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An easy riddle

Hello Kitty · 2004-09-11 13:15:20

Once upon a time, there were three princes who wished to marry a princess. The princess wished to marry one of them, but not the other two. Her father however, was rather conservative, and did not feel she was ready to marry any of them. The King decided to put all three of them to tests that he believed none of them would…

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Once upon a time, there were three princes who wished to marry a princess. The princess wished to marry one of them, but not the other two. Her father however, was rather conservative, and did not feel she was ready to marry any of them. The King decided to put all three of them to tests that he believed none of them would be able to pass. First, he blindfolded them all, then led each in turn to his individual test.

The King led Prince #1 to the base of a mountain where there were ten painted, wooden doors, glistening in the sun. "All but one of these doors in front of you are white," said the King. "If you can tell me within the next ten minutes, which door is black, then you may marry my daughter. You may not speak to anyone, and you may not remove your blindfold."

The King led Prince #2 to a hillside, and pointed out across his lush green valleys to the edge of his kingdom, where ten beautiful buildings stood. "All but one of these buildings in front of you are white," the King said. "If you can tell me within the next ten minutes, which building is black, then you may marry my daughter. You may not speak to anyone, and you may not remove your blindfold."

The King led Prince #3 to a magnificent dining table where ten places were impeccably laid out. "All but one of the napkins on this table are white," said the King. "If you can tell me within the next ten minutes, which napkin is black, then you may marry my daughter. You may not speak to anyone, and you may not remove your blindfold."

Ten minutes later, only one of the princes - the one the princess wished to marry - had succeeded at his individual test. Which one of the princes had succeeded?

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#2 11-09-2004 2:28pm

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Hello Kitty wrote:

Which one of the princes had succeeded?

i dont know stupid riddle, will have me thinking about it all day.

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#3 11-09-2004 2:36pm

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Is it
the prince in front of the doors - he puts his hand against the doors and the one less hot than the others is the white one?

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#4 11-09-2004 9:33pm

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dunno the answer but that sounds right. makes most sense

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#5 11-09-2004 9:38pm

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Raptor wrote:

Is it
the prince in front of the doors - he puts his hand against the doors and the one less hot than the others is the white one?

I do believe so

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#6 12-09-2004 2:24pm

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How did the prince solve the test? He felt each of the doors in turn. As it was a sunny day, the black one was much hotter to the touch than the white ones, which absorbed less heat.

Your right!!!

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#7 12-09-2004 5:05pm

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Sorry, I thought this was the humour forum.

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#8 12-09-2004 6:00pm

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milltown wrote:

Sorry, I thought this was the humour forum.

Yeah so? I dont have anywhere else to put it, its the same kind of thing anyway :rolleyes:

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#9 12-09-2004 10:13pm

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stupid ruddle was expecting it to be funny

i hope your hamster gets caught in the toaster and you die of syphilis, and your cat gets cancer of the whiskers

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#10 12-09-2004 11:38pm

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Bottle_of_Smoke wrote:

i hope your hamster gets caught in the toaster and you die of syphilis, and your cat gets cancer of the whiskers

lol now that was funny!!!

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#11 13-09-2004 9:56pm

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Hello Kitty wrote:

Yeah so? I dont have anywhere else to put it, its the same kind of thing anyway :rolleyes:

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