Riddle and Puzzle Thread

[Golfingdad]

You choose the other cup, because its still 3 cups, so its now 2/3 chance. If you keep the original its 1/3 because you didn't change anything.

Yeah, but to elaborate on this explanation a little more ... because it's what finally made me understand.  Look at it slightly differently:

Let's say he offers you the chance to switch from the ONE cup you chose to BOTH of the other cups prior to him flipping over anything, then he'll flip over one of them that doesn't contain the diamond after you switch.  You wouldn't hesitate, right?  You would know that your chances would go immediately from 33% to 67%.  Well, that is exactly what he did, he just flipped it first.

[Ernest Jones]

So how then do we solve the problem of the clingy girlfriend? That was the next one right?!

Is that you Rory?

[Always an 80]

Wording insufficient Golfingdad. Please elaborate for me. Thanks

[MiniBlueDragon]

Pretty much solved. lol

This was the way I got the answer to stick in my brain:

[Always an 80]

Har!

[Always an 80]

New one..... I am a tennis pro. I get married and retire to settle down. My wife loves everything. Soon I have nothing. What am I ?

[Always an 80]

I know I went out of turn. I apologize. I just had a beer and got silly. Humorous me anyway please. I think some of your answers might be hilarious!

[iacas]

New one.....

I am a tennis pro. I get married and retire to settle down. My wife loves everything. Soon I have nothing. What am I ?

You are still a tennis pro, no?

[Always an 80]

You are still a tennis pro, no?

I can still teach. But I am not in tennis any longer. I have eleven racquets for sale tho. Wanna buy one?

[Always an 80]

Hint...I am being a bit snarky. Come on guys. Do your worst! Lol

[iacas]

Hint...I am being a bit snarky. Come on guys. Do your worst! Lol

Either I'm confused or you don't seem to really get the purpose of this thread. And please multiquote: . Not just this thread but others as well…

Let's have someone post a new riddle or puzzle, please.

[Always an 80]

Just trying to lighten things up in a humanistic kind of way. I apologize. Thought Id throw some commonality in for fun sake. Cannot find my riddle book anyway. I shall retire and return no more. You have prevailed with a rather over starched collar. I concede.

[rehmwa]

Yeah, but to elaborate on this explanation a little more ... because it's what finally made me understand.

People are belligerent about this one too.  I use this example.......

Let's say you have TEN cups and a diamond under one.

Pick the one you think has the diamond.

NOW....Monte removes EIGHT of the other cups and shows you there is no diamond under them.

Do you switch to the remaining cup?  Or stick with the cup you chose back when it was a 10% chance of winning?

[Golfingdad]

People are belligerent about this one too.

LOL ... I know because there was a time when I was one of those people!

[rehmwa]

I have a glass (simple glass, perfect right cylinder).

I 'looks' half full.

How can I confirm it really is half full?   (I have nothing other than the glass, the water in it, and me.)

[mvmac]

[QUOTE name="Always an 80" url="/t/71500/riddle-and-puzzle-thread/162#post_946438"] Just trying to lighten things up in a humanistic kind of way. I apologize. Thought Id throw some commonality in for fun sake. Cannot find my riddle book anyway. I shall retire and return no more. You have prevailed with a rather over starched collar. I concede.[/QUOTE] No one asked you to go away, we are asking you to not post several times in a row (to multiquote).

[Pave]

A couple of trivia questions:

What was the size of the golf cup/hole in the very first British Open?

Where did participants tee off from in the very first British Open?

[iacas]

A couple of trivia questions: What was the size of the golf cup/hole in the very first British Open? Where did participants tee off from in the very first British Open?

Those aren't puzzles or riddles. This isn't a trivia thread.