Thread: Brain Teaser #2
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Old 07-23-2003, 01:36 AM  
HighRoller
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Brain Teaser #2

A killer tells these 3 guys he is going to kill them within 1 hour if they don't tell him before 1 hour is up what color hat is on their head, and the wrong answer will get them killed. All 3 guys are very intelligent. They are standing in a straight line and the guy in the front can't see the 2 guys in back of him, and the guy in the middle can only see the guy in front of him, and the guy in the back can only see the 2 guys in front of him. Not one of the guys can see the color of hat they have on their own head. There are 5 total hats, (3 white hats and 2 black hats). The killer puts the hats on each of their heads and gets rid of the last 2 hats without any of the men seeing the colors of the last 2.
After 59 minutes and 59 seconds, the guy standing in the very front yells out the color of the hat on his head, what color is it, and how is he so sure?
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