Monthly Archives: March 2021

Bongard problem 104


In 1967 the Russian scientist M.M. Bongard published a book containing 100 problems. Each problem consists of 12 small boxes: six boxes on the left and six on the right. Each of the six boxes on the left conforms to a certain rule. Each box on the right contradicts this rule. Your task, of course, is to figure out the rule.

1) Numbers*/*****

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Knight or knave?


The well-known explorer Kickedoutofbed arrived a his first island in the Logico archipelago. He had been warned that there were two types of natives: Knights, who always speak the truth, and knaves, who always lie.

1) knight or knave?**/*****
He met his first native right on the beach. Of course he was curious if the native was a knight or a knave, so he asked:
“Are you a knight or a knave?”
The answer came without hesitation:
“Yes, I am.”

Which of the two types is the native?

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