DP. Would Chuck Wood

March 19, 2008 · The Mathcast, logic, math puzzles · Permalink

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We consider that perennial spring conundrum: Would a woodchuck chuck her own wood if she would chuck wood for exactly those woodchucks who would not chuck their own wood?

 
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  1. jlundell said,

    March 20, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    How about she shaves the barber, who in return chucks her wood?

  2. B Boom said,

    March 21, 2008 at 11:34 am

    This one is a paradox. The statement says that she chucks wood for a woodchuck if and only if it doesn’t chuck it’s own wood. So, if she doesn’t chuck her own wood, the stement says she’ll chuck wood for herself. On the other hand, if she does chuck her own wood, according to the statement, she won’t. There is no definitive solution to this puzzle.

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