Luke Surl Comics

Discussion (9) ¬

1. Jack Aviado

   November 18, 2009 at 4:29 am | # | Reply

   Lovely. I’ve always liked that puzzle. See http://jack.is/puzzled/fork.php
   Though I never imagine I’ll grasp it entirely.
2. Timm

   November 18, 2009 at 8:50 pm | # | Reply

   … me too
3. 
   MrGBH

   November 18, 2009 at 10:02 pm | # | Reply

   Easy, just ask one if his route is safe. After he answers, shoot him in the foot, then note their responses.

   • 
     Luke

     November 18, 2009 at 10:13 pm | # | Reply

     heh I know where you got that from
4. 
   x

   November 19, 2009 at 9:41 pm | # | Reply

   buh? “ouch” neither qualifies as lie, nor as truth…

   • Philip

     March 2, 2010 at 8:07 pm | # | Reply

     “He shot you/me in the foot!” “No, he didn’t!”.

     That is, assuming they are capable of experiencing pain and not just, for the riddle’s sake, only capable of responding to your question before turning to stone, shutting down, or whatever.
5. Gavin C. Stewart

   February 26, 2010 at 8:27 pm | # | Reply

   Haha, the Corporaco logo is on his sheild
6. Programmer

   June 14, 2011 at 3:49 am | # | Reply

   This answer always confused because of variable(memory) (unless you always make the lying one answer first).
   This might be hard to explain, but I will try.
   In programming you make variables called Person1 and Person2. Then ask the question. If Person1 is the truthful one and says right, then it is recorded in the variable. When Person2, who lies, looks at the answer recorded for Person1 and will say the opposite, left, and record that in the variable. Hence it will have opposite answers like any other question.
   However, I guess you can assume and make the variables constants, therefore solving the variable problem. This means you would have to question them without them know what the other person has said currently (like in different rooms), or not have them pay attention to the other person’s answer. Though if they are apart they would have to assume what the other person would say.

   *sigh* I think too much sometimes…
7. Me

   December 19, 2011 at 7:12 pm | # | Reply

   A slight variation:
   http://xkcd.com/246/