George's lights
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Here's a short and easy one:
Me and my friend were hanging out in a restaurant and on the way back we saw a strange looking, abandoned castle. We wanted to check it out, so that's what we did.
The lights were off, and we saw 3 switches, and it wasn't immediately obvious what they did. For example, when one of those switches was turned on, it turned off the lights although the other 2 switches were on.
I told my friend it was weird that each switch didn't just turn on a light and asked if he knew how these lights worked, and he said:
______, duh!
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Here's a short and easy one:
Me and my friend were hanging out in a restaurant and on the way back we saw a strange looking, abandoned castle. We wanted to check it out, so that's what we did.
The lights were off, and we saw 3 switches, and it wasn't immediately obvious what they did. For example, when one of those switches was turned on, it turned off the lights although the other 2 switches were on.
I told my friend it was weird that each switch didn't just turn on a light and asked if he knew how these lights worked, and he said:
______, duh!
word story
edited Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
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asked Dec 3 at 14:36
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Wondering why (if) it is important that the story starts out in a restaurant.
– Chowzen
Dec 3 at 22:17
2
Also wondering who George is.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 0:16
To the close-voter: I don't see at all how this is too broad, could you explain why so I don't make the mistake in the future?
– FireCubez
Dec 4 at 16:39
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It wasn't me that voted to close, but perhaps it was because there is no question in your puzzle? Everybody appears to be filling in the blank, but it isn't obvious. Is it one word? A sentence? Make it clear what form you expect the answer to be in.
– Astralbee
Dec 5 at 12:13
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@Astralbee This puzzle was tagged "enigmatic-puzzle". However it was edited out and I wasn't sure whether I made a mistake. So the ambiguity is intentional.
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:46
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Here's a short and easy one:
Me and my friend were hanging out in a restaurant and on the way back we saw a strange looking, abandoned castle. We wanted to check it out, so that's what we did.
The lights were off, and we saw 3 switches, and it wasn't immediately obvious what they did. For example, when one of those switches was turned on, it turned off the lights although the other 2 switches were on.
I told my friend it was weird that each switch didn't just turn on a light and asked if he knew how these lights worked, and he said:
______, duh!
word story
edited Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
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asked Dec 3 at 14:36
FireCubez
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Here's a short and easy one:
Me and my friend were hanging out in a restaurant and on the way back we saw a strange looking, abandoned castle. We wanted to check it out, so that's what we did.
The lights were off, and we saw 3 switches, and it wasn't immediately obvious what they did. For example, when one of those switches was turned on, it turned off the lights although the other 2 switches were on.
I told my friend it was weird that each switch didn't just turn on a light and asked if he knew how these lights worked, and he said:
______, duh!
word story
word story
edited Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
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FireCubez
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edited Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
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FireCubez
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El-Guest
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edited Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
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El-Guest
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asked Dec 3 at 14:36
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asked Dec 3 at 14:36
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Wondering why (if) it is important that the story starts out in a restaurant.
– Chowzen
Dec 3 at 22:17
2
Also wondering who George is.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 0:16
To the close-voter: I don't see at all how this is too broad, could you explain why so I don't make the mistake in the future?
– FireCubez
Dec 4 at 16:39
1
It wasn't me that voted to close, but perhaps it was because there is no question in your puzzle? Everybody appears to be filling in the blank, but it isn't obvious. Is it one word? A sentence? Make it clear what form you expect the answer to be in.
– Astralbee
Dec 5 at 12:13
1
@Astralbee This puzzle was tagged "enigmatic-puzzle". However it was edited out and I wasn't sure whether I made a mistake. So the ambiguity is intentional.
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:46
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Wondering why (if) it is important that the story starts out in a restaurant.
– Chowzen
Dec 3 at 22:17
2
Also wondering who George is.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 0:16
To the close-voter: I don't see at all how this is too broad, could you explain why so I don't make the mistake in the future?
– FireCubez
Dec 4 at 16:39
1
It wasn't me that voted to close, but perhaps it was because there is no question in your puzzle? Everybody appears to be filling in the blank, but it isn't obvious. Is it one word? A sentence? Make it clear what form you expect the answer to be in.
– Astralbee
Dec 5 at 12:13
1
@Astralbee This puzzle was tagged "enigmatic-puzzle". However it was edited out and I wasn't sure whether I made a mistake. So the ambiguity is intentional.
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:46
Wondering why (if) it is important that the story starts out in a restaurant.
– Chowzen
Dec 3 at 22:17
Wondering why (if) it is important that the story starts out in a restaurant.
– Chowzen
Dec 3 at 22:17
2
2
Also wondering who George is.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 0:16
Also wondering who George is.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 0:16
To the close-voter: I don't see at all how this is too broad, could you explain why so I don't make the mistake in the future?
– FireCubez
Dec 4 at 16:39
To the close-voter: I don't see at all how this is too broad, could you explain why so I don't make the mistake in the future?
– FireCubez
Dec 4 at 16:39
1
1
It wasn't me that voted to close, but perhaps it was because there is no question in your puzzle? Everybody appears to be filling in the blank, but it isn't obvious. Is it one word? A sentence? Make it clear what form you expect the answer to be in.
– Astralbee
Dec 5 at 12:13
It wasn't me that voted to close, but perhaps it was because there is no question in your puzzle? Everybody appears to be filling in the blank, but it isn't obvious. Is it one word? A sentence? Make it clear what form you expect the answer to be in.
– Astralbee
Dec 5 at 12:13
1
1
@Astralbee This puzzle was tagged "enigmatic-puzzle". However it was edited out and I wasn't sure whether I made a mistake. So the ambiguity is intentional.
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:46
@Astralbee This puzzle was tagged "enigmatic-puzzle". However it was edited out and I wasn't sure whether I made a mistake. So the ambiguity is intentional.
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:46
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Is the answer to this
Series-ly?
Because
The lights and switches work in series (as opposed to in parallel)?
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
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Maybe your friend said
Alternating current, duh!
His comment is condescending because it is obvious to him since he is
George Westinghouse, inventor of AC, and it's his castle you're standing in front of. I don't know how these switches' reliance specifically on AC causes this behavior unless it is simply a multiway switch setup, which has already been suggested. But he probably does because he rigged them up using one of his proprietary train signal switching techniques.
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
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Electricity, duh!
You asked how the lights worked, not the switches. Your friend responded in kind.
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
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I think the answer to this problem is that:
The switches work fine - it's the lights that don't work.
Because:
This is an abandoned castle. The lights were already out when you arrived, so perhaps the bulbs need replacing or the electricity has been cut off.
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
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1
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Lights-out, duh!
The way that the switches work reminds me of
Lights Out, a game where pressing a button reverses the state of the buttons around it. It is not intuitive to turn all of the lights on or off.
answered Dec 3 at 22:39
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How about silly answer?
Boolean logic, duh!
Because when you write down how the switches work, you get 5 boolean expressions, which of course can be simmlified and written down as a single expression in CNF form.
However the answer seems silly, because on one side i doubt the friend had the time to figure the expressions.
On the other side, friend just could have heard that there is such thing as booolen logic, and that any expression can be written down in CNF form, and remembered it, however unlikely it is
It could be also said that the friend studied serious maths including boolean logic.
I am not sure I should have posted the answer, because in reality it's just a more clever way of saying Multiway switching, Series-ly and Code/Combination
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
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Partial answer (?):
There's a lot of weird stuff on this one, and I don't know if it's intended to guide us towards the solution, but abandoned castles shouldn't have electricity in the first place, and if the lights were off, you probably couldn't see the switches either. I'm maybe guessing this is a toy castle rather than a full sized-one, but this is just a very incomplete attempt at an answer.
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
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The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
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Alright, how about:
a Code or Combination?
explanation:
The kind of lights aren't explained. Maybe you need all the lights to be green to get into the castle or something.
Probably isn't. Last attempt for now, don't want to spam.
Is it one of these?
Nope, duh!
or
Magic, duh!
or
Exclusively, duh!
or
Multiway switching, duh!
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
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I think he said :
That's the main breaker, duh!
or something along those lines
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
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just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
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9 Answers
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9 Answers
9
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
8
down vote
Is the answer to this
Series-ly?
Because
The lights and switches work in series (as opposed to in parallel)?
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
Is the answer to this
Series-ly?
Because
The lights and switches work in series (as opposed to in parallel)?
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
add a comment |
up vote
8
down vote
up vote
8
down vote
Is the answer to this
Series-ly?
Because
The lights and switches work in series (as opposed to in parallel)?
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
Is the answer to this
Series-ly?
Because
The lights and switches work in series (as opposed to in parallel)?
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
answered Dec 3 at 14:38
El-Guest
17.8k24182
17.8k24182
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
add a comment |
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Nope, not on the right track. Also I just noticed the pun hehehe
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:39
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
Just the switches could be in series, and the lights in parallel.
– Jǝssǝ
Dec 3 at 14:53
add a comment |
up vote
7
down vote
Maybe your friend said
Alternating current, duh!
His comment is condescending because it is obvious to him since he is
George Westinghouse, inventor of AC, and it's his castle you're standing in front of. I don't know how these switches' reliance specifically on AC causes this behavior unless it is simply a multiway switch setup, which has already been suggested. But he probably does because he rigged them up using one of his proprietary train signal switching techniques.
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
add a comment |
up vote
7
down vote
Maybe your friend said
Alternating current, duh!
His comment is condescending because it is obvious to him since he is
George Westinghouse, inventor of AC, and it's his castle you're standing in front of. I don't know how these switches' reliance specifically on AC causes this behavior unless it is simply a multiway switch setup, which has already been suggested. But he probably does because he rigged them up using one of his proprietary train signal switching techniques.
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
add a comment |
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
Maybe your friend said
Alternating current, duh!
His comment is condescending because it is obvious to him since he is
George Westinghouse, inventor of AC, and it's his castle you're standing in front of. I don't know how these switches' reliance specifically on AC causes this behavior unless it is simply a multiway switch setup, which has already been suggested. But he probably does because he rigged them up using one of his proprietary train signal switching techniques.
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
Maybe your friend said
Alternating current, duh!
His comment is condescending because it is obvious to him since he is
George Westinghouse, inventor of AC, and it's his castle you're standing in front of. I don't know how these switches' reliance specifically on AC causes this behavior unless it is simply a multiway switch setup, which has already been suggested. But he probably does because he rigged them up using one of his proprietary train signal switching techniques.
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
answered Dec 5 at 11:41
WAF
1,474315
1,474315
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add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Electricity, duh!
You asked how the lights worked, not the switches. Your friend responded in kind.
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
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up vote
2
down vote
Electricity, duh!
You asked how the lights worked, not the switches. Your friend responded in kind.
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Electricity, duh!
You asked how the lights worked, not the switches. Your friend responded in kind.
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
Electricity, duh!
You asked how the lights worked, not the switches. Your friend responded in kind.
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
answered Dec 3 at 14:41
generalcrispy
4,55922744
4,55922744
Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
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Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
Also not on track. :P
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:43
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
I think the answer to this problem is that:
The switches work fine - it's the lights that don't work.
Because:
This is an abandoned castle. The lights were already out when you arrived, so perhaps the bulbs need replacing or the electricity has been cut off.
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
I think the answer to this problem is that:
The switches work fine - it's the lights that don't work.
Because:
This is an abandoned castle. The lights were already out when you arrived, so perhaps the bulbs need replacing or the electricity has been cut off.
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
I think the answer to this problem is that:
The switches work fine - it's the lights that don't work.
Because:
This is an abandoned castle. The lights were already out when you arrived, so perhaps the bulbs need replacing or the electricity has been cut off.
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
I think the answer to this problem is that:
The switches work fine - it's the lights that don't work.
Because:
This is an abandoned castle. The lights were already out when you arrived, so perhaps the bulbs need replacing or the electricity has been cut off.
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
answered Dec 5 at 12:19
Astralbee
5,8791946
5,8791946
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up vote
1
down vote
Lights-out, duh!
The way that the switches work reminds me of
Lights Out, a game where pressing a button reverses the state of the buttons around it. It is not intuitive to turn all of the lights on or off.
answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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1
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Lights-out, duh!
The way that the switches work reminds me of
Lights Out, a game where pressing a button reverses the state of the buttons around it. It is not intuitive to turn all of the lights on or off.
answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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1
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1
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Lights-out, duh!
The way that the switches work reminds me of
Lights Out, a game where pressing a button reverses the state of the buttons around it. It is not intuitive to turn all of the lights on or off.
answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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Lights-out, duh!
The way that the switches work reminds me of
Lights Out, a game where pressing a button reverses the state of the buttons around it. It is not intuitive to turn all of the lights on or off.
answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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answered Dec 3 at 22:39
Kevin
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How about silly answer?
Boolean logic, duh!
Because when you write down how the switches work, you get 5 boolean expressions, which of course can be simmlified and written down as a single expression in CNF form.
However the answer seems silly, because on one side i doubt the friend had the time to figure the expressions.
On the other side, friend just could have heard that there is such thing as booolen logic, and that any expression can be written down in CNF form, and remembered it, however unlikely it is
It could be also said that the friend studied serious maths including boolean logic.
I am not sure I should have posted the answer, because in reality it's just a more clever way of saying Multiway switching, Series-ly and Code/Combination
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
Dec 5 at 13:01
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
How about silly answer?
Boolean logic, duh!
Because when you write down how the switches work, you get 5 boolean expressions, which of course can be simmlified and written down as a single expression in CNF form.
However the answer seems silly, because on one side i doubt the friend had the time to figure the expressions.
On the other side, friend just could have heard that there is such thing as booolen logic, and that any expression can be written down in CNF form, and remembered it, however unlikely it is
It could be also said that the friend studied serious maths including boolean logic.
I am not sure I should have posted the answer, because in reality it's just a more clever way of saying Multiway switching, Series-ly and Code/Combination
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
Dec 5 at 13:01
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
How about silly answer?
Boolean logic, duh!
Because when you write down how the switches work, you get 5 boolean expressions, which of course can be simmlified and written down as a single expression in CNF form.
However the answer seems silly, because on one side i doubt the friend had the time to figure the expressions.
On the other side, friend just could have heard that there is such thing as booolen logic, and that any expression can be written down in CNF form, and remembered it, however unlikely it is
It could be also said that the friend studied serious maths including boolean logic.
I am not sure I should have posted the answer, because in reality it's just a more clever way of saying Multiway switching, Series-ly and Code/Combination
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
How about silly answer?
Boolean logic, duh!
Because when you write down how the switches work, you get 5 boolean expressions, which of course can be simmlified and written down as a single expression in CNF form.
However the answer seems silly, because on one side i doubt the friend had the time to figure the expressions.
On the other side, friend just could have heard that there is such thing as booolen logic, and that any expression can be written down in CNF form, and remembered it, however unlikely it is
It could be also said that the friend studied serious maths including boolean logic.
I am not sure I should have posted the answer, because in reality it's just a more clever way of saying Multiway switching, Series-ly and Code/Combination
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
edited Dec 5 at 8:07
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
answered Dec 4 at 15:35
Eugene Anisiutkin
1539
1539
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
Dec 5 at 13:01
add a comment |
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
Dec 5 at 13:01
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
You are so so so close
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:47
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
Dec 5 at 13:01
I hate to even suggest it, but rot13(Gur sevraq fnvq gung gur yvtugf jbex Pbaqvgvbanyyl? Gung frrzf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzr bgure fbyhgvbaf neernql cbfgrq.).
– Eugene Anisiutkin
Dec 5 at 13:01
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Partial answer (?):
There's a lot of weird stuff on this one, and I don't know if it's intended to guide us towards the solution, but abandoned castles shouldn't have electricity in the first place, and if the lights were off, you probably couldn't see the switches either. I'm maybe guessing this is a toy castle rather than a full sized-one, but this is just a very incomplete attempt at an answer.
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
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The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
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Partial answer (?):
There's a lot of weird stuff on this one, and I don't know if it's intended to guide us towards the solution, but abandoned castles shouldn't have electricity in the first place, and if the lights were off, you probably couldn't see the switches either. I'm maybe guessing this is a toy castle rather than a full sized-one, but this is just a very incomplete attempt at an answer.
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
2
The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
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0
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up vote
0
down vote
Partial answer (?):
There's a lot of weird stuff on this one, and I don't know if it's intended to guide us towards the solution, but abandoned castles shouldn't have electricity in the first place, and if the lights were off, you probably couldn't see the switches either. I'm maybe guessing this is a toy castle rather than a full sized-one, but this is just a very incomplete attempt at an answer.
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
Partial answer (?):
There's a lot of weird stuff on this one, and I don't know if it's intended to guide us towards the solution, but abandoned castles shouldn't have electricity in the first place, and if the lights were off, you probably couldn't see the switches either. I'm maybe guessing this is a toy castle rather than a full sized-one, but this is just a very incomplete attempt at an answer.
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
answered Dec 3 at 14:48
S. M.
647411
647411
2
The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
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2
The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
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2
The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
The castle is powered with magic.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 14:51
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Alright, how about:
a Code or Combination?
explanation:
The kind of lights aren't explained. Maybe you need all the lights to be green to get into the castle or something.
Probably isn't. Last attempt for now, don't want to spam.
Is it one of these?
Nope, duh!
or
Magic, duh!
or
Exclusively, duh!
or
Multiway switching, duh!
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
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Alright, how about:
a Code or Combination?
explanation:
The kind of lights aren't explained. Maybe you need all the lights to be green to get into the castle or something.
Probably isn't. Last attempt for now, don't want to spam.
Is it one of these?
Nope, duh!
or
Magic, duh!
or
Exclusively, duh!
or
Multiway switching, duh!
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
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0
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up vote
0
down vote
Alright, how about:
a Code or Combination?
explanation:
The kind of lights aren't explained. Maybe you need all the lights to be green to get into the castle or something.
Probably isn't. Last attempt for now, don't want to spam.
Is it one of these?
Nope, duh!
or
Magic, duh!
or
Exclusively, duh!
or
Multiway switching, duh!
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
Alright, how about:
a Code or Combination?
explanation:
The kind of lights aren't explained. Maybe you need all the lights to be green to get into the castle or something.
Probably isn't. Last attempt for now, don't want to spam.
Is it one of these?
Nope, duh!
or
Magic, duh!
or
Exclusively, duh!
or
Multiway switching, duh!
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
edited Dec 3 at 18:23
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
answered Dec 3 at 18:03
Dorrulf
1,95718
1,95718
Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
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Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
Nope, none of those.
– FireCubez
Dec 3 at 18:15
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I think he said :
That's the main breaker, duh!
or something along those lines
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
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I think he said :
That's the main breaker, duh!
or something along those lines
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
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up vote
0
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up vote
0
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I think he said :
That's the main breaker, duh!
or something along those lines
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
I think he said :
That's the main breaker, duh!
or something along those lines
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
answered Dec 5 at 12:22
casualcoder
557111
557111
just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
add a comment |
just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
just realized there was a comment by the OP that mentioned the castle was powered by magic, kinda renders my guess invalid :|
– casualcoder
Dec 5 at 12:24
add a comment |
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Wondering why (if) it is important that the story starts out in a restaurant.
– Chowzen
Dec 3 at 22:17
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Also wondering who George is.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 0:16
To the close-voter: I don't see at all how this is too broad, could you explain why so I don't make the mistake in the future?
– FireCubez
Dec 4 at 16:39
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It wasn't me that voted to close, but perhaps it was because there is no question in your puzzle? Everybody appears to be filling in the blank, but it isn't obvious. Is it one word? A sentence? Make it clear what form you expect the answer to be in.
– Astralbee
Dec 5 at 12:13
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@Astralbee This puzzle was tagged "enigmatic-puzzle". However it was edited out and I wasn't sure whether I made a mistake. So the ambiguity is intentional.
– FireCubez
Dec 5 at 12:46