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Old 09-16-2004, 04:30 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RespectThat
no....lol
besides..the guard riddle has no answer
The answer to that one is almost trivial: ask the guard "What would you say if I asked you if this were the door to freedom?"

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Originally Posted by aKula
ok theres a similar one in a book i read called 'the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime'. Same show. You choose one door, then the host opens a different door and reveals that there is a goat behind it. The host then gives you the choice of changing the door you picked. Should you stay with your choice or switch doors?
There is a 66% of hitting the prize if you switch, compared to a 33% chance if you don't. Always switch. Thread about switching doors: http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=37188
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