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  • >> NARRATOR: You stand before two magical gateways. One leads to paradise but the other leads to DEATH.

  • Oh, don't worry! I'm talking about YOUR death, not mine!

  • Each portal has a guard.

  • One of these guards always tells the truth, but the other one always lies. Unfortunately, you can't tell which one is the liar.

  • Think of a single question that you could ask only one guard that positively determines which gateway leads to paradise.

  • I'll give you some time to let that hamster wheel inside your head ... work its magic. I don't want you dying on me.

  • Ah, very good. You ask one of the guards "which portal would the OTHER guard say is the gateway to paradise?"

  • If you ask the honest guard this question, he knows that the other one is a liar, so he will give you the wrong answer because that's what the other guard would say.

  • If you ask the liar, he knows that the other guard would give you the right answer. But since he lies, he will change it to the wrong answer.

  • In both cases, the correct portal is the opposite of the guard's answer.

  • Knowing this, you make your selection, the guard vanishes, and you hope that death and paradise aren't the same thing. Just kidding!

  • Well, you solved the riddle.Now it's time to go through the portal. On the count of three! One ... two ... three.

  • So what's waiting for you on the other side? Well, you notice something truly amazing that looks just like ...

>> NARRATOR: You stand before two magical gateways. One leads to paradise but the other leads to DEATH.

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