>

> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----
From: Action Request =
> System=20
> discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG]On Behalf Of =
> Joe=20
> D'Souza
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:55 PM
To:=20
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: [ARSLIST] Friday Quiz: The =
> Bulbs=20
> and Switches problem..

**=20
>
>

> color=3D#000080>20=20
> years ago planes didn't have more than 2 engines I'm sure.. tell me =
> I'm wrong!=20
> And besides what's the point of burying survivors!

>

> color=3D#000080> 

>

> color=3D#000080>Joe

>

>

> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----
From: Action Request =
> System=20
> discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG]On Behalf Of =
>
> Bradford Bingel
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:46=20
> AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: Friday =
> Quiz: The=20
> Bulbs and Switches problem..

**=20
>
>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>Y'all are working too hard . . .

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>Use the one trip to the "bulb room" to set up a remove =
> video camera,=20
> then set up a monitor in the room with the switches.  =
> Viola! =20
> You'll only need to flip two switches in order to map the switches =
> to their=20
> associated bulbs.  (Works regardless of bulb type, too, =
> including=20
> "cool" bulbs.  > class=3D953012604-19042005>> face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Nobody ever said you couldn't use additional =
> tools or=20
> equipment!)

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>Another puzzle:

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>It's twenty years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet =
> over=20
> Germany.  (If you recall, Germany at the time was politically =
> divided=20
> into West Germany and East Germany.)  Anyway, during the =
> flight, TWO of=20
> the engines fail.  The pilot, realizing that the last =
> remaining=20
> engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing=20
> procedure.  Unfortunately the remaining engine also fails =
> and the=20
> plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between =
> East=20
> Germany and West Germany.  Where would you bury the=20
> survivors?

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   a) East Germany

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   b) West Germany

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   c) In "no man's land"

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   d) Other (please specify)

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>First correct answer wins the "Brainiac of the Week"=20
> award.

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>-- Bing

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

>

Bradford Bingel =
> ("Bing")
ITM3=20
> California

>

> =
> href=3D"http://www.itm3.com/">http://www.itm3.com/
bing@itm3.com=20
> (email)
925-260-6394 (mobile)

>

> align=3Dleft>
>

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> -----Original Message-----
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> list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Joe=20
> DeSouza
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 7:00 PM
To:=20
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: OT: Friday Quiz: The Bulbs and =
> Switches=20
> problem..


**
Hello Listers,

This is completely =
> way off=20
> topic and I thought some of our great
thinkers
here might just =
> enjoy=20
> this!

While working the other day one of my colleages quized =
> us what=20
> was a
really
interesting quiz question.. I guessed the answer =
> right -=20
> took me a while
though!

Ok the quiz/problem is as=20
> follows...

There are 2 rooms, one room has 3 electric bulbs, =
> and the=20
> other room has
3
switches, one switch each for bulb... You do =
> know=20
> which switch would
turn on
which bulb. You are given the task =
> to find=20
> out but...

You are allowed just 1 visit to the room that has =
> the=20
> bulbs, and any 2
switches to turn on, and figure out which switch =
> belongs=20
> to which bulb..

It is not possible to see the results of =
> turning on a=20
> bulb from the room
you
are in. So just 1 visit, use any 2 =
> switches,=20
> and figure which switch
belongs
to what bulb...

Please =
> do not=20
> reply to the list if you do not want to spoil the fun for
those =
> who are=20
> trying to figure out the quiz..

Enjoy!!

Have a nice =
> weekend=20
> all of you!

Joe DeSouza
Remedy Consultant,
Shyle=20
> Networks,
New Jersey.





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> color=3D#00ffb0>size=3D2>Hmmm... Turn switch one on and =
> let it stay on=20
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while.
Then
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> than=20
> switch one. Head into the
next
room. The bulb that =
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one
and
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> =
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> align=3Dleft>face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original=20
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From: Action
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System =
> discussion=20
> list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG]=20
> On
Behalf
Of
Joe DeSouza
Sent: Friday, =
> April=20
> 15, 2005=20
> =
> 7:00
PM
To:
arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: OT:=20
> Friday Quiz: The Bulbs=20
> and
Switches
problem..

**

>

Hello Listers,

>

 

>

This is completely way off topic and I thought some of our=20
> great
thinkers
here might just enjoy this!

>

 

>

While working the other day one of my colleages quized us=20
> what
was a
really interesting quiz question.. I guessed =
> the answer=20
> right - took
me a
while though!

>

 

>

Ok the quiz/problem is as follows...

>

 

>

There are 2 rooms, one room has 3 electric bulbs, and the=20
> other
room
has
3 switches, one switch=20
> each for bulb... You do know which
switch
would =
> turn on=20
> which bulb. You are given the task to find =
> out
but...

>

 

>

You are allowed just 1 visit to the room that has the =
> bulbs,=20
> and
any
2
switches to turn on, and figure out which =
> switch=20
> belongs to which
bulb..

>

 

>

It is not possible to see the results of turning on a bulb=20
> from
the
room
you are in. So just 1 visit, use any 2 =
> switches,=20
> and figure which
switch
belongs to what bulb...

>

> size=3D2> 

>

Please do not reply to the list if you do not want to=20
> spoil
the
fun
for those who are trying to figure out =
> the=20
> quiz..

>

 

>

Enjoy!!

>

 

>

Have a nice weekend all of you!

>

 

>

Joe DeSouza

>

Remedy Consultant,

>

Shyle Networks,

>

New Jersey.

>

>

---

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> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----
From: Action Request =
> System=20
> discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG]On Behalf Of =
> Joe=20
> D'Souza
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:55 PM
To:=20
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: [ARSLIST] Friday Quiz: The =
> Bulbs=20
> and Switches problem..

**=20
>
>

> color=3D#000080>20=20
> years ago planes didn't have more than 2 engines I'm sure.. tell me =
> I'm wrong!=20
> And besides what's the point of burying survivors!

>

> color=3D#000080> 

>

> color=3D#000080>Joe

>

>

> face=3DTahoma=20
> size=3D2>-----Original Message-----
From: Action Request =
> System=20
> discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG]On Behalf Of =
>
> Bradford Bingel
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:46=20
> AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: Friday =
> Quiz: The=20
> Bulbs and Switches problem..

**=20
>
>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>Y'all are working too hard . . .

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>Use the one trip to the "bulb room" to set up a remove =
> video camera,=20
> then set up a monitor in the room with the switches.  =
> Viola! =20
> You'll only need to flip two switches in order to map the switches =
> to their=20
> associated bulbs.  (Works regardless of bulb type, too, =
> including=20
> "cool" bulbs.  > class=3D953012604-19042005>> face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Nobody ever said you couldn't use additional =
> tools or=20
> equipment!)

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>Another puzzle:

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>It's twenty years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet =
> over=20
> Germany.  (If you recall, Germany at the time was politically =
> divided=20
> into West Germany and East Germany.)  Anyway, during the =
> flight, TWO of=20
> the engines fail.  The pilot, realizing that the last =
> remaining=20
> engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing=20
> procedure.  Unfortunately the remaining engine also fails =
> and the=20
> plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between =
> East=20
> Germany and West Germany.  Where would you bury the=20
> survivors?

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   a) East Germany

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   b) West Germany

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   c) In "no man's land"

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>   d) Other (please specify)

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>First correct answer wins the "Brainiac of the Week"=20
> award.

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2>-- Bing

>

> face=3DVerdana=20
> size=3D2> 

>

>

Bradford Bingel =
> ("Bing")
ITM3=20
> California

>

> =
> href=3D"http://www.itm3.com/">http://www.itm3.com/
bing@itm3.com=20
> (email)
925-260-6394 (mobile)

>

> align=3Dleft>
>

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> -----Original Message-----
From: Action Request System discussion =
>
> list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Joe=20
> DeSouza
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 7:00 PM
To:=20
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: OT: Friday Quiz: The Bulbs and =
> Switches=20
> problem..


**
Hello Listers,

This is completely =
> way off=20
> topic and I thought some of our great
thinkers
here might just =
> enjoy=20
> this!

While working the other day one of my colleages quized =
> us what=20
> was a
really
interesting quiz question.. I guessed the answer =
> right -=20
> took me a while
though!

Ok the quiz/problem is as=20
> follows...

There are 2 rooms, one room has 3 electric bulbs, =
> and the=20
> other room has
3
switches, one switch each for bulb... You do =
> know=20
> which switch would
turn on
which bulb. You are given the task =
> to find=20
> out but...

You are allowed just 1 visit to the room that has =
> the=20
> bulbs, and any 2
switches to turn on, and figure out which switch =
> belongs=20
> to which bulb..

It is not possible to see the results of =
> turning on a=20
> bulb from the room
you
are in. So just 1 visit, use any 2 =
> switches,=20
> and figure which switch
belongs
to what bulb...

Please =
> do not=20
> reply to the list if you do not want to spoil the fun for
those =
> who are=20
> trying to figure out the quiz..

Enjoy!!

Have a nice =
> weekend=20
> all of you!

Joe DeSouza
Remedy Consultant,
Shyle=20
> Networks,
New Jersey.





Do you=20
> Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Small Business - Try
> evt=3D"31637/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
> =
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> color=3D#00ffb0>size=3D2>Hmmm... Turn switch one on and =
> let it stay on=20
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while.
Then
turn on switch two for less time =
> than=20
> switch one. Head into the
next
room. The bulb that =
> is=20
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one
and
the =
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>

> =
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> face=3DArial=20
> color=3D#0000ff size=3D2> 

>

>

>

> align=3Dleft>face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original=20
> Message-----
From: Action
Request
System =
> discussion=20
> list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG]=20
> On
Behalf
Of
Joe DeSouza
Sent: Friday, =
> April=20
> 15, 2005=20
> =
> 7:00
PM
To:
arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: OT:=20
> Friday Quiz: The Bulbs=20
> and
Switches
problem..

**

>

Hello Listers,

>

 

>

This is completely way off topic and I thought some of our=20
> great
thinkers
here might just enjoy this!

>

 

>

While working the other day one of my colleages quized us=20
> what
was a
really interesting quiz question.. I guessed =
> the answer=20
> right - took
me a
while though!

>

 

>

Ok the quiz/problem is as follows...

>

 

>

There are 2 rooms, one room has 3 electric bulbs, and the=20
> other
room
has
3 switches, one switch=20
> each for bulb... You do know which
switch
would =
> turn on=20
> which bulb. You are given the task to find =
> out
but...

>

 

>

You are allowed just 1 visit to the room that has the =
> bulbs,=20
> and
any
2
switches to turn on, and figure out which =
> switch=20
> belongs to which
bulb..

>

 

>

It is not possible to see the results of turning on a bulb=20
> from
the
room
you are in. So just 1 visit, use any 2 =
> switches,=20
> and figure which
switch
belongs to what bulb...

>

> size=3D2> 

>

Please do not reply to the list if you do not want to=20
> spoil
the
fun
for those who are trying to figure out =
> the=20
> quiz..

>

 

>

Enjoy!!

>

 

>

Have a nice weekend all of you!

>

 

>

Joe DeSouza

>

Remedy Consultant,

>

Shyle Networks,

>

New Jersey.

>

>

---

>
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