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Re:Puzzle: 100 Prisoners and a Light Bulb by curi on Tuesday November 13, 2007 @08:14PM (#79605)
so, the light gets turned off 100 times in total. there are 100 different people counting. none ever reach 100 in their count.
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Re:Puzzle: 100 Prisoners and a Light Bulb by shayan on Wednesday November 14, 2007 @10:55AM (#79750)
I was trying to eliminate the one counter to make it faster, but I see your point ...you just saved a bunch of lives, and got yourself an up vote!...I looked at the other possible solutions and they all seem to take a while, but I am planning a escape, are you in?
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