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You have three switches in one room and a single light bulb in another room. You are allowed to visit the room with the light bulb only once. How do you figure out which switch controls the bulb? Write your answer in the comments before looking at other answers.


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If this were an interview question, the correct response would be "Do you have any relevant questions for me? Because have a long list of things that more deserving of my precious time than to think about this!

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[โ€“] 4am@lemmy.zip 21 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Their bases do, quite famously. Especially the smart ones.

[โ€“] 18107@aussie.zone 35 points 19 hours ago

That is also assuming the lights are not recessed into the ceiling.

And the even more egregious assumption that you could even reach the lightbulb.