1
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The five words could be:
It is 3:00:00 right now (or whatever other time it is, accurate to the second)
Reasoning:
When Eve reads the paper, it must have been at least a second since Amy wrote it, making it a false statement.
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
1
@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
– Excited Raichu
32 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
The five words could be:
It is 3:00:00 right now (or whatever other time it is, accurate to the second)
Reasoning:
When Eve reads the paper, it must have been at least a second since Amy wrote it, making it a false statement.
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
1
@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
– Excited Raichu
32 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
The five words could be:
It is 3:00:00 right now (or whatever other time it is, accurate to the second)
Reasoning:
When Eve reads the paper, it must have been at least a second since Amy wrote it, making it a false statement.
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
The five words could be:
It is 3:00:00 right now (or whatever other time it is, accurate to the second)
Reasoning:
When Eve reads the paper, it must have been at least a second since Amy wrote it, making it a false statement.
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
answered 42 mins ago
Excited Raichu
1,23118
1,23118
That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
1
@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
– Excited Raichu
32 mins ago
add a comment |Â
That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
1
@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
– Excited Raichu
32 mins ago
That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
That answer makes sense, but it's not the one I had. But out of curiosity should I fix the riddle based on answers that would work, but not the ones I'm looking for?
– McNiko67
34 mins ago
1
1
@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
– Excited Raichu
32 mins ago
@McNiko67 it's your decision, honestly. Part of the fun is seeing what different answers people come up with, but if you want to see the answer that you had in mind, feel free to edit it.
– Excited Raichu
32 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Are the words on the paper
“You’ll read ‘a false one’â€�
Because
It’s a true statement, since Eve, by reading the paper, will read “a false one†and will therefore owe Amy $5.
Further,
This statement is not based on person, since if Eve wrote “You’ll read ‘a false one’†on the paper and made the bet with Amy, Eve would have won as well.
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Are the words on the paper
“You’ll read ‘a false one’â€�
Because
It’s a true statement, since Eve, by reading the paper, will read “a false one†and will therefore owe Amy $5.
Further,
This statement is not based on person, since if Eve wrote “You’ll read ‘a false one’†on the paper and made the bet with Amy, Eve would have won as well.
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Are the words on the paper
“You’ll read ‘a false one’â€�
Because
It’s a true statement, since Eve, by reading the paper, will read “a false one†and will therefore owe Amy $5.
Further,
This statement is not based on person, since if Eve wrote “You’ll read ‘a false one’†on the paper and made the bet with Amy, Eve would have won as well.
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
Are the words on the paper
“You’ll read ‘a false one’â€�
Because
It’s a true statement, since Eve, by reading the paper, will read “a false one†and will therefore owe Amy $5.
Further,
This statement is not based on person, since if Eve wrote “You’ll read ‘a false one’†on the paper and made the bet with Amy, Eve would have won as well.
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
answered 42 mins ago
El-Guest
15.5k13474
15.5k13474
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