A brain teaser:
Jack is looking at Anne, but Anne is looking at George. Jack is married, but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Cannot be determined
What do you think?
Update: The answer is a, since if Anne were married, Anne looking at George would give us a yes, while if Anne were not married, Jack looking at her would give us the same answer.
Over at the link below, a very interesting answer was given:
Actually, the correct answer is (c), since the problem does not require that Anne be a person. She could be a cocker spaniel, parakeet, etc. When she is one of those, a married person is not looking at an unmarried person.
Haha.
From: http://www.thebigquestions.com/2009/11/24/rational-irrationality/
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