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<span style=
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"color:#000000 ">HI all,</span></span>
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<span style=
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"color:#000000 ">A</span><span style=
"color:#FF0000 "><b>t 12:37 on 1/02/2010 you wrote </b></span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#008000 ">Fair enough, although I didn't see any other responses. That's what you get for being at the beach on Friday! So, Gary, what are the answers you had for questions two and three?</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 "><b>Answer 1</b></span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">Weigh balls 1, 2, 3 against 4, 5, 6. If they balance, compare 7 and 8; if they differ, take the heavier set (say 1,2,3) and weigh 1 and 2. If they balance, ball 3 is heaviest.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 "><b>Answer 2</b></span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">If there are N pirates, give half of them just over 1/N of the loot each (which is more than theyd expect by even distribution). Keep the remaining loot (just under half the total).</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 "><b>Answer 3</b></span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">Suppose there are only two married couples in the village. When the queen makes her announcement, Wife 1 knows Husband 2 was unfaithful. Now she knows that if Wife 2 sees that Husband 1 is faithful then Wife 2 will kill Husband 2 on the first day because at least one of the two men is unfaithful and it isnt Husband 1. </span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">However, Wife 2 doesnt kill her husband. The only reason being because she knows Husband 1 is unfaithful. Because both husbands are still alive on the second day the wives know both are unfaithful. So on the second day both husbands are killed by their wives. </span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">What happens with 100 married couples is that the wives have to wait till the 100th day before they can prove that their husband is cheating.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">On the 100th day there is a bloodbath: all the men are killed by their wives.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">..... till next time.</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">kr</span></span>
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<span style=
"font-family:MS Sans Serif "><span style=
"color:#000000 ">Gary</span></span><p>
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<font size=2 color="black">Gary Benner </font><br>
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