Hmm, Mr. Nigma, I believe I've heard that one before. Would you mind if I proposed to you a little extension that I've toyed with?
Say that you add a third man--well, let's make it a woman, actually. [She laughs.] And now all that you know is that of these three people, one of them tells the truth, one of them lies, and one of them uses a coin to decide whether or not he or she is going to tell the truth for any particular question.
That is, given a meta-question such as "What would you say if I asked you this next question?" he or she will flip a coin first for the inner question, deciding whether he would tell the truth, then flip it again for the overall question.
I think that it can be solved in one question, and it can certainly be in two questions.
By the way, is the meaning of 'if you want to be educated, you know where to find me' that I should find you at your classroom in the school on Sunday?
Say that you add a third man--well, let's make it a woman, actually. [She laughs.] And now all that you know is that of these three people, one of them tells the truth, one of them lies, and one of them uses a coin to decide whether or not he or she is going to tell the truth for any particular question.
That is, given a meta-question such as "What would you say if I asked you this next question?" he or she will flip a coin first for the inner question, deciding whether he would tell the truth, then flip it again for the overall question.
I think that it can be solved in one question, and it can certainly be in two questions.
By the way, is the meaning of 'if you want to be educated, you know where to find me' that I should find you at your classroom in the school on Sunday?
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That's quite a creative answer. Very creative, indeed. With that logic, it could be solved in two.
[If Edward ever posed that question back in Arkham, he's sure that Two-Face would flip. Literally.]
As always, Ms. Sasaki, your insight serves you well. Be there at nine o'clock PM.
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