Yeah, ok, ok. Got it! I'm actually laughing at myself now.
If you know how to use Excel you can do it in 30 seconds. Make one column numbers 30 going down to 1. In the next column, type in 1024 next to the 30, then do a formula in the below cell dividing the first cell by 2, then drag all the way down. The correct answer will be next to the 1.
Still an evil King. Still wants to get rid of you. Still a cynic. So he gives you three choices:
Either you can be burned at the stake
or you can be quartered by four horses
or you can be thrown to a den full of lions who haven't eaten for three years
Still an evil King. Still wants to get rid of you. Still a cynic. So he gives you three choices:
Either you can be burned at the stake
or you can be quartered by four horses
or you can be thrown to a den full of lions who haven't eaten for three years
Which one will you choose?
Hidden:
The third. The lions are certainly dead by now. I might hate the stench but at least I wont be in danger.
Still an evil King. Still wants to get rid of you. Still a cynic. So he gives you three choices:
Either you can be burned at the stake
or you can be quartered by four horses
or you can be thrown to a den full of lions who haven't eaten for three years
Still an evil king, still a cynic, still wants to seem benevolent.
This time, you are not imprisonned alone, but together with a friend.
Here is what the king proposes:
tomorrow, you (singular) will be lead to a room with a chessboard. On each field of the chessboard, there will be a coin, either on heads or on tails. I will tell you under which field of the chessboard the key to your freedom is hidden.
You will be allowed and obliged to turn over one single coin that you can choose freely. Then you will be lead out of the room.
Right after you leave, your friend will be lead in, she will find the chessboard as you left it. If she can find the key in one guess, both of you will be freed. If not, both of you will be hanged.
Now you and your friend have the night to deliberate about a strategy. Once you see the chessboard, you will not be able to communicate with your friend.
