The Cola Machine
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» xbsd replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 2:38pm |
A cola machine has three buttons: a Cola button, a Sprite button and another button for undecided customers that randomly gives you either a Sprite or a Cola. Each can costs one coin.
During the night, some evil cola hating people came and switched all the labels on the buttons so that none of the labels remained in it's original position. How many coins will you have to spend to figure out the proper position of all the labels? its not from me, but pretty interesting :) | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» flo replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 2:45pm |
You will not necessarily be able to know for sure...
At least, with 3 coins, it's easy to find one of the cola-only or sprite-only (the singular sort; you get the other sort with both other buttons) But then you would have to try both of the two others (getting the same can) until one of them switches (and you know this one is the "random")... and this may never happen. | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 2:51pm |
at the least you'd need 4, if you get lucky. If you're unlucky, hell the random one might just randomly spit out just one type 60 times in a row... highly improbable, but not impossible.. | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nathan replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 3:03pm |
not sure how many coins, but you'd just need 1 crowbar | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ufot replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 3:06pm |
Originally Posted By N.A
not sure how many coins, but you'd just need 1 crowbar ah yes, the only answer to the Kobayashi Maru test is to cheat, good one n.a! Ufot-take that spock! | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cutterhead replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 3:07pm |
being a master at "mastermind" 3 if you coin right away the random by blasting it with the first two coin and luckyly enought it serves you two different drink. and then one of the other will give you the proper placement, (birdy)
if that bitch machine random's sticked on somthing, you could spend days if it just doesnt shift. (par) althou if its a random "sequencial" you could expect the sequence trying 4 times. (normal) also you have 3 possibilities that needed to be proven, the prober way would be to test them all 2 times. and hope the random will shift.\ | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» v.2-1 replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 3:18pm |
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ashleypeace replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 6:00pm |
Originally Posted By MIKE_ROFONE
0 coins. Just look for a different machine. word. | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» xbsd replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 6:13pm |
haha nice one, but not the right answer, ill give you a BIG clue:
so that none of the labels remained in it's original position | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 6:18pm |
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» xbsd replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 6:19pm |
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ashleypeace replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 6:23pm |
Originally Posted By DEADFUNK
the answer is : who drinks coke anyways? Hmm, Apparently plenty of people, for the reason its a multi-millionair Industry. but in my oppinion...it sucks dick. | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 7:02pm |
It sucks dick? Maybe that's why they sell so much. 1$ can of blowjob. Can't beat that! | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ApR1zM replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 7:24pm |
okee so the since the label are not in their correct position he has 2 chance of getting the label setup right : lets say 3 position 3 drink 1coke 2sprite 3both well if this isnt right theyre is only 2 possibility :
1sprite 2both 3coke and 1both 2coke 3 sprite but your problem arises when you try to validate ... okee i got it heheah (wow that was almost fun) if the third button is a coke then your answer is SPRITE BOTH COKE and if the third button is a sprite then your answer is BOTH COKE SPRITE | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 7:38pm |
Originally Posted By XBSD
A cola machine has three buttons: a Cola button, a Sprite button and another button for undecided customers that randomly gives you either a Sprite or a Cola. Each can costs one coin. During the night, some evil cola hating people came and switched all the labels on the buttons so that none of the labels remained in it's original position. How many coins will you have to spend to figure out the proper position of all the labels? its not from me, but pretty interesting :) One coin. | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 8:15pm |
One coin is enough
Since all labels were switched, you proceed as follows: - Insert a coin and press the label [Undecided] - If a Sprite comes out, then this is the Sprite button You are left with [Coke] and [Sprite] buttons - We know that [Coke] does not correspond to Coke, so it is the really the Undecided button - The left over button [Sprite] corresponds to Coke ... taken from where you copied the enigma | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ashleypeace replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 8:16pm |
Originally Posted By EL_LEADER_MAXIMO
It sucks dick? Maybe that's why they sell so much. 1$ can of blowjob. Can't beat that! haha XD | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 8:26pm |
Originally Posted By EL_LEADER_MAXIMO
One coin is enough Since all labels were switched, you proceed as follows: - Insert a coin and press the label [Undecided] - If a Sprite comes out, then this is the Sprite button You are left with [Coke] and [Sprite] buttons - We know that [Coke] does not correspond to Coke, so it is the really the Undecided button - The left over button [Sprite] corresponds to Coke ... taken from where you copied the enigma dat folks, is why he's the president of raevwave | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ApR1zM replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 8:59pm |
hehe too bad not everything can be answered on the internet | |
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» xbsd replied on Mon May 11, 2009 @ 9:58pm |
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