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Edward Nigma | The Riddler ([personal profile] questionauthority) wrote2011-03-19 01:17 am

Riddle 022: On the Open Road

[Standard Drone Filter in Play]

A question for all of you, Mayfield---and yes, it's most certainly a topical one.

A driver comes to a fork in the road and doesn't know which way to go to reach his destination. There are two men at the fork, one of whom always tells the truth while the other always lies. The driver doesn't know which is which, though. He may ask one of the men only one question to find his way. Which man does he ask, and what is the question?

There are questions you should be asking yourselves, as well, you know. Where did this highway come from, all of a sudden? Where does it truly lead to? And why would our dear friend Officer Grady be so insistent that we stay off the roads? Could this be a way out of Mayfield?

[He chuckles, self-assuredly.]

I'll admit, these questions certainly are fascinating. And I'm sure the answers will be found. Besides---at a fork in the road, who would you be more willing to get answers from? A man who only tells lies? Or a man who always tells the truth?

Someone like Officer Grady? Or someone like Edward Nigma?

I intend to hold a little gathering of the minds this Sunday to try and get to the bottom of all this. The choice to attend is yours, of course. Still---if you'd like to be educated, you know where to find me. Though, again, to those of you who joined me last month, you'd be interested to know that I don't intend to hold another meeting in the same place twice. I have far too much class, after all.

[identity profile] sturmbahnfurher.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
I'd prefer the man who knows how to balance his truth and his lies.

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[identity profile] brotherseyes.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think it's a way out.

But there's something there he doesn't want us to find.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
But what? What does a man like Grady hope to hide from us?

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[identity profile] hungry-monster.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Your riddles really do need some work.

[Johan isn't in your house for once. He's been in a rather annoyed mood lately.]

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, you. Have a disdainful scoff.]

Everyone's a critic.

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[identity profile] socklessliving.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[L sounds bored with the riddle.]

In general terms, he asks either of them what the other would say.

Is Grady using reverse psychology, or is he really as much of an idiot as that?

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[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He recognizes that voice!]

Correct. Quite correct, indeed.

I believe you give Grady far too much credit, friend. He's not as smart as you might think. Trust me. I've worked with him in the past.
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[identity profile] brbgoing2russia.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Y'know, most people wouldn't trust the guy in green spandex. 'Cause that guy just looks crazy.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
I'd be more inclined to trust the guy in green spandex than the loudmouthed brat who doesn't know a thing.
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[identity profile] needlesthrubugs.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[hesitant little Shilo voice]

...I like it here.

[identity profile] pungeonmaster50.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Or cutting through both men with the car and crashing the car through the fork!

Brings me back to the last time I tried ditch-hiking...

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
That's---you can't do that! That's cheating!

[identity profile] greatestmanll40.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Better the devil you know, Nigma.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
I knew you'd think so, Luthor.

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[identity profile] godisachild.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
You don't trust either.

....I'm all up for trying to find the exit, though.

I'll be there Sunday.

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[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
I would certainly hope I still have your trust, Pokey.

See you Sunday, then.

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[identity profile] strike-you-out.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
See you in class.

[Once again directly behind you, Eddie.]

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[God, Slugger, quit doing that. :| ]

Wait, you---

[His shoulders sag.]

I don't have any choice in the matter, do I?

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[identity profile] cramschoolgod.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, Mr. Nigma, I believe I've heard that one before. Would you mind if I proposed to you a little extension that I've toyed with?

Say that you add a third man--well, let's make it a woman, actually. [She laughs.] And now all that you know is that of these three people, one of them tells the truth, one of them lies, and one of them uses a coin to decide whether or not he or she is going to tell the truth for any particular question.

That is, given a meta-question such as "What would you say if I asked you this next question?" he or she will flip a coin first for the inner question, deciding whether he would tell the truth, then flip it again for the overall question.

I think that it can be solved in one question, and it can certainly be in two questions.

By the way, is the meaning of 'if you want to be educated, you know where to find me' that I should find you at your classroom in the school on Sunday?

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[He can't help but laugh, too.]

That's quite a creative answer. Very creative, indeed. With that logic, it could be solved in two.

[If Edward ever posed that question back in Arkham, he's sure that Two-Face would flip. Literally.]

As always, Ms. Sasaki, your insight serves you well. Be there at nine o'clock PM.

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[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"I only know you as an ethics teacher Mr. Nigma, so I may not be qualified to say. How ever the answer to the question of the man that always lies against the one that always tells the truth is to ask either man what the other would say and then follow the opposite course of action."

"I believe I can find where your meeting is on Sunday, should I bring any snacks?"

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[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That is, indeed, the correct answer. Excellent work.

You can, if you like. I look forward to it.
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[identity profile] ergaleomancer.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
You have too much 'class' and you're offering an education~? Do I get to cheat and ask which school you'll be holding this at?

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Now, now, it wouldn't be a challenge if I gave you the answer straightaway, would it? Besides---I have a low tolerance for cheaters.

[Takes one to know one, Edward.]

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phone;

[identity profile] prefixation.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't matter which. You should ask if either would gain anything from lying to you. The man who tells the truth will either admit his inability to lie, or just say "No". The man who always lies will say "Yes". And that's just iffy in itself, isn't it?

Good luck on that educational meeting.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
That would at least answer the question of who would and wouldn't lie to you, yes. But would that tell you which direction is the way you need to go?

I fully intend to get to the bottom of this.

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[identity profile] glowing-science.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
Funny, that you should mentions telling the truth like that.

We need to talk.

[identity profile] luxuriality.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
If I truly could ask this man one question?

Am I a woman? That'd be easy to solve that one. If the officer wants off of the road, then he's either luring people, because rebellion is the average course of humanity, so he can punish them or he's warning us from being punished. If there truly was any sort of information on the roads, then they wouldn't loop back to Mayfield. Those are my deductions.

The Gas Station and Diner on the other hand could prove useful. They seem to not be drones.

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-03-20 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
I've been to both, though I'll admit I got a bit sidetracked from my search. Perhaps another investigation is in order.

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Ooh, I know this one! You say to one of the guys, 'Tell me which way to go or I'll blow your head off with this giant gun I'm now pointing at you - and by the way, you'll be going in the car with me, so don't even think about lying because I'll know if you do, and more importantly, I'll know where you are.' Works every time!

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