matt267 PE
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Will the airplane break the sound barrier?
Right, an ace & jack could be 21 or it could be 11. There are times (very rare) in tournament play that you might want to hit (actually double down) on a 21, depending on what your opponents are doing. So it can pay not to narrow your frame of reference to the point that 21 is always the best you can do. Similarly I wouldn't narrow my frame of reference here to assume the symbol of one boot = 1/2 of the symbol for two boots, without any other definitive knowledge.
In any case, it's been a while since we've had a good argument around here. Back in the day we'd have arguments that went on for pages and pages, but that settled down quite a bit when benbo drifted away. So ptato, I applaud you for livening things up here!
LOL, indeed. And pretty much why none of my non-engineer friends on FB event attempt at engaging in arguments. LOL^ but that is what engineers do best! That's exactly why i hate things like that. just like T/F when it really should be sometimes, always, or never
https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-monty-hall-problem/Ok, I will stop beating this dead "horse" (yes, pun intended), after my closing comment: Some of you guys used terms such as "in the real world", "if this was a real world problem", "what's presented is limited", "what if this isn't base 10?", "this question is open ended", etc. All I have to say is I think you guys are way overthinking this simple (if tricky), fun, brain teaser, riddle/problem, meant solely for entertainment purposes. Given the context that this is a fun internet riddle, I think it is more than fair to say the correct answer is 21.
As for mud's comment above..... if you guys want more, just say the word. I can produce some (seemingly simple) math problems that will have us going back and forth for double-digit pages on what the answer "should be"! Like the Monty Hall Goat problem, anyone? The answer to that classic problem has very intelligent people adamantly defending "their" answer, to this day.
Yup, that's it.
All I have to say is I think you guys are way overthinking this simple (if tricky), fun, brain teaser, riddle/problem, meant solely for entertainment purposes. Given the context that this is a fun internet riddle, I think it is more than fair to say the correct answer is 21.
Duly noted...
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