superprismatic Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 On the planet Phosphoron there are beings of three skin colors, red, green, and blue. Three beings, Mr. Red, Mr. Green, and Mr. Blue were discussing the beauty that this variety gives to Phosphoron. "I think it's interesting," says Mr. Red, "that none of the three of us has the skin color that our names would suggest." "Who the heck cares?" replies the fellow with green skin. What color skin does Mr. Green have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 ... What color skin does Mr. Green have? red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Mr. Red can't have green skin and Mr. Green can't have green skin, so Mr. Blue has green skin. Mr. Red can't have red skin so Mr. Red has blue skin. Therefore Mr. Green has red skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Am I reading the same problem as you all? I'd think that Blue. Sure the planet has beings of three colors. I got that. But the problem does NOT say that our Misters Red, Green and Blue are different colors. I follow j green's reasoning right up to the "Therefore" I think that Mr Green can be either Red or Blue and to settle the issue, let's look at the content of Mr Blue's reply: 'Who cares?' I think he says this because while Misters Red and Green each look out to the other two and see 'variety' of color (blue and green), Mr Blue looks to the other two and sees no variety: just two blue beings yapping about variety and beauty that Mr Blue doesn't experience in this context. Or maybe I'm reading into this too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) I think he's Blue... Edited November 18, 2011 by Chev3lle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Faizaan Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Red. Mr. Red cannot be red or green. He must be blue. The green man therefore must be Mr. Blue. Mr. Green is blue by process of elimination. @gadaju: That is very possible, and an excellent observation! Edited November 18, 2011 by Faizaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mr. Red can either blue or green for skin Color. But person with green color skin is a different guy. So Mr. Red must have blue as his skin color. Then person with green skin must be named Mr. Blue. That leaves the blue guy to be Mr. Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 robo Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Agree with gadaju. Mr Green can have skin color blue or red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hhh3 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 red it seems......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Couldn't it be either red or Blue? I mean my first instinct was blue but i can't really explain...... :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Yep. Mr Green is the red-skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 mr red has blue skin, mr blue has green and mr green red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mr. Green could be EITHER Blue OR Red since he cannot be Green. That's my answer and I'm stickin' to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I neglected to add that the three beings have different skin colors. But, the smart people on the Den somehow always catch my omissions. Thanks, gadaju, for pointing out that the problem, as stated, has two possible answers. I also quite shocked that Mr. Green himself (j.green) answered the question about Mr. Green! What a coincidence! Thank you all for taking an interest in this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Okay, if all three have different skin colors and those colors do not match their names Mr. Green has to have red skin. Here is why I think so... Mr. Red mentions that it is interesting that their skin colors do not match their names and then the person with green skin asks "so what". Mr. Green cannot have green skin and Mr. Red cannot have red skin. Mr. Blue is the one with green skin meaning Mr. Red has blue skin and Mr. Green has red skin. Or Mr. Red has multiple personalities and he is the one with green skin and he questioned himself... Edited November 18, 2011 by Shay-d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 i thoughtt blue but it is red ecause mr. green and the red thing are talking so neither of them can be eachother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 from question itself it is clear 1. Mr. Red says none of the three of us has the skin color that our names would suggest<br>2. Fellow with green skin<br><br>so Mr.Red cannot have red skin.Mr.Red cannot have green skin since fellow with green skin replies to Mr.Red.<br>Mr.Red's skin color is Blue.<br>Mr.Green cannot have green skin so Mr.Green's skin color Red.<br>Mr.Blue's skin color is red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Red.....Mr Red has Blue Skin coulor as he can have bue or green and Green belongs to his fellow. So Mr Green can't have Green.....remaining is Red ... Edited November 24, 2011 by Panwar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) That is "Red" There were two possibilities that Mr. Green can be blue/red: 1. If Mr. Red was green, then Mr. Green will have to be blue and Mr. Blue will have to be red 2. If Mr. Red was blue, then Mr. Green will have to be red and Mr. Blue will have to be green. But since the fellow with the green skin is not Mr. Red (since he opposes what Mr. Red says) and definitely not Mr. Green, then he can only be Mr. Blue...seeing that Mr. Blue is green then Mr. Green is Red and Mr. Red is blue. Edited November 24, 2011 by PhilosophicalCaveman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 There can be 2 possibilities: Person(Skin) 1. Mr RED(Green) Mr GREEN(Blue) Mr BLUE(Red) or 2. Mr RED(Blue) Mr GREEN(Red) Mr BLUE(Green) ------------------------------------- SInce, Mr RED has spoken line 1 and the person with Green skin has spoken line 2. If, both the lines have been spoken by different person, then Mr RED(Green) is not a correct option. So, ruling out option 1, we are left with option 2 Hence, Mr Green is having RED colour skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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On the planet Phosphoron there are beings of three skin colors,
red, green, and blue. Three beings, Mr. Red, Mr. Green, and
Mr. Blue were discussing the beauty that this variety gives to
Phosphoron.
"I think it's interesting," says Mr. Red, "that none of the
three of us has the skin color that our names would suggest."
"Who the heck cares?" replies the fellow with green skin.
What color skin does Mr. Green have?
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