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<blockquote data-quote="rkanodia" data-source="post: 1362760" data-attributes="member: 11681">Tonight, fifty smurfs have been told that, in the morning, they will be lined up from tallest to shortest, and each given a red hat or a blue hat (there are fifty red hats and fifty blue hats; the hats chosen could be any combination thereof).&nbsp; Each of them will be able to see the hat of any Smurf shorter than himself (Smurfette isn't around), but not his own, nor those of the smurfs behind him.&nbsp; Then, each of them is required to call out the color of his own hat.&nbsp; Any smurf who says any word other than the color of his own hat, or who says it more than once, will immediately be put down by snipers.&nbsp; Any smurf who hasn't said anything after an hour will be put down by snipers.&nbsp; Any smurf who takes a step, or looks backward, will be put down by snipers.&nbsp; Any smurf who says the color of his hat will be taken away, to be rejoined with any other potential survivors once the whole deal is over.The smurfs have come to you for advice as to how to escape this dilemma.&nbsp; Give them a plan that, if correctly followed, guarantees that no more than one smurf will die.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rkanodia, post: 1362760, member: 11681"] Tonight, fifty smurfs have been told that, in the morning, they will be lined up from tallest to shortest, and each given a red hat or a blue hat (there are fifty red hats and fifty blue hats; the hats chosen could be any combination thereof). Each of them will be able to see the hat of any Smurf shorter than himself (Smurfette isn't around), but not his own, nor those of the smurfs behind him. Then, each of them is required to call out the color of his own hat. Any smurf who says any word other than the color of his own hat, or who says it more than once, will immediately be put down by snipers. Any smurf who hasn't said anything after an hour will be put down by snipers. Any smurf who takes a step, or looks backward, will be put down by snipers. Any smurf who says the color of his hat will be taken away, to be rejoined with any other potential survivors once the whole deal is over. The smurfs have come to you for advice as to how to escape this dilemma. Give them a plan that, if correctly followed, guarantees that no more than one smurf will die. [/QUOTE]

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