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JimmerJammerMrK said:
According to the interwebz:
The meaning of "white" or "black" changes every time whichever one corresponds to even is said.
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wait... why wouldn't my way work? black = even # of black hats in front of you, always. white = odd # of black hats in front of you. (for example.) all you have to listen to is what the gnome behind you says. right?

bleargh said:
i am giving you a look.
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ha. i love abbrevs.
 
dw2158 said:
wait... why wouldn't my way work? black = even # of black hats in front of you, always. white = odd # of black hats in front of you. (for example.) all you have to listen to is what the gnome behind you says. right?



ha. i love abbrevs.
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Otherwise you'd have to keep track of all of them.

And because the gnome behind you wants to live.
 
ksmi117 said:
But then the number would change. So say there are an even number of black in the 99, gnome #100 says black and dies (poor thing), then gnome #99 has a black hat, so he'd see an odd number, he'd have to say white then. He'd die. Everyone would die!!!

But if you switched the two it wouldn't work either. Even number of black = white. Gnome #100 see an even number of black, says "white". POW! Gnome #99 has black, sees an even number then he says black (both since he says one and since he sees an odd number). Gnome #3 has white hat, so he'd still see an even number (should say black, POW!)

Gnomes dying all over the place.
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ah, yes. this is what i had originally conceived of, i think.
 
there is some serious chemistry between dw-bleargh tonight. is this an SDNomance that im not aware of?
 
ksmi117 said:
But then the number would change. So say there are an even number of black in the 99, gnome #100 says black and dies (poor thing), then gnome #99 has a black hat, so he'd see an odd number, he'd have to say white then. He'd die. Everyone would die!!!

But if you switched the two it wouldn't work either. Even number of black = white. Gnome #100 see an even number of black, says "white". POW! Gnome #99 has black, sees an even number then he says black (both since he says one and since he sees an odd number). Gnome #3 has white hat, so he'd still see an even number (should say black, POW!)

Gnomes dying all over the place.
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Right, the gnomes can easily keep track tho.

1) Say if there's an even # of black hats, the last gnome would say black(code for even # of black hats).

2) Now, every gnome counts the # of black hats in front them, if it's even, think WHITE, if odd, think BLACK. Then, every time BLACK is called, each gnome switches the color he's thinking. That way, by the time each gnome is called, he always has the the right color in his mind.
 
sdguy2008 said:
there is some serious chemistry between dw-bleargh tonight. is this an SDNomance that im not aware of?
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premeds not in med school yet are like jedis. we know not emotion. or love.

besides i'm not jewish unfortunately

edit: found it!
star_wars_episode_two_attack_of_the_clones_ver1.jpg
 
sdguy2008 said:
there is some serious chemistry between dw-bleargh tonight. is this an SDNomance that im not aware of?
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? I did not catch onto any of that.

In other news, part of me just died.

There was an ad for pistachios. And their phrase was "Levi Johnston now does it with protection." I just heard it and didn't see it, so I have NO idea how that relates to pistachios, but wtf....😕😕😕😕
 
here's the gnome's plan, if anyone is still confused:

label the gnome in the back 100, and the gnome at the front 1.

gnome 100 sees 99 hats. everyone is told beforehand that if he sees an odd number of black hats, he should say 'black.' if he sees an even number of black hats, he should say 'white.'

gnome 99 hears gnome 100 shout 'black' and understands that there are an odd number of black hats in the 99 gnomes, including him. if gnome 99 sees an odd number of black hats, he must not have a black hat on his head (because this would contradict the information given to him by gnome 100). if gnome 99 sees an even number of black hats, he must have a black hat on his head. gnome 99 is safe!

gnome 98 will have heard gnome 100 shout out the even/odd scheme, and so gnome 98 can subtract the color of gnome 99 to infer his/her own color.

every gnome will know what color hat he or she is wearing by keeping track of whether or not the number of black hats including them should be even or odd, based on what the gnome behind him/her said.
 
sdguy2008 said:
there is some serious chemistry between dw-bleargh tonight. is this an SDNomance that im not aware of?
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brooklynblunder said:
they are both from boston. john lackey must be cupid
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ksmi117 said:
😍 😍 😍 😍 😍

It must be the Boston ties.
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bleargh said:
premeds not in med school yet are like jedis. we know not emotion. or love.

besides i'm not jewish unfortunately
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el oh el at all of these.

Pedie Packs said:
I'm close
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that's what she said.
 
Well played twss, dw. You are on fire tonight! Saving the gnome world and making dirty jokes, I'm proud.
 
jla314 said:
here's the gnome's plan, if anyone is still confused:

label the gnome in the back 100, and the gnome at the front 1.

gnome 100 sees 99 hats. everyone is told beforehand that if he sees an odd number of black hats, he should say 'black.' if he sees an even number of black hats, he should say 'white.'

gnome 99 hears gnome 100 shout 'black' and understands that there are an odd number of black hats in the 99 gnomes, including him. if gnome 99 sees an odd number of black hats, he must not have a black hat on his head (because this would contradict the information given to him by gnome 100). if gnome 99 sees an even number of black hats, he must have a black hat on his head. gnome 99 is safe!

gnome 98 will have heard gnome 100 shout out the even/odd scheme, and so gnome 98 can subtract the color of gnome 99 to infer his/her own color.

every gnome will know what color hat he or she is wearing by keeping track of whether or not the number of black hats including them should be even or odd, based on what the gnome behind him/her said.
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i understand it but i thought you said you can't have any sad gnomes as a stipulation, so what happens if the first dude gets shot
 
brooklynblunder said:
i understand it but i thought you said you can't have any sad gnomes as a stipulation, so what happens if the first dude gets shot
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well, we just had to *try* for as little sadness as possible. hopefully the gnome in the back gets lucky
 
jla314 said:
here's the gnome's plan, if anyone is still confused:

label the gnome in the back 100, and the gnome at the front 1.

gnome 100 sees 99 hats. everyone is told beforehand that if he sees an odd number of black hats, he should say 'black.' if he sees an even number of black hats, he should say 'white.'

gnome 99 hears gnome 100 shout 'black' and understands that there are an odd number of black hats in the 99 gnomes, including him. if gnome 99 sees an odd number of black hats, he must not have a black hat on his head (because this would contradict the information given to him by gnome 100). if gnome 99 sees an even number of black hats, he must have a black hat on his head. gnome 99 is safe!

gnome 98 will have heard gnome 100 shout out the even/odd scheme, and so gnome 98 can subtract the color of gnome 99 to infer his/her own color.

every gnome will know what color hat he or she is wearing by keeping track of whether or not the number of black hats including them should be even or odd, based on what the gnome behind him/her said.
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Ah yes, I see.
 
dw2158 said:
wait wait wait. let's just remember the gender of the person who saved the gnomies.
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plus, even if one of the gnomes was secretly an evil traitor, it would be quickly found out by the other gnomes when a gnome got shot, and they would revert to assuming that the opposite even/odd scheme was true
 
what happens even if they survive though.

its just another day of tyranny

now you can figure out how many days until the whole gnome species is wiped out if this game is played on a daily basis
 
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