tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post7068575155252684288..comments2024-03-28T20:33:30.788-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: A Christmas Puzzle.Victor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-85148237935400691282010-01-06T12:34:56.425-08:002010-01-06T12:34:56.425-08:00Hello Lucy,
Nice to see you visiting here. Thanx ...Hello Lucy,<br /><br />Nice to see you visiting here. Thanx for your kind comments.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-82611790430344976942010-01-06T04:07:59.034-08:002010-01-06T04:07:59.034-08:00I recently came accross your blog and have been re...I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br /><a href="http://racingonlinegames.net" rel="nofollow">http://racingonlinegames.net</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-14181133764521932022010-01-01T18:43:35.227-08:002010-01-01T18:43:35.227-08:00Hi Mary,
I couldn't get the answer right when...Hi Mary,<br /><br />I couldn't get the answer right when I first was told this puzzle. It is logical when you think of it; and you're told the answer!<br /><br />God bless you and Michaela.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-80207428779483271862010-01-01T18:05:14.501-08:002010-01-01T18:05:14.501-08:00Never even thought of that! I'll have to tell ...Never even thought of that! I'll have to tell Michaela what the answer was, she's been curious. So have I :)Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-56477188352733258702009-12-31T03:37:27.384-08:002009-12-31T03:37:27.384-08:00Hi Miss Ellen,
Yes, your grey cells are working w...Hi Miss Ellen,<br /><br />Yes, your grey cells are working well. Well done for solving the puzzle.<br /><br />May I remind you that Father Ignatius stories will return on this Blog in the New Year.<br /><br />God bless you and your family throughout the New Year and always.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-81202236392642547152009-12-31T02:50:56.044-08:002009-12-31T02:50:56.044-08:00Woohoo!! I couldn't sleep last night until I&#...Woohoo!! I couldn't sleep last night until I'd thought of another solution - and I didn't even have to wait until our younger son came up with the answer so maybe I do still have a few 'little grey cells' left after all :0)<br /><br />Wishing you all the Best for 2010.Miss Ellen Ehttp://miscellany-of-musings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-65020842454031844572009-12-30T17:47:22.054-08:002009-12-30T17:47:22.054-08:00Miss Ellen - you are brilliant. Well done. You got...Miss Ellen - you are brilliant. Well done. You got it right.<br /><br />First you switch ON switch No. 1 for about ten minutes or so. <br /><br />Then you switch No 1 OFF - and switch No. 2 ON.<br /><br />Go to Room B.<br /><br />The lit lamp is connected to switch No 2.<br /><br />The warm lamp is connected to switch No. 1.<br /><br />The cold lamp is connected to switch No. 3.<br /><br />Well done. If it is any consolation I did NOT get the answer right when I first was given this problem. So you are more clever than me.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-85945533582088524422009-12-30T15:49:14.955-08:002009-12-30T15:49:14.955-08:00Hello again, Victor. I've been thinking about ...Hello again, Victor. I've been thinking about this again & trying a different approach . . .<br />I switch on 2 lamps and after a while I switch off 1 of them. Then I go into room B and see which lamp is lit, which is off but warm & which is cold. Am I getting any nearer?Miss Ellen Ehttp://miscellany-of-musings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57894314660808879212009-12-30T13:59:31.260-08:002009-12-30T13:59:31.260-08:00Haha happy new years to you as well Vic.
I'm r...Haha happy new years to you as well Vic.<br />I'm really not good at these things. So I'll just have to wait for the answer lolDaniel F. D'Anticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292348570857649602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-89411541942640595012009-12-30T13:09:44.611-08:002009-12-30T13:09:44.611-08:00Hi Miss Ellen,
You're getting there. If you t...Hi Miss Ellen,<br /><br />You're getting there. If you turn ON two switches and go to the next Room you'll find two lights ON. Now you know that the light which is OFF is connected to the switch you did not touch. <br /><br />But how do you know which switches connect to the other two lights which are ON. You can't go back to Room A once you leave it.<br /><br />I can assure you all three lights are connected to the three switches. So if you turn ON all three the three light bulbs will light up.<br /><br />Thank you for trying. My answer here tomorrow.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-18555671368421403222009-12-30T08:46:02.995-08:002009-12-30T08:46:02.995-08:00I reckon you start by switching on two of the thre...I reckon you start by switching on two of the three switches. If you've struck lucky and the visit to room B shows 2 lamps lit, then obviously the 3rd switch must relate to the unlit lamp.<br />If only 1 lamp is lit then you can work out which the others are by logic . . . but I'm still working on that part!!!!!!<br />On the other hand, that might not even be the correct initial step! I shall have to refer to my mathemetician son!Idle Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583960388335420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-91368330124617147972009-12-30T06:04:17.599-08:002009-12-30T06:04:17.599-08:00Hi Mary,
Lovely answer from your six-year-old. Sh...Hi Mary,<br /><br />Lovely answer from your six-year-old. She's very clever.<br /><br />I could not draw three table lamps - that's why I put just the light bulbs. I'll give the correct answer here tomorrow.<br /><br />God bless you and your family.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-63788466495499335982009-12-29T18:20:27.599-08:002009-12-29T18:20:27.599-08:00She said lightbulbs don't work on tables, you ...She said lightbulbs don't work on tables, you have to put them in lamps :)Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-89661936926232058402009-12-29T18:13:09.167-08:002009-12-29T18:13:09.167-08:00I dunno, I'll have to ask my six-year-old ;)I dunno, I'll have to ask my six-year-old ;)Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-39245353050109214892009-12-29T12:39:54.780-08:002009-12-29T12:39:54.780-08:00Hi Cathy,
I'll give the answer here in a day ...Hi Cathy,<br /><br />I'll give the answer here in a day or two. <br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-84366530118590094112009-12-29T11:04:20.022-08:002009-12-29T11:04:20.022-08:00I have no idea what the answer is. I'm comple...I have no idea what the answer is. I'm completely baffled! CathyA Bit of the Blarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418671116015181693noreply@blogger.com