confusing?
#25
Candlelight.

Here's a paraphrased classic:

Having been tried of a crime, the jury cannot come to a decision as to your guilt. So the judge decides to give you a chance to save or condemn yourself. He tells you he will put two balls of identical size, shape, texture, and mass inside an opaque bag. The only difference between the two balls is one is white and the other black. You must then choose one ball by hand without looking inside the bag. If you pull the white ball you are innocent- black guilty. However, as the judge is placing the balls into the bag you notice that both are black. How do you survive?

(The obvious answer is to tell someone he put two black balls in but this wouldn't be much of a riddle if that were a viable option)
Thanks given by:


Messages In This Thread
confusing? - by MykeGregory - 14 Feb 11, 04:15PM
RE: confusing? - by OpenSource - 14 Feb 11, 04:19PM
RE: confusing? - by vern - 14 Feb 11, 04:39PM
RE: confusing? - by titiPT - 14 Feb 11, 10:46PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 14 Feb 11, 10:48PM
RE: confusing? - by titiPT - 14 Feb 11, 11:06PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 14 Feb 11, 11:15PM
RE: confusing? - by Lantry - 15 Feb 11, 05:15AM
RE: confusing? - by Huntsman - 15 Feb 11, 06:52AM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 15 Feb 11, 03:33PM
RE: confusing? - by Bullpup - 15 Feb 11, 05:03PM
RE: confusing? - by RikPik - 15 Feb 11, 05:13PM
RE: confusing? - by Faron8 - 17 Feb 11, 01:29AM
RE: confusing? - by Bullpup - 15 Feb 11, 05:22PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 15 Feb 11, 05:38PM
RE: confusing? - by V-Man - 16 Feb 11, 07:51AM
RE: confusing? - by tempest - 16 Feb 11, 03:49PM
RE: confusing? - by DrauL - 17 Feb 11, 07:16AM
RE: confusing? - by SuperSniper - 17 Feb 11, 08:11PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 17 Feb 11, 09:10PM
RE: confusing? - by SuperSniper - 17 Feb 11, 09:13PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 17 Feb 11, 09:19PM
RE: confusing? - by #M|A#Wolf - 18 Feb 11, 04:26AM
RE: confusing? - by Neon - 18 Feb 11, 04:44AM
RE: confusing? - by Mael - 18 Feb 11, 05:57AM
RE: confusing? - by Gibstick - 18 Feb 11, 01:19PM
RE: confusing? - by RikPik - 18 Feb 11, 05:30PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 18 Feb 11, 02:10PM
RE: confusing? - by V-Man - 18 Feb 11, 02:15PM
RE: confusing? - by MykeGregory - 18 Feb 11, 05:24PM
RE: confusing? - by Mael - 18 Feb 11, 05:38PM
RE: confusing? - by Gibstick - 18 Feb 11, 05:39PM
RE: confusing? - by V-Man - 19 Feb 11, 08:10AM