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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€“] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Worse, if the LED is wired to the hot side it will just barely glow at all times.

[โ€“] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

I think your house might be wired wrong if this is happening... The only thing I can think of is maybe if you've got some smart switch and no neutral, so the wifi in the switch has to power itself by leaking current through the light, which is a pretty unusual setup. I don't see how this could ever happen on a regular dumb switch.