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09-06-2005, 10:38 PM
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Problem 5

While three wise men are asleep under a tree a mischievous boy paints their foreheads red. Later they all wake up at the same time and all three start laughing. After several minutes suddenly one stops. Why did he stop?

<insert elaborate connection to similar situations at the poker table here>
Alobar
09-06-2005, 10:40 PM
because he saw the tampon string under the near by bush
KungFuSandwich
09-07-2005, 12:43 AM
These men are stupid, Why would you assume whoever painted your friends spared you?
STLantny
09-07-2005, 12:53 AM
Thast stupid. if you cant find the humor in a situation like this, even to go as far as to stop laughing, you arent wise.
MD2020
09-07-2005, 01:01 AM
He noticed the bull in the next feild over staring at them.
daveymck
09-07-2005, 04:47 AM
I dont understand how this is a maths problem?
DasLeben
09-07-2005, 04:50 AM
Whatever. I got it right without looking. I must have a high IQ.
09-07-2005, 04:58 AM
He realized that if he didn't paint the two dudes' heads red, then someone must have done it... and they must have done it to all three of them.

Yee haw, me be genius.
TStoneMBD
09-07-2005, 04:58 AM
so did i. its not a complicated problem. i really dont understand how its pertinent to playing high-level poker, but im certainly interested.
JoshuaD
09-07-2005, 05:29 AM
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so did i. its not a complicated problem. i really dont understand how its pertinent to playing high-level poker, but im certainly interested.

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Imagine where you're 3-way on the river and there's no cap on the betting.

Eventually someone wises up and stops laughing, er raising.
DasLeben
09-07-2005, 05:33 AM
My question: If they're all wise, then why don't they all stop laughing at the same time?
stigmata
09-07-2005, 05:46 AM
I guess its kind of a nice analogy for reading people and mulit-level thinking, i.e. thinking about what he is thinking about me and acting on that information etc....

Not a particularly interesting problem in itself, but the anology works.
sexdrugsmoney
09-07-2005, 05:57 AM
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http://mathproblems.info/group1.html

Problem 5

While three wise men are asleep under a tree a mischievous boy paints their foreheads red. Later they all wake up at the same time and all three start laughing. After several minutes suddenly one stops. Why did he stop?

A. Because he realized none of them was as smart as they thought they were.

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TStoneMBD
09-07-2005, 12:54 PM
ok but what does this have to do with improving ones game? btw this thread should probably be moved to another forum even though it seems practical here.
jakethebake
09-07-2005, 02:32 PM
Why stop with the forehead? Why not the whole face?
OrangeKing
09-08-2005, 05:42 PM
I haven't looked at the answer yet, but I presume the answer is the following:

Our wise man (#1) realized that the only way both of the other two men could keep laughing was if his forehead was painted as well. If wise man #2 saw that #3 had paint, and was laughing, but #1 did not, he would realize he had paint on his forehead. #3 could do the same, but again - only if #1 didn't have paint.

Since neither has stopped laughing, it eventually becomes apparent that he has paint on his forehead too. /images/graemlins/frown.gif