Twenty-Ninth Journal Entry

[puzzledprof]

Aaah!

[A clatter as the communicator is dropped.]

Someday, I'd like to know the reasoning behind the shock. I simply haven't had anything to talk about. But as long as I'm here....

Comments

randomly guessing.

[shockinglycool]

Three!

randomly guessing RIGHT

[puzzledprof]

That's correct!

...Do you know why, or were you just guessing?

Pfft

[shockinglycool]

Woah, it was? I'm amazed!

You said there were three lights, so that's...?

[puzzledprof]

True, but that is only part of why you need to flip a switch three times. Remember, you only get to check the lights once.

[locked/text]

[cerebral_foxy]

That's easy- you flip one switch and leave it on for a few minutes, then turn it off and flip another switch. When you go into the room, the switch you flipped last corresponds to the light bulb that's on.

Then you feel the other two and which ever is warm, corresponds to the light switch you flipped first!

So you only need to flip a switch twice

[locked/text] ...orz edits

[puzzledprof]

Ah, but flipping one switch twice and the other switch once adds up to three times total.

It may be easy, but not everyone in Discedo enjoys puzzles, I've found, so I kept it simple.

[locked/text] sorry xD!

[cerebral_foxy]

Oh hey that's right- I guess I didn't think to count flipping back to the original position.

I gave out some riddles the other day- so I wouldn't get shocked, some people enjoyed that =)

[locked/text] s'ok :3

[puzzledprof]

...Really? I'll have to check back on those.

Do you enjoy puzzles yourself, then?

[kan_chyan]

That's a bit boring.

[puzzledprof]

Not a fan of puzzles, or is it too easy for you?

[kan_chyan]

I actually like riddles and hidden meanings. But I find the subject of light bulbs boring.

[puzzledprof]

Ah, I see. It's just for fun, though, so no matter.

[daddyslilpyro]

I need more metal, Professor.

[puzzledprof]

Alright. Do you need a specific type, or just anything I can find?

[daddyslilpyro]

Anything. I can't be picky in this place. But alloys from automobiles is preferred if you can find any that wasn't damaged in the rain.

[puzzledprof]

I'll see if I can find any that were stored indoors or under a sturdy roof.

[silk_scales]

Um... You can only look once? ...

AH! You send a friend in to look and tell you while you flip the switches!

[puzzledprof]

...That is possible, yes, but that's not exactly the point of the puzzle.

[silk_scales]

But it solved it!

[puzzledprof]

Most problems do have more than one solution, but what if you're alone?