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petery2k562
My friend gave me a brainteaser and i wasnt able to solve so i was hoping you guys could help me out with this. Thnx in advance. So here it is:
Ubi-Ubi's Ruby
During the sixteeth century, an English explorer was sailing in uncharted waters trying to find a faster route to India. Caught in a sudden squall, his vessel was blown to shore and grounded on a sandbar. He and the crew rowed to shore in search of help, and soon discovered a village of friendly people. Unfortunately, they had discovered the Ubi-Ubi, whose crops are always plentiful and whose life is leisurely- and sometimes very boring. The Ubi-Ubi will go to great lengths to enterain themselves, sometimes at the expense of others. The chief agreed to help the explorer get his ship off the sandbar on the condition that the explorer solve a riddle for the amusement of the whole tribe. He then signaled to three men, who came forward carrying covered baskets. While the entire tribe giggled, the explorer was told that the three men were Qubi, Lubi, and Subi (in some order), and that two of the baskets contained cobras and the third an immense ruby. The chief explained that the explorer's job was to determine the men's correct names, and pick the basket containing the ruby. If he was correct, he could keep the ruby and the entire tribe would get the ship off the sandbar- but if we chose wrongly, the cobra would bite him, and the crew would have to remain and amuse the tribe. Each man would make three statements* to help the explorer determine the truth; however, as one final clue, the chief told the explorer that one man always lied, on always told the truth, and the third always lied on odd days and told the truth on even days.
Unfortunately, the explorer was not very good at logic, and after pondering the three men's statements, chose the wrong basket. He opened the basket to reveal an immense cream pie, which the chief immediately threw into the explorer's face laughing uproariously. The entire tribe then turned out and cheerfully pushed the ship off the sandbar, and waved happily as the explorer and his men sailed off to more adventures.
Can you do better than the explorer and correctly detemine the three men's names, the date, and the basket containing the ruby?
*The 3 statement made by the 3 men:
Native #1:
Today is the 23rd of the month
#2 is a liar
The ruby is not in my basket
Native #2:
I am Subi
Today is an even day
Native #3 is Lubi
Native #3:
I am Subi
Lubi has the ruby
Today is the 22nd.
Thanks for the help guys!
Ubi-Ubi's Ruby
During the sixteeth century, an English explorer was sailing in uncharted waters trying to find a faster route to India. Caught in a sudden squall, his vessel was blown to shore and grounded on a sandbar. He and the crew rowed to shore in search of help, and soon discovered a village of friendly people. Unfortunately, they had discovered the Ubi-Ubi, whose crops are always plentiful and whose life is leisurely- and sometimes very boring. The Ubi-Ubi will go to great lengths to enterain themselves, sometimes at the expense of others. The chief agreed to help the explorer get his ship off the sandbar on the condition that the explorer solve a riddle for the amusement of the whole tribe. He then signaled to three men, who came forward carrying covered baskets. While the entire tribe giggled, the explorer was told that the three men were Qubi, Lubi, and Subi (in some order), and that two of the baskets contained cobras and the third an immense ruby. The chief explained that the explorer's job was to determine the men's correct names, and pick the basket containing the ruby. If he was correct, he could keep the ruby and the entire tribe would get the ship off the sandbar- but if we chose wrongly, the cobra would bite him, and the crew would have to remain and amuse the tribe. Each man would make three statements* to help the explorer determine the truth; however, as one final clue, the chief told the explorer that one man always lied, on always told the truth, and the third always lied on odd days and told the truth on even days.
Unfortunately, the explorer was not very good at logic, and after pondering the three men's statements, chose the wrong basket. He opened the basket to reveal an immense cream pie, which the chief immediately threw into the explorer's face laughing uproariously. The entire tribe then turned out and cheerfully pushed the ship off the sandbar, and waved happily as the explorer and his men sailed off to more adventures.
Can you do better than the explorer and correctly detemine the three men's names, the date, and the basket containing the ruby?
*The 3 statement made by the 3 men:
Native #1:
Today is the 23rd of the month
#2 is a liar
The ruby is not in my basket
Native #2:
I am Subi
Today is an even day
Native #3 is Lubi
Native #3:
I am Subi
Lubi has the ruby
Today is the 22nd.
Thanks for the help guys!