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Anonymous  +  587956 Sat, 15 Nov 08 11:17 PM
You are going down the street and you see a fork in the road. You are not sure which is the right way to go, so you ask a person near you. You don't know if he might always lie or might always tell the truth, and you can only ask one question. What is a question that would make him tell you the right direction even if he's lying?
Tofuu  +  588358 Mon, 17 Nov 08 05:47 AM
i'm not sure about if there is one person but if there are two people the questions would be 'if you were the other guy, where would you tell me to go?' and then the correct path is the opposite of what he/she says.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 3 days ago
Let's assume I'm trying to get to "City X".

I'd ask him the following question:

"If I were to ask you which way leads to City X, what would you answer be?"



SPOILER:
Explanation - If he's a truthful person, then he'd answer me honestly about his original, honest, answer.
And if he always tells lies, then his original answer would be the wrong way, and thus he would now have to tell me the truth since he's LYING about a LIE.
Anonymous, 364 days ago
While pointing in both directions, ask him
Clive  +  591375 Sun, 23 Nov 08 05:20 AM
Hi,
The famous baseball personality, Yogi Berra, supposedly said " When you come to a fork in the road....Take it.  

Clive
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Anonymous, 352 days ago
guys a lie is always a lier the more logical answer is u ask anyone of them to go and ask the other guy where is the right direction and watever he tells ull go to the opposite direction...coz if hes liing at list u know its a guarantied lie... hope ull get what i mean... keep smiling
Anonymous, 276 days ago

idk wats da asnwer

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