What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities: 1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.
The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment. Take a moment to ponder over the story.
The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking.
The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers. What would you advise the girl to do? Stop and think about this. Well, here's what she did The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.
We just need to think. KenpoTex Senior Master. Most complex problems do have a solution. Click to expand OUMoose Trying to find my place. Joined Jan 14, Messages 1, Reaction score Very interesting solution. Smart girl. Flatlander Grandmaster. I would have filled the bag up with pebbles and beat him with it, but then, I'm not a very smart girl. Also a "thinking-outside-the-box" answer, right? Smart flatlander! Joined Apr 16, Messages 4, Reaction score I was thinking if he cheated He couldn't have very well pulled out two black ones SMP Guest.
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Note that spaces may appear in the codes, and the set of codes may be composed of different color combinations, i.
Each time you have made a guess, a feedback will appear on the right of the board. A green light means that both the color and the position of a pebble in your guess is correct, while a white light means that the color of a pebble is correct but the position is wrong. Note that the positions of the lights do not necessarily represent the positions of correct pebbles, for example, a green light in the leftmost position does not necessarily mean that the leftmost pebble is correct.
If no light is presented, then nothing is correct in the guess. You can then modify your guesses based on the given feedback until the entire set of codes is revealed. If you would like to receive a hint, you can click the Colour Hint button on the right of the board so that an incorrect color pebble will be removed from the selection panel.
The current percentage of score penalty will be displayed under the Reveal button, and the amount of time you have spent will be recorded on the left of the board. Unlock the secret with as few guesses as possible to become the greatest of all!
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